Klaus Döring's Classical Music/Klaus Döring's Klassische Musik

  by  Georg Predota    April 13th, 2026 Wind Quintets at 200 Two hundred years ago, on 13 April 1826, Franz Ignaz Danzi (1763-1826) died in Karlsruhe, aged 62. He had known  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  in his youth, had mentored the young Carl Maria von Weber, and had been a contemporary of  Ludwig van Beethoven . Danzi was most famous for his wind quintets, and he composed nine such works between 1820 and 1824. These are genial and gentle works, modest in reach, but beautifully crafted in every detail. Franz Ignaz Danzi The wind quintets were written in part to raise the level of musicianship at the court of Karlsruhe. But that’s not the only reason why wind players should know this music. To commemorate the 200 th  anniversary of Danzi’s death, why don’t we explore the wind quintets in a little more detail?  Beyond the Jolly Exterior Franz Danzi was described as a plump little man with a rounded head and clever eyes which always...