Short bio Francois Joseph Gossec
Birthday:
1734 in Vergnies, The Netherlands
Died:
1829 in Passy, France
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Classical
Styles:
https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102437
Full biography Francois Joseph Gossec
Francois Joseph Gossec was a French composer of the classical period, born on January 17, 1734, and died on February 16, 1829. Gossec was a versatile and prolific composer , particularly known for his instrumental music, including symphonies, string quartets, and choral works. He was an experimenter in choral and orchestral writing and expanded the French orchestra to include horns and clarinets. Gossec began writing for the stage and composing sacred works in 1759. He was a contemporary of Mozart and had a close friendship with him. After the French Revolution in 1789, he wrote many works inspired by the Revolution , such as hymns. Gossec is also regarded as the father of the French symphony. He was a conductor, teacher, concert organizer, and had a great influence on the transformation of the French capital's musical life during his time. Gossec passed away at the age of 95, leaving behind an impressive musical legacy that continues to be celebrated.
Compositions featuring Francois Joseph Gossec
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symphonie à 17 parties, RH 64 | 23:11 min | Symphony | 1809 |
| 2 | Symphony à 17 parties, in F major, Br. 91 | 25:12 min | Symphony | 1809 |
| 3 | Chant Funèbre sur La Mort de Féraud | 2:40 min | Chamber Music | 1794 |
| 4 | Te Deum, for 3 male voices & band | Choral | 1790 | |
| 5 | Rosine, opera | Opera | 1786 | |
| 6 | Symphonie concertante for violin, flute & orchestra in D major, Br. 90b | 11:14 min | Concerto | 1784 |
| 7 | Symphony No. 1 for 2 violins, viola & continuo in B flat major, Br. 81 | 13:33 min | Symphony | 1783 |
| 8 | Thésée, tragédie lyrique | Opera | 1782 | |
| 9 | Terribilis est locus iste, motet | 16:29 min | Vocal Music | 1777 |
| 10 | Alexis et Daphné, opera | Opera | 1775 | |
| 11 | Symphony in D major ("La Chasse"), Op. 13/3, Br. 62 | 15:40 min | Symphony | 1774 |
| 12 | Symphonie periodique | Symphony | 1770 | |
| 13 | Symphony in C major, Op. 12/3, Br. 56 | 16:24 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 14 | Symphony in G major, Op. 12/2, Br. 55 | 14:17 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 15 | Symphony in F major, Op.12/6, Br. 59 | 15:05 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 16 | Symphony in B flat major, Op. 12/4, Br. 57 | 13:22 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 17 | Symphony in E flat major, Op. 12/5, Br. 58 | 13:21 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 18 | Symphony in D major, Op. 12/1, Br. 54 | 14:15 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 19 | Symphony in C major, Br. 85 | 16:28 min | Symphony | 1769 |
| 20 | Quartet for flute (or violin), violin, viola & cello No. 1 in D major, Op. 14/1 | 53:38 min | Chamber Music | 1769 |
| 21 | Sonata for 2 violins & bass instrument in F major, Op. 9/3 | 11:49 min | Chamber Music | 1766 |
| 22 | Sonata for 2 violins & bass instrument in E flat major, Op. 9/1 | 15:57 min | Chamber Music | 1766 |
| 23 | Sinfonia périodique à piu strumenti in D major, Br. 87 | 17:02 min | Symphony | 1762 |
| 24 | Symphony in C minor, Op. 6/3, Br. 33 | 13:33 min | Symphony | 1762 |
| 25 | Tambourin, for flute & orchestra | 1:31 min | Concerto | 1760 |
| 26 | Grande Messe des Morts, for soloists, chorus & orchestra | 75:58 min | Choral | 1760 |
| 27 | Symphony in D major, Op. 3 | 9:04 min | Symphony | 1756 |
| 28 | Symphony in C major, Op. 4/4 | 12:06 min | Symphony | - |
| 29 | Symphony in B flat major, Op. 6/6 | 21:35 min | Symphony | - |
| 30 | Suite for 2 flutes, 2 oboes & 2 clarinets | 8:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 31 | Symphony in D major, Br. 86 | 12:17 min | Symphony | - |
| 32 | Symphony in D major, Op. 4/1 | 10:53 min | Symphony | - |
| 33 | Symphony in D major, Op. 5/3 | 13:14 min | Symphony | - |
| 34 | Symphony in D major, Op. 6/2 | 16:41 min | Symphony | - |
| 35 | Symphony in D minor, Op. 4/6 | 14:34 min | Symphony | - |
| 36 | Symphony in E major ("Pastorella"), Op. 4/5 | 12:11 min | Symphony | - |
| 37 | Symphony in E major, Op. 4/2 | 9:08 min | Symphony | - |
| 38 | Symphony in F major, Op. 4/3 | 12:17 min | Symphony | - |
| 39 | Symphony Militaire, for wind band | 5:17 min | Symphony | - |
| 40 | Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 5 | 12:20 min | Symphony | - |
| 41 | La Bataille, for 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons, RH. 179 | 5:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Andante, for 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons, RH. 175 | 4:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Cantate Funebre | 4:44 min | Choral | - |
| 44 | Chant Patriotique | 1:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 45 | Christmas Suite, for chorus & orchestra | 5:50 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 46 | Gavotte for violin & piano in D major ("Rosine") | 2:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 47 | Gavotte, for flute & harp | 2:17 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Grande Symphonie in E flat major, Op. 8/1 | 16:23 min | Symphony | - |
| 49 | Grande Symphonie in E flat major, Op. 8/3 | 14:39 min | Symphony | - |
| 50 | Grande Symphonie in E flat major, Op. 8/5 | 18:07 min | Symphony | - |
| 51 | Grande Symphonie in F major, Op. 8/2, Br. 44 | 14:05 min | Symphony | - |
| 52 | Hymne pour la Fete de la Vieillesse | 3:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Hymne à l'Etre Supreme | 4:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Je file quant Dieu my donne | Vocal Music | - | |
| 55 | Symphonie Concertante, for 2 harps & orchestra in D major | 11:44 min | Concerto | - |
| 56 | La Chasse d'Hylas et Silvie, for 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons, RH. 178 | 6:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | La Grande Chasse de Chentilli, for 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons, RH. 176 | 3:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Le Triomphe de la république | 72:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Marche Lugubre, for orchestra | 4:32 min | Orchestral | - |
| 60 | Quartets (6) for flute & strings, Op. 14 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 61 | Requiem (Missa pro defunctis) | 73:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 62 | Sabinus, ballet suite | 20:44 min | Orchestral | - |
| 63 | Simphonie in E flat major ("No. 2"), Br. 82, RH53a | 13:47 min | Symphony | - |
| 64 | Simphonie à 6, for 2 clarinets, 2 horns & 2 bassoons, RH. 177 | 11:18 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Sinfonia Pastorella, in D major | 16:21 min | Symphony | - |
| 66 | String Quartet No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15/1, Br. 70 | Chamber Music | - | |
| 67 | String Quartets (6), Op. 15, Br. 70-75 | 59:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Symphonie concertante for violin, cello & orchestra in D major | 11:29 min | Symphony | - |
Albums featuring Francois Joseph Gossec
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec, Scholl, Bertin, Getchell, Snellings, Van Kerckhove, Gagné, Muuse, Ex Tempore, Les Agrémens, Mannheimer Hofkapelle, Florian Heyerick – Requiem; La Nativité(CD, Album) | 2020 | cpo |
| 2 |  |
Beethoven, Gossec, Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth – Symphony No. 5; Symphonie à 17 Parties(CD, Album) | 2020 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 3 |  |
Concerto Köln - Vivaldi • Durante • Mozart • Kraus • Gossec • Brunetti • Bach Sons – Musica Napoletana • La Prise De La Bastille • Sinfonias Españolas(10×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set, ) | 2019 | Capriccio (2) |
| 4 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Simon Gaudenz – Symphonies Op. IV(CD, Stereo) | 2019 | cpo |
| 5 |  |
Ernst Von Gemmingen, François-Joseph Gossec - Kolja Lessing · Münchner Rundfunkorchester · Ulf Schirmer · Sebastian Weigle – Violin Concertos 3 & 4 ∙ Symphony Op. 6,2(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2015 | cpo |
| 6 |  |
Corelli ∙ Torelli, Georg Friedrich Händel, Alessandro Marcello, François-Joseph Gossec, Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, The Academy Of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood – La Notte Di Natale - Festliche Weihnachtskonzerte Der Barockzeit(CD, Album, Compilation) | 2009 | L'Oiseau-Lyre |
| 7 |  |
Gretry / Gossec / Giroust - Kareen Durand, Cyril Auvity, James Oxley, Alain Buet, Choeur de Chambre de Namur, Les Agrémens, Jean-Claude Malgoire – Grands Motets Pour Louis XVI(CD, Album) | 2006 | K617 |
| 8 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec, Coro della Radio Svizzera, Coro Calicantus, I Barocchisti, Diego Fasolis – Le Triomphe De La République(CD, Album) | 2006 | Chaconne |
| 9 |  |
W. A. Mozart, F. J. Gossec, E. P. Alvars, M. Małecki, Catherine Michel, Xavier De Maistre, Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bogusław Madey – Concertos For Two Harps & Orchestra(CD, Stereo) | 2003 | EGAN Records |
| 10 |  |
Gossec, Concerto Köln – Symphonies | 2003 | Capriccio (2) |
| 11 |  |
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier De Saint-Georges, Jean-Marie Leclair, François-Joseph Gossec - Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon – Le Mozart Noir(CD, Album) | 2003 | CBC Records |
| 12 |  |
Missa Pro Defunctis(2×CD, Album) | 2003 | K617 |
| 13 |  |
Dietrich Erdmann, François-Joseph Gossec, Mülheimer Zupforchester, Detlef Tewes – Werke Für Zupforchester(CD, Album) | 2002 | Telos Music Records |
| 14 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec - Quatuor Ad Fontes – Six Quatuors Œuvre XV(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2002 | Alpha Productions |
| 15 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec - Orchestre De Bretagne, Stefan Sanderling – Gavotte / Suite De Danses / 4 Symphonies, Brook 26, 44, 55 & 82(CD, Album) | 2002 | ASV |
| 16 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec - Orchestre De Bretagne, Stefan Sanderling – Gossec: Four Symphonies(CD, Stereo) | 2001 | ASV Digital |
| 17 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec : London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert – Symphonies | 1998 | Chandos |
| 18 |  |
St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Donatas Katkus, Bonita Boyd, Francois-Joseph Gossec / Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – Symphony No. 6 / Concerto For Flute And Orchestra(Cassette, Album) | 1997 | Tembras |
| 19 |  |
Gossec / Mozart / Bach / Brahms / Fauré / Campra / Charpentier / Verdi – Requiem(2×CD, Compilation) | 1994 | Erato |
| 20 |  |
Gossec / Csapo • Laurich • Corbelli • Kölner Rundfunkchor • Cappella Coloniensis • Herbert Schernus – Messe Des Morts | 1992 | Capriccio (2) |
| 21 |  |
Six Quatuors Avec Flûte, Op.14(CD, Album) | 1990 | Musique En Wallonie |
| 22 |  |
Berlioz, Gossec, Jadin, Cherubini, Lefèvre, Rouget de Lisle, The Wallace Collection, John Wallace (4) – Grande Symphonie Funèbre Et Triomphale / Works From The French Revolution | 1989 | BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. |
| 23 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec / Chœur National - Chœur Et Orchestre De L'Université De Paris-Sorbonne , Conductor : Jacques Grimbert – Te Deum À Grand Orchestre(CD, Album) | 1989 | Adda |
| 24 |  |
Händel • Gossec • Krumpholtz • Boiëldieu - Lily Laskine – Harpconcerten(CD, Compilation, Stereo) | 1989 | Erato |
| 25 |  |
Haendel / Boieldieu / Bochsa / Gossec, Lily Laskine / Jean-François Paillard / Jean-Baptiste Mari – Concertos Pour Harpe(CD, Compilation) | 1989 | Erato |
| 26 |  |
Haendel, Gossec, Reinecke - Lily Laskine – 3 Concertos Pour Harpe(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 1988 | Erato |
| 27 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec, Giovanni Paisiello, Jean-François Lesueur, Étienne-Nicolas Méhul, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire, Georges Tzipine – De la Révolution à L'Empire(CD, ) | 1988 | Angel Records |
| 28 |  |
Lily Laskine, Georg Friedrich Händel, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Robert-Nicholas-Charles Bochsa, François-Joseph Gossec – Concertos Pour Harpe(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 1988 | Erato |
| 29 |  |
Gossec, Musica Polyphonica, Louis Devos, Kamerkoor Maastricht Conservatorium – Requiem | 1988 | Erato |
| 30 |  |
Gunilla von Bahr, Pachelbel, Haydn, Sibelius, Nielsen, Fauré, Debussy, Gossec, von Paradis, Sveinsson, Hahn, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy With Karin Langebo & Musica Vitae , Cond. Jan-Olav Wedin – Solflöjt 4 (Sun-Flute 4 - Sonnenflöte 4 - Flûte Soleil 4)(CD, | 1986 | BIS |
| 31 |  |
Charles-Simon Catel, François-Joseph Gossec, Luigi Cherubini, Associazione Filarmonica "I. Capitanio", Coro Polifonico La Rocchetta – Musica Della Rivoluzione Francese(LP, Album) | 1986 | Concerto Records (2) |
| 32 |  |
Peter-Lukas Graf & Konrad Ragossnig ; Bach ● Beethoven ● Paganini ● Gossec ● Mozart ● Chopin ● Joplin ● Tschaikovsky ● Villa-Lobos ● Ibert ● Ravel ● Khatchaturian – Flöte & Gitarre & Encores(CD, ) | 1986 | Cadenza (4) |
| 33 |  |
Händel, Boieldieu, Gossec, Reinecke, Krumpholtz - Lily Laskine – Harpconcertos(2×LP, Compilation, Stereo) | 1981 | Erato |
| 34 |  |
Bizet, Chopin, Debussy, Gluck, Godard, Gossec, Haydn, Pierné, Purcell, Stamitz, Zbinden, Brigitte Buxtorf, Cathérine Eisenhoffer – Flûte & Harpe(LP, Stereo) | 1980 | Pan (5) |
| 35 |  |
Orchestre Symphonique De Liège, Jacques Houtmann, François-Joseph Gossec – Sinfonien/Symphonies(LP, Stereo) | 1979 | Schwann Musica Mundi |
| 36 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec, Collegium Musicum of the University of Missouri, Andrew C. Minor – Messe Des Morts (Requiem)(2×LP, Album, Stereo) | 1977 | The University Of Missouri |
| 37 |  |
Méhul · Catel · Gossec · Devienne · Grétry – Musik Der Französischen Revolution(LP, Stereo) | 1977 | ETERNA |
| 38 |  |
Händel, Gossec, Mozart, Krumpholz, Boieldieu, Bochsa, Reinecke, Lily Laskine – Die Schönsten Harfenkonzerte | 1977 | His Master's Voice |
| 39 |  |
Gretry, Gossec, Grisar, Orchestre De Chambre De La R.T.B., Edgar Doneux – Œuvres De Gretry, Gossec, Grisar(LP, Stereo) | 1975 | His Master's Voice |
| 40 |  |
Grande Messe Des Morts | 1975 | Musique En Wallonie |
| 41 |  |
Gossec, Saint-Georges, Schobert, Lily Laskine, Odette Le Dentu, Huguette Fernandez, Ginette Carles, Anne-Marie Beckensteiner, Orchestre Jean-François Paillard, Jean-François Paillard – Concert Pour La Reine Marie-Antoinette Au Petit Trianon Les Français À | 1965 | Erato |
| 42 |  |
Beck, Wagenseil, Gossec - Hermann Scherchen, Ars Viva Orchester Gravesano – Geburt Der Symphonie I | 1961 | Amadeo |
| 43 |  |
Beethoven, Gossec, Efrem Zimbalist, Sam Chotzinoff – Menuett In G / Gavotte In D(Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Single Sided) | 1917 | Victor |
| 44 |  |
Carlos Surinach, The M-G-M Chamber Orchestra, François-Joseph Gossec, Pieter Van Maldere, André-Modeste Gretry, Louis-Nicolas Clérambault – Sinfonia in G Major, Op. 12, No. 2 / Danses From La Rosiere Republicaine / Symphony In B Flat Major, Op. 4, No. 3 / | - | MGM Records |
| 45 |  |
Gossec & Devienne / Jean-Baptiste Lully – Masterworks From France(2×LP, Transcription) | - | The French Broadcasting System In North America |
| 46 |  |
Gossec - Roberta Invernizzi, Maite Arruabarrena, Howard Crook, Claude Darbellay, Orchestra Della Svizzeria Italiana, Gruppo Vocale Cantemus, Coro Della Radio Svizzera, Wolf-Dieter Hauschild, Diego Fasolis – Grande Messe Des Morts • Symphonie à 17 Parties( | - | Naxos |
| 47 |  |
François-Joseph Gossec, Jean Christophe Vogel, Jean-François Lesueur, Georges Tzipine, Orchestre De La Société Des Concerts Du Conservatoire – Musiques Impériales(LP) | - | Club National Du Disque |
| 48 |  |
Christopher Hogwood, Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, François-Joseph Gossec, Georg Friedrich Händel, Giuseppe Torelli, Pavel Josef Vejvanovský, Gregor Joseph Werner – Noël(LP, Album) | - | Éditions De L'Oiseau-Lyre |
| 49 |  |
Gretry, Ysaÿe, Vieuxtemps, Servais, Gossec, Léonard, Lekeu, I Fiamminghi, Rudolf Werthen – I Fiamminghi(CD, Compilation) | - | Koch Schwann Musica Mundi |
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