Short bio Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Full biography Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) was an Austrian composer and music publisher who made important contributions to the music of his time. Born in Rothenburg am Neckar in May 1754 , Hoffmeister began his career as a violinist and later became a prolific composer of various genres including chamber music, symphonies, operas, and concertos.
Hoffmeister was a contemporary of Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, and his music often displayed similarities to theirs. He was one of the few composers of his time who wrote music for the flute, and he also wrote extensively for string quartets, quintets, and piano sonatas. His music often featured elegance and lyricism, which were hallmarks of the classical style.
In addition to his composing, Hoffmeister also ran a music publishing house, which was one of the most successful of its time. He published works by some of the most important composers of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Hummel. His publishing house played an important role in disseminating the music of his contemporaries, and also in making his own music widely known.
Hoffmeister's music fell out of favor in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and only in recent years has there been a renewed interest in his work. Today, recordings of his music are widely available, and his contributions to the classical music canon are increasingly recognized.
Overall, Franz Anton Hoffmeister was an important figure in the music of his time, whose contributions as both a composer and music publisher helped shape the classical music tradition that continues to resonate today.
Albums featuring Franz Anton Hoffmeister
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra, Máté Szücs, Hoffmeister, Stamitz, Mozart – Classical Viola Concertos(9×File, AAC, Album) | 2021 | Hungaroton |
| 2 |  |
Hoffmeister, Andreas Blau, Christoph Streuli, Ulrich Knörzer, David Riniker – 6 Flute Quintets Op. 18(CD, Album) | 2020 | Tudor |
| 3 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Piatti Quartet – Hoffmeister's Magic Flute, Volume 1(CD, Album) | 2020 | Somm Recordings |
| 4 |  |
Rossini / Hoffmeister, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot – String Sonatas Nos 4 – 6 / Solo Quartets Nos 3 & 4(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Stereo) | 2019 | BIS |
| 5 |  |
Hoffmeister, Vaňhal, Sperger, Mozart, Grigory Krotenko, Barocco Concertato, Maria Krestinskaya, Ilya Mazurov – Travels With Goliath: In The Footsteps Of Josef Kampfer(CD, Album) | 2018 | Rubicon Classics |
| 6 |  |
Rossini / Hoffmeister, Minna Pensola, Antti Tikkanen, Tuomas Lehto, Niek De Groot – String Sonatas Nos 1 – 3 / Solo Quartets Nos 1 & 2(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel) | 2017 | BIS |
| 7 |  |
Stamitz, Hoffmeister, Krommer, Andrzej Godek, Barbara Borowicz, Kalisz Philharmonic, Orkiestra Filharmonii Częstochowskiej, Adam Klocek – Double Clarinet Concertos(CD, Album) | 2017 | DUX Recording Producers |
| 8 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, Howard Griffiths – Symphonies(CD, Stereo) | 2015 | cpo |
| 9 |  |
Hoffmeister, Biliana Tzinlikova – Sonatas For Piano • 3(CD, Album) | 2015 | Grand Piano (2) |
| 10 |  |
Hoffmeister, Lebrun, Fiala Und Koželuh – Albrecht Mayer, Kammerakademie Potsdam – Lost And Found(CD, Album) | 2015 | Deutsche Grammophon |
| 11 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Bruno Meier (2), Prager Kammerorchester – Flute Concertos = Flötenkonzerte(CD, ) | 2011 | Naxos |
| 12 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Schubert – Hoffmeister Double Bass Quartets Nos. 2,3 And 4 - Schubert Arpeggione Sonata (Arr. For Double Bass)(CD, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo) | 2011 | Naxos |
| 13 |  |
Hoffmeister, C. P. Stamitz, Victoria Chiang, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, Markand Thakar – Viola Concertos | 2011 | Naxos |
| 14 |  |
Hoffmeister, Pichl, Vañhal – David Sinclair (9), Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens – Wiener Kontrabasskonzerte(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel, Album) | 2008 | Ars Produktion |
| 15 |  |
Danzi, Benda, C.P.E. Bach, Hoffmeister, Quantz, Stamitz, Stalder, Pergolesi, Piccinni, Boccherini, Mercadante – Flute Concertos(5×CD, Compilation, Box Set, ) | 2006 | Brilliant Classics |
| 16 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Consortium Classicum – Wind Serenades Vol. 2(CD, ) | 2005 | cpo |
| 17 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister - London Mozart Players, Matthias Bamert – Symphonies(CD, ) | 2005 | Chandos |
| 18 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Simon Fuchs, Primož Novšak, Michel Rouilly, Katja Fuchs, Jakob Hefti, Manfred Sax – Notturnos (Quintets) For Oboe, Violin, Two Violas, Horn And Bassoon(SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel) | 2005 | Tudor |
| 19 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Ashan Pillai, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Christopher Hogwood – Complete Works For Viola(CD, Album) | 2004 | Oehms Classics |
| 20 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Bent Larsen, Sverre Larsen – Sonatas For Piano And Flute(CD, Album) | 2004 | Classico |
| 21 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister / Aviv Quartet – String Quartets Op. 14(CD, Album) | 2003 | Naxos |
| 22 |  |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Beethovens Bratsche(CD, Stereo) | 2003 | Ars Musici |
| 23 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Luigi Magistrelli, Claudia Bracco – Sechs Sonaten Für Klarinette Und Klavier(2×CD, ) | 2003 | Bayer Records |
| 24 |  |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Anton Hoffmeister : Jean-Pierre Rampal, Claudi Arimany, Trio Pasquier – Neue Quartette Für Flöte Und Streichtrio In Einer Bearbeitung von F. A. Hoffmeister - Trio Für 2 Flöten Und Cello von F. A. Hoffmeister(CD, Album) | 2002 | Querstand |
| 25 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister / Dieter Klöcker, Members of the Vlach Quartet Prague – Clarinet Quartets(CD, Album) | 2002 | cpo |
| 26 |  |
Hoffmeister • Schubert • Tschaikowsky • Koldály • Sczuka • Sczuka • Sommerlatte • Chaplin • Gillis, SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern – 50 Jahre SWR Rundfunkorchester Kaiserslautern(2×CD, Album) | 2001 | Hänssler Classic, Germany |
| 27 |  |
Leopold Koželuh, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Günter Klaus, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt, Eliahu Inbal, Othmar F. M. Mága – Klassische Musik für Kontrabaß(CD, ) | 2000 | Bayer Records |
| 28 |  |
Sergei Nakariakov - Haydn, Hoffmeister, Mendelssohn – Concertos For Trumpet | 1999 | Teldec |
| 29 |  |
Hoffmeister • Telemann • Hindemith • J.C. Bach | Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra Vilnius • Hartmut Rohde • Georg Mais – Viola Concertos(CD, Stereo) | 1999 | Arte Nova Classics |
| 30 |  |
Kazuko Ninomiya, Mozart, Hoffmeister – Clarinet Concertos(CD, Album) | 1998 | Fontec |
| 31 |  |
Paganelli, Telemann, Fasch, Graupner, Hoffmeister, Jean-Claude Veilhan, Eric Lorho, Ensemble Mensa Sonora, Jean Maillet – Le Chalumeau Baroque = The Baroque Chalumeau - Unpublished Concerts(CD, ) | 1996 | Disques Pierre Verany |
| 32 |  |
Johann Stamitz / Hoffmeister / Franz Xaver Pokorny - Eduard Brunner, Münchener Kammerorchester, Hans Stadlmair – Klarinettenkonzerte(CD, Album) | 1995 | Tudor |
| 33 |  |
The Israel Flute Ensemble – Flute Serenade | 1994 | CDI (3) |
| 34 |  |
Felicja Blumental, The Prague Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Zedda, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Georg Joseph Vogler – Piano Concerto In D-Major / Variations On Marlborough S'En-Va-T-En Guerre(CD, Album) | 1994 | Dureco |
| 35 |  |
Arthur Grumiaux, Mozart, Hoffmeister, Grumiaux Trio, Arrigo Pelliccia – 6 Three-part Fugues K.404a / Duo In G(CD, Compilation, Remastered) | 1994 | Philips Classics |
| 36 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister - Consortium Classicum – Wind Serenades | 1993 | cpo |
| 37 |  |
Gérard Caussé / Hummel • Weber • J. Schubert • Hoffmeister – Viola Concertos(CD, Album) | 1993 | EMI Classics |
| 38 |  |
Krommer, Hoffmeister, Walter Boeykens, Anne Boeykens, Het Nieuw Belgisch Kamerorkest, Jan Caeyers – Concertos Pour Deux Clarinettes | 1993 | Harmonia Mundi France |
| 39 |  |
Alain Daboncourt Et L' Orchestre Philharmonique de Kharkov, Haydn, Stamitz, Franz Anton Hoffmeister – Concerto En Ré Majeur Pour Flûte À Cordes(CD, ) | 1991 | De Plein Vent |
| 40 |  |
Georg Friedrich Händel, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Ludwig van Beethoven, Stadtorchester Winterthur – Georg F. Händel, Franz A. Hoffmeister, Ludwig van Beethoven(CD, ) | 1990 | Winterthur |
| 41 |  |
Gerhard Dzwiza, Rossini, Bottesini, Hoffmeister, Sperger, Michael Haydn – Raritäten Für Kontrabass Chamber Music For Double Bass(2×CD, Album) | 1989 | Christophorus Entrée Series |
| 42 |  |
Hoffmeister / Schneider / Koželuh – Consortium Classicum, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Iona Brown – Sinfoniae Concertante(CD, Album) | 1988 | Angel Records |
| 43 |  |
Beethoven, Hoffmeister – Oktett Es-dur Op. 103 • Rondino Es-dur Op. Posth. • Serenade Es-dur | 1987 | Ex Libris |
| 44 |  |
Albrechtsberger / Hoffmeister – Organ Concerto, Harp Partita / Flute Concerto(CD, Remastered) | 1987 | Hungaroton |
| 45 |  |
C.P.E. Bach / Hoffmeister, Ingrid Dingfelder, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Laurence Leonard – Flute Concertos(CD, Compilation) | 1987 | ASV |
| 46 |  |
Mozart / Hoffmeister - Carol Wincenc, The Muir String Quartet – Two Flute Quartets(LP) | 1984 | Musicmasters |
| 47 |  |
Camerata Bariloche, Georg Philipp Telemann, Erasmus Widmann, Amancio Alcorta, Juan Pedro Esnaola, Juan Bautista Alberdi, Franz Anton Hoffmeister – Alberto Lysy / Teleman / Widmann / Hoffmester / 3 Minues Argentinos(LP, Stereo) | 1982 | CBS |
| 48 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Norbert Duka – Quartetti Per Il Contrabasso | 1982 | Atlantis Schallplatten AG |
| 49 |  |
F.A. Hoffmeister, J.G.Albrechtsberger – Flötenkonzert D-Dur • Partita In F | 1980 | Hungaroton |
| 50 |  |
C.P.E. Bach / Franz Hoffmeister, Ingrid Dingfelder, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras – Flute Concerto In D Minor / Flute Concerto No. 6 In D Major | 1979 | Enigma Classics |
| 51 |  |
Leen de Broekert, Ferenc Hutyra, Hoffmeister, Reicha – Hoffmeister Reicha(LP, Album) | 1977 | Eurosound |
| 52 |  |
Danzi / Ritter / Hoffmeister / Crusell / Schneider / Kozeluch / Pleyel / Winter / Abel – Solisten Des Consortium Classicum, Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Iona Brown – Konzertante Sinfonien | 1977 | His Master's Voice |
| 53 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Iona Brown, Consortium Classicum, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Dieter Klöcker, Karl-Otto Hartmann – Zwei Konzertante Sinfonien(LP, Stereo) | 1977 | EMI |
| 54 |  |
Hoffmeister / Haydn / Beethoven / Mozart / Vanhal / Wranitzky / Krommer, Consortium Classicum – Wiener Serenade = Vienna Serenade = Sérénade Viennoise | 1977 | Telefunken |
| 55 |  |
Telemann, Hoffmeister - Ingrid Dingfelder, English Chamber Orchestra, Laurence Leonard – Suite In A Minor For Flute And Strings / Flute Concerto In G Major | 1977 | Enigma Records (8) |
| 56 |  |
Paganini ∙ Stamitz ∙ Hoffmeister, Atar Arad ∙ Philharmonia Hungarica ∙ Reinhard Peters – Viola Concertos(LP, Stereo) | 1976 | Telefunken |
| 57 |  |
Paganini ∙ Stamitz ∙ Hoffmeister, Atar Arad ∙ Philharmonia Hungarica ∙ Reinhard Peters – Viola Concertos | 1976 | Telefunken |
| 58 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Joseph Haydn, Wilhelm Neuhaus, Heinz Schröter, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl – Das Klavier | 1975 | Ex Libris |
| 59 |  |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Maxence Larrieu, Orchestre National De L'Opéra De Monte-Carlo, Massimo Freccia – Concertos For Flute(LP, Album, Stereo) | 1974 | PETERS INTERNATIONAL |
| 60 |  |
Franz Xaver Pokorny / Carl Friedrich Abel / Franz Anton Hoffmeister / Theodor von Schacht – Bayern's Schlösser Und Residenzen. Thurn And Taxis | 1973 | BASF |
| 61 |  |
Theodor von Schacht, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Dieter Klöcker – Klarinettenkonzert B-Dur / Klarinettenkonzert B-Dur | 1972 | Acanta |
| 62 |  |
Hans-Jürgen Möhring / Karl-Bernhard Sebon / Kölner Kammerorchester / Helmut Müller-Brühl - Franz Anton Hoffmeister / Johann Christian Bach – Die Flöte - Meisterhaft Gespielt: Konzert D-dur Für Flöte Und Orchester / Konzert D-dur Für Flöte Und Orchester | 1972 | Schwann 10x10 |
| 63 |  |
Hoffmeister | Stamitz | Benda - Maxence Larrieu, Hans Stadlmair, Munich Chamber Orchestra – Les Concertos Hoffmeister, Stamitz, Benda(LP, Stereo) | 1971 | Barclay |
| 64 |  |
Wilhelm Neuhaus, Heinz Schröter, Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl – Das Klavier Meisterhaft Gespielt = Le Piano - Virtuose = Piano Music - Virtuoso | 1970 | Schwann Musica Mundi |
| 65 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Wilhelm Neuhaus, Hans-Jurgen Mohring, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, Helmut Muller-Bruhl – Piano Concerto In D Major, Op. 24 / Flute Concerto In D Major | 1968 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 66 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister / Beethoven - Felicja Blumental – Piano Concerto In D Major Op. 24 / Rondo Op. Posthume In B Flat Major(LP, Stereo) | 1968 | Auditorium Records |
| 67 |  |
Hoffmeister, Stamitz, Zelter, Hariolf Schlichtig, Münchener Kammerorchester – Viola Concertos = Violakonzerte = Concertos Pour Alto(CD, ) | - | Tudor |
| 68 |  |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Franz Anton Hoffmeister – Flötenkonzerte(LP, Reissue) | - | Aristocrate (2) |
| 69 |  |
Peter Martin (23) Und Das Heutling-Quartett, Gyrowetz, Mozart, Hoffmeister – Herrenhäuser Konzert(LP, Stereo) | - | Leuenhagen & Paris |
| 70 |  |
Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Jacques Ibert, Richard Strauss, Franz Anton Hoffmeister, Bernd Alois Zimmermann – Kammermusik Für Bläser(LP, Album) | - | WTB Leasing |
| 71 |  |
A. B. Fürstenau, Joseph Haydn, Franz Anton Hoffmeister – Günter Rumpel, Marianne Kurtz, Shigeru Onozaki, Carolyn Hopkins – Virtuose Flötenquartette(LP, Stereo) | - | Jecklin-Disco |
| 72 |  |
Trio Elvetico, Kreutzer / Hoffmeister, Hummel – Grand Sonate Trio G-Dur Op. 23 Nr. 2 / Trio III D-Dur / Trio G-Dur Op. 35(LP, Album) | - | Jecklin |
| 73 |  |
Vivaldi, Mozart, Rossini, Tchaikovsky, Paganini, Hoffmeister, Delibes, Strauss – Uw Favoriete Klassieken Op Witte Cd's(CD, Compilation, Remastered, Sampler, Stereo) | - | White Label (8) |
| 74 |  |
Franz Anton Hoffmeister / Georg Joseph Abt Vogler - Felicja Blumental, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Alberto Zedda – Piano Concerto In D Major / Variations On "Marlborough" For Piano And Orchestra(LP, Stereo) | - | Turnabout |
Videos featuring Franz Anton Hoffmeister
Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: I. Allegro
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: I. Allegro · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Baltimore C
Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Andante moderato
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: II. Andante moderato · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: B
Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: III. Rondeau
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto No. 1 in D Major: III. Rondeau · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Baltimore
Viola Concerto in D Major: I. Allegro
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto in D Major: I. Allegro · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Baltimore Chamber
Viola Concerto in D Major: II. Adagio
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto in D Major: II. Adagio · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Baltimore Chamber
Viola Concerto in D Major: III. Rondo: Allegro
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto in D Major: III. Rondo: Allegro · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Baltimor
Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro con spiritoso
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro con spiritoso · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra
Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Poco adagio
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Poco adagio · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Baltimo
Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Rondo: Allegro
Provided to YouTube by NAXOS of America
Viola Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Rondo: Allegro · Victoria Chiang
Hoffmeister & Stamitz: Viola Concertos
℗ 2011 Naxos
Released on: 2011-07-05
Artist: Victoria Chiang
Conductor: Markand Thakar
Orchestra: Bal
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