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Franz Ignaz Beck
Person · male · Germany · Mannheim · born 1734 · died 1809 · recording since 1996
German composer (1734-1809)
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Also known as Franz Beck · Франц Игнац Бек
Timeline
12 events▣ Album 9◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1730s
1800s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Symphonies
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
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2020s
Biography
English biography1,447 words · 10 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1374114852
Biography
Franz Ignaz Beck (20 February 1734 – 31 December 1809) was a German violinist, composer, conductor and music teacher. He spent the greater part of his life in France, where he became director of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. Possibly the most talented pupil of Johann Stamitz, Beck is an important representative of the second generation of the so-called Mannheim school. His fame rests on his 24 symphonies that are among the most original and striking of the Classical period. He was one of the first composers to introduce the regular use of wind instruments in slow movements and put an increasing emphasis on thematic development. His taut, dramatic style is also remarkable for its employment of bold harmonic progressions, flexible rhythms and highly independent part writing.
Youth in Mannheim 1734–1754
Born in Mannheim, Beck began his violin studies with his father, Johann Aloys Beck (died 1742), an oboist and rector of the Choir School at the Palatinate Court in Mannheim. He also learned double bass and organ, among other instruments, and eventually came under the tutelage of Johann Stamitz, the director of instrumental music and leader of the brilliant Mannheim court orchestra. Beck's talents were quickly recognized and Elector Charles Theodore of the Palatinate, undertook responsibility for his education. As a youth Beck was very much in favour with the Mannheim court and named chamber virtuoso of the Prince elector.
Violinist in Venice and Naples 1755–1757
His time in Mannheim came to an abrupt end when he - seemingly fatally - wounded an opponent in a duel (allegedly because of jealousy), an act that forced him to leave Germany. It is hard to ascertain whether this is really what happened or just a Berlioz-like cloak and dagger story. The only source for this tale is Beck's pupil Henri Blanchard who published this account in a biography of his former teacher in the Revue et Gazette musicale de Paris (1845). According to Blanchard, Beck's opponent had only feigned his death, but Beck was not to learn this for several years.
When Beck's six symphonies, Op. 3, were published in Paris several years later in 1762 the edition bore this title:
SEI SINFONIE / A PIÙ STROMENTI / Composte / Dal Sigr. FRANCESCO BECK / Virtuoso di Camera di Sua / A. S. L'ELECTOR PALATINO, / & Actualmente Primo Violino / d'ell Concerto di Marsilia. /OPERA TERZA. /...Chez Mr. Venier...'
From this it is sometimes inferred that the story of Beck fighting a duel was probably a hoax. If Beck, so the reasoning goes, had in all truth been forced to flee from the Mannheim court because he had killed someone in a duel, then he would not have possessed the audacity to openly advertise the fact that he used to be a chamber virtuoso with exactly the same court. However, seen from another angle this might corroborate the truth of Blanchard's story. If Beck had indeed not killed the other man and he knew by then that everything had been a vicious prank and his opponent alive, then the story might be true after all.
Whatever the circumstances of his departure, from Mannheim Beck made his way to Venice, where he appeared as a violinist and studied composition with Baldassare Galuppi. Galuppi, whose name as a composer has faded over the centuries, was between 1750 and 1765 the most performed opera composer in Europe. In Mannheim he was especially well known. Several of his operas (16 all together) were staged at Mannheim in the middle of the 18th century. Thus, Galuppi would have known Mannheim and the fact that Mannheim had the leading orchestra in Europe. This helps to explain why Beck after his dramatic flight had probably little difficulty to establish himself in Venice and become Galuppi's pupil.
After three years in Venice he eloped to Naples with one Anna Oniga, his future wife and mother of his seven children. It seems that Beck's career as a composer started largely during his years in Italy; this may also explain why in many traits he shows himself to be quite his own man and rather independent of the typical Mannheim style.
Fame in France 1757–1760
After his sojourn in Italy, Beck moved to Marseille, where he became concert master at the theatre orchestra. The exact date of his arrival in France is uncertain, but the performance of one of his symphonies in Paris in 1757 is documented. When Beck's Parisian publisher Venier announced the publication of Beck's Op. 3 in November 1762, he introduced Beck with these words: Actualmente Primo Violino del Concerto di Marsilia. Between 1757 and 1762, all of his 24 symphonies were published in rapid succession by Parisian firms. At least seven performances of Beck's symphonies are known to have been given in Marseille in 1760–1761.
Kapellmeister in Bordeaux 1761–1791
In 1761 Beck moved from Marseille to Bordeaux where he became director of concerts and was appointed musical director with the dramatic company of the Marechal Duc de Richelieu, which in 1780 moved into the newly built Grand Théâtre. He also was active as organist and teacher. Among his more prominent pupils were Pierre Gaveaux, Henri Blanchard and Nicolas Bochsa. On 24 October 1774 he was appointed organist at St Seurin, Bordeaux, where his improvisatory powers won him admiration from the congregation.
By the time he was settled in Bordeaux Beck's best times as a composer were all but over. Much of what he wrote there seems to have been either lost or destroyed by Beck himself. His greatest success came in 1783 when he travelled to Paris to direct the first performance of his Stabat Mater in Versailles.
As did many other composers, Beck wrote patriotic and revolutionary music during the Revolution, including a Hymne á l'Être Suprême. Nevertheless, in 1791 he got into trouble with the new authorities when through caustic remarks he openly ridiculed some overzealous partisans of the new spirit. He seems to have been a self-assured, proud and stubborn man. When he was subsequently put before a revolutionary trial in his nightshirt, he answered questions concerning his attitude towards the revolution with the exclamation: "What could I do against the revolution!?"
Last years in Bordeaux 1791–1809
Beck's fortunes declined in the aftermath of the French Revolution. Whereas in the year 1791 he was still able to pay his mother in law a pension of 400 Livres, a few years later he was barely able to support his family.
In 1806 he sent the score of his Stabat Mater with a personal dedication to Napoleon – whether out of genuine admiration or in an attempt to ingratiate himself with the great Corsican is hard to decide.
He died in Bordeaux at age 75.
Beck had six daughters, two of whom died early. His only son was commander of a French corvette during the Napoleonic Wars, and was held captive by the English for a long time.
Orchestral
Beck's 24 symphonies are in three movements and follow the Italian sinfonia with the customary tempi: fast-slow-fast. The Minuet, as third movement already ubiquitous in Johann Stamitz’ symphonies, is omitted by Beck. According to records cited in the references below (Symphonies op. 3, Nr. 3-5. La Stagione Frankfurt, Michael Schneider, CPO|Symphonies op. 3, No. 3-5. The Seasons, Frankfurt, Michael Schneider, CPO), it seems that some symphonies do have four movements as well as a minuet; as for the symphonies of Stamitz, some do not have a minuet and have only three movements.
The symphonies Op. 1 are scored for string orchestra; in Op. 2, No. 1 (Callen 7) in addition to the strings two French horns are demanded; op. 3 and 4 are scored for oboes and horns in addition to the string quintet.
Six Symphonies Op. 1 (Callen 1–6; publ. Paris 1758)
Six Symphonies Op. 2 (Callen 7–12; publ. Paris 1760)
Six Symphonies Op. 3 (Callen 13–18; publ. Paris 1762)
Six Symphonies Op. 4 (Callen 19–24; publ. Paris 1766)
Symphonies Op. 10 (1760)
Symphonies Op. 13 (1762)
Ouverture La mort d'Orphée
Ouverture L'île déserte
Stabat Mater (1782)
Orchestra quartets
Operas
La belle jardinière (Bordeaux, August 24, 1767)
Pandora (Paris, July 2, 1789)
L'Isle déserte (1779, unperformed)
Piano or harpsichord
18 Sonatas (or Pèces) for Harpsichord or Pianoforte Op. 5 (c. 1773)
Various pieces: L'Éveillée, L'Hypolite, La Jeliote, La Résolue, La Sophie, 2 Menuets, Allegro moderato in g minor, etc.
Discography (selection)
Six Symphonies, Op. 1. New Zealand Chamber Orchestra, Donald Armstrong, Naxos 8.554071
Symphonies op. 3, Nr. 1, 2, 6. La Stagione, Frankfurt am Main, Michael Schneider, CPO
Symphonies op. 3, Nr. 3-5. La Stagione, Frankfurt am Main, Michael Schneider, CPO
Symphonies op. 4, Nr. 1-3. La Stagione, Frankfurt am Main, Michael Schneider, CPO
Symphonies. Northern Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Ward, Naxos 8.553790 (2 symphonies by Gossec and 3 by Beck)
Sonatas for Keyboard, Op5, Anders Muskens, Leaf Music (performed on original instruments)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -187 | 3.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:43
1Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 12 no. 4: I. Allegro3:592Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 12 no. 4: II. Largo7:283Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 12 no. 4: III. Allegro1:574Sinfonia in D major (Callen 30): I. Allegro4:255Sinfonia in D major (Callen 30): II. Andante3:496Sinfonia in D major (Callen 30): III. Minuetto2:347Sinfonia in D major (Callen 30): IV. Presto2:248Sinfonia in G major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro molto3:349Sinfonia in G major, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante moderato5:5410Sinfonia in G major, op. 12 no. 2: III. Presto5:5211Sinfonia in D major, op. 10 no. 2 (Callen 34): I. Allegro2:1712Sinfonia in D major, op. 10 no. 2 (Callen 34): II. Andante2:1213Sinfonia in D major, op. 10 no. 2 (Callen 34): III. Presto2:5514Sinfonia in E major, op. 13 no. 1 (Callen 25): I. Allegro2:3915Sinfonia in E major, op. 13 no. 1 (Callen 25): II. Andante2:3616Sinfonia in E major, op. 13 no. 1 (Callen 25): III. Allegro4:082001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:21
1Stabat Mater: Lamentabile. Duo: Stabat Mater dolorosa5:512Stabat Mater: Andante con moto. Aria: Cujus animam gementem4:123Stabat Mater: Cantabile. Trio: O quam tristis et afflicta5:284Stabat Mater: Moderato. Aria: Quae maerebat3:385Stabat Mater: Tempo giusto. Chor: Quis et homo5:546Stabat Mater: Lamentabile. Aria: Vidit suum dulcem natum3:377Stabat Mater: Allegretto. Recitativ/Chor: Eja mater, fons amoris3:218Stabat Mater: Andante moderato. Chor: Fac me vere tecum flare2:449Stabat Mater: Andante con moto. Duo: Fac ut portem Christi mortem4:3510Stabat Mater: Andantino. Duo: Fac me plagis vulnerari2:4411Stabat Mater: Allegro con brio. Aria: Inflammatus et accensus5:2712Stabat Mater: Adagio assai. Aria: Fac me cruse custodiri3:4713Stabat Mater: Largo. Coro finale: Quando corpus morietur8:03Symphonies op. 3 nos. 1, 2 & 6
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 52:51
1Symphony op. 3,6 in D major: Allegro con spirito5:112Symphony op. 3,6 in D major: Andante un poco adagio4:353Symphony op. 3,6 in D major: Presto4:284Symphony op. 3,2 in B-flat major: Allegro con spirito4:525Symphony op. 3,2 in B-flat major: Largo4:246Symphony op. 3,2 in B-flat major: Minuetto I/II3:307Symphony op. 3,2 in B-flat major: Prestissimo3:088Symphony op. 3,1 in F major: Allegro con spirito5:329Symphony op. 3,1 in F major: Andante grazioso3:4010Symphony op. 3,1 in F major: Minuetto I/II3:4011Symphony op. 3,1 in F major: Presto3:4212Overture from "La mort d'Orphée": Largo, Allegro molto6:092005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 58:57
1Symphony in G minor, op. 1 no. 1: I. Allegro6:442Symphony in G minor, op. 1 no. 1: II. Andante3:213Symphony in G minor, op. 1 no. 1: III. Allegro2:194Symphony in F major, op. 1 no. 2: I. Allegro5:055Symphony in F major, op. 1 no. 2: II. Andante4:156Symphony in F major, op. 1 no. 2: III. Menuetto - Vivace2:217Symphony in A major, op. 1 no. 3: I. Allegro2:328Symphony in A major, op. 1 no. 3: II. Andante sempre piano4:429Symphony in A major, op. 1 no. 3: III. Presto1:5210Overture in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 4: I. Allegro assai2:4911Overture in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 4: II. Andante4:1412Overture in E-flat major, op. 1 no. 4: III. Presto1:0813Symphony in G major, op. 1 no. 5: I. Allegro4:0114Symphony in G major, op. 1 no. 5: II. Andante4:5015Symphony in G major, op. 1 no. 5: III. Presto2:3816Symphony in C major, op. 1 no. 6: I. Allegro2:0817Symphony in C major, op. 1 no. 6: II. Andantino2:2118Symphony in C major, op. 1 no. 6: III. Presto1:372010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:06:20
1Sinfonia in F, op. 3 no. 1 (Callen 13): I. Allegro5:242Sinfonia in F, op. 3 no. 1 (Callen 13): II. Andante grazioso3:393Sinfonia in F, op. 3 no. 1 (Callen 13): III. Minuetto I and II3:444Sinfonia in F, op. 3 no. 1 (Callen 13): IV. Presto3:505Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2 (Callen 14): I. Allegro con spirito5:036Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2 (Callen 14): II. Largo3:387Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2 (Callen 14): III. Minuetto I and II3:048Sinfonia in B-flat major, op. 3 no. 2 (Callen 14): IV. Prestissimo3:149Sinfonia in G minor, op. 3 no. 3 (Callen 15): I. Allegro con spirito5:1110Sinfonia in G minor, op. 3 no. 3 (Callen 15): II. Andante un poco adagio4:1811Sinfonia in G minor, op. 3 no. 3 (Callen 15): III. Minuetto I and II4:2212Sinfonia in G minor, op. 3 no. 3 (Callen 15): IV. Presto3:4713Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 4 (Callen 16): I. Allegro con brio5:0714Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 4 (Callen 16): II. Un poco adagio4:3515Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 4 (Callen 16): III. Minuetto I and II3:5716Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 3 no. 4 (Callen 16): IV. Presto risoluto3:272014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 2:29:32
Disc 11Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: I. Allegro maestoso6:462Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: II. Andante4:583Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: III. Minuetto I‐II2:534Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: IV. Presto assai5:165Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: I. Allegro moderato5:576Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: II. Andantino un poco allegro5:587Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: III. Minuetto I‐II2:408Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: IV. Presto4:439Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo5:5410Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: II. Andante arioso6:2511Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: III. Minuetto vilanesco3:1512Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: IV. Presto ma non troppo4:3913Symphony in D Major, op. 3, no. 6: I. Allegro con spirito5:4814Symphony in D Major, op. 3, no. 6: II. Andante un poco adagio4:5915Symphony in D Major, op. 3, no. 6: III. Presto4:35Disc 21Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: I. Allegro maestoso6:462Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: II. Andante4:583Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: III. Minuetto I‐II2:534Symphony in D Major, op. 4, no. 1: IV. Presto assai5:165Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: I. Allegro moderato5:576Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: II. Andantino un poco allegro5:587Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: III. Minuetto I‐II2:408Symphony in B‐Flat Major, op. 4, no. 2: IV. Presto4:439Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: I. Allegro ma non troppo5:5410Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: II. Andante arioso6:2511Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: III. Minuetto vilanesco3:1512Symphony in F Major, op. 4, no. 3: IV. Presto ma non troppo4:3913Symphony in D Major, op. 3, no. 6: I. Allegro con spirito5:4814Symphony in D Major, op. 3, no. 6: II. Andante un poco adagio4:5915Symphony in D Major, op. 3, no. 6: III. Presto4:352014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:06:09
1Symphony in D Major, op. 4 no. 4, Callen 22: I. Allegro maestoso5:312Symphony in D Major, op. 4 no. 4, Callen 22: II. Andante4:413Symphony in D Major, op. 4 no. 4, Callen 22: III. Presto2:244Symphony in G Major, op. 4 no. 5, Callen 23: I. Allegro con brio5:055Symphony in G Major, op. 4 no. 5, Callen 23: II. Largo con sordini5:446Symphony in G Major, op. 4 no. 5, Callen 23: III. Minuetto I‐II3:267Symphony in G Major, op. 4 no. 5, Callen 23: IV. Presto3:348Symphony in E‐Flat Major, op. 4 no. 6, Callen 24: I. Allegro moderato4:049Symphony in E‐Flat Major, op. 4 no. 6, Callen 24: II. Adagio4:1510Symphony in E‐Flat Major, op. 4 no. 6, Callen 24: III. Minuetto4:0611Symphony in E‐Flat Major, op. 4 no. 6, Callen 24: IV. Presto3:5212Symphony in D Minor, op. 3 no. 5, Callen 17: I. Allegro moderato6:4013Symphony in D Minor, op. 3 no. 5, Callen 17: II. Andantino4:2314Symphony in D Minor, op. 3 no. 5, Callen 17: III. Minuetto I‐II3:3115Symphony in D Minor, op. 3 no. 5, Callen 17: IV. Presto4:532015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:09:42
1Sinfonia in D major, op. 2 no. 1: I. Allegro assai3:272Sinfonia in D major, op. 2 no. 1: II. Andante grazioso4:113Sinfonia in D major, op. 2 no. 1: III. Presto3:224Sinfonia in G minor, op. 2 no. 2: I. Allegro moderato4:325Sinfonia in G minor, op. 2 no. 2: II. Andante4:266Sinfonia in G minor, op. 2 no. 2: III. Presto3:137Sinfonia in A major, op. 2 no. 3: I. Allegro moderato6:038Sinfonia in A major, op. 2 no. 3: II. Andantino3:579Sinfonia in A major, op. 2 no. 3: III. Presto3:3210Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 2 no. 4: I. Allegro3:3811Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 2 no. 4: II. Adagio3:4712Sinfonia in E-flat major, op. 2 no. 4: III. Presto2:5513Sinfonia in D major, op. 2 no. 6: I. Allegro4:3614Sinfonia in D major, op. 2 no. 6: II. Andante3:4115Sinfonia in D major, op. 2 no. 6: III. Presto2:1416Sinfonia in G major, op. 2 no. 5: I. Allegro assai4:3717Sinfonia in G major, op. 2 no. 5: II. Andante4:5918Sinfonia in G major, op. 2 no. 5: III. Presto2:32Symphonies op. 4, nos. 4–6 / Pandore (excerpts)
2026 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:26
16 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 4 in D major: I. Allegro maestoso5:3026 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 4 in D major: II. Andante5:4036 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 4 in D major: III. Presto2:1746 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 5 in G major: I. Allegro con brio4:4756 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 5 in G major: II. Largo con sordini – Andantino6:1566 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 5 in G major: III. Minuetto I – Minuetto II3:3476 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 5 in G major: IV. Presto3:1886 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 6 in E‐flat major: I. Allegro moderato4:1696 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 6 in E‐flat major: II. Adagio3:50106 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 6 in E‐flat major: III. Minuetto I – Minuetto II4:06116 Symphonies, op. 4 no. 6 in E‐flat major: IV. Presto ma non troppo5:0412Pandore: Overture. Largo – Allegro risoluto5:5613Pandore: No. 7, Poco adagio1:2314Pandore: No. 15, Andantino2:4315Pandore: No. 16, Andantino0:47
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Franz Ignaz Beck head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 12 | 88.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -187 | 3.6th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
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