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Henri-Joseph Rigel
Person · male · France · Wertheim · born 1741 · died 1799 · recording since 2009
French composer of German birth (1741-1799)
Also known as Henry-Joseph Rigel · 앙리조제프 리겔
Timeline
1740s
1790s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Symphonies
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
Biography
Henri-Joseph Rigel (9 February 1741 – 2 May 1799) was a German-born composer of the Classical era who spent most of his working life in France. He was born in Wertheim am Main where his father was musical intendant to the local prince. After an education in the Holy Roman Empire, where his teachers included Niccolò Jommelli, Rigel moved to Paris in 1767. He quickly acquired a reputation in musical circles and published harpsichord pieces, string quartets, symphonies and concertos. He began composing for the Concert Spirituel, most notably four hiérodrames (oratorios on sacred themes): La sortie d'Egypte (1774), La destruction de Jericho (1778), Jephté (1783) and Les Macchabées (score lost). These show the influence of Christoph Willibald Gluck, and Gluck himself praised La sortie d'Égypte. Between 1778 and 1799 Rigel also wrote 14 operas, including the opéra comique Le savetier et le financier (1778).
Recordings
Six quatuors dialogués, Opus 10: Quatuor Franz Joseph (Atma Records, 2005)
La sortie d'Égypte, La destruction de Jéricho, Jephté, three oratorios: Les Chantres du Centre de Musique Baroque de Versailles, Orchestre des Folies Françoises, conducted by Olivier Schneebeli (K617 Records, 2007)
Symphonies: Concerto Köln (Berlin Classics, 2009)
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 | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -210 | 3.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (2 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:09:30
1Symphony No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 12, No. 4: I. Allegro Assai7:092Symphony No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 12, No. 4: II. Largo Non Troppo3:323Symphony No. 4 In C Minor, Op. 12, No. 4: III. Allegro Spiritoso4:584Symphony No. 7 In D Major: I. Allegro4:125Symphony No. 7 In D Major: II. Andante Grazioso Con Espressione4:556Symphony No. 7 In D Major: III. Presto5:267Symphony No. 8 In G Minor: I. Allegro5:578Symphony No. 8 In G Minor: II. Pastorale: Andante Quasi Adagio3:169Symphony No. 8 In G Minor: III. Presto4:3910Symphony No. 14 In F Major, Op. 21, No. 6: I. Allegro Assai3:5411Symphony No. 14 In F Major, Op. 21, No. 6: II. Andante Moderato4:1412Symphony No. 14 In F Major, Op. 21, No. 6: III. Allegro2:0013Symphony No. 10 In D Minor, Op. 21, No. 2: I. Allegro Maestoso6:4814Symphony No. 10 In D Minor, Op. 21, No. 2: II. Adagio2:5715Symphony No. 10 In D Minor, Op. 21, No. 2: III. Presto5:332024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:19:33
1Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: Ouverture6:232Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: "Ruisseau charmant" (Blanche)2:433Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: "Ici pour la première fois" (Le Prince)4:364Blanche et Vermeille, comédie pastorale: "Je vous entends, infidèle" (Blanche, Colin)3:035Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major: I. Allegro10:566Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major: II. Adagio4:327Concerto for Fortepiano in F Major: III. Presto ma non troppo3:428Au fond, pourtant il n’a pas tort" (Charlotte) [Pauline et Henri, trait historique mêlé de musique]2:529"C’est la première fois que j’aime" (Edmond) [Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique]2:5510Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro3:4011Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Adagio3:5412Symphony in G Major, Op. 12 No. 2: III. Presto2:5313"Ah ! quel supplice extrême !" (Pauline) [Pauline et Henri, trait historique mêlé de musique]3:4814"Quel caprice guide mes traits ?" (Edmond) [Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique]4:1915Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor: I. Allegro molto5:4716Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor: II. Gratioso lento2:4317Trois symphonies pour le clavecin ou le forte-piano, Op. 16, No. 2: Sonata in D Minor: III. Presto2:3918Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique: "Ô mon Alix, toi qui m’es chère" (Hugues)3:2319Alix de Beaucaire, drame lyrique: "Ô mon ami, c’est ton amour" (Alix, Hugues)4:45
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Henri-Joseph Rigel head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 2 | 75.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 5 | 78.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -210 | 3.2th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri-Joseph_Rigelbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q475990 · MusicBrainz: cf89d1bb-98fc-4089-9cb8-6ea02b3e952b
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