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Johann Baptist Vanhal
Person · male · Kingdom of Bohemia · Nechanice · born 1739 · died 1813 · recording since 1985
Czech composer (1739-1813)
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Also known as Jan Křtitel Vaňhal · Jan Křtitel Vaňhal · Jean-Baptiste Vanhal · Johann Baptist Van Hall · Johann Baptist Wanhal · Johann Baptist Waṅhal · +1 more
Timeline
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· Debut release
Debut release: Concerto in F major for 2 Bassoons & Orchestra / 2 Sinfonias
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography1,139 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1364173886
Biography
Johann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech composer of the Classical period. He was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, and died in Vienna. His music was well respected by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert. He was an accomplished instrumentalist as well; a proficient organist, he also played the violin and cello.
Name
Wanhal and at least one of his publishers used the spelling Waṅhal, the dot being an archaic form of the modern háček. Other attested variants include Wanhall, Vanhal and Van Hall. The modern Czech form Jan Křtitel Vaňhal was introduced in the 20th century.
Birth and youth in Bohemia: 1739–1760/61
Wanhal was born in Nechanice, Bohemia, into serfdom in a Czech peasant family. He received his first musical training from his family and local musicians, the organist Anton Erban being one of his most prized mentors, and excelled at violin and organ at an early age. From these humble beginnings, he was able to earn a living as a village organist and choirmaster. He was also taught German from an early age, as this was required for someone wishing to make a career in music within the Habsburg empire.
First period in Vienna: 1760/61–1769
By the age of 21, Wanhal must have been well under way to become a skilled performer and composer, as his patron, Countess Schaffgotsch, took him to Vienna as part of her personal train in 1760. There, he quickly established himself as a teacher of singing, violin and piano to the high nobility, and he was invited to conduct his symphonies for illustrious patrons such as members of the Erdődy family and Baron Isaac von Riesch of Dresden. During the years 1762–63, he is said to have been the student of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, even though they were born the same year. Baron Riesch sponsored a trip to Italy in 1769 so that Wanhal could learn the Italian style of composition, which was very much in fashion. To return the favour, Wanhal supposedly became Riesch's Kapellmeister.
Journey to Italy: 1769–1771
The details of Wanhal's journey to Italy are scant, but it is known that he met his fellow Bohemians Gluck and Florian Gassmann in Venice and Rome, respectively. The Italian journey offers the only evidence of Wanhal writing operas. It is thought that he wrote music for the Metastasian opera libretti Il Trionfo di Clelia and Demofonte, either by himself or in collaboration with Gassmann. Wanhal might have supplied some or all of the arias, but nothing can be evaluated, since these works have been lost. In additions to his documented travels in northern and central Italy, Wanhal may have intended to travel to Naples, but never seems to have arrived there.
Vienna and Varaždin: 1771–1780
After his journey to Italy, Wanhal returned to Vienna rather than to go to Riesch in Dresden. Claims have been made that Wanhal became heavily depressed or even insane, but these claims are likely to have been overstated. During this period it is supposed that he acted occasionally as a de facto Kapellmeister for Count Erdődy in Varaždin, Croatia, although the small number of compositions by him remaining there suggests that this was not the full-time role that would have been expected if he had worked with Riesch; Vanhal might have preferred such employment with the Count precisely because of its part-time nature. There is no evidence of visits after 1779.
Return to Vienna and final years: 1780–1813
Around 1780, Wanhal stopped writing symphonies and string quartets, focusing instead on sacred works and music for piano and small-scale chamber ensembles. His piano music, written for a growing middle class, supplied him with the means to live a modest, economically independent life. For the last 30 years of his life, he did not work under any patron, probably being the first prominent Viennese composer to do so. During these years, more than 270 of his works were published by Viennese printers. In the 1780s, he was still an active participant in Viennese musical life. In 1782, he met Mozart, who admired Wanhal's symphonies. He enjoyed playing music with Mozart and some of his friends who were composers, as testified in Michael Kelly's account of the string quartet Wanhal played in together with Haydn, Mozart and Dittersdorf in 1784. After 1787 or so, however, he seems to have ceased performing in public, but he nevertheless was economically secure, living in good quarters near St. Stephen's Cathedral. He died without heirs in 1813, an elderly composer whose music was still recognized by the Viennese public.
Style
Wanhal had to be a prolific writer to meet the demands made upon him, and attributed to him are 100 quartets, at least 73 symphonies, 95 sacred works, and a large number of instrumental and vocal works. The symphonies, in particular, have been committed increasingly often to compact disc in recent times, and the best of them are comparable with many of Haydn's. Many of Wanhal's symphonies are in minor keys and are considered highly influential to the "Sturm und Drang" movement of his time. "[Wanhal] makes use of repeated semiquavers, pounding quavers in the bass line, wide skips in the themes, sudden pauses (fermatas), silences, exaggerated dynamic marks ... and all these features ... appear in Mozart's first large-scale Sturm und Drang symphony, no. 25 in g minor (K. 183) of 1773." This kind of style also appears in Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 83 in g minor, The Hen (1785), and
Muzio Clementi's Sonata in g minor, Op.34, No.2 (circa 1795).
Around 1780 Wanhal seems to have stopped writing large-scale instrumental music, and rather contented himself with writing piano music for the growing middle class, and church music. In the former category his programmatic pieces, often related to recent events such as "the Battle of Würzburg", "the Battle of Abukir", and "the Return of Francis II in 1809". Judging from the number of extant manuscripts available, these works must have been highly popular.
Wanhal was also the most prolific writer of Masses and other Catholic church music of his generation in Vienna. Despite this, it appears that he was never in the employ of any religious institution. This means that his late Masses are both testaments to a genuine personal faith, and evidence of how lucrative his focus on incidental piano music must have been.
Robert O. Gjerdingen sees a change in Wanhal's style as he redirected his attention towards the middle class, his music becoming didactic in the sense that it employed musical figures in a clear and self-referential manner, rather than the seamless continuity from figure to figure that had characterized his earlier pieces. In this, Gjerdingen sees Wanhal as prefiguring Beethoven.
Such was his success that within a few years of his symphonies being written, they were being performed around the world, and as far distant as the United States. In later life, however, he rarely moved from Vienna, where he was also an active teacher.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 20 | 87.1th |
| Studio albums | 20 | 96.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 22 | 94.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -172 | 3.8th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (20 release groups · 20 studio albums)
Albums · 20
Concerto in F major for 2 Bassoons & Orchestra / 2 Sinfonias
1985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 48:45
1Concerto for 2 Bassoons in F major: I. Allegro moderato12:572Concerto for 2 Bassoons in F major: II. Andante grazioso6:203Concerto for 2 Bassoons in F major: III. Finale3:434Sinfonia in F major: I. Allegro3:525Sinfonia in F major: II. (Andante) Cantabile2:576Sinfonia in F major: III. Menuetto3:597Sinfonia in F major: IV. Presto2:578Sinfonia in A minor: I. Allegro moderato4:099Sinfonia in A minor: II. Andante cantabile2:3310Sinfonia in A minor: III. Allegro5:181990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:13
1Symphony in A major: I. Allegro4:342Symphony in A major: II. Cantabile. Sostenuto5:383Symphony in A major: III. Minuetto4:224Symphony in A major: IV. Allegro4:535Symphony in G minor: I. Allegro moderato5:026Symphony in G minor: II. Adagio4:307Symphony in G minor: III. Minuetto moderato4:408Symphony in G minor: IV. Finale. Allegro5:059Symphony in D major: I. Allegro moderato8:1010Symphony in D major: II. Andante7:3111Symphony in D major: III. Allegro6:5712Symphony in D major: IV. Minuetto4:511994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:11:00
1Stabat Mater - Andante5:072O quam tristis - Adagio3:113Quis est homo - Andante4:364Pro peccatis - Andante3:135Eja Mater - Allegro moderato6:256Sancta Mater - Andante3:297Tui Nati - Andante2:108Fae me vere - Andante1:329Virgo virginium - Allegro moderato4:1910Fae me plagis - Adagio - Allegro moderato3:3911Fae me cruce - Adagio - Allegro moderato (Chor Soli) - Prager Kammerkor - Marta Benackova - Natalia Melnik7:4512Amen - Alla capella (Chor) - Prager Kammerkor2:5913Symphonie D-dur (Bryan D4) - Allegro moderato - Vaclav Neumann7:1314Andante - Vaclav Neumann6:0315Allegro - Vaclav Neumann4:5216Menuetto - Vaclav Neumann4:271995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:13:21
1Symphony in D minor, Bryan d1: Allegro3:412Symphony in D minor, Bryan d1: Arioso, ma non lento3:473Symphony in D minor, Bryan d1: Menuetto - Trio3:014Symphony in D minor, Bryan d1: Presto3:535Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: Allegro moderato4:056Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: Andante cantabile5:107Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: Menuetto - Trio2:538Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: Finale. Allegro3:249Symphony in C major, Bryan C11: Allegro con brio4:1010Symphony in C major, Bryan C11: Andante cantabile4:5511Symphony in C major, Bryan C11: Finale. Adagio più andante - Allegro3:0712Symphony in A minor, Bryan a2: Allegro moderato4:4913Symphony in A minor, Bryan a2: Andante cantabile3:0114Symphony in A minor, Bryan a2: Menuetto - Trio2:3015Symphony in A minor, Bryan a2: Allegro5:4916Symphony in E minor, Bryan e1: Allegro moderato3:4717Symphony in E minor, Bryan e1: Andante4:1218Symphony in E minor, Bryan e1: Menuetto - Trio2:5619Symphony in E minor, Bryan e1: Finale. Allegro4:111998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:00:38
1Symphony in G minor, B. g2: I. Allegro moderato5:012Symphony in G minor, B. g2: II. Adagio4:523Symphony in G minor, B. g2: III. Menuetto & Trio. Moderato3:444Symphony in G minor, B. g2: IV. Finale. Allegro5:275Symphony in D major, B. D4: I. Allegro moderato8:496Symphony in D major, B. D4: II. Andante6:137Symphony in D major, B. D4: III. Allegro6:388Symphony in D major, B. D4: IV. Menuetto & Trio3:399Symphony in C minor, B. c2: I. Allegro moderato4:5710Symphony in C minor, B. c2: II. Andante4:2011Symphony in C minor, B. c2: III. Menuetto & Trio. Moderato3:1112Symphony in C minor, B. c2: IV. Finale. Allegro3:471999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 56:03
1Sinfonia in A major, Bryan A9: I. Allegro moderato4:342Sinfonia in A major, Bryan A9: II. Andante molto3:583Sinfonia in A major, Bryan A9: III. Tempo di primo4:314Sinfonia in C major, Bryan C3: I. Allegro con spirito5:095Sinfonia in C major, Bryan C3: II. Andante3:016Sinfonia in C major, Bryan C3: III. Presto2:387Sinfonia in D major, Bryan D17: I. Andante molto - Allegro moderato7:458Sinfonia in D major, Bryan D17: II. Adagio molto4:319Sinfonia in D major, Bryan D17: III. Finale: Allegro5:5410Sinfonia in C major, Bryan C11 "Comista": I. Allegro con brio4:1411Sinfonia in C major, Bryan C11 "Comista": II. Andante cantabile6:4412Sinfonia in C major, Bryan C11 "Comista": III. Finale: Adagio più andante - Allegro3:042000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 49:51
1Symphony in B-flat major, Bryan Bb3: I. Allegro moderato3:472Symphony in B-flat major, Bryan Bb3: II. Andante arioso4:283Symphony in B-flat major, Bryan Bb3: III. Minuetto3:034Symphony in B-flat major, Bryan Bb3: IV. Allegro3:105Symphony in D minor, Bryan d2: I. Allegro molto7:416Symphony in D minor, Bryan d2: II. Cantabile5:147Symphony in D minor, Bryan d2: III. Finale: Allegro3:428Symphony in G major, Bryan G11: I. Allegro5:499Symphony in G major, Bryan G11: II. Andante molto4:4810Symphony in G major, Bryan G11: III. Minuetto: Allegretto2:5011Symphony in G major, Bryan G11: IV. Finale: Allegro ma non troppo5:19Missa Pastoralis in G major / Missa Solemnis in C major
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:08:26
1Missa Pastoralis in G major, Weinmann XIX:G4: I. Kyrie3:542Missa Pastoralis in G major, Weinmann XIX:G4: II. Gloria8:553Missa Pastoralis in G major, Weinmann XIX:G4: III. Credo7:464Missa Pastoralis in G major, Weinmann XIX:G4: IV. Sanctus2:355Missa Pastoralis in G major, Weinmann XIX:G4: V. Benedictus4:486Missa Pastoralis in G major, Weinmann XIX:G4: VI. Agnus Dei6:007Missa Solemnis in C major, Weinmann XIX:C7: I. Kyrie4:478Missa Solemnis in C major, Weinmann XIX:C7: II. Gloria12:069Missa Solemnis in C major, Weinmann XIX:C7: III. Credo6:5610Missa Solemnis in C major, Weinmann XIX:C7: IV. Sanctus1:3411Missa Solemnis in C major, Weinmann XIX:C7: V. Benedictus3:5412Missa Solemnis in C major, Weinmann XIX:C7: VI. Agnus Dei5:112005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:09:11
1Symphony in D major, Bryan D2: I. Allegro2:182Symphony in D major, Bryan D2: II. Andante5:423Symphony in D major, Bryan D2: III. Menuetto3:484Symphony in D major, Bryan D2: IV. Allegro1:455Symphony in C minor, Bryan Cm2: I. Allegro moderato4:586Symphony in C minor, Bryan Cm2: II. Andante3:437Symphony in C minor, Bryan Cm2: III. Menuetto moderato3:598Symphony in C minor, Bryan Cm2: IV. Allegro molto3:439Symphony in A-flat major, Bryan Ab1: I. Allegro molto5:3510Symphony in A-flat major, Bryan Ab1: II. Adagio molto cantabile5:5211Symphony in A-flat major, Bryan Ab1: III. Menuetto I and II2:4312Symphony in A-flat major, Bryan Ab1: IV. Finale. Allegro molto3:4313Symphony in G major, Bryan G6: I. Allegro ma non molto7:0514Symphony in G major, Bryan G6: II. Andante molto grazioso5:0415Symphony in G major, Bryan G6: III. Menuetto I and II3:2916Symphony in G major, Bryan G6: IV. Finale. Allegro ma non troppo5:442006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:10:33
1Violin Concerto in G major (Weinmann IIb:G3): I. Allegro Moderato9:202Violin Concerto in G major (Weinmann IIb:G3): II. Adagio6:413Violin Concerto in G major (Weinmann IIb:G3): III. Allegro11:254Violin Concerto in G major (Weinmann IIb:G1): I. Allegro Moderato7:255Violin Concerto in G major (Weinmann IIb:G1): II. Andante6:416Violin Concerto in G major (Weinmann IIb:G1): III. Allegro6:257Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Weinmann IIb:Bb1): I. Allegro Moderato8:388Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Weinmann IIb:Bb1): II. Adagio5:399Violin Concerto in B-flat major (Weinmann IIb:Bb1): III. Allegro8:192008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:06:03
1Symphony in E minor, Bryan e3: Allegro (molto)3:342Symphony in E minor, Bryan e3: Andante4:573Symphony in E minor, Bryan e3: Menuetto and Trio3:514Symphony in E minor, Bryan e3: Contratanz: Presto2:585Symphony in C major, Bryan C1: Allegro4:276Symphony in C major, Bryan C1: Andante6:237Symphony in C major, Bryan C1: Menuetto and Trio3:378Symphony in C major, Bryan C1: Allegro3:279Symphony in C major, Bryan C17: Allegro5:1110Symphony in C major, Bryan C17: Andante5:3811Symphony in C major, Bryan C17: Menuet (Menuetto ma Allegretto)2:1012Symphony in C major, Bryan C17: Allegro molto2:5013Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb1: Allegro4:2814Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb1: Adagio4:1615Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb1: Menuetto and Trio4:1216Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb1: Allegro "La Tempesta"4:04Two Symphonies / Cello Concerto
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 54:46
1Symphony in C major: I. Allegro5:272Symphony in C major: II. Cantabile5:223Symphony in C major: III. Allegro molto7:154Cello concerto in C major: I. Allegro moderato6:155Cello concerto in C major: II. Adagio5:016Cello concerto in C major: III. Finale. Allegro5:067Symphony in E minor: I. Allegro moderato6:428Symphony in E minor: II. Cantabile4:219Symphony in E minor: III. Menuetto ma un poco allegretto3:5610Symphony in E minor: IV. Allegro5:21Sonaten für Klarinette und Hammerklavier
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:07:28
1Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in E-flat major: (I) Allegro Vivace7:022Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in E-flat major: (II) Poco Adagio5:153Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in E-flat major: (III) Rondo Allegretto4:154Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in G major: (I) Allegro Moderato6:355Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in G major: (II) Cantabile3:496Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in G major: (III) Rondo Allegro3:237Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in B-flat major: (I) Allegro Moderato6:448Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in B-flat major: (II) Adagio Cantabile3:269Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in B-flat major: (III) Rondo Allegretto4:1110Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in C major: (I) Allegro Moderato6:4511Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in C major: (II) Adagio3:0612Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in C major: (III) Rondo Allegro3:5313Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in E-flat major: (I) Allegro Vivace5:0714Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in E-flat major: (II) Andante Molto3:5715Sonata for Clarinet and Foretpiano in E-flat major: (III) Rondo Allegro2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:01:43
1Missa Pastoralis: Kyrie9:342Huc adeste6:193Missa Pastoralis: Gloria25:194Semper quaero4:525Jubilate plausus date, "Offertorium"8:296Tu trinitatis orbem, Alleluja7:10Sonatas para Clarinete y Piano
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 54:39
1Sonata in Eb Major: I. Allegro Vivace8:262Sonata in Eb Major: II. Poco Adagio5:473Sonata in Eb Major: III. Rondo. Allegretto5:064Sonata in C Major: I. Allegro Moderato7:105Sonata in C Major: II. Adagio3:306Sonata in C Major: III. Rondo. Allegretto5:037Sonata in Bb Major: I. Allegro Moderato11:048Sonata in Bb Major: II. Adagio Cantabile4:079Sonata in Bb Major: III. Rondo. Allegretto4:262015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:19:42
13 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 1 in F major, “Clementis and Silentis”: I. Adagio - Allegro5:2623 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 1 in F major, “Clementis and Silentis”: II. Andante1:4733 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 1 in F major, “Clementis and Silentis”: III. Allegro molto2:4543 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 2 in G minor, “Amoroso”: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato7:4353 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 2 in G minor, “Amoroso”: II. Andante4:0163 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 2 in G minor, “Amoroso”: III. Allegretto3:3073 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 3 in F minor, “Dolente”: I. Adagio - Allegro4:4783 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 3 in F minor, “Dolente”: II. Adagio3:0993 Neue Caprice-Sonaten, op. 31: No. 3 in F minor, “Dolente”: III. Allegro4:05103 Caprices, op. 36: No. 1 in G major: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato8:01113 Caprices, op. 36: No. 1 in G major: II. Andantino4:21123 Caprices, op. 36: No. 1 in G major: III. Allegretto2:09133 Caprices, op. 36: No. 2 in E-flat major: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato8:42143 Caprices, op. 36: No. 2 in E-flat major: II. Rondo: Allegro5:07153 Caprices, op. 36: No. 3 in G minor: I. Adagio - Allegro moderato6:24163 Caprices, op. 36: No. 3 in G minor: II. Rondo: Allegro7:452022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:19:10
1Symphony in F minor, Bryan f1: I. Allegro moderato5:222Symphony in F minor, Bryan f1: II. Cantabile5:193Symphony in F minor, Bryan f1: III. Allegro molto5:544Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb4: I. Allegro7:325Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb4: II. Andante scherzando5:076Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb4: III. Menuetto I & II3:307Symphony in E-flat major, Bryan Eb4: IV. Allegro molto5:198Symphony in C major, op. 25, Bryan C7b: I. Allegro molto6:469Symphony in C major, op. 25, Bryan C7b: II. Andante molto4:3110Symphony in C major, op. 25, Bryan C7b: III. Menuetto I & II2:1911Symphony in C major, op. 25, Bryan C7b: IV. Allegro3:3212Oboe Concertino in G major, Bryan G5: I. Allegro moderato4:2713Oboe Concertino in G major, Bryan G5: II. Minuetto. Moderato3:2514Oboe Concertino in G major, Bryan G5: III. Adagio7:5115Oboe Concertino in G major, Bryan G5: IV. Minuetto. Moderato3:2716Oboe Concertino in G major, Bryan G5: V. Finale. Allegro4:49Concerts at the Abbey of Schlägl
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:05:29
1Concerto in Bb for Violin and Strings: I. Tempo giusto8:552Concerto in Bb for Violin and Strings: II. Adagio6:113Concerto in Bb for Violin and Strings: III. Vivace7:214Sonata for Harpsichord in Eb: I. Andante non molto2:365Sonata for Harpsichord in Eb: II. Allegro vivace1:406Sonata for Harpsichord in Eb: III. Menuet3:377Sonata for Harpsichord in Eb: IV. Allegro assai1:078Concerto in F for Harpsichord and Strings: I. Allegro5:409Concerto in F for Harpsichord and Strings: II. Rondeau. Tempo di Minuetto3:4310Concerto in D for Violin and Strings: I. Allegro6:5611Concerto in D for Violin and Strings: II. Adagio8:1812Concerto in D for Violin and Strings: III. Allegro9:252025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:08:33
1Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: I. Allegro moderato4:002Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: II. Andante cantabile5:103Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: III. Menuetto2:574Symphony in G minor, Bryan g1: IV. Finale. Allegro3:395Symphony in A major, Bryan A4: I. Allegro moderato7:566Symphony in A major, Bryan A4: II. Cantabile5:027Symphony in A major, Bryan A4: III. Finale. Prestissimo5:088Symphony in A minor, Bryan a1: I. Allegro5:229Symphony in A minor, Bryan a1: II. Andante4:2710Symphony in A minor, Bryan a1: III. Finale. Allegro6:2811Symphony in F major, Bryan F5: I. Allegro5:0012Symphony in F major, Bryan F5: II. Andante cantabile5:3113Symphony in F major, Bryan F5: III. Menuetto4:1314Symphony in F major, Bryan F5: IV. Presto3:40Stabat Mater / Symphony in G minor
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:05:37
1Stabat Mater: Stabat Mater. Andante4:442Stabat Mater: O quam tristis. Adagio3:243Stabat Mater: Quis est homo. Andante4:054Stabat Mater: Pro peccatis. Andante2:485Stabat Mater: Eia Mater. Allegro moderato5:536Stabat Mater: Sancta Mater. Andante3:077Stabat Mater: Tui nati. Andante2:158Stabat Mater: Fac me vere. Andante1:249Stabat Mater: Virgo virginum. Allegro moderato4:1110Stabat Mater: Fac me plagis. Adagio3:3911Stabat Mater: Fac me cruce. Adagio6:4112Stabat Mater: Amen. Alla Capella2:3013Symphony in G minor: I. Allegro moderato7:0714Symphony in G minor: II. Adagio4:2215Symphony in G minor: III. Menuetto. Moderato4:4516Symphony in G minor: IV. Finale. Allegro4:42
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Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Johann Baptist Vanhal head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 23 | 84.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 20 | 87.1th |
| Studio albums | 20 | 96.4th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 22 | 94.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -172 | 3.8th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jan_K%C5%99titel_Va%C5%88hal.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/47eef6d9-2019-4195-a9f1-7a11c0a1be6fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/47eef6d9-2019-4195-a9f1-7a11c0a1be6fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450670genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q450670seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Baptist_Wanhalbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Baptist_Wanhal
Why this artist is in the database
- List of composers by name
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Carl Traugott Riedel · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q450670 · MusicBrainz: 47eef6d9-2019-4195-a9f1-7a11c0a1be6f
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