Wenzel Pichl

Person · male · Bechyně · born 1741 · died 1805 · recording since 1980

Czech violinist and composer

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Also known as Wenzel Pichl · Václav Pichl · Wenzel Pichel · ヴァーツラフ・ピフル

Debut: 1980
Release groups: 5
Timeline events: 8
Wiki language versions: 13

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Timeline

8 events▣ Album 5◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1

1740s
1. 25 September 1741 · Birth
  Born 1741-09-25
  source: wikidata
1800s
1. 23 January 1805 · Death
  Died 1805
  source: wikidata
1980s
1. 1980 · Debut release
  Debut release: Pastorální partity
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1980 · Album
  Album: Pastorální partity
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1993 · Album
  Album: Symphonies
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1996 · Album
  Album: Die Streichtrios, op. 7 Nr. 1-6
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1 June 1999 · Album
  Album: Symphonies
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. January 2007 · Album
  Album: Symphonies: Calliope / Melpomene / Clio / Diana
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography385 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1361807157

Biography

Václav Pichl (German: Wenzel Pichl; 25 September 1741 – 23 January 1805) was a Czech classical composer. He was also a violinist, music director and writer.

Life

Pichl was born in Bechyně in Bohemia. His first musical training was at Bechyně with the cantor Jan Pokorný. He served as a singer between the years 1752 and 1758 at the Jesuit college at Březnice. In Prague, he was a violinist at the Jesuit seminary of Saint Wenceslaus and his studies while at the university were philosophy, theology and law.
He was appointed to the post of first violinist of the Týn Church in 1762 and studied counterpoint with the organist J. N. Seger. In 1765 he was engaged by the composer Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf as a violinist for the private orchestra of Bishop Adam Patachich at Nagyvárad (now Oradea, Romania). The orchestra was dissolved in 1769 and Pichl became the music director for Count Ludwig Hartig in Prague.
In about 1770 he became first violinist of the Vienna court theatre and on the recommendation of the Empress Maria Theresa, he became music director for the Austrian governor of Lombardy at Milan, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este. Pichl went to the Kingdom of Italy in 1777 and remained there until 1796 when the French invaded Lombardy, he then returned to Vienna, where he stayed in the service of the archduke until his death (apart from a brief visit to Prague in 1802). In 1785, he met Mozart and became friends with him. While Pichl was active in Milan, he served as Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy's musical trustee in Milan, as well having composed over 148 pieces for the prince's favorite instrument, the baryton. Through this connection with the Prince, he was also able to get in touch with Haydn who would also be a friend. He was known to be a fan of Pichl's compositions, even having a set of Pichl's "new quartets" copied by hand to be played at Eszterháza in 1780. A detailed list of works that Pichl prepared for Dlabac's Künstler-Lexikon (1802) runs to around 900 items, most of which are still extant. Václav Pichl died in Vienna, Austrian Empire, on 23 January 1805, as the result of a stroke while playing a violin concerto at the Palais Lobkowitz. He was 63 years old.

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.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	13	67.6th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	5	78.9th
Studio albums	5	84.6th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	8	84.1th
Recording span (years)	-175	3.8th
Genres	5	88.3th

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Discography (5 release groups · 5 studio albums)

Albums · 5

Pastorální partity
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks
A1Partita in D: I. Poco allegro
A2Partita in D: II. Adagio
A3Partita in D: III. Menuetto
A4Partita in D: IV. Finale. Allegro. Inglese
A5Allegro ut Pastorella in B
A6Divertimento Pastorale in B: I. Moderato
A7Divertimento Pastorale in B: II. Menuetto
A8Divertimento Pastorale in B: III. Andante
A9Divertimento Pastorale in B: IV. Presto
B1Partita Pastoralis in G: I. Allegro
B2Partita Pastoralis in G: II. Andante
B3Partita Pastoralis in G: III. Menuetto
B4Partita Pastoralis in G: IV. Presto
B5Concertino in F con Pastorella: I. Allegretto
B6Concertino in F con Pastorella: II. Adagio
B7Concertino in F con Pastorella: III. Menuetto (Pastorella)
B8Concertino in F con Pastorella: IV. Tamborino. Allegro
Symphonies
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:18
1Symphony in D major “Mars”: I. Maestoso e poco adagio – Allegro assai5:48
2Symphony in D major “Mars”: II. Andante3:25
3Symphony in D major “Mars”: III. Menuetto in canone4:02
4Symphony in D major “Mars”: IV. Allegro con brio4:59
5Symphony in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 5: I. Grave – Allegro assai8:01
6Symphony in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 5: II. Arioso. Andante3:36
7Symphony in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 5: III. Rondo finale. Allegretto3:55
8Symphonie Concertante in D major, op. 6 “Apollo”: I. Adagio maestoso – Allegro assai7:12
9Symphonie Concertante in D major, op. 6 “Apollo”: II. Adagio maestoso10:41
10Symphonie Concertante in D major, op. 6 “Apollo”: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato4:55
11Symphony in D major, op. 1711:44
Die Streichtrios, op. 7 Nr. 1-6
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:42:58
Disc 19 tracks · 53:50
1Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 1 in C-Dur: I. Allegro assai6:25
2Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 1 in C-Dur: II. Larghetto4:20
3Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 1 in C-Dur: III. Minuetto mà moderato5:15
4Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 2 in F-Dur: I. Largo7:27
5Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 2 in F-Dur: II. Allegretto moderato3:50
6Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 2 in F-Dur: III. Andante con variazioni7:58
7Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 3 in B-Dur: I. Allegro moderato5:48
8Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 3 in B-Dur: II. Adagio3:33
9Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 3 in B-Dur: III. Tempo di Minuetto9:14
Disc 29 tracks · 49:08
1Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 4 in Es-Dur: I. Allegro commodo8:32
2Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 4 in Es-Dur: II. Largo5:56
3Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 4 in Es-Dur: III. Finale. Presto4:02
4Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 5 in A-Dur: I. Allegro moderato6:26
5Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 5 in A-Dur: II. Larghetto5:22
6Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 5 in A-Dur: III. Finale. Pastorella3:57
7Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 6 in D-Dur: I. Allegro assai moderato7:32
8Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 6 in D-Dur: II. Andante – Gavotta4:14
9Streichtrio, op. 7 Nr. 6 in D-Dur: III. Finale. Allegretto scherzando3:07
Symphonies
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:07:10
1Symphony in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 5, Z.23: I. Grave - Allegro assai5:43
2Symphony in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 5, Z.23: II. Andante arioso3:45
3Symphony in B-flat major, op. 1 no. 5, Z.23: III. Rondo: Allegretto3:19
4Symphony in E-flat major, Z.24: I. Allegro4:34
5Symphony in E-flat major, Z.24: II. Andante4:24
6Symphony in E-flat major, Z.24: III. Allegro assai3:44
7Symphony in G major, op. 1 no. 4, Z.22: I. Allegro4:46
8Symphony in G major, op. 1 no. 4, Z.22: II. Larghetto5:41
9Symphony in G major, op. 1 no. 4, Z.22: III. Allegro3:00
10Symphony in C major, op. 1 no. 3, Z.21: I. Allegro con brio4:46
11Symphony in C major, op. 1 no. 3, Z.21: II. Andante3:17
12Symphony in C major, op. 1 no. 3, Z.21: III. Allegro assai3:18
13Symphony in D major, Z.16 “Diana”: I. Allegro5:31
14Symphony in D major, Z.16 “Diana”: II. Andante arioso5:50
15Symphony in D major, Z.16 “Diana”: III. Menuetto poco vivace2:02
16Symphony in D major, Z.16 “Diana”: IV. Finale: Presto3:30
Symphonies: Calliope / Melpomene / Clio / Diana
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:43
1Sinfonia in C major “Calliope”, Zakin 11: I. Grave e maestoso4:51
2Sinfonia in C major “Calliope”, Zakin 11: II. Andante (sempre piano)3:19
3Sinfonia in C major “Calliope”, Zakin 11: III. Minuetto3:07
4Sinfonia in C major “Calliope”, Zakin 11: IV. Finale. Allegro assai3:10
5Sinfonia in B-flat major “Melpomene”, Zakin 14: I. Allegro con brio5:14
6Sinfonia in B-flat major “Melpomene”, Zakin 14: II. Andante arioso – Poco vivace6:34
7Sinfonia in B-flat major “Melpomene”, Zakin 14: III. Minuetto & Trio3:40
8Sinfonia in B-flat major “Melpomene”, Zakin 14: IV. Finale. Allegro3:40
9Sinfonia in E major “Clio”, Zakin 8: I. Allegro7:18
10Sinfonia in E major “Clio”, Zakin 8: II. Andante in canone2:43
11Sinfonia in E major “Clio”, Zakin 8: III. Minuetto4:12
12Sinfonia in E major “Clio”, Zakin 8: IV. Finale. Allegro3:20
13Sinfonia in D major “Diana”, Zakin 16: I. Allegro non troppo7:43
14Sinfonia in D major “Diana”, Zakin 16: II. Andante arioso6:20
15Sinfonia in D major “Diana”, Zakin 16: III. Minuetto. Poco vivace2:38
16Sinfonia in D major “Diana”, Zakin 16: IV. Finale. Presto4:54

Stats & PK

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Wenzel Pichl metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	13	67.6th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	5	78.9th
Studio albums	5	84.6th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	8	84.1th
Recording span (years)	-175	3.8th
Genres	5	88.3th

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portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2ad88758-9b7a-48f5-bc52-10cfdfe8c964
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2ad88758-9b7a-48f5-bc52-10cfdfe8c964
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344731
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1344731
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav_Pichl
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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