Anton Stamitz, the son of the pioneer of the symphonic form Johann Stamitz, is one of the lesser known composers of the Mannheim circle. Unlike his older brother Carl, Anton Stamitz published only few compositions, and only relatively few manuscripts of his works are extant today. We also know quite little about his life. He was born in Deutsch Brod (today Havlickuv Brod) on 27 November 1750 and was named Anton Thadäus Johann Nepomuk. At the age of ten, he was already employed as a violinist in ...