Music
Carl Stamitz wrote more than 50 symphonies; at least 38 symphonies concertantes; and more than 60 concertos for Violin, viola, viola d'amore, cello, clarinet, Basset horn, flute, bassoon, and other instruments. He also wrote a good deal of chamber music for various combinations. Some of his clarinet and viola concertos are considered to be among the finest available.
During his Paris years (1770–1778) Stamitz began to cooperate with the Bohemian born clarinet virtuoso Joseph Beer (1744–1811) which proved fruitful for both Stamitz and Beer. At least one of Stamitz's clarinet concertos (concerto No. 6 in E-flat major) seems to have been jointly composed by Stamitz and Beer, as both names appear on the title page of the Viennese manuscript.
Stamitz's cello concertos were written for the cello-playing Prussian King Frederick William II, for whom both Mozart and Beethoven also wrote music.
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