František Xaver Richter (December 1, 1709 – September 12, 1789) was a Czech composer, born at Holleschau in Moravia. He was one of the most important of the Mannheim symphonists. He joined the Mannheim Orchestra in 1747. From 1769 till his death he was musical director at the Strasbourg Cathedral. He wrote an oratorio, La Deposizione della Croce (1748), 28 masses, numerous motets and psalms, 69 symphonies, and much chamber music.
External links
- Free scores by Franz Xaver Richter in the Werner Icking Music Archive
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