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Jiří Antonín Benda

composer

From: Mladá Boleslav, Germany
Active: 1722–1795
Releases: 17

About

Georg Anton Benda (Czech: Jiří Antonín Benda; 30 June 1722 – 6 November 1795) was a Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister of the classical period. He was active mostly in German-speaking lands during the Sturm und Drang era.

From Georg Benda on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

Albums 16

Concertos For Harpsichord And Strings 1977
Concertos for Harpsichord and Strings 1980
Konzert am Preussischen Hof 1993
Sinfonias Nos. 1-6 1995
Sinfonias Nos. 7-12 1995
Melodramas: Ariadne auf Naxos / Pygmalion 1996
Viola and Violin Concertos 2002
Harpsichord Concertos 2005
Mozart in the Age of Enlightenment 2006
Harpsichord Concertos, Vol. II 2007
Concerti 2009
Sonatas, Sonatinas, Songs. Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague 2015
Piano Concerto in F minor / Piano Concerto in G minor / Piano Concerto in G major / Piano Concerto in B minor 2021
The Age of Extremes 2025
Musik in Sanssouci Year unknown
Gott ist die Liebe - Church Cantatas - Kantorei Sankt Barbara, L'Estate Armonico, Stefanie Dasch, Agnieszka Monasterska, Julio Fernandez, Simon Berg, Wieslaw Delimat Year unknown

Compilations 1

Benda: Sinfonia in B-flat / Dvořák: Serenade in E / Suk: Serenade in E-flat / Tchaikovsky: Andante cantabile / Song Without Words 2007

Parent

Friedrich Ludwig Benda now

Sibling

Anna Franziska Benda now
František Benda now
Jan Jiří Benda now
Joseph Benda now

Also known as

Georg Anton Benda

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 2dffa2d9-3b13-420d-b6a7-84ca62763a41
ISNI: 000000010858749X

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.