Johann Stamitz (Jan Václav Stamic): Mannheim Sinfonia in G Major and Sinfonia in A Major

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Jan Václav Stamic (Johann Stamitz) - Mannheim Sinfonia in G Major and Sinfonia in A Major, Ostrava Janáček Chamber Orchestra, Zdeněk Dejmek (conductor)
„The Symphony in G major - "Mannheim No. 1" - is a symphony in the style of the Mannheim school, attributed to Johann Stamitz, but probably by Antoine Mahaut, a close contemporary of the composer. It was probably written from 1741 to 1746, and if it is by Stamitz, it could be his first.” (Wikipedia, Notes to Johann Stamitz Symphonies Vol. 1 on Naxos)
Sinfonia in G Major:
1.Allegro – 00:00
2.Larghetto – 02:40
3.Presto – 05:10
Sinfonia in A Major:
1.Allegro assai – 07:12
2.Andante – 10:52
3.Presto – 14:44
Jan Václav Stamic (germanized as Johann Wenzel Anton Stamitz and usually referred as Johann Stamitz) was a czech composer and violinist (June 18, 1717, Německý Brod, presently Havlíčkův Brod, Czechia – March 27, 1757, Mannheim, Germany). He was the father of Carl Stamitz (or Karel Stamic) and Anton Stamitz (Antonín Stamic, baptized Tadeáš Johan Nepomuk Stamic), also composers.
Stamitz was the founder of the Mannheim School, a movement that had a significant impact on 18th Century European music, he being a vital figure in music's transition between the baroque and classical eras, especially in his pioneering accomplishments as a symphonist. In late baroque practice, the Italian "sinfonia" was a three-movement instrumental that served as a prelude to an opera; more than any composer before him Stamitz established it as an independent genre. He was the first to consistently write symphonies in four movements, inserting a minuet (a courtly dance) into the traditional fast-slow-fast pattern.
The term "Mannheim School" grew out of Stamitz's influential style and unique relationship with his orchestra. Most of the players were excellent soloists and composers themselves and they inspired each other with their capabilities. Their famed dynamic control enabled Stamitz to create novel effects such as orchestral crescendos (colorfully nicknamed the "Mannheim Steamroller", "Mannheim Rocket" and "Mannheim Sigh").
Of the estimated 75 symphonies he produced from 1741 to 1757, 58 survive.