JOAO DOMINGOS BOMTEMPO  

Born in Lisbon in 1771, the son of an Italian oboist, Joo Domingos Bomtempo wrote a substantial body of music, including five piano concertos, a Requiem in Memory of Cames, two symphonies, and a quantity of piano music. In a career that took him to Paris and to London, he enjoyed considerable success as a pianist and as a composer.

Orchestral Music

Bomtempos two symphonies reflect contemporary classical influence, the first in the tradition of Haydn and Mozart, and the second, nearly twice the length, akin, rather, to Beethoven.