Jacques Christian-Michel Widerkehr was born in Strasbourg on April 18th, 1759 and died in Paris in April 1823. As a pupil of F.X. judge and Dumonchau (cello) it came 1783 to Paris as teachers, composer and freelance musician. A regular publication of its compositions is provable as of 1790. Return attained primarily fame as a composer for instrumental music, particularly its symphony concertantes for wind instruments were very praised. The symphony concertante presented here was made it is dedicated approximately for the citizens (Citoyen) Frederic Duvernoy (1765 - 1835) and Heinrich Domnich (1767 - 1844) at 1797. Both were hornists at the Parisian opera and teacher at the Conservatoire. Duvernoy was a very successful Solohornist, he grew the mid-position of the horn (cor mixed) this used particularly successfully in his own compositions. Domnich was hornist second, also composed for his instrument. Both published very successful school works for the horn in your time.
