Vogel, Jean-Christophe
(1756–1785)> COMPOSER
Vogel, Jean-Christophe (1756, Nuremberg; 26 June 1785, Paris), composer, studied composition at Ratisbonne with Riepel and mastered the horn and several other instruments before leaving Germany for Paris in 1776. In France he became attached to the household of the duke de Montmorency and then joined the musical organization supported by the duke de Valentinois. Vogel finished the score of La Toison d’or shortly after his arrival in the French capital, but this work was not mounted until a…