In the Shadow of the Dresden 'Hofkapelle'. Jacob Heinrich von Flemming and His Music Ensemble

In 1713 Jacob Heinrich v. Flemming (1667–1728), Saxon field marshal and first minister of the Saxon Privy Cabinet, set up his own music ensemble. This article is devoted to the history, line-up and profile of that ensemble. Over the 15 years of the existence of Flemming’s Kapelle, at least 20 musicians played in it, including such outstanding artists as Francesco Cattaneo and Gregor Joseph Werner. The history of this ensemble illuminates the network of connections and musical contacts between Dresden, Köthen, Berlin, Vienna, Warsaw, Leipzig, Brunswick, Zerbst and Schwerin during the early decades of the eighteenth century.