Pavel Vranický, later Germanized as Paul Wranitzky (30 December 1756 – 29 September 1808), was a Moravian classical composer. His half brother, Antonín, was also a composer.
Like so many other Czech composers of that period, he moved to Vienna to seek out opportunities within the Austrian imperial capital.
Wranitzky was a prolific composer. His output comprises operas, symphonies, string quartets and a large amount of other orchestral and chamber music.
Wranitzky died in Vienna on 29 September 1808. Beethoven wrote a minor but nonetheless charming work, Variations on a Russian Dance (WoO 71), based on a theme in Wranitzky's opera Das Waldmädchen (The Forest Maiden).

Writing about Wranitzky's music in the last part of the 19th century, the famous French critic and musicologist François-Joseph Fétis recalled, "The music of Wranitzky was in fashion when it was new because of his natural melodies and brilliant style. He treats the orchestra well, especially in symphonies. I recall that, in my youth, his works held up very well in comparison with those of Haydn. Their premature abandonment of today has been for me a source of astonishment." (Wikipedia)

Performers: Pavel Vranický (Paul Wranitzky) - Symphony in C minor sine Op.( c. 1800), Dvorak Chamber Orchestra, Bohumil Gregor

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