3 Quartets for Horn, Violin, Viola and Basso Serie 1
Othon Joseph Vandenbroek (often named wrongly Vandenbrock or Van den Broeck), was born in Ypres (Flanders) 20th December 1758 and died in Passy (Paris) 18th Oktober 1832. Vandenbroeck was propably of Dutch origin. He was taught by the horn virtuoso Spandau in Den Haag and took also lessons in music theory and composition. He is said to be a member of the orchestra of the Théâtre français in Maastricht in 1781. He certainly moved to Paris in 1783 because in January 1784 he played a horn concerto in Concert Spirituel. As a successful horn player he is told playing in the Concerts de la Loge Oympique in 1788. He played in several other orchestra like Théâtre de la rue Feydeau (1789-1791), Opéra (1793-1816), first musician »1re classe« in the Garde Nationale. In 1795 he became professor at the Conservatoire de Music but left in 1800, when the »Réforme de l'an VIII« took place. He is said to be »attaché à la chapelle de l'Empereur et Roi« in 1812 and four years later he was retired.
His first collection of three quartets was published about 1788 by the Parisian publishing house Naderman. The works stand out for the excellent study of the horn without the impression of playing strikingly virtuos.
