Johann Georg Distler

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Johann Georg Distler (* 1765 in or near Vienna ; † July 28, 1799 there ) was an Austrian violinist and composer .

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Johann Georg Distler, son of the lodge master at the Kärntnertortheater, was a pupil of Joseph Haydn in the 1770s , who supposedly held him in high regard. Prince Friedrich Eugen von Württemberg hired him in 1781 as a violinist in his residence in the county of Württemberg-Mömpelgard ( Montbéliard ). In 1786 he was appointed music director. After the Montbéliard residence was conquered by the French revolutionary troops, Distler followed his employer to Ansbach and Bayreuth, where he was the Prussian governor general. When Friedrich Eugen became Duke of Württemberg in 1795, Distler took over the direction of the Stuttgart court orchestra with concertmaster Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg . Already a year later, with a mental illness, Distler traveled to his parents in Vienna, where he worked as a composer for chamber music . He dedicated his works to Princess Sophie and Prince Karl of Württemberg as well as Grand Duke Paul of Russia . Distler's wife Luise is proven to be an actress and singer in the Stuttgart ensemble until 1810.

Different siblings of Distler worked as singers and actors in Viennese theaters. His sister Elisabeth (1769–1782) sang a solo part in the world premiere of Mozart's cantata Davidde penitente KV 469.

Gustav Schilling (1803–1881) wrote in 1840 in his “Encyclopedia of All Musical Sciences” about Distler: “ ... and few composers want to be who can boast of such a generally favorable reception of their works as he ... especially his violin quartets which he published about 24 ... found such a rare, lively participation that several of them had 6 different editions in a period of 5 years. The lightness and pleasure of his ideas, and at the same time the skillful treatment of them, may well be the main cause. "

Works

  • Violin Concerto in D major, first performed in 1794 by Franz Clement in Vienna
  • 6 quartets, 1791;
  • 6 quartets for violins and violoncellos, 1791;
  • 6 quintetti for 2 violins, 2 violas and bass (Vienna, lost in 1795)
  • Deux Trios concertants for clarinet, violin and viola op.7, (1804, Gombart et Comp.)
  • Concerto in B flat major for flute and orchestra

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gustav Schilling: "Encyclopedia of the Entire Musical Sciences" p. 425
personal data
SURNAME Distler, Johann Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH near Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 28, 1799
Place of death Vienna