Antal Csermák
Antal György Csermák [ ˈɒntɒl ˈɟørɟ ˈʧɛrmaːk ] (* 1774 , † October 25, 1822 in Veszprém ) was a Hungarian composer and violinist .
Life
Csermák performed as a violinist in Vienna and Pressburg and was concertmaster at the Hungarian theater in Budapest between 1795 and 1810 . As a soloist he was valued for his interpretations of the violin concertos by Haydn , Mozart and Viotti . He mostly led the life of a travel artist and held a. a. at the Austrian court.
From 1804 he composed, influenced by the Verbunkos of János Bihari and János Lavotta . His motifs can be found in the works of Ferenc Erkel , Franz Liszt and later in those of György Ligeti . Contemporaries liked to refer to him as the Hungarian Beethoven.
Among other things, he composed a string quartet and Hungarian Dances for orchestra.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Csermák Edler von Luid and Rohans, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 3rd part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, pp. 56-58 ( digitized version ).
- Csermak Anton von. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 158.
- Uwe Harten : Csermak, Anton. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Csermák, Antal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Csermák, Antal György (full name); Csermak, Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian composer and violinist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1774 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1822 |
| Place of death | Veszprém |