Antonín František Bečvařovský
Antonín František Bečvařovský , German also Anton Felix Beczwarzowsky (born April 9, 1754 in Jungbunzlau , Bohemia ; † May 15, 1823 in Berlin ) was a Bohemian organist , pianist and composer .
Life
The pupil of Jan Křtitel Kucharž became organist at the St. Jacob's Church in Prague in 1777 and at the main church in Wolfenbüttel in 1779 . He was also Duke of Braunschweigischer Kapellmeister . He lived in Bamberg from 1796 before moving to Berlin in early 1799, where he stayed until the end of his life.
Bečvařovský was best known as a song composer , especially for his setting of Theodor Körner's Leyer and Schwerdt collection . In addition, he composed piano concertos and sonatas.
literature
- Milan Poštolka: Bečvařovský, Antonín František. In: MGG Online (subscription required).
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Bečwarowsky, Anton . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 01. part. University book printer L. C. Zamarski (formerly JP Sollinger), Vienna 1856, p. 218 ( digitized version ).
- Carl Ferdinand Pohl: Beczwarzowsky, Anton Felix . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 2, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, p. 241 f.
- Becvarovsky Anton Felix. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 63.
Web links
- Works by and about Antonín František Bečvařovský in the German Digital Library
- Literature and other media by and about Antonín František Bečvařovský in the catalog of the National Library of the Czech Republic
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SURNAME | Bečvařovský, Antonín František |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Beczwarzowsky, Anton Felix |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czech composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1754 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mladá Boleslav |
DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 1823 |
Place of death | Berlin |