Josef Dessauer
Josef Dessauer (born May 28, 1798 in Prague , † July 8, 1876 in Mödling ) was a Jewish Austrian pianist and composer . His father was the Prague wholesaler Aron Dessauer from Dessau , who converted to Christianity in Vienna in 1817. His mother Sara was the daughter of the Berlin wholesale merchant Levin Hertz.
Life
At a young age, Dessauer first followed the wishes of his parents and devoted himself to commercial training. Nevertheless, he also studied with Friedrich Dionys Weber (1766–1842) and Johann Wenzel Tomaschek (1774–1850). Under the impression of his success as a pianist during a trip to Naples in 1821, he finally decided to become a professional musician. From then on he devoted himself increasingly to his composition studies. In the course of several trips in 1831/32 he visited Italy, France and England, but also stayed in Vienna for short periods of time before finally settling there around 1835. He participated intensively in Viennese musical and intellectual life and was on friendly terms with almost all the great musicians of his time, for example with Rossini, Schubert, Berlioz, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Liszt and Chopin ,
Chopin dedicated his Zwei Polonaisen op.26, composed in 1834/35 to Dessauer .
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In addition to the operas “Lidwinna” (1836), “A Visit to St. Cyr” (1838), “Paquita” (1851) and “Dominga” (1860), he created numerous vocal and instrumental works. His music, which shows the different influences of his numerous travels, rightly enjoyed great recognition during his lifetime.
literature
- Dessauer Josef. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 180.
- Otto Sertl : Josef Dessauer , dissertation, Innsbruck 1951.
- Rudolf Müller: Dessauer, Joseph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 74 f.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Dessauer, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 3rd part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Institution (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, pp. 255-257 ( digitized version ).
- Music in past and present , 1st edition, vol. 15, p. 1770 ff
- Michael Jahn : The Vienna Court Opera from 1848 to 1870. Personnel - performances - program. Tutzing 2002, pp. 12, 18, 23, 77, 125, 323, 701.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dessauer, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1798 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 8, 1876 |
| Place of death | Mödling |