Joseph Brodmann

Fortepiano from the possession of Carl Maria von Weber , Joseph Johann Brodmann, Vienna around 1810 ( Musikinstrumenten-Museum Berlin )

Joseph Johann Brodmann (born September 21, 1763 in Deuna , Eichsfeld , † May 13, 1848 in Vienna ) was an outstanding piano maker in his time .

Born in Prussia as the son of the master carpenter Johann Brodmann and his wife Maria Elisabeth born. Joseph Brodmann, born in sword, trained as a carpenter and came to Vienna in 1783, where he became a journeyman with the young organ and piano builder Ferdinand Hofmann (1756? -1829). On October 14, 1796, he took the Viennese oath and set up a piano maker workshop. His apprentice Ignaz Bösendorfer took over the business in 1828, which today is one of the world's leading piano manufacturers alongside Steinway & Sons . The instruments of Brodmann were investigated by Ludwig van Beethoven and Carl Maria von Weber played and appreciated.

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Andreas E. Beurmann: Sounding treasures. Keyboard instruments from the Beurmann collection . Drägerdruck, Lübeck 2000, ISBN 3-925402-93-4

Web links

Commons : Joseph Brodmann - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Brodmann , portal to the Brodmann homepage.

Individual evidence

↑ The date of birth is quoted here from the Gottsleben genealogy , which contradicts the entry in the baptismal register of the Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul in Deuna (volume 20, page 192).

personal data
SURNAME	Brodmann, Joseph
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Brodmann, Joseph Johann (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Piano maker
DATE OF BIRTH	September 21, 1763
PLACE OF BIRTH	Deuna , Eichsfeld , Prussia
DATE OF DEATH	May 13, 1848
Place of death	Vienna

[1] The date of birth is quoted here from the Gottsleben genealogy , which contradicts the entry in the baptismal register of the Catholic Church of St. Peter and Paul in Deuna (volume 20, page 192).