Jurij Mihevec
Jurij Mihevec (also: Georg Micheuz ) (born March 22, 1805 in Laibach ; † August 21, 1882 in Mennecy ) was a Slovenian composer who first worked in Vienna and then in France.
Life
Mihevec studied law in Vienna and also trained musically. During this time he met Ludwig van Beethoven and remained on friendly terms with him until his death. From 1840 to 1842 he was a music teacher in Hungary, after which he lived as a composer and pianist in Paris . He composed more than two hundred and fifty piano works - including piano concertos, variations, fantasies and transcriptions - as well as songs and singspiele.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Micheuz, Georg . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1868, p. 217 ( digital copy ).
- N. Gspan: Micheuz (Mihevec) Jurij. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 263.
source
- Alfred Baumgartner: "Propylaea World of Music: The Composers", Volume 4, Berlin, Frankfurt 1989, ISBN 354907834X , pp. 46–47
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mihevec, Jurij |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Micheuz, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1805 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ljubljana |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 21, 1882 |
| Place of death | Mennecy |