Leopold von Meyer
Leopold von Meyer (born December 20, 1816 in Baden near Vienna , † March 6, 1883 in Dresden ) was an Austrian pianist and composer .
Life
Leopold von Meyer was born as the son of a spa doctor in Baden near Vienna and was originally intended for civil service. When his father died of cholera , he devoted himself to music and received his pianistic training from Carl Czerny and Joseph Fischhof . Soon he appeared in the salons of Viennese society with great success. From 1835 concert tours took him to Bucharest , Odessa , St. Petersburg , Moscow and Constantinople (1843). Very successful tours followed through Austria, Germany, Belgium, England, the USA and France.
Leopold von Meyer, a brilliant technician as a pianist, was a typical representative of salon music as a composer (opera paraphrases, variations, character pieces, fashion dances and piano pieces with an exotic character). Towards the end of his life he was forgotten.
literature
- The biography of Leopold de Meyer, imperial and royal court pianist by Diploma of their Majesties of Austria and Russia. London 1845.
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Meyer, Leopold von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 18th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1868, pp. 157–159 ( digitized version ).
- Moritz Fürstenau: Meyer, Leopold von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 21, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1885, p. 609.
- Antonicek: Leopold von Meyer. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 437.
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| SURNAME | Meyer, Leopold von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1816 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baden (Lower Austria) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1883 |
| Place of death | Dresden |