Mikhail Wielhorski
Mikhail Vielgorsky ( Wjelhorski , born October 31 . Jul / 11. November 1787 greg. In Volyn , † September 9 jul. / 21st September 1856 greg. In Moscow ) was a Russian patron , cellist and composer Polish-Russian origin.
Life
Wielhorski studied music and was a student of Kiesewetter and Romberg. He composed a number of popular songs. His home in Saint Petersburg was a center of the city's musical and literary circles. Robert Schumann was impressed by his skills as a cellist on a trip to Russia. Michail Wielhorski was considered a friend of Tsar Nicholas I and he had the job of the court ministry to select musicians and introduce them to the court in St. Petersburg. Adolph von Henselt (1814–1889) and Liszt played there, among others .
Works (selection)
- Air varié , Wielhorski, Michail: Theme with variations, 1823
- Two Songs (Arranged for Piano) , Digital Sheet Music ID: SM-000010157
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.cello.org/heaven/wasiel/19ssah.htm
- ^ Alfred Baumgärtner Propylaea world of music. The Composers , Volume 5, 1989, ISBN 3-549-07835-8 , p. 551
- ↑ http://www.schwabach.de/henselt/henseltbiographie.pdf
- ↑ http://www.schott-musik.de/shop/products/search/by_person/az/result.html?ID_PERS=71836&searchMode=SM_DISCOGRAPHY&order=relevanz&ID_PKAT=8 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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SURNAME | Wielhorski, Michail |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Velhorsky, Mikhail |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian patron, cellist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1787 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Volhynia |
DATE OF DEATH | September 21, 1856 |
Place of death | Moscow |