Vojtěch Živný

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Vojtěch Živný

Vojtěch Živný (Polish Wojciech Żywny ; born May 13, 1756 in Mšeno , † February 21, 1842 in Warsaw ) was a Bohemian pianist , violinist , teacher and composer . He became famous because he was Frederic Chopin's first professional piano teacher .

Life

Vojtěch Živný studied violin, piano, harmony and counterpoint with Jan Křtitel Kuchař in his native Bohemia, at which time his first compositions were written.

Possibly he had short-term jobs in Stuttgart and Zweibrücken . Around 1790 he moved to Poland, where he found a job at the court of Prince Kazimierz Nestor Sapieha . In 1792 the prince went into exile and Živný went to Warsaw as a private music teacher.

From 1816 to 1822 he was Frédéric Chopin's first piano teacher in Warsaw . He began his piano lessons at the age of six. He laid the technical foundations of playing the piano, but also guided him to his first compositions and prepared him for his first public appearances. In 1822 he dismissed Chopin from his lessons, stating that there was nothing more he could teach him. Živný died in Warsaw at the age of 85. He is buried in the Powazki cemetery. On his tombstone there is a note from Chopin's teacher.

Other students were Jan Białobłocki, Dominik Dziewanowski and Tytus Woyciechowski .

Živný composed several piano works, such as sonatas, polonaises and preludes, which, however, were not published and are now considered lost.

Recordings

  • Wojciech Zywny: Polonaise. In: Pearls from Poland: 18th century Polish miniatures. Warsaw Chamber Orchestra. Ltg .: Marek Sewen and in: Klejnoty Polskiej muzyki: polonez ogińskiego i inne . Warsaw Chamber Orchestra. Director: Marek Sewen
  • Polonaise in C major. In: Early Polish Piano Music. Lidia Kozubek, piano. Muza PNCD 631

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Bobb Edwards: Wojciech Zywny (1756 - 1842) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved April 14, 2017 (English).
  2. ^ Fryderyk Chopin - Information Center - Wojciech Żywny - Biography. In: Wojciech Żywny. The Fryderyk Chopin Institute, accessed April 14, 2017 .
  3. ^ Pearls from Poland: 18th century Polish miniatures. January 1, 2001, accessed April 13, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Klejnoty Polskiej muzyki: polonez ogińskiego i inne. January 1, 2000, accessed April 13, 2017 .
  5. ^ Lidia Kozubek - early Polish piano music. Retrieved April 13, 2017 (undetermined).
personal data
SURNAME Živný, Vojtěch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Żywny, Wojciech Adalbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION bohemian composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Mšeno , Bohemia
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1842
Place of death Warsaw