Joseph mayseder biography
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- Joseph Mayseder was an Austrian violin virtuoso and composer.
- Joseph Mayseder (1789-1863) was one of the most significant musical figures in Vienna in the first half of the nineteenth century as a violinist.
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Joseph Mayseder
Austrian composer and violinist
Joseph Mayseder (27 October 1789 – 21 November 1863) was an Austrianviolinvirtuoso and composer.[1]
Biography
Mayseder showed musical promise from an early age, and was a student of Joseph Suche (1797), Paul Wranitzky (1798) and Ignaz Schuppanzigh. By the age of eleven, he was performing in public concerts at the Augarten in Vienna. He received lessons in composition from Emanuel Aloys Förster.
In 1810, he was appointed concertmaster of the Vienna Court Opera. In 1816, he was the violin soloist of the Hofburg Palace chapel orchestra, which he conducted from 1836. He was a major quartet player, as well as a teacher and composer for his instrument. Among his students were the highly esteemed Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst.[2]
Mayseder was the recipient of multiple awards and honorary memberships. He was appointed to the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome, along with Franz Liszt and others.[3] He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph in 1862, and was an honorar
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Joseph MAYSEDER (1789-1863)
String Quartet No. 6 in G major, op. 23 (1818) [29:09]
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Mayseder Quartett
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Joseph Mayseder (1789-1863): A Viennese violinist and composer
Devaux, Vanessa 2014. Joseph Mayseder (1789-1863): A Viennese violinist and composer. PhD Thesis, Cardiff University.
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Joseph Mayseder (1789-1863) was one of the most significant musical figures in Vienna in the first half of the nineteenth century as a violinist and composer. His participation in musical life in Vienna was of central importance, as a ‘Soloist’ at the Hofkapelle, as the Director of the Orchestra at the Kärntnertortheater and as a friend of Beethoven. The dissertation offers an in-depth survey of Mayseder’s achievements in Vienna in his lifetime. A biographical overview of Mayseder’s life in Vienna is given, evaluating the role of his persona as a musician. Chapter 1 focuses on Mayseder as a violinist, drawing attention to his performances with new, detailed information taken from contemporary sources on his musical activities. The second chapter explores Mayseder’s compositions and highlights his key compositional elements in more deta
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