Josef Dessauer
Josef Dessauer (28 May 1798 in Prague – 8 July 1876 in Mödling, near Vienna), was a composer from the Austrian Empire who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas.
Josef Dessauer
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- Born
- 1798 · Prague.
- Died
- 1876 · Mödling.
- Nationality
- Austrian Empire · Austria–Hungary
- Occupation
- composer · pianist
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- Prague Conservatory
- Known for
- Dominga oder Die Freier von Oléron · Lidwinna · Ein Besuch in Saint-Cyr
- Languages
- German
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Josef Dessauer (28 May 1798 in Prague – 8 July 1876 in Mödling, near Vienna), was a composer from the Austrian Empire who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas.
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Life
Josef Dessauer studied at Prague Conservatory. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Places of work recorded in the authority are Vienna. Works named in the authority record are Dominga oder Die Freier von Oléron, Lidwinna and Ein Besuch in Saint-Cyr.
Dessauer was born into a wealthy Jewish family, and studied piano in Prague with Bedřich Diviš Weber and composition with Wenzel Tomaschek. Dessauer began as a song composer, but later began composing operas, of which very few were performed. In 1821 he settled in Vienna, from which he made many European tours. He was a friend of many composers of his time, such as Gioachino Rossini, Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin, who dedicated some pieces to him. He was also a friend of George Sand.
Operas
Operas
Lidwinna (1836) Ein Besuch in Saint-Cyr (1838) Paquita (1851) Domingo (1860) Oberon (which was never performed)
Songs
Songs
"Verschwiegenheit" "Das Gebet" "Wie Glücklich" "Am Strande" "Ich Denke Dein" "Das Zerbrochene Ringlein"
Life and career
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1876
Josef Dessauer died at Mödling.
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Prague.
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Mödling.
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