Tag: Austrian composers

Classical Sunday: Fux’s Kaiserrequiem

By Anne on January 12, 2020January 10, 2020

Johann Joseph Fux (1660 – 1741) was an Austrian composer and court musician of the late Baroque era.

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Classical Sunday: Dittersdorf’s Violin Concerto in G major

By Anne on September 15, 2019September 13, 2019

About 1785, Haydn, Dittersdorf, Mozart and Wanhal played string quartets together, Dittersdorf taking first violin, Haydn second violin, Mozart viola, and Wanhal cello.

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