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Josef Dessauer (28 May 1798 in Prague – 8 July 1876 in Mödling, near Vienna), was an Austrian-born composer who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas.

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Life

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.

Operas

• Lidwinna (1836)
• Ein Besuch in Saint-Cyr (1838)
• Paquita (1851)
• Domingo (1860)
• Oberon (which was never performed)

Songs

• "Verschwiegenheit"
• "Das Gebet"
• "Wie Glücklich"
• "Am Strande"
• "Ich Denke Dein"
• "Das Zerbrochene Ringlein"

На других языках

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[de] Josef Dessauer

Josef Dessauer (* 28. Mai 1798 in Prag; † 8. Juli 1876 in Mödling) war ein jüdischer österreichischer Pianist und Komponist. Sein Vater war der aus Dessau stammende Prager Großhändler Aron Dessauer, der 1817 in Wien zum Christentum übertrat. Seine Mutter Sara war die Tochter des Berliner Großkaufmanns Levin Hertz.

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- [en] Josef Dessauer

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[ru] Дессауэр, Йозеф

Йозеф Дессауэр (нем. Josef Dessauer; 28 мая 1798 (1798-05-28), Прага — 8 июля 1876, Мёдлинг, Австро-Венгрия) — австрийский композитор, музыкант, пианист.

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