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The present article constitutes an introduction to the artistic profile of Austrian composer and piano virtuoso Joseph Woelfl. This forgotten creative personality left an artistic legacy of instrumental music, stage works, numerous orchestral compositions, piano concertos, a concerto for piano and violin, and a chamber concerto. Beyond this, he wrote numerous other chamber works scored for various ensembles; but above all, he created an array of works for solo piano or two pianos, as well as piano pieces of pedagogical character. The artist was born on 24 December 1773 in Salzburg, where he began his musical education. In 1790, he left his hometown of Salzburg and, probably following in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s footsteps, set out for Vienna. He did not remain there long, however, because in 1791, he was accepted for service to Prince Michał Kleofas Ogiński in Warsaw. The pianist-composer returned to Vienna probably ca 1795. He set out on his next conquest of European cities in 1799. This period of tours lasted until 1801. At this time he visited, among other cities, Prague, Leipzig, Berlin, Hamburg and Dresden. In 1801, he arrived in Paris, where he spent the next four years of his life. In 1805, he left the French capital and set out for London, where he remained until his death. He passed away on 21 May 1812. In his intensive artistic career, Joseph Woelfl devoted himself mainly to piano performance and composition; beyond this, he also engaged in ped¬agogical activity. His abundant artistic output is nearly forgotten today, so it is worthwhile to remind a broader audience of this distinguished figure.
Muzyka
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2020
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vol. 65
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issue 4
20-39
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Theodor Leschetizky (1830–1915), born in Łańcut, a pupil of Carl Czerny and Simon Sechter in Vienna, is known today primarily as an eminent piano teacher, but he began his musical career first and foremost as a pianist and composer. He notched up successes as a virtuoso, and his own music won critical acclaim. Like many other nineteenth-century pianists, Leschetizky wrote piano concertos, most likely with himself in mind as the performer of the solo parts. Analysis of Leschetizky’s early output and artistic activity, as described in press articles from the 1840s, 50s and 60s and in his early biographies (written during his lifetime), proves that he was successful both as a composer and a virtuoso. This article is devoted to Leschetizky’s one-movement Concerto symphonique pour le piano et l’orchestre in C minor, Op. 9, which he probably never performed, and to the autograph manuscript of this work, now held in the Library of Congress in Washington (US-Wc ML96.L4678 no. 1 Case). I investigate why this piece probably never entered the concert repertoire of its composer or any of his eminent pupils, and was only given its first performance in the twentieth century – in 1977, in the US.
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Teodor Leszetycki (1830–1915), urodzony w Łańcucie, wykształcony w Wiedniu pod kierunkiem Carla Czernego i Simona Sechtera, znany jest dzisiaj głównie jako wybitny pedagog fortepianu. Swoją muzyczną działalność rozpoczynał jednak przede wszystkim jako pianista oraz kompozytor. Osiągał sukcesy wirtuozowskie, a jego twórczość muzyczna zyskiwała uznanie krytyki. Podobnie jak wielu dziewiętnastowiecznych pianistów, Leszetycki sięgnął po gatunek koncertu fortepianowego i pragnął zapewne być wykonawcą solowych partii tego, jak i innych skomponowanych przez siebie utworów. Analiza wczesnej działalności artystycznej Leszetyckiego i jego młodzieńczego dorobku pozwala dowieść, że osiągał on sukcesy kompozytorskie i wirtuozowskie. Owe sukcesy kompozytora ilustrują artykuły prasowe z lat 40, 50, i 60-tych XIX wieku, a także pierwsze biografie twórcy spisane jeszcze za jego życia. W artykule zaprezentowane zostało jednoczęściowe dzieło Leszetyckiego, prawdopodobnie nigdy przez niego nie wykonany Concerto symphonique pour le piano et l’orchestre c-moll [op. 9] i autograf tejże kompozycji ze zbiorów Biblioteki Kongresu w Waszyngtonie (US-Wc ML96.L4678 no. 1 Case). Niniejsze rozważania prowadzą do odpowiedzi na pytanie dlaczego utwór prawdopodobnie nigdy nie trafił do repertuaru koncertowego samego twórcy lub kogoś z grona jego wybitnych uczniów, a jego premiera odbyła się dopiero w XXI wieku, tj. w 1977 r. w Stanach Zjednoczonych.
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