Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf
Fantasie of Them from the Opera "Il Pirata" by Bellini for Horn (or Flute) and Piano
Maximilian Joseph Leidesdorf (, born on July 5th, 1787 in Vienna, died on September 27th, 1840 in Florence). It was the son of the wholesaler Joseph Leidesdorf. It had lessons at Albrechtsberger, Salieri and E.A Forest warden. In addition, he studied the piano and guitar and 1803 published his op. 1 in Vienna where he lived as respected pianist, piano and guitars teachers. With Ignaz Sauer he founded 1822 a music publishing house and was the sole owner as of May 9th, 1827; his rights changed to about 1835 to Diabelli. He went 1827 to Florence where he was appointed court and chamber virtuoso by the grand duke of Tuscany. There he was still a professor besides that at the conservatory and remained until his death in Florence.
Leidesdorf was friendly with Schubert and Beethoven and published numerous compositions of Schubert for the first time. Leidesdorf was » good-naturedly but littly energetic « (Schubert) and had to fight with financial difficulties frequently apparently as a publisher.Fantasie for Horn (or flute) and PianoLeidesdorf was the typical »trendly - composer« the 19th century. Reviews praise the easy type of him in form contemporary . and melodic pattern to the classical music's trained compositions. He won recognition also as pianist and teacher and he was an important predecessor Karl Czernys.
The composition on hand is opera "Il Pirata" according to topics from Vincenzo Bellinis which was played for the first time in the Milan Scala on 27-10-1827, formed.
This composition was dedicated for the well-known horn virtuoso Giovanni Puzzi (1792 -- 1876). This worked at the Italian theatre in London and stimulated numerous composers to works by its game for horn. This work for the first time appeared at Pariser Verlag Lemoine with the plate number 1400. A flute also can alternatively be occupied for the horn. The virtuoso piano part has to be compared with the fantasies by Carl Czerny about Schubert melodies, also for the same instrumentation.
