Carl ditters von dittersdorf metamorphoses book

The documents concerning franz diters wedding were first published in 1997. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. In the fifteen books of his metamorphoses the roman poet ovid gives in latin. His father was a military tailor, serving in the austrian imperial army of charles vi, in a number of germanspeaking regiments. Music go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. He then served as kapellmeister to the bishop of grosswardein, where, in 1762, he succeeded michael haydn.

On june 9 th, 16 th and 23 rd of 1725 the banns for his wedding were published at the church of st. Dittersdorf was born in the laimgrube now mariahilf district of vienna, austria, as august carl ditters. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. His father was a military tailor in the austrian imperial army of charles vi, for a number of germanspeaking regiments. Quite apart from his magnificent musical legacy, of which a distressingly small proportion has been published to date, dittersdorf left behind one of the most fascinating and entertaining memoirs of the. Porticodoro smartcgart media productions classical orchestra.

Dittersdorf began writing the symphonies in the early 1780s and had planned to write a set of fifteen. Carl dittersdorfs sinfonias on ovids metamorphoses, no. Ditters was not named august carl and his father was not a military tailor. The metamorphoses of the roman poet ovid contains, in its fifteen books. Along with joseph haydn, he was considered a bright star in viennese music. However, he only wrote 12 and, of these, only 6 survive. These 6 extant symphonies correspond to the first 6 stories from ovids work. After retiring honorably from his military obligation, he was provided with royal letters of reference and a sinecure with the imperial theatre.

In 1750 the boy carl obtained a post as violinist in viennas schottenkircheorchestra. Through service in karl vis army, his father had gained a position as costume designer in the imperial theater. Having retired successfully from his martial obligations, he was provided with royal letters of reference and a sinecure with the imperial theatre. Though he enjoyed enormous popularity in his own time, he is virtually unknown. In the autobiography dictated to his son carl ditters gives a brief account of his. Staatsorchester rheinische philharmonie, james lockhart. Dittersdorfs father, the silk embroiderer franz paul diters, was born around 1695 in lublin. Six symphonies after ovids metamorphoses cantilena. The metamorphosesof the roman poet ovid contains, in its fifteen books, a compendium ofgreek and roman. That leaves well over 80 others that have hardly been looked at, so credit goes to naxoss 18thcentury symphony series for teasing out a second disc of nameless symphonies. It was the gripping account of the petrifaction of phineus and his associates that provided the stimulus for this, the last of dittersdorfs six symphonies after ovid, and this d major work is one. In the fifth book of ovids metamorphoses, we encounter the legend which narrates how perseus deals with a rival entreaty for the hand of andromeda.