Tomaschek, Wenzel Johann

Preface

Tomaschek, Wenzel Johann – Complete Song edition in 3 volumes, Volume III: Tschechischsprachige Lieder, geistliche Liedkompositionen, Späte Lieder und Lieder ohne Opuszahl (performance score / first print/new print)

(1774 – 1850)

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First complete edition of the songs of Johann Wenzel Tomaschek
Anniversary edition for the 250th birthday of the composer in three volumes compiled from old prints and manuscripts
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Johann Wenzel Tomaschek was a significant artistic figure in Prague during the first half of the 19th century. This is evident from the large number of his students, which included the pianist Alexander Dreyschock and the renowned music critic Eduard anslick. Hanslick referred to Tomaschek as the ‚Dalai Lama of Prague‘ (Hanslick, Eduard: Aus meinem Leben, Bd. I. Berlin 1894. p. 26). Press reports and documented encounters with cultural personalities, such as Richard Wagner, Clara Wieck, Franz Liszt, Hector Berlioz, and the violinists Niccolò Paganini and Ole Bull, testify to Tomaschek’s international esteem. …

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