Eberl: 3 Violin Sonatas

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Dayeon Hong
Heejung Kang
Anton Eberl

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Composition History

Eberl's Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 1, was composed in 1792 and released by Artaria in Vienna, advertised as Mozart's 'last great [keyboard] sonata'.

Composer Biography

Anton Eberl was a true Viennese, born in Vienna in 1765 and dying there at age 41, unlike many of his contemporaries.

Composer Biography

Eberl served as an accompanist for Mozart's widow, Konstanze, and her sister Aloysia on a concert tour through Germany in the winter of 1795-96.

Cultural Impact

Eberl's music, once ranked with Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven, vanished from the repertoire around 1830, possibly due to the rise of German nationalism and the reification of 'Viennese Classical' procedures.

Composer Biography

Anton Eberl, a contemporary of Mozart, had two of his early piano pieces published under Mozart's name, even while Mozart was still alive.

Critical Reception

Contemporary critics preferred Eberl's E-flat major symphony to Beethoven's Eroica when both were premiered in the same 1805 concert.

Composer Biography

Eberl composed a cantata, Bey Mozarts Grab, in memory of Mozart after his death in 1791, suggesting a personal relationship between the two composers.