This album features world premiere recordings of Joseph Mayseder's String Quartet No. 6 in G major, Op. 23 and String Quartet No. 5 in D major, Op. 9.
Instruments
Othmar Müller, the cellist, plays a violoncello made by Andrea Amati in Cremona in 1573, which is on loan from the Music Instrument Collection of the Austrian National Bank.
Composer Biography
At just 16 years old, Joseph Mayseder was already recognized as a virtuoso violinist by prominent composers such as Joseph Haydn and Antonio Salieri.
Composer Biography
Joseph Mayseder performed in the world premieres of Ludwig van Beethoven's 7th and 9th Symphonies, and Franz Schubert's Mass in F major, often under the composers' own direction.
Performer Biography
Raimund Lissy, the first violinist of the Mayseder Quartett, is dedicated to preserving Joseph Mayseder's works, maintaining a website about him and researching his life and compositions.
Composer Biography
Joseph Mayseder, the composer, received violin, piano, and composition lessons from notable figures like Anton Wranitzky, Ignaz Schuppanzigh, and Emanuel Aloys Förster.
Cultural Impact
Joseph Mayseder's compositions were immensely popular in the 19th century, with around 900 editions published across Europe and America, and performed in thousands of concerts worldwide by artists like Franz Liszt.
