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[[Image:Hugo Worzischek by Engelmann.jpg|thumb|right|Jan Václav Voříšek]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek''' ({{IPA-cs|jan ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦuɡo ˈvor̝iːʃɛk}}; ''Johann Hugo Worzischek'', 11 May 1791, [[Vamberk]], [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]] – 19 November 1825, [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire|Austria]]) was a Czech [[composer]], [[pianist]] and [[organist]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek''' ({{IPA-cs|jan ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦuɡo ˈvor̝iːʃɛk}}; ''Johann Hugo Worzischek'', 11 May 1791,in [[Vamberk]], [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]] – 19 November 1825,in [[Vienna]], [[Austrian Empire|Austria]]) was a Czech [[composer]], [[pianist]], and [[organist]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Voříšek was born in the town of [[Vamberk]], [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]], where his father was schoolmaster, choirmaster and [[organist]]. As a [[child prodigy]], he started to perform publicly in Bohemian towns at the age of nine.<ref>[http://www.supraphon.cz/cs/katalog/databaze-titulu/detail-titulu/?idtitulu=2002735 Sleeve note of the CD (Supraphon, SU 3678-2001)]</ref> |
Voříšek was born in the town of [[Vamberk]], [[Kingdom of Bohemia|Bohemia]], where his father was schoolmaster, choirmaster and [[organist]]. As a [[child prodigy]], he started to perform publicly in Bohemian towns at the age of nine.<ref>[http://www.supraphon.cz/cs/katalog/databaze-titulu/detail-titulu/?idtitulu=2002735 Sleeve note of the CD (Supraphon, SU 3678-2001)]</ref> |
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His father taught him music, encouraged his playing the [[piano]] and helped him get a scholarship to attend the [[Charles University in Prague|University of Prague]], where he studied philosophy. He also had lessons in piano and composition from [[Václav Tomášek]]. He found it impossible to obtain sufficient work as a musician in Prague |
His father taught him music, encouraged his playing the [[piano]] and helped him get a scholarship to attend the [[Charles University in Prague|University of Prague]], where he studied philosophy. He also had lessons in piano and composition from [[Václav Tomášek]]. He found it impossible to obtain sufficient work as a musician in Prague and in 1813, at the age of 22, moved to [[Vienna]] to study law, hoping to meet [[Beethoven]]. In Vienna Voříšek was able to greatly improve his piano technique under [[Johann Nepomuk Hummel]], but once more failed to gain full-time employment as a musician. |
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Although Voříšek was enthralled by the classical style of [[Mozart]], he was more intrigued by the incipient romanticism of Beethoven. |
Although Voříšek was enthralled by the classical style of [[Mozart]], he was more intrigued by the incipient romanticism of Beethoven. |
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He completed his law studies in 1821 and was appointed barrister to the Court Military Privy Councillor, for whom he mainly drafted legal documents. But in 1822, he at last found musical employment as second court organist and ended his legal career. He was appointed first organist in 1824. |
He completed his law studies in 1821 and was appointed barrister to the Court Military Privy Councillor, for whom he mainly drafted legal documents. But in 1822, he at last found musical employment as second court organist and ended his legal career. He was appointed first organist in 1824. |
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He soon won esteem as a composer of orchestral, vocal and piano music for orchestra. In 1818 he became conductor of the |
He soon won esteem as a composer of orchestral, vocal and piano music for orchestra. In 1818 he became conductor of the [[Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde|Societyof Friends of Music in Vienna]]. |
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Vorišek died, in [[Vienna]], of [[ |
Vorišek died, in [[Vienna]], of [[respiratory arrest]] in 1825 at the age of 34. He was buried at the common cemetery in [[Währing]] (today's Währinger Park). |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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Voříšek wrote only one symphony, his [[Symphony in D (Voříšek)|Symphony in D major]], in 1821. Its style has been likened to Beethoven's first two symphonies |
Voříšek wrote only one symphony, his [[Symphony in D (Voříšek)|Symphony in D major]], in 1821. Its style has been likened to Beethoven's first two symphonies;{{citation needed|date=April 2007}} its melodically inventive late classical/early Romantic idiom was similar to Beethoven and Schubert's.{{citation needed|date=March 2011}} |
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In his capacity as imperial court organist, Voříšek composed a Mass in B-flat major. Together with his single symphony, some of his piano works and his Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 5, the Mass has been recorded. |
In his capacity as imperial court organist, Voříšek composed a Mass in B-flat major. Together with his single symphony, some of his piano works and his Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 5, the Mass has been recorded. |
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The first recorded use of [[impromptu]] as a musical term occurred in 1817, in the ''Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung'', an idea of the publisher to describe a piano piece by Voříšek{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} . His Impromptus Op. 7 were published in 1822, pieces known to his friend Schubert who subsequently used the description for several sets of music for piano, as did [[Frederic Chopin]] and numerous other composers. |
The first recorded use of [[impromptu]] as a musical term occurred in 1817, in the ''Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung'', an idea of the publisher to describe a piano piece by Voříšek{{Citation needed|date=April 2007}} . His Impromptus Op. 7 were published in 1822, pieces known to his friend Schubert who subsequently used the description for several sets of music for piano, as did [[Frederic Chopin]] and numerous other composers. |
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In1823–24, he was, like Schubert, one of the 50 composers to contribute a variation on the same waltz by [[Anton Diabelli]] for the ''[[Vaterländischer Künstlerverein]]'' on which Beethoven composed his [[Diabelli Variations|33 variations (Op. 120)]]. |
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==Selected discography== |
==Selected discography== |
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* ''Grand Rondo Concertante'' for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra op25 (B09QNG2NC2), released 2022, coupled with Beethoven Triple Concerto - [https://rubiconclassics.com/artist/lobkowicz-trio/ Lobkowicz Trio] on Rubicon Classics |
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* [https://archive.today/20130414102634/http://cedillerecords.org/music/product_info.php?cPath=356_357&products_id=451 Cedille Records] recording (CDR 90000 058) of Voříšek's Symphony in D major and Mass in B-flat major with Paul Freeman and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra & [[Prague Chamber Choir]], with program notes by Andrea Lamoreaux |
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* [http://www.cantusclassics.de Cantus Classics] 1993 recording (CACD 8.0019 D) of Voříšek's Symphony in D major and Mass in B-flat major with Oldrich Vlchek (resp. Václav Neumann) and the Virtuosi di Praga & [[Prague Chamber Choir]]. |
* [http://www.cantusclassics.de Cantus Classics] 1993 recording (CACD 8.0019 D) of Voříšek's Symphony in D major and Mass in B-flat major with Oldrich Vlchek (resp. Václav Neumann) and the Virtuosi di Praga & [[Prague Chamber Choir]]. |
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* [http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=12693&name_role1=1&bcorder=1&comp_id=141064 |
* [https://archive.today/20130102004140/http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/Drilldown?name_id1=12693&name_role1=1&bcorder=1&comp_id=141064 ArkivMusic.com] first CD recording of Voříšek's chamber music including his Violin Sonata (Praga 250204), played by the Kocian String Quartet with program notes by James Reel, FANFARE |
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* [http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk Hyperion Records] recording (CDA 66800) Voříšek's Symphony in D, with Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. |
* [http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk Hyperion Records] recording (CDA 66800) Voříšek's Symphony in D, with Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. |
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* Opus 111 recording OPS 30241 Fantasia Op. 12, Impromptus Nos 1-6 Op. 7, Sonata in B flat minor and Variations in B flat Op. 19. Olga Tverskaya (piano) |
* Opus 111 recording OPS 30241 Fantasia Op. 12, Impromptus Nos 1-6 Op. 7, Sonata in B flat minor and Variations in B flat Op. 19. Olga Tverskaya (piano) |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* Olga Zuckerová: ''Jan Hugo Vorísek ( |
* Olga Zuckerová: ''Jan Hugo Vorísek (1791–1825): Thematic Catalogue'', Praha, Ed. Bärenreiter, 2003. 95 p. {{ISBN|80 8638511 6}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=vorisek Classical Composers] entry to Voříšek |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050313182006/http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=vorisek Classical Composers] entry to Voříšek |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320071609/http://artpetra.cz/english/s_english.php?skl=45 Calendar of Composers] entry to Voříšek |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070320071609/http://artpetra.cz/english/s_english.php?skl=45 Calendar of Composers] entry to Voříšek |
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* {{IMSLP|id=Voříšek, Jan Václav}} |
* {{IMSLP|id=Voříšek, Jan Václav}} |
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Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek
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| Born | (1791-05-11)11 May 1791 Vamberk, Bohemia |
| Died | 19 November 1825(1825-11-19) (aged 34) Vienna, Austria |
| Occupation(s) | Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, organ |
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (Czech pronunciation: [jan ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦuɡo ˈvor̝iːʃɛk]; Johann Hugo Worzischek, 11 May 1791, in Vamberk, Bohemia – 19 November 1825, in Vienna, Austria) was a Czech composer, pianist, and organist.
Voříšek was born in the town of Vamberk, Bohemia, where his father was schoolmaster, choirmaster and organist. As a child prodigy, he started to perform publicly in Bohemian towns at the age of nine.[1] His father taught him music, encouraged his playing the piano and helped him get a scholarship to attend the University of Prague, where he studied philosophy. He also had lessons in piano and composition from Václav Tomášek. He found it impossible to obtain sufficient work as a musician in Prague and in 1813, at the age of 22, moved to Vienna to study law, hoping to meet Beethoven. In Vienna Voříšek was able to greatly improve his piano technique under Johann Nepomuk Hummel, but once more failed to gain full-time employment as a musician.
Although Voříšek was enthralled by the classical style of Mozart, he was more intrigued by the incipient romanticism of Beethoven.
In 1814, as he was starting to compose, he did indeed meet Beethoven in Vienna. He also met other leading musicians there, including the composers Louis Spohr, Ignaz Moscheles, Hummel, and especially Franz Schubert with whom he became fast friends.
He completed his law studies in 1821 and was appointed barrister to the Court Military Privy Councillor, for whom he mainly drafted legal documents. But in 1822, he at last found musical employment as second court organist and ended his legal career. He was appointed first organist in 1824.
He soon won esteem as a composer of orchestral, vocal and piano music for orchestra. In 1818 he became conductor of the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna.
Vorišek died, in Vienna, of respiratory arrest in 1825 at the age of 34. He was buried at the common cemetery in Währing (today's Währinger Park).
Voříšek wrote only one symphony, his Symphony in D major, in 1821. Its style has been likened to Beethoven's first two symphonies;[citation needed] its melodically inventive late classical/early Romantic idiom was similar to Beethoven and Schubert's.[citation needed]
In his capacity as imperial court organist, Voříšek composed a Mass in B-flat major. Together with his single symphony, some of his piano works and his Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 5, the Mass has been recorded.
The first recorded use of impromptu as a musical term occurred in 1817, in the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung, an idea of the publisher to describe a piano piece by Voříšek[citation needed] . His Impromptus Op. 7 were published in 1822, pieces known to his friend Schubert who subsequently used the description for several sets of music for piano, as did Frederic Chopin and numerous other composers.
In 1823–24, he was, like Schubert, one of the 50 composers to contribute a variation on the same waltz by Anton Diabelli for the Vaterländischer Künstlerverein on which Beethoven composed his 33 variations (Op. 120).
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