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Special Offer (June 2008) Operas by Antonio Salieri in First Editions:Thanks to Pushkin and Rimsky-Korsakov, as well as Shaffer and the film Amadeus, Salieri has been cast as the villain in the tragedy of Mozart's early death. Antonio Salieri (1750-1825) occupied a position of great importance in the music of Vienna. From 1774 he was court composer and conductor of the Italian opera, serving as court Kapellmeister from 1788 until 1824. Born in Legnago, he was brought as a boy to Vienna by Florian Gassmann, his predecessor as court Kapellmeister who supervised his musical training and education. He owed much to the influence and patronage of Gluck, to whom he seemed a natural successor in the field of opera. He won success similar to Gluck's also in Paris with his operas for the French stage. His students included Beethoven and Schubert, Czerny, Hummel, Moscheles and one of Mozart's sons. He was a prolific composer, principally in vocal music of all kinds. The Swiss Publisher Pizzicato has published four works by Antonio Salieri as first editions recently. All editions are hardbound scores in large format (43 cm). Detailed citation information may be found in OttoEditions, HARRASSOWITZ's online management system for monographs and music scores.
La Grotta di Trofonio. Dramma giocoso in due atti di Giovan Battista Casti, 1785. Europa riconosciuta. Dramma per musica di Mattia Verazi, 1778. Der Rauchfangkehrer. Ein musikalisches Lustspiel in drey Aufzügen, 1781. Ventisei variazioni sull'aria La Follia di Spagna per orchestra, 1815.
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