Ari’s granddaughter was very kind to share in a comment what she knows about him and I feel obliged to answer her. First of all, thanks, Jessica! I know how difficult is today to find out what really happened and especially when there is often more than one version of some events. What you wrote […]
…Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823)! I admit that it was a difficult quiz, as there are no recordings of his music, except only one sonata. But Georgi was very close with his guess-congratulations! (And I also would like to thank Acnapyx and Michel for their participation.) What I really wished is to show that the “charlatans” can […]
Before I begin to write about another forgotten composer, one more representative of the departing 18th and beginning 19th century, I would like to propose a small quiz: an excerpt from one of his piano sonatas. A little hint is offered – he is often (even by honorable scholars) branded as a charlatan: Sonata c […]
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