Thursday, January 5, 2023

January 5 - Johann Georg Pisendel (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for January 5th are here: Wieland Wagner; Friedrich Blume (2020), Henry Lawes (2021), and  Alfred Brendel (2022)

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Johann Georg Pisendel (5 January 1688 [O.S. 26 December 1687] – 25 November 1755) was a German violinist and composer



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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He was the leading violinist of his time, and composers such as Albinoni, Telemann, and Vivaldi all dedicated violin compositions to him. Bach possibly wrote his violin sonatas for him. – adapted from Wikipedia


Johann Georg Pisendel

Played the violin so well,

   He ranked with leading players of his time.

Composers whom you likely know

Wrote music for Pisendel’s bow,

   And thus today we honor him in rhyme.

 

 

 

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