Jan Ladislav Dussek
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Jan Ladislav Dussek (baptized Jan Václav Dusík, with surname also written as Duschek or Düssek; 12 February 1760 – 20 March 1812) was a Czech classical composer and virtuoso pianist. He was an important representative of Czech music abroad in the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Some of his more forward-looking piano works have traits often associated with Romanticism.
Dussek was one of the first piano virtuosos to travel widely throughout Europe. He performed at courts and concert venues from London to Saint Petersburg to Milan, and was celebrated for his technical prowess. During a nearly ten-year stay in London, he was instrumental in extending the size of the pianoforte, and was the recipient of one of John Broadwood's first 6-octave pianos, CC-c4. Harold Schonberg wrote that he was the first pianist to sit at the piano with his profile to the audience, earning him the appellation "le beau visage." All subsequent pianists have sat on stage in this manner. He was one of the best-regarded pianists in Europe before Beethoven's rise to prominence.
His music is marked by lyricism interrupted by sudden dynamic contrasts. As well as his many compositions for the piano, he also composed for the harp: his music for that instrument contains a great variety of figuration within a largely diatonic harmony, avoids dangerous chromatic passages and is eminently playable. His concerto writing is exciting. His music is considered standard repertoire for all harpists, particularly his Six Sonatas/Sonatinas and especially the Sonata in C minor. Less well known to the general public than that of his more renowned Classical period contemporaries, his piano music is highly valued by many teachers and not infrequently programmed. Franz Liszt has been called an indirect successor of Dussek in the composition and performance of virtuoso piano music. His music remained popular to some degree in 19th-century Great Britain and the USA, some still in print, with more available in period editions online.
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- Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 35 No. 1 Craw 149: I. Allegro moderato e Maestoso - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 35 No. 1 Craw 149: II. Finale. Allegro non troppo ma con Spirito - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 35 No. 2 Craw 150: I. Allegro - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in G Major, Op. 35 No. 2 Craw 150: II. Rondo. Molto allegro con Espressione - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: I. Allegro agitato Assai - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: II. Adagio patetico ed Espressione - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: III. Intermezzo - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in C Minor, Op. 35 No. 3 Craw 151: IV. Finale. Molto Allegro - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: I. Allegro maestoso e Brillante - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: II. Larghetto Espressivo - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata in D Major, Op. 69 No. 3 Craw 242: III. Finale. Chasse, allegro Scherzo - Dussek: Sonatas, Op. 35 & Op.69 No.3, Vol. 10 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 69 No. 1 in B Major, CrawD 240: I. Molto allegro con Fuoco - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 69 No. 1 in B Major, CrawD 240: II. Les soupirs, adagio Cantabile - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 69 No. 1 in B Major, CrawD 240: III. Rondo. Allegretto non Troppo - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 69 No. 2 in G Major, CrawD 241: I. Allegro Espressivo - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 69 No. 2 in G Major, CrawD 241: II. Rondo. Andantino con moto - Allegro - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 4 No. 3 in F Minor, CrawD 39: I. L'Amante disperato. Poco Presto - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Violin Sonata, Op. 4 No. 3 in F Minor, CrawD 39: II. Tempo di minuetto - Trio - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 3 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 9: I. Allegro non Tanto - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. 9: II. Rondo. Allegretto grazioso - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 9: I. Allegro con Spirito - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 9: II. Larghetto con espressione - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 9: III. Presto assai - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 9: I. Allegro maestoso con espressione - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 9: II. Prestissimo - Dussek: 3 Piano Sonatas, Op. 9 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
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- Sonata in B Major, Op. 9 I: No. 1. Allegro Non Tanto - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in B Major, Op. 9 II: No. 1. Rondò Allegretto grazioso - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 I: No. 2. Allegro con spirito - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 II: No. 2. Larghetto con espressione - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in C Major, Op. 9 III: No. 2. Presto Assai - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in D Major, Op. 9 I: No. 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in D Major, Op. 9 II: No. 3. Prestissimo - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in C Major, Op. 14: No. 1 I. Allegro - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in C Major, Op. 14: No. 1 II. Andante poco larghetto - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in C Major, Op. 14: No. 1 III. Air russe Rondo Allegretto non troppo - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in G Major, Op. 14: No. 2 I. Larghetto con espressione - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in G Major, Op. 14: No. 2 II. Molto Allegro - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in F Major, Op. 14: No. 3 I. Allegro - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata in F Major, Op. 14: No. 3 II. Allegretto - Sonatas - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 1, CrawD 7: I. Allegro Spiritoso - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 1, CrawD 7: II. Rondo. Allegretto moderato Assai - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 28, CrawD 118: I. Andantino - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 28, CrawD 118: II. Adagio - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 28, CrawD 119: I. Larghetto con Espressione - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 28, CrawD 119: II. Allegro - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 3 in B Major, Op. 28, CrawD 120: I. Allegro Moderato - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 3 in B Major, Op. 28, CrawD 120: II. Rondo. Allegretto moderato Molto - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 28, CrawD 121: I. Allegro Vivace - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 4 in D Major, Op. 28, CrawD 121: II. Allegretto Grazioso - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 28, CrawD 122: I. Lento con Espressione - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 28, CrawD 122: II. Allegro - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Major, CrawD 123: I. Larghetto Maestoso - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 6 in E-Flat Major, CrawD 123: II. Presto - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 1 in B Major, Op. 1, CrawD 5: I. Vivace - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 1 in B Major, Op. 1, CrawD 5: II. Andantino grazioso con Variazioni - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1, CrawD 6: I. Allegro - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
- Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 1, CrawD 6: II. Rondo. Andante poco Adagio - Dussek: Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 - Jan Ladislav Dussek
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