Mihály Mosonyi
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Mihály Mosonyi (born 4 September 1815 in Boldogasszony, Hungary (now in Austria) – died 31 October 1870 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer. Born Michael Brand, he changed his name to Mosonyi in honor of the district of Moson (where his place of birth was located),[1] with Mihály being the Hungarian equivalent of "Michael". Like many of his peers, he was interested in creating a Hungarian musical style.
Mosonyi was primarily an instrumental composer, writing much piano music, epecially of Hungarian character. His best-known works include Funeral Music and Feast of Purification. He also composed a Piano Concerto in E minor (1844), two symphonies, several masses, an opera (Szep Ilonka), and chamber music (including seven String Quartets, a String Sextet, and works for Piano Trio.).[2], [3]
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- ^ As stated on BBC Radio 3's Through the Night program (31 March 2010)
- ^ CD recordings
- ^ other CD recordings
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