Josef Liebeskind

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Josef Franz Liebeskind (1866–1916) was a German composer born in Leipzig, Saxony on April 22, 1866[1][2] to Franz Ludwig and Henriette Josefine Liebeskind. He studied at the Leipzig Conservatory.[1] He edited large number of works by Mozart, Dittersdorf, and Gluck. He is called a "composer, writer, and collector of musicalia".[1][by whom?] His known works include: Lobe den Herrn, motet for chorus, Op 1; String Quartet No. 1 in E minor, Op 2 (1888); Trio for piano, violin and cello in D minor, op 3 (1893); Symphony No. 1 in A minor, op 4 (1894); Zwei Fugen für die Orgel, Op 6 (1895); String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op 7 (1896).[2][3] After his death, Liebeskind's sons donated his library, which included early editions and unpublished manuscripts, to the Swiss National Library.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Mason, Daniel Gregory (1917). The Art of Music: A Comprehensive Library of Information for Music Lovers and Musicians. National Society of Music.
  2. ^ a b earsense.org. "Josef Liebeskind".
  3. ^ "Category:Liebeskind, Josef - IMSLP: Free Sheet Music PDF Download". imslp.org. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  4. ^ Calvocoressi, M. D. (1936). "Music in the Foreign Press". The Musical Times. 77 (1126): 1082–1084. doi:10.2307/918992. ISSN 0027-4666. JSTOR 919740.