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Antonio Salieri (18 August 1750 – 7 May 1825) was an Italian composer and teacher of the classical period. He was born in Legnago , south of Verona , in the Republic of Venice , and spent his adult life and career as a subject of the Habsburg monarchy .
Jul 6, 2024 · Antonio Salieri was an Italian composer whose operas were acclaimed throughout Europe in the late 18th century. At the age of 16, Salieri was taken to Vienna by F.L. Gassmann, the imperial court composer and music director (Hofkapellmeister), and was introduced to Emperor Joseph II.
Feb 28, 2019 · Did Antonio Salieri plot Mozart's demise to the point of actually poisoning him? Or is it just as fanciful as all those serpents and magic bells in the younger composer's opera The Magic Flute ? Our resident Mozart specialist John Suchet sets the record straight.
Aug 14, 2021 · Who was Antonio Salieri? Take a look at the tainting life and the legacy of the underrated Italian composer.
May 27, 2019 · Alex Ross on Antonio Salieri, who was falsely cast as Mozart’s murderer and music’s sorest loser but is now getting a fresh hearing.
Antonio Salieri (August 18, 1750 – May 7, 1825), born in Legnago, Italy, was a composer and conductor. As the Austrian imperial kapellmeister from 1788 to 1824, he was one of the most important and famous musicians of his time.
May 18, 2018 · Salieri, Antonio (1750–1825) Italian composer. As court composer in Vienna, he composed many operas (with which he made his reputation), much sacred music, and vocal and orchestral works. His pupils included Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt.
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