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LANNER, Joseph

Portrait of Joseph Lanner (c.1840) by Philipp Steidler

Born in St Ulrich, Vienna, April 11, 1801
Died in Oberdöbling, near Vienna, April 14, 1843

  • Along with Johann Strauss I, Lanner is known as one of the fathers of the Viennese Waltz.1
  • Lanner and Strauss Sr. worked together in a chamber ensemble founded by Lanner (at the age of 17) in the first couple decades of the 1800s. The group grew into an orchestra, and eventually they were successful enough for to split into two orchestras, one directed by each composer.2
    • Fun fact: Franz Schubert was a fan of Lanner and Strauss Sr.’s dance ensemble.3
  • Lanner and his orchestra were well regarded throughout Europe, touring to perform at everything from court occasions to cafés to grand balls.4

Sources

  1. Mosco Carner and Herbert Krenn, “Lanner, Joseph,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed November 6, 2019, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000016000.
  2. Ibid.
  3. Richard E. Rodda, liner notes to Viennafest, Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, Telarc 80547, CD, 2000.
  4. Ibid.

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