Thalberg, Sigismond Fortuné François T Composers Composition

Thalberg, Sigismond Fortuné François T Composers Composition

Thalberg, Sigismond Fortuné François

Austrian (or German) composer Sigismond (Sigismund) Fortuné François Thalberg (1812-1871) was probably the illegitimate son of Prince Franz Josef Johann Dietrichstein. He was born in Pâquis, near Geneva, Switzerland and died in Posillipo, near Naples, Italy. He was definitely, along with Franz Liszt, one of the early piano virtuosos--a veritable superstar of the 19th Century. His major writings are limited to the piano, but this by no means limits his talents; many of them are truly outstanding works.

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See Also:

- Music files offered in MIDI format.
- Biographical data, recommended CDs, books, and sheet music, bibliography, and link to biographical essay from Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers.
- Brief biographical sketch and comments on his operatic fantasias with Naxos discography.
- Biography focusing on virtuoso piano talent, relationship with Liszt, and compositions from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music at WQXR radio.
- Catholic Encyclopedia entry with life, musical highlights, comparisons with Liszt, and comments on his better and worse works.
- Illustrated biography tracing him from illegitimate birth in Pâquis, Switzerland to a composing and virtuoso piano career that took him all over Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
- Karadar dictionary entry with life, photographs, and links to related composers.

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