MDMD (10) Ditters von Dittersdorf

[Otto]

MDMD (10) Ditters von Dittersdorf

Dittersdorf, Karl Ditters von
* 2. Nov. 1739 in Wien
? 24. Okt. 1799 auf Schloß Rothlhotta (bei Neuhof, Böhmen)
http://www.operone.de/komponist/dittersdorf.html

A quick internet search turns out thousands of documents on von Dittersdorf
who "enjoyed a reputation as a composer that even eclipsed that of Haydn and
Mozart" at his time (http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2499/Dittersdorf.html)
but is relatively unknown to a wider public today. You will find the "Haydn
& Mozart"-comparison in most of the texts. Excerpts from his work can be
heard at amazon & alike.

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf 1739-1799
short bio
http://www.composers.net/database/d/Dittersdorf.html

Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf 1739-1799
short bio
http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/2499/Dittersdorf.html

Carl [Karl] Ditters von Dittersdorf
(1739 - 1799)
http://www.hoasm.org/XIIC/Dittersdorf.html

short bio and "Dittersdorf`s Moment of Glory" by Joshua Lilly
http://www.classicalhub.com/composers/dittersdorf.html

Dittersdorf`s Moment of Glory
By Joshua Lilly
"Fame is a fickle thing; it can burst out like a shooting star and fade away
just as quickly. Most composers have enjoyed their moment of fame, but for
Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf, his was a long and glorious moment indeed. In
his hey-day, Dittersdorf`s career even overshadowed Franz Josef Haydn and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His was music 'that will live on forever'...but it
seems that history has seen to it that this was proven a false prophecy, and
the music of Haydn and Mozart probably hammered in the nails that sealed
Dittersdorf`s coffin."
http://www.composers.net/general/articles/Dittersdorf1.html

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799)
by Allan Badley
"Carl Ditters was one of the most prolific and versatile of the Viennese
contemporaries of Haydn and Mozart. He was also one of the most engaging
professional musicians of his generation and his famous autobiography,
completed two days before his death, reveals a man of charm, vivacity and
learning."
http://www.artaria.com/Composer/FullBios/Ditters_Full.htm

in German:
http://parapluie.de/archiv/zeitenwenden/ausgegraben.html
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
von Andreas Daams
 "Ich will, da ich gewiß weiß, daß mein Name und meine Werke in ganz Europa
bekannt sind, annehmen, daß in diesem bevölkerten Weltteile ich einer halben
Million Menschen Vergnügen gemacht habe. Wenn nun jeder dieser Menschen
einen einzigen Groschen in omni et toto mir, oder besser zu sagen, meiner
Familie -- denn mir nützt es nicht mehr -- zuwürfe, welch eine geringe
Beisteuer für den Geber, und welch eine beträchtliche Unterstützung für eine
hinterlassene, trostlose Familie eines Mannes, der, wie jener im Evangelium,
sein Talent nicht vergraben hat!"

Otto