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Franz Xaver Süssmayr
12+ albums
vocalClassicalalternate name18th centuryaustrian classical
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Franz Xaver Süßmayr (English: Franz Xaver Suessmayr; b. 1766 in Schwanenstadt, d. September 17, 1803 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Schwanenstadt, Austria, the son of a sacristan and teacher. His mother died when he was 6, and he left home at 13. He was a student and cantor in a Benedictine monastery (1779-1787) in Kremsmünster. When his voice changed, he became a member of the orchestra as a violinist. The abbey performed operas and Singspiele, so he had the opportunity to study the operas of Gluck and Antonio Salieri. He composed a number of stage works and a good deal of church music for the abbey. He became (after 1787) a student of Salieri in Vienna. In 1792 he also became the vice-director and composer at the Kärntnertortheater. He assisted Mozart as a copyist with La clemenza di Tito and Die Zauberflöte in 1791, as well as completing Mozart's Requiem. Their relationship seems to have been close and playful. For many years he was also thought to have been a student of Mozart, but there is reason to think that the notion of such a relationship was concocted by Mozart's wife Konstanze in order to legitimise his completion of Mozart's Requiem. During Mozart's last days, it is possible that they discussed his Requiem, and Süßmayr took on the task of completing the piece upon his death and did so, turning it over to Konstanze within 100 days of Mozart's death. Though criticised by some as un-Mozartian, Süßmayr's version of the score is most often pl
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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
2662Konzertsatz D-Dur für Bassettklarinette und Orchester
853Synfonia turchesca: 1. Allegro
644Concert for Clarinet and Orchestra in D Major
605Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa
506Synfonia turchesca: 2. Adagio
397Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies Irae
368Synfonia turchesca: 3. [Menuet] - With Improvised Introduction
349Synfonia turchesca: 4. [Without Tempo Indication]
3310Quintet for Flute, Clarinet, Violin, Viola and Cello in D Major: II. Adagio
25albums
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Chamber Music & Clarinet Solos
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Dream Of The Orient
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Merry Music for Children
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Leopold Mozart: Toy Symphony - Sleigh-Ride - Les Petits Riens - The Name-Day
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Mozart & Süssmayr: Requiem
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The Most Famous Melodies in Classical Music
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Mozart, Süssmayr: Requiem (Stereo Version)
Requiem
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Süßmayer: Der Spiegel von Arkadien (Arranged for Wind Ensemble)
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Mozart, Süssmayr: Requiem (Mono Version)
requiem
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Requiem in d-minor, KV 626 (Instrumental backing tracks)