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Maria Theresia von Paradis

Maria Theresia von Paradis
Birth
Tuesday, May 15, 1759
Vienna
Austria
Groupes
Austria
Pianists, Organists, Singers
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Death
Sunday, February 1, 1824
Vienna
Austria
Age: 
64

Composition list

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Opera and lyrical music

Ariane à Naxos • (1791) • Operas
Grosse Militärische Oper • perdu • (1805) • Operas
Ländliche Opern • perdu • Operas
Rinaldo und Alcina • (1797) • Comic operas
Schulkandidat (Der) • (1792) • Comic operas
Ariane et Bacchus • perdu • (1791) • Mélodrames
Cantate sur la Mort de Louis XVI • (1794) • Cantates profanes : soli-chœur-orchestre
Deutsches Monument Ludwigs des Unglücklichen • (1793) • Cantates profanes : soli-chœur-orchestre
Kantate auf Wiedergenesung meines Vaters • perdu • Cantates profanes : soli-chœur-orchestre
Trauerkantate auf Leopold den Gütigen • perdu • (1792) • Cantates profanes : soli-chœur-orchestre

Chamber music

Trio: piano-violin-cello • (1800) • Trios instruments identiques
Sicilienne: violin-piano • Duos instruments différents

Vocal music

Choeur "Auf Brüder, auf, geniesst des Lebens Wonne" • (1813) • Choeurs isolés
Aria "Auf die Damen, welche STATT Gold, nun Leinwand" • (1794) • Mélodies isolées
Aria "Da eben seinen Lauf" • (1813) • Mélodies isolées
Leonore • (1790) • Mélodies isolées
Lied 'Ich war ein kleines würmchen' • (1785) • Mélodies isolées
Lieder auf Ihrer Reise • (1786) • Recueils de mélodies
Canzonettes Italiennes • perdu • (1790) • Recueils de mélodies

Instrumental music

An meine Entfernten Lieben: piano • perdu • Pièces à titre
Fantaisie: piano • (1807) • Pièces de caractère
Fantaisie: piano • (1811) • Pièces de caractère
Variations: keyboard • perdu • Variations
Sonatas: piano • Op. 1 • (1792) • “Sonates”
Sonatas: piano • Op. 2 • “Sonates”
Sonatas: piano • perdu • (1778) • “Sonates”

Concertante music

Concerto 1: piano-orchestra • perdu • Concertos pour piano
Concerto 2: piano-orchestra • Ut Majeur • Concertos pour piano

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Music: 

Stage works

  • Ariadne und Bacchus, melodrama, 20 June 1791 (lost)
  • Der Schulkandidat, 5 Dec. 1792, part of Act 2 and all of Act 3 (lost)
  • Rinaldo und Alcina, Zauberoper, 30 June 1797 (lost)
  • Große militärische Oper, 1805 (lost)
  • Zwei ländliche Opern (lost)

Cantatas

  • Trauerkantate auf den Tod Leopolds II, 1792 (lost)
  • Deutsches Monument Ludwigs des Unglücklichen, 1793
  • Kantate auf die Wiedergenesung meines Vaters (lost)

Instrumental works

  • Pianoforte Concerto in G (lost)
  • Pianoforte Concerto in C (lost)
  • 12 Piano Sonatas, 1792 (lost)
  • Pianoforte Trio, 1800 (lost)
  • Fantasie in G, piano, 1807
  • Fantasie in C, piano, 1811
  • Keyboard Variations (lost)
  • An meine entfernten Lieben, piano (lost)

Various songs and lieder, totaling at least 18 works, of which two are lost.

Biography: 

The Austrian composer, singer, pianist and organist Maria Theresia von Paradis became blind as a child. She was the daughter of imperial court secretary Josef von Paradis. She is said to have played over 60 concertos by heart, having an accurate hearing. She went on a concert tour, playing the piano, from 1783 till 1786 (a.o. Paris, London, Berlin, Prague). After she returned to Vienna, there were more tours.

Links: 
http://www.mozartforum.com/Contemporary Pages/Maria_Theresia_Paradis_Contemp.htm
Submitted by Jean-Paul Giraudet on 2009-09-11 13:01.
Last modified: 
2015-02-13 12:29

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