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Composer of the Week

Music: Classical

An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799)

Composer of the Week: Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799): Episode 3: On Tour in Italy

Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799)

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Episode 3: On Tour in Italy

On Tour in Italy

BBC Radio 3 - Composer of the Week, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (1739-1799), On Tour in Italy

Donald Macleod focuses on Dittersdorf's tour of Italy with fellow composer Gluck.

Donald Macleod focuses on Dittersdorf's tour of Italy with fellow composer Gluck. There he gave a number of performances and was presented with various gifts.

He was a favourite of the Austrian Emperor and the King of Prussia, and performed in quartets with Mozart and Haydn, this week Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf.


Dittersdorf found himself with a new employer, the Director of the Court Theatre in Vienna, Count Durazzo. At the Burgtheater, Dittersdorf would take part in performances of his own violin concertos, and there would be performances of his other concertos, such as his Flute Concerto in E minor. Dittersdorf was now becoming very popular as a violin virtuoso and composer. Durazzo gave him time off so that he could go on a tour of Italy with fellow composer, Gluck. Whilst in Italy, Dittersdorf gave a number of performances, and was presented with gifts, including chocolate and a gold watch.

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Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

Donald Macleod on the life and music of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, a composer whose concertos, operas, string quartets and over 100 symphonies made him a rival to Haydn in the late 18th century

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