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Sophia Giustina Dussek (née Corri, later Moralt (b. Edinburgh, 1 May 1775 – d. London, ca. 1831)[1] was a Scottish singer, pianist, harpist,
andcomposerof Italian descent.
In 1792, Dussek married the composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. Following Jan's death in 1812, Sophia married the violist John Alvis Moralt. The couplelivedin
Paddington, where she founded a music school.
The opus 2 sonatas were published in at least 3 editions in the 1790s by the Corri-Dussek company in London as by Madame Dussek, and there
isnoreason to doubt that the 6 sonatas of opus 2, including the famous C mi ...read more
Sophia Giustina Dussek (née Corri, later Moralt (b. Edinburgh, 1 May 1775 – d. London, ca. 1831)[1] was a Scottish singer, pianist, harpist,
andcomposerof Italian descent.
In 1792, Dussek married the composer Jan Ladislav Dussek. Following Jan's death in 1812, Sophia married the violist John Alvis Moralt. The couplelivedin
Paddington, where she founded a music school.
The opus 2 sonatas were published in at least 3 editions in the 1790s by the Corri-Dussek company in London as by Madame Dussek, and there
isnoreason to doubt that the 6 sonatas of opus 2, including the famous C minor sonata published and misattributed by Schott as by JL, are anything
butthework of Sophia. Paris editions of opus 2 published by Pleyell only bear the name Dussek, leading Zabaleta to his misattribution, but
nobodyactuallyclaimed opus 2 as the work of JL rather than Dussek before the mid-20th century. « hide |
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