Kapela Imricha Esterházyho v rokoch 1725 – 1745
Imrich Esterházy’s Ensemble in the Years 1725 – 1745

Summary/Abstract: Archbishop-primate Emericus Esterházy (1663–1745) has hitherto been known only as a patron of fine art and architecture (G. R. Donner, A. Galli Bibiena and others). Esterházy, however, during the period 1725–1745 also had an outstanding court music ensemble, in which a number of musicians of European significance were active. These included composers (Joseph Umstatt, Johann Matthias Schenauer, Leopold Carl, Johann Peter Behr, Francesco Durante, Johann Otto Rossetter) and many outstanding performers (Giacomo Calandro, Domenico Tasselli, Filippo Antonelli, Angelo Cavallari). Apart from the ensemble’s composition, this study also addresses the social status of the musicians and the ensemble’s collaboration with other musicians not only from Bratislava (St. Martin’s Cathedral), but particularly with the Imperial Court Ensemble and other Viennese musicians and instrument-makers (A. Posch, M. M. Fichtl, M. Leichamschneider etc.), as well as with local Bratislava organ-builders (T. Pantoček, V. Janeček). Primate Esterházy’s ensemble belongs to the most celebrated period in the musical history not only of Bratislava but of Central Europe as a whole.

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