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Friedrich Dotzauer
Person · male · Kingdom of Saxony · Häselrieth · born 1783 · died 1860 · recording since 1994
German composer
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Also known as Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer · 弗里德里希·杜超威
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1780s
1860s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Quintet, Op. 134 / Quartet, Op. 64 / 6 Pieces Op. 104 / 3 Etudes / Canon
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Quintet, Op. 134 / Quartet, Op. 64 / 6 Pieces Op. 104 / 3 Etudes / Canon
Album
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2010s
Biography
English biography262 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1351352610
Biography
Justus Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (20 January 1783 – 6 March 1860) was a German cellist and composer.
Early life and career
Dotzauer was born in 1783 in Häselrieth, near Hildburghausen. His father, a pastor, encouraged his interest in music. In early years he played piano, violin and cello, also horn and clarinet, and studied theory and composition with the organist Johann Caspar Rüttinger, a pupil of Johann Christian Kittel. In Meiningen he studied the cello with Johann Jacob Kriegk, Konzertmeister of the Meiningen Court Orchestra; from 1801 Dotzauer was a member of the orchestra.
He moved in 1805 to Leipzig, where he played in the Gewandhaus Orchestra. During this period he visited the cellist Bernhard Romberg in Berlin, who influenced his playing. With Heinrich August Matthaei, Bartolomeo Campagnoli and Johann Georg Hermann Voigt, Dotzauer was a founder of the Gewandhaus Quartet.
Dresden
In 1811 Dotzauer was appointed cellist of the Dresden Court Orchestra; from 1821 he was principal cellist. During this time in the orchestra he played under Carl Maria von Weber, and later under Richard Wagner, playing in the premieres of Wagner's operas Rienzi and The Flying Dutchman.
He made concert tours of Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. He was a noted teacher, his students including Friedrich August Kummer and Karl Drechsler. His two sons Justus Bernhard Friedrich and Karl Louis became musicians.
Dotzauer remained in the orchestra until retirement in 1850; he died in Dresden in 1860.
Compositions
Dotzauer composed many studies and exercises for solo cello; other compositions include masses and other church music, an opera, 9 cello concertos, and chamber music including string quartets.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -134 | 4.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
Quintet, Op. 134 / Quartet, Op. 64 / 6 Pieces Op. 104 / 3 Etudes / Canon
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:12:23
1Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos in D Minor, Op. 134: I. Allegro7:532Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos in D Minor, Op. 134: II. Menuetto. Allegro - Trio3:253Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos in D Minor, Op. 134: III. Poco adagio5:534Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Violoncellos in D Minor, Op. 134: IV. Finale, Allegro spirituoso6:125Canon in G Major for 2 Violins6Six Pieces for 3 Violoncellos, Op. 104: No. 1 in B-Flat Major - Andante2:037Six Pieces for 3 Violoncellos, Op. 104: No. 2 in A Major, Adagio - Allegro5:168Six Pieces for 3 Violoncellos, Op. 104: No. 3 in C Major, Scherzo - Allegro non troppo - Trio5:459Six Pieces for 3 Violoncellos, Op. 104: No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Andante - Maestoso2:5810Six Pieces for 3 Violoncellos, Op. 104: No. 5 in F Major - Pastorale2:5111Six Pieces for 3 Violoncellos, Op. 104: No. 6 in G Major, Larghetto - Allegro5:5212Three Etudes for Violoncello Solo: Etude in A Minor, Op. 155, No. 2: Allegro1:1513Three Etudes for Violoncello Solo: Etude in B-Flat Major, Op. 54, No. 6: Allegro Non Troppo1:5314Three Etudes for Violoncello Solo: Etude in D Major, Op. 158, No.2: Presto2:079Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello obbligato in F Major, Op. 64: I. Allegro6:5610Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello obbligato in F Major, Op. 64: II. Larghetto4:0311Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello obbligato in F Major, Op. 64: III. Minuetto, Allegro - Trio2:5412Quartet for 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello obbligato in F Major, Op. 64: IV. Finale, Allegro5:07Original Romantic Music for Cello and Guitar
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:13:34
1Serenade, op. 84: I. Adagio2:202Serenade, op. 84: II. Menuetto – Trio2:443Serenade, op. 84: III. Andantino1:214Serenade, op. 84: IV. Adagio1:475Serenade, op. 84: V. Menuetto – Trio2:476Serenade, op. 84: VI. Andante2:447Serenade, op. 84: VII. Polonaise minoire3:518Serenade, op. 99: I. Adagio con moto3:309Serenade, op. 99: II. Menuetto – Trio4:5010Serenade, op. 99: III. Romanze2:5911Serenade, op. 99: IV. Thema con Variazioni4:2212Serenade, op. 99: V. Polonaise – Marcia4:3613Potpourri, op. 217:3414Potpourri in the form of a Serenade, op. 30: I. Adagio – Rundtanz9:3915Potpourri in the form of a Serenade, op. 30: II. Minuetto – Trio3:1016Potpourri in the form of a Serenade, op. 30: III. Adagio4:4817Potpourri in the form of a Serenade, op. 30: IV. Polacca – Trio3:1918Potpourri in the form of a Serenade, op. 30: V. Tema con Variazioni7:132018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:05:55
1Third Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in E major, op. 57: I. Allegro9:252Third Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in E major, op. 57: II. Andante3:493Third Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in E major, op. 57: III. Scherzo3:504Third Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in E major, op. 57: IV. Finale: Allegro5:565Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in F major, op. 37: I. Allegro7:336Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in F major, op. 37: II. Andantino4:547Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in F major, op. 37: III. Menuetto3:448Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Viola and Cello in F major, op. 37: IV. Rondo: Allegro6:119Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in A minor, op. 38: I. Allegro con espressione9:1010Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in A minor, op. 38: II. Poco adagio5:0911Quartet for Flute, Violin, Viola and Cello in A minor, op. 38: III. Allegro6:14
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Friedrich Dotzauer head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -134 | 4.4th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Dotzauerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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Wikidata: Q84376 · MusicBrainz: 9c0f9ab5-c83d-4722-bd46-89633bf2604a