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Jan Václav Voříšek
Person · male · Kingdom of Bohemia · Vamberk · born 1791 · died 1825 · recording since 1998
Czech music educator, composer, pianist and organist (1791–1825)
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Also known as Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek · Jan Václav Voříšek · Johann Hugo Worzischek · 扬·瓦茨拉夫·沃日谢克
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1790s
1820s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Voříšek: Symphony, op. 24 / Lukáš: Piano Concerto no. 3
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
· Album
Album: Mozart: Symphony "Prague", K. 504 / Voříšek: Symphony in D major
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2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Kakadu Variations / Vořišek: Grand Rondo Concertante
Album
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Biography
English biography687 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1366016409
Biography
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (Czech pronunciation: [jan ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦuɡo ˈvor̝iːʃɛk]; German: Johann Hugo Worzischek; 11 May 1791 – 19 November 1825) was a Czech composer, pianist and organist.
Life
Voříšek was born in the town of Vamberk, Bohemia, where his father was schoolmaster, choirmaster and organist. As a child prodigy, he started to perform publicly in Bohemian towns at the age of nine.
His father taught him music, encouraged his playing the piano and helped him get a scholarship to attend the University of Prague, where he studied philosophy. He also had lessons in piano and composition from Václav Tomášek. He found it impossible to obtain sufficient work as a musician in Prague and in 1813, at the age of 22, moved to Vienna to study law, hoping to meet Beethoven. In Vienna Voříšek was able to greatly improve his piano technique under Johann Nepomuk Hummel, but once more failed to gain full-time employment as a musician.
Although Voříšek was enthralled by the classical style of Mozart, he was more intrigued by the incipient romanticism of Beethoven.
In 1814, as he was starting to compose, he did indeed meet Beethoven in Vienna. He also met other leading musicians there, including the composers Louis Spohr, Ignaz Moscheles, Hummel, and especially Franz Schubert with whom he became fast friends.
He completed his law studies in 1821 and was appointed barrister to the Court Military Privy Councillor, for whom he mainly drafted legal documents. But in 1822, he at last found musical employment as second court organist and ended his legal career. He was appointed first organist in 1824.
He soon won esteem as a composer of orchestral, vocal and piano music for orchestra. In 1818 he became conductor of the Society of Friends of Music in Vienna.
Vorišek started suffering from tuberculosis in 1820. He died, in Vienna, of respiratory arrest in 1825 at the age of 34. He was buried at the common cemetery in Währing (today's Währinger Park).
Music
Voříšek wrote only one symphony, his Symphony in D major, in 1821.
In his capacity as imperial court organist, Voříšek composed a Mass in B-flat major. Together with his single symphony, some of his piano works and his Violin Sonata in G major, Op. 5, and the Mass have been recorded.
The first recorded use of impromptu as a musical term occurred in 1817, in the Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung. His Impromptus Op. 7 were published in 1822, pieces known to his friend Schubert who subsequently used the description for several sets of music for piano, as did Frederic Chopin and numerous other composers.
In 1823–24, he was, like Schubert, one of the 50 composers to contribute a variation on the same waltz by Anton Diabelli for the Vaterländischer Künstlerverein on which Beethoven composed his 33 variations (Op. 120).
Selected discography
Grand Rondo Concertante for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra op25 (B09QNG2NC2), released 2022, coupled with Beethoven Triple Concerto - Lobkowicz Trio on Rubicon Classics
Cedille Records[link removed] recording (CDR 90000 058) of Voříšek's Symphony in D major and Mass in B-flat major with Paul Freeman and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra & Prague Chamber Choir, with program notes by Andrea Lamoreaux
Cantus Classics Archived 2013-05-31 at the Wayback Machine 1993 recording (CACD 8.0019 D) of Voříšek's Symphony in D major and Mass in B-flat major with Oldrich Vlchek (resp. Václav Neumann) and the Virtuosi di Praga & Prague Chamber Choir.
ArkivMusic.com[link removed] first CD recording of Voříšek's chamber music including his Violin Sonata (Praga 250204), played by the Kocian String Quartet with program notes by James Reel, FANFARE
Hyperion Records recording (CDA 66800) Voříšek's Symphony in D, with Charles Mackerras and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
Opus 111 recording OPS 30241 Fantasia Op. 12, Impromptus Nos 1-6 Op. 7, Sonata in B flat minor and Variations in B flat Op. 19. Olga Tverskaya (piano)
Regis Records recording RRC1224 Six Impromptus Op. 7, Sonata in B flat minor Op. 20, Variations in B flat Op. 19 and Fantasie Op. 12, also for piano.
Centaur Records Archived 2023-06-14 at the Wayback Machine recording (CRC 3022) of select pieces for solo piano performed by David Gross
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -173 | 3.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 10 studio albums)
Albums · 10
Voříšek: Symphony, op. 24 / Lukáš: Piano Concerto no. 3
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 54:54
1Symphony in D major, op. 24: I. Allegro con brio8:312Symphony in D major, op. 24: II. Andante8:553Symphony in D major, op. 24: III. Scherzo: Allegro ma non troppo6:314Symphony in D major, op. 24: IV. Finale: Allegro con brio6:075Piano Concerto no. 324:50Symphony in D / Mass in B-flat
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:25
1Symphony in D major, op. 24: I. Allegro con brio7:502Symphony in D major, op. 24: II. Andante7:373Symphony in D major, op. 24: III. Scherzo: Allegro ma non troppo6:314Symphony in D major, op. 24: IV. Finale: Allegro con brio6:065Mass in B-flat major: I. Kyrie3:596Mass in B-flat major: II. Gloria: Et in terra pax2:147Mass in B-flat major: II. Gloria: Qui tollis peccata mundi2:358Mass in B-flat major: II. Gloria: Quoniam tu solus Dominus3:009Mass in B-flat major: III. Credo: Patrem omnipotentum3:1910Mass in B-flat major: III. Credo: Et incarnatus est2:4011Mass in B-flat major: III. Credo: Et resurrexit tertia die4:2712Mass in B-flat major: IV. Sanctus1:1913Mass in B-flat major: V. Benedictus4:0014Mass in B-flat major: VI. Agnus Dei: Agnus dei qui tollis peccata mundi2:4115Mass in B-flat major: VI. Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem2:072003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 3:18:20
Disc 1112 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 1 in C-sharp minor. Allegro7:06212 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 2 in E major. Allegro6:38312 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 3 in A minor. Allegro con brio8:00412 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 4 in F major. Vivace6:23512 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 5 in F minor. Allegro4:20612 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 6 in A-flat major. Allegretto ma agitato7:35712 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 7 in D minor. Allegro furioso6:00812 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 8 in D major. Veloce, ardito5:05912 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 9 in G minor. Allegro appassionato6:571012 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 10 in C major. Allegro risvegliato6:571112 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 11 in B minor. Allegro brioso9:21Disc 2112 Rhapsodies, op. 1: No. 12 in E-flat major. Allegro tempestoso7:182Le Désir, op. 312:353Le Plaisir, op. 48:0646 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 1 in C major5:0256 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 2 in G major4:2666 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 3 in D major4:5476 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 4 in A major7:2486 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 5 in E major9:3296 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 6 in B major6:30Disc 31Sonata in B-flat minor, op. 20: I. Allegro con brio5:352Sonata in B-flat minor, op. 20: II. Scherzo. Allegro5:513Sonata in B-flat minor, op. 20: III. Finale. Allegro con brio3:394Variations in B-flat major, op. 198:515Fantasia, op. 1212:166Albumleaf1:227Eclogue in C major6:368Rondo in G major, op. 18/12:189Rondo in C major, op. 18/22:0710Impromptu in F major6:4611Impromptu in B-flat major2:50Mozart: Symphony "Prague", K. 504 / Voříšek: Symphony in D major
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:00:30
1Symphony no. 38 in D major, K. 504 “Prague”: I. Adagio. Allegro12:412Symphony no. 38 in D major, K. 504 “Prague”: II. Andante12:323Symphony no. 38 in D major, K. 504 “Prague”: III. Finale. Presto7:334Symphony in D major, op. 24: I. Allegro con spirito7:255Symphony in D major, op. 24: III. Andante8:136Symphony in D major, op. 24: V. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo6:247Symphony in D major, op. 24: VI. Finale. Allegro con brio5:422004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:00:20
1Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 5: I. Introduzione - Largo - Allegro moderato11:592Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 5: II. Scherzo - Allegro molto6:203Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 5: III. Andante sostenuto2:584Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major, Op. 5: IV. Finale. Allegro molto6:475Rondo for Violin and Piano, Op. 89:556Variations for Cello and Piano, Op. 914:567Rondo for String Quartet, Op. 117:25Complete Works For Piano, Vol. 1
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:18:23
16 Impromptus, Op. 7: No. 1 in C Major5:2426 Impromptus, Op. 7: No. 2 in G Major5:2036 Impromptus, Op. 7: No. 3 in D Major6:1246 Impromptus, Op. 7: No. 4 in A Major8:1256 Impromptus, Op. 7: No. 5 in E Major9:5066 Impromptus, Op. 7: No. 6 in B Major8:437Fantasie in C Major, Op. 1212:578Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 20: I. Allegro con brio11:419Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 20: II. Scherzo. Allegro5:5210Piano Sonata in B-Flat Minor, Op. 20: III. Finale. Allegro con brio4:12Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:36
1Theme & Variations in B‐flat major, op. 1910:4722 Rondos, op. 18: no. 1 in C major2:2432 Rondos, op. 18: no. 2 in G major2:274Le désir, op. 312:505Le plaisir, op. 48:096Eclogue in C major8:557Impromptu in F major7:368Impromptu in B‐flat major3:039Stammbuchblatt in A major1:25Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 3
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:15
112 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 1 in C‐Sharp Minor: Allegro7:26212 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 2 in E Major: Allegro5:55312 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 3 in A Minor: Allegro con brio8:13412 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 4 in F Major: Vivace5:37512 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 5 in F Minor: Allegro4:19612 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 6 in A‐Flat Major: Allegretto ma agitato7:03712 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 7 in D Minor: Allegro furioso5:40812 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 8 in D Major: Veloce, ardito4:29912 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 9 in G Minor: Allegro appassionato5:571012 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 10 in C Major: Allegro risvegliato6:221112 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 11 in B Minor: Allegro brioso7:431212 Rhapsodies, Op. 1: No. 12 in E‐Flat Major: Allegro tempestoso6:31Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Kakadu Variations / Vořišek: Grand Rondo Concertante
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 1:05:32
1Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C, op. 56: I. Allegro17:382Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C, op. 56: II. Largo4:373Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C, op. 56: III. Rondo alla Polacca12:46410 Variations, op. 121a for Piano Trio on “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu”15:425Grand Rondeau Concertant, op. 2514:49Schubert / Voříšek / Chopin / Scriabin
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:12:31
16 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 4 in A major, Allegretto7:1126 Impromptus, op. 7: No. 6 in B major, Allegretto8:3434 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: No. 1 in C minor, Allegro molto moderato9:0044 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E-flat major, Allegro4:3354 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-flat major, Andante5:3364 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-flat major, Allegretto8:147Impromptu no. 1 in A‐flat major, op. 294:108Impromptu no. 2 in F‐sharp major, op. 365:369Impromptu no. 3 in G‐flat major, op. 515:4510Fantaisie‐Impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. posth. 665:08112 Impromptus, op. 12: No. 1 in F‐sharp major, Presto4:17122 Impromptus, op. 12: No. 2 in B-flat minor, Andante cantabile4:30
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mozart: Violin Concerto K 216 / Bassoon Concerto / Voříšek: SymphonySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:11:231Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K 216: I. Allegro8:42 2Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K 216: II. Adagio8:26 3Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K 216: III. Rondo. Allegro6:29 4Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B‐flat major, K 191: I. Allegro7:32 5Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B‐flat major, K 191: II. Andante ma adagio6:55 6Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in B‐flat major, K 191: III. Rondo. Tempo di minuetto4:45 7Symphony in D major, op. 24: I. Allegro con spirito7:38 8Symphony in D major, op. 24: II. Andante8:40 9Symphony in D major, op. 24: III. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo6:21 10Symphony in D major, op. 24: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio5:55 | Compilation | 14 February 2003 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Jan Václav Voříšek head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 18 | 78.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 10 | 91.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -173 | 3.8th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
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