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Willem de Fesch
Person · male · Dutch Republic · Alkmaar · born 1687 · died 1761 · recording since 1993
Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761)
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Also known as Fesch, Willem De (1687-1761) · ウィレム・デ・フェッシュ
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 2◦ Birth 1† Death 1✦ Award 1★ Debut release 1
1680s
1760s
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Baroque Concerti From the Netherlands
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
Biography
English biography158 words · 1 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1305688305
Biography
Willem de Fesch (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɪləm də ˈfɛs]; 1687 in Alkmaar – 3 January 1761) was a virtuoso Dutch violinist and composer.
The pupil of Karel Rosier, who was a Vice-Kapellmeister at Bonn, de Fesch later married his daughter, Maria Anna Rosier.
De Fesch was active in Amsterdam between 1710 and 1725. From 1725 to 1731 he served as Kapellmeister at Antwerp Cathedral.
Thereafter he moved to London where he gave concerts and played the violin in Handel's orchestra in 1746. In 1748 and 1749 he conducted at Marylebone Gardens. He apparently made no public appearances after 1750.
His works included the oratorios Judith (1732) and Joseph (1746), as well as chamber duets, solo and trio sonatas, concertos and part songs. Both oratorios were thought lost until 1980 when a copy of a manuscript of Joseph was found in London's Royal Academy of Music.
De Fesch's music was influenced by the Italians, particularly Vivaldi, as well as Handel.
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 | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -232 | 2.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
Baroque Concerti From the Netherlands
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:11:43
1Concerto in G minor for Flute, Two Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro3:572Concerto in G minor for Flute, Two Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo: Adagio3:563Concerto in G minor for Flute, Two Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo: Un poco allegro2:394Concerto in G minor for Flute, Two Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo: Vivace3:325Concerto in G minor for Flute, Two Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro1:036Concerto in G minor for Flute, Two Oboes, Strings and Basso Continuo: Finale allegro1:247Sinfonia, op. 3 no. 4 in A major for Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro spirituoso4:248Sinfonia, op. 3 no. 4 in A major for Strings and Basso Continuo: Adagio6:039Sinfonia, op. 3 no. 4 in A major for Strings and Basso Continuo: Presto1:3210Concerto in G major for Solo Flute, Two Flutes, Viola and Basso Continuo: Allegro3:2711Concerto in G major for Solo Flute, Two Flutes, Viola and Basso Continuo: Andante3:0212Concerto in G major for Solo Flute, Two Flutes, Viola and Basso Continuo: Allegro1:3013Concerto, op. 10 no. 2 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro3:5214Concerto, op. 10 no. 2 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo: Largo3:1215Concerto, op. 10 no. 2 in B-flat major for Two Violins, Strings and Basso Continuo: Presto2:1216Concerto in G major for Flute, Two Violins and Basso Continuo: Andante6:1217Concerto in G major for Flute, Two Violins and Basso Continuo: Adagio4:5418Concerto in G major for Flute, Two Violins and Basso Continuo: Allegro3:1519Concerto in A minor for Two Oboes, Solo Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro - Adagio - Alla breve4:1620Concerto in A minor for Two Oboes, Solo Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo: Adagio4:0021Concerto in A minor for Two Oboes, Solo Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo: Allegro3:212000 · studio album
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Chamber MusicSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 33 tracks · 1:09:021Sonata for Two Violins in A major, op. Ia no. 6: I. Largo1:14 2Sonata for Two Violins in A major, op. Ia no. 6: II. Allegro1:20 3Sonata for Two Violins in A major, op. Ia no. 6: III. Adagio0:27 4Sonata for Two Violins in A major, op. Ia no. 6: IV. Vivace1:46 5Sonata for Two Cellos in C major, op. Ib no. 6: I. Adagio1:27 6Sonata for Two Cellos in C major, op. Ib no. 6: II. Allegro. Comodo1:45 7Sonata for Two Cellos in C major, op. Ib no. 6: III. Sarabanda. Largo2:09 8Sonata for Two Cellos in C major, op. Ib no. 6: IV. Gavotta. Allegro1:56 9Sonata for Two Cellos in C major, op. Ib no. 6: V. Menuetto I - Menuetto II3:01 10Violin Sonata in B-flat major, op. IVa no. 6: I. Adagio1:31 11Violin Sonata in B-flat major, op. IVa no. 6: II. Allegro1:57 12Violin Sonata in B-flat major, op. IVa no. 6: III. Grave1:32 13Violin Sonata in B-flat major, op. IVa no. 6: IV. Allegro2:42 14Violin Sonata in B-flat major, op. IVa no. 6: V. Spiritoso2:51 15Flute Sonata in C minor, op. VI. no 6: I. Largo1:50 16Flute Sonata in C minor, op. VI. no 6: II. Presto2:27 17Flute Sonata in C minor, op. VI. no 6: III. Menuetto I - Menuetto II2:36 18Trio Sonata in A major, op. VII. no. 5: I. Andante1:30 19Trio Sonata in A major, op. VII. no. 5: II. Vivace1:50 20Trio Sonata in A major, op. VII. no. 5: III. Minuetto I - Minuetto II1:32 21Flute Sonata in E minor, op. VIIIa no. 3: I. Larghetto1:41 22Flute Sonata in E minor, op. VIIIa no. 3: II. Allemanda3:11 23Flute Sonata in E minor, op. VIIIa no. 3: III. Sarabanda1:47 24Flute Sonata in E minor, op. VIIIa no. 3: IV. Giga. Allegro2:45 25Sonata for Two Cellos in G minor, op. VIIIb no. 11: I. Largo1:40 26Sonata for Two Cellos in G minor, op. VIIIb no. 11: II. Alla Breve1:41 27Sonata for Two Cellos in G minor, op. VIIIb no. 11: III. Menuetto2:03 28Trio Sonata in G major, op. XII. no. 3: I. Largo1:42 29Trio Sonata in G major, op. XII. no. 3: II. Allemanda3:57 30Trio Sonata in G major, op. XII. no. 3: III. Menuetto1:48 31Cello Sonata in D major, op. XIII. no. 5: I. Siciliana. Andante2:52 32Cello Sonata in D major, op. XIII. no. 5: II. Allemanda. Comodo3:35 33Cello Sonata in D major, op. XIII. no. 5: III. Minuetto I - Minuetto II2:57 | Compilation | 22 May 2006 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Willem de Fesch head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 13 | 67.6th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -232 | 2.8th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | ANV -Visser Neerlandia-price for Music | won |
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q999550seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_de_Feschbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willem_de_Fesch
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Wikidata: Q999550 · MusicBrainz: dbbb0fa5-f58d-428e-9b30-47d3324bf715