Ignaz Schuppanzigh

Violist, Composer

1776 – 1830

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Who was Ignaz Schuppanzigh?

Ignaz Schuppanzigh was a violinist, friend and teacher of Beethoven, and leader of Count Razumovsky's private string quartet. Schuppanzigh and his quartet premiered many of Beethoven's string quartets, and in particular, the late string quartets. The Razumovsky quartet, which Schuppanzigh founded in late 1808, is considered to be the first professional string quartet. Until the founding of this quartet, quartet music was played primarily by amateurs or by professional musicians who joined together on an ad hoc basis.

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Born
Jul 20, 1776
Vienna
Also known as
  • My Lord Falstaff
Nationality
  • Austria
Profession
Died
Mar 2, 1830
Vienna

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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