Josephus_Andreas_Fodor
Josephus Andreas Fodor
Dutch violinist and composer
Josephus Andreas Fodor (21 January 1751 – 3 October 1828) was a Dutch violinist and composer of the Classical era.
Josephus Andreas Fodor was born in Venlo, the son of a squire who had been stationed in Hanover, and his wife Maria Elisabeth Messemaecker, who came from a musical family.[1] He first learned the violin in Venlo[2] before being sent to Berlin for further study with Franz Benda.[3][2] In 1780, he moved to Paris, where he made his successful debut at the Concert Spirituel on 8 June 1791.[3] After this, he traveled as a virtuoso performer on the violin, and also taught in Paris.[1] In his Six Duos à deux Violons, Op. 10 (Published Amsterdam: J.J. Hummel, n.d. [1784]), he described himself as the Premier Violon de la Musique de Monseigneur le Duc de Montmorency.[4] In 1792, he began working at the imperial court in Saint Petersburg[1][2] where he remained for the rest of his life.
His brothers Carel Emanuel (1759-ca. 1799) and Carel Anton (1768-1846) both found success as composers and keyboard players.[1]
A large number of works by Fodor were published during his lifetime, including violin concertos, duos for 2 violins, string quartets, airs with variations, violin sonatas and arrangements of works by other composers.[2]
- Van Boer, Bertil H (2012). Historical Dictionary of Music of the Classical Period. Scarecrow Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780810871830.
- Jean-Marc Warszawski (2003). "Biography of Josephus Andreas Fodor at musicologie.org" (in French).
- Eitner, Robert (1901). Biographisch-bibliographisches Quellen-Lexikon der Musiker und Musikgelehrten der christlichen Zeitrechnung bis zur Mitte des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, Band 4 (in German). p. 10.