Willem de Fesch
Willem de Fesch (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɪləm də fɛs ], 1687, Alkmaar – 3 January 1761) was a virtuoso Dutch violone player 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 violone 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. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | B-31559 | 10-in. | 12/30/1924 | Tu fai la superbetta | Marguerite Sanner | Female vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia | 74093 | 12-in. | 5/9/1920 | Sonata in D minor : Andante cantabile | Harold Craxton ; J. Salmon | Cello solo, with piano | composer |
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Fesch, Willem de," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104415.
Fesch, Willem de. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104415.
"Fesch, Willem de." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Fesch, Willem de, 1687-1761 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83196131
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ISNI: 0000 0001 0919 9317 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109199317
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