Joseph Franz Weigl

Joseph Franz Weigl (19 May 1740 - 25 January 1820) was a

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cellist. He was the principal cellist in the

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of the

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family, before moving to Vienna and the

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. He played under the directorship of

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, who also was godfather to the cellist's son, and it is thought that Haydn wrote his cello concerto in C major (

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VIIb/1) for him. He was the father of

Joseph Weigl Joseph Weigl (28 March 1766 – 3 February 1846) was an Austrian composer and conductor, born in Eisenstadt, Hungary, Austrian Empire. The son of Joseph Franz Weigl (1740–1820), the principal cellist in the orchestra of the Esterházy fa ...

(1766–1846), the composer and conductor, and

Thaddäus Weigl Thaddäus Weigl (8 April 1776 – 10 February 1844) was an Austrian composer and music publisher. Life He was born in Vienna, son of Joseph Franz Weigl, a cellist in the Vienna Court Theatre, and younger brother of the composer Joseph Weigl. He s ...

(1776–1844), the composer and music publisher. Austrian classical cellists People from Eisenstadt 1740 births 1820 deaths 18th-century Austrian musicians {{cellist-stub