Joseph Martin Kraus Quotes

Joseph Martin Kraus , was a composer in the classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Germany. He moved to Sweden at age 21, and died at the age of 36 in Stockholm. He has been referred to as "the Swedish Mozart", and had a life span very similar to Mozart's. Wikipedia  

✵ 20. June 1756 – 15. December 1792
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“Yesterday there was a Concert Spirituel. The symphony by Haydn was lovely and the execution very good. Mademoiselle Wendling and a Welsh tenor Giuliano were hissed. Danner and another Welsh violinist Giuliani were overall applauded. A sinfonia concertante by the brothers Thonberg [Romberg] got applause. The concert on the bassoon by Devienne so so.”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Gestern war Concert Spirituel. Die Symphonie von Haydn war allerliebst und die Exekution vorzüglich gut. Mlle Wendling und ein welscher Tenorist Giuliano wurden ausgepfiffen. Danner und ein andrer welscher Geiger Giuliani wurden allgemein beklatscht. Eine Symphonie concertante von den Gebrüdern und Söhnen Thonberg [Romberg] fand Beifall. Das Konzert auf dem Fagotte von Devienne so so.
Letter dated Paris, 3rd February 1785. To pater Roman Hofstetter in Amorbach, in: Irmgard Leux-Henschen, Joseph Martin Kraus in seinen Briefen, Stockholm 1978.
Letters

“But what have those colourful ballets to do with the opera's? Ballets, that do not concern the opera at the least. Do they not spoil all possible action, that they in their course violently interrupt?”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Was sollen aber die buntschäckigten Balletten in den Opern? Balletten, die auf die Oper nicht die geringste Beziehungen haben. Verderben sie nicht alle mögliche Wirkung, die sie in ihrem Gange gewaltsam unterbrechen?
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Etwas von und über Musik fürs Jahr 1777

“What depth in these thoughts - what classical talent!”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Welche Tiefe der Gedanken - welch klassisches Talent!
Joseph Haydn to Fredrik Samuel Silverstolpe

“That is music of stunning perfection. It is him worthy.”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Das ist Musik von erstaunlicher Perfektion. Sie ist seiner würdig.

“I have one of his symphonies, which I keep in remembrance of one of the greatest geniuses that I have met. I have only this one work, but I know that he also wrote other excellent things.”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Ich besitze von ihm eine seiner Sinfonien, die ich zur Erinnerung an eines der größten Genies, die ich gekannt habe, aufbewahre. Ich habe von ihm nur dieses einzige Werk, weiß aber, dass er noch anderes Vortreffliches geschrieben hat.

“Here is the earthly of Kraus; the heavenly lives in his music.”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Inscription in the tomb of Joseph Martin Kraus

“Should the music in the churches not at the most be for the heart? Are fugues made for that?”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Soll die Musik in den Kirchen nicht am meisten fürs Herz seyn? Taugen darzu Fugen?
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Etwas von und über Musik fürs Jahr 1777

“The man has a great style!”

Joseph Martin Kraus

Christoph Willibald Gluck

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