Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf
Austrian composer, violinist and silvologist
Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian composer and violinist. He was a friend of both Haydn and Mozart. His best-known works include the German singspiel Doktor und Apotheker and a number of programmatic symphonies based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.
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Works
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- Ajax et Ulysse
- Das rote Käppchen, Kr. 298
- Doktor und Apotheker
- Double Bass Concerto in E flat major Orchestral
- Double Bass Concerto no. 1 in D major, Krebs 171
- Double Bass Concerto no. 2 in D major, Krebs 172
- Harp Concerto in A major
- Harpsichord Concerto in A major
- Hercule changé en Dieu
- Jason, qui emporte la Toison d'or
- Metamorphoses Symphony no. 1 in C major "The Four Ages of the World"
- Metamorphoses Symphony no. 2 in D minor "The Fall of Phaeton"
- Metamorphoses Symphony no. 3 in G major "The Metamorphosis of Actaeon into a Stag"
- Metamorphoses Symphony no. 4 in F major "The Rescue of Andromeda"
- Metamorphoses Symphony no. 5 in A major "Transformation of the Lycian Peasants into Frogs"
- Metamorphoses Symphony no. 6 in D major "The Petrification of Phineus and His Friends"
- Oboe Concerto in G major
- Sinfonia a-moll
- Sinfonia concertante for viola, double bass and orchestra in D major
- Sinfonia in A major, "Sinfonia nazionale nel gusto di cinque nazioni", Grave A10
- Sinfonia in A minor, "Il delirio delli compositori, ossia Il gusto d'oggidì", Grave a2
- Sinfonia in D major, "Il combattimento delle passioni umani", Grave D16
- Sinfonia in D minor, Grave d1
- Sinfonia in F major, Grave F7
- Sinfonia in G minor, Grave g1
- Sonate Es-Dur für Viola und Klavier
- Sonate für Viola und Kontrabaß Es-dur
- String Quartet no. 1 in D major, Krebs 191
- String Quartet no. 2 in B-flat major
- String Quartet no. 3 in G major
- String Quartet no. 4 in C major
- String Quartet no. 5 in E-flat major
- String Quartet no. 6 in A major
- String Quintet no. 3 in C major
- String Quintet no. 6 in G major
- Symphony in A major, Grave A6
- Symphony in D major, Grave D6
- Symphony in E-flat major, Grave Eb9
Box sets & recent recordings
- Rossini, Haydn, Dittersdorf & Keyper: Music for Double Bass — Rodney Slatford, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Franz Keyper, Gioachino Rossini, Michael Haydn (2025) Spotify
- Dittersdorf: Symphonies after Ovid‘s Metamorphoses — Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn, Case Scaglione (2024) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.