Matthias Durst (18 August 1815 – 2 May 1875) was an

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n violinist,

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and composer.

Biography

Born in

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, he studied at the Vienna Conservatory with

Georg Hellmesberger, Sr. Georg Hellmesberger Sr. (24 April 1800Zwei lexikalische Werke (ÖBL, Czeike) geben das Geburtsdatum mit 24. Februar 1800 an. – 16 August 1873) was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer. He was born in Vienna. His first music lesson wa ...

and

Joseph Böhm Joseph Böhm ( hu, Böhm József; 4 April 1795 – 28 March 1876) was a Hungarian violinist and a director of the Vienna Conservatory. Life He was born in Pest, to a Jewish family. He was taught by his father and by Pierre Rode. His brother Fr ...

. He was a member of the Vienna

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. From 1841 he was appointed at the Vienna Court Orchestra. He was professor at the Kirchenmusikverein at St. Anna. From 1845 he played in the

string quartet The term string quartet can refer to either a type of musical composition or a group of four people who play them. Many composers from the mid-18th century onwards wrote string quartets. The associated musical ensemble consists of two violinists ...

, with

Leopold Jansa Leopold Jansa (23 March 1795, Wildenschwert ( cs, Ústí nad Orlicí), far north-east Bohemia, Austrian Empire – 25 January 1875, Vienna) was a Bohemian violinist, composer, and teacher. He was born in Wildenschwert, Austria-Hungary (present d ...

, Carl Heißler and Carl Schlesinger, which in 1849 became the

Hellmesberger Quartet The Hellmesberger Quartet was a string quartet formed in Vienna in 1849. It was founded by Joseph Hellmesberger Sr. and was the first permanent named String Quartet. Composition Violinist Leopold Jansa had started a string quartet in 1845. Hellme ...

, with

Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr. Josef Hellmesberger Sr. (3 November 182824 October 1893) was an Austrian violinist, conductor, and composer. Born in Vienna, he was the son of musician and pedagogue, Georg Hellmesberger Sr. (1800–1873), and was taught violin by his father ...

taking over from Jansa.

Works

Durst composed

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s, violin duos, and solos.

References

*Biography from musiklexikon.ac.at, under External links

External links

Biography
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