Hellmesberger is a surname.
Notable bearers include an
Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
n family of musicians, which includes:
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Georg Hellmesberger, Sr., (1800–1873) father of Joseph Sr. and Georg Jr.
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Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr., (1828–1893), son of Georg Sr., father of Joseph Jr. and Ferdinand
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Georg Hellmesberger, Jr., ( 1830–1852), son of Georg Sr.
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Joseph Hellmesberger, Jr. (1855–1907), son of Joseph Sr.
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Ferdinand Hellmesberger (1863–1940), son of Joseph Sr.
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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. Hellmes ...
, a string quartet formed in Vienna in 1849
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