Musicians and Composers in Dresden
The atlas holds 7 people and 12 moments here, from 1704 to 1842. The most recorded lives are Arthur Schopenhauer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Wagner.
Notable people
Arthur Schopenhauer
from 1800 to 1824
3 moments here
German philosopher and writer, born in Danzig and dead in Frankfurt am Main. His documented movements included childhood residences in Hamburg and Le…
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
in 1789
2 moments here
Austrian composer and performer of the Classical era. Born in Salzburg, Mozart toured Europe as a child prodigy, made three formative journeys to…
Richard Wagner
from 1814 to 1842
2 moments here
German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist whose movements included early work in German theatre, exile in Switzerland, stays in…
Frédéric Chopin
from 1835 to 1836
2 moments here
Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the early Romantic period. Born in Żelazowa Wola, he grew up and trained in Warsaw, travelled through Central…
Ludwig van Beethoven
in 1796
1 moment here
German composer and pianist whose life was centered first in Bonn and, from 1792, in Vienna.…
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
in 1704
1 moment here
German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…
George Frideric Handel
in 1719
1 moment here
German-British Baroque composer. Born in Halle, he worked in Hamburg, travelled in Italy, served as Kapellmeister at Hanover, and settled in England.…
Moments
- 1704 Dresden scientific-society mission Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- 1719 Recruiting singers in Dresden George Frideric Handel
- 1789 Arrives and lodges in Dresden Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1789 Visits Körner and is sketched Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- 1796 Played for the Saxon elector Ludwig van Beethoven
- 1800 Family journey to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1814 Move to Dresden Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1814 Family move to Dresden Richard Wagner
- 1824 Return to Dresden from Gastein Arthur Schopenhauer
- 1835 Two-week stay in Dresden Frédéric Chopin
- 1836 Dresden visit and proposal Frédéric Chopin
- 1842 Move to Dresden for Rienzi Richard Wagner