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Johannes Mattheson

voc, *1681 DE, Hamburg
Singer / Composer of Classical
A.k.a. Johann Mattheson

Johann Mattheson (28 September 1681 – 17 April 1764) was a German composer, singer, writer, lexicographer, diplomat and music theorist. Mattheson was born and died in Hamburg. He was a close friend of George Frideric Handel, although he nearly killed him in a sudden quarrel, during a performance of Mattheson's opera Cleopatra in 1704. Handel was saved only by a large button which turned aside Mattheson's sword. The two were afterwards reconciled and remained in correspondence for life: shortly after his friend's death, Mattheson translated John Mainwaring's Handel biography into German and had it published in Hamburg at his own expense ("auf Kosten des Übersetzers") in 1761.

     
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Der Brauchbare VirtuosoJohannes Mattheson - Diana Baroni, Pablo Valetti, Petr Skalka, Dirk Börner2003Album
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