Adalbert von Goldschmidt (5 May 1848, Vienna - 21 December 1906, Vienna) was an Austrian composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

. Trained at the Vienna Conservatory, he first drew wide acclaim for his 1875 cantata

Cantata

A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....

 Die sieben Todsünden. He created a trilogy of opera

Opera

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s; the first of which, Helianthus, premiered successfully in Leipzig

Leipzig

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 in 1884. He also composed numerous songs and works for solo piano

Piano

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. His grand-nephew was the conductor Nicholas Goldschmidt

Nicholas Goldschmidt

Nicholas Goldschmidt, was a Canadian conductor, administrator, teacher, performer, music festival entrepreneur and artistic director...

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