Joseph Iosifovich Genishta

Joseph Iosifovich Genishta
Background information
BornNovember 13 (24), 1795
Moscow, Russia
DiedJuly 25 (August 6) 1853
OccupationsComposer, pianist, conductor

Joseph Iosifovich Genishta (or Osip Osipovich Enishta, in Russian: Иосиф Иосифович Геништа) was a composer, conductor, and pianist who grew in popularity during the early-19th century prior to the popularization of composers like Mikhail Glinka. He was a promoter of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven and was fondly appreciated for his compositional skill by Robert Schumann.

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