Johann Mattheson

Johann Mattheson

Johann Mattheson (28 September 1681 – 17 April 1764) was a German composer, critic, lexicographer and music theorist. His writings on the late Baroque and early Classical period were highly influential, specifically, "his biographical and theoretical works were widely disseminated and served as the source for all subsequent lexicographers and historians".

Birth and Death Data: Born Hamburg (city and state in the North of Germany), Died April 17, 1764 (Hamburg (city and state in the North of Germany) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1922 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Victor	BS-023336	10-in.	6/8/1938	Air	Louis Persinger ; Ruggiero Ricci	Violin solo, with piano	composer
Edison	8415	10-in.	4/12/1922	Air	Vasa Prihóda	Violin solo, with piano	composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mattheson, Johann," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101888.

Mattheson, Johann. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/101888.

"Mattheson, Johann." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1699 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1699

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