Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781) - Sinfonie B-Dur

★ Follow music ► Composer: Anton Zimmermann (1741-1781) Work: Sinfonie B-Dur Performers: Zilina State Chamber Orchestra; Oliver Dohnányi (conductor) Drawing: Joseph Schaffer (18th Century) - Ansicht von Pressburg (Bratislava), Kupferstich (1787) Image in high resolution: Further info: Listen free: No available --- (Johann) Anton Zimmermann (Breitenau [now Široká Niva], bap. 27 December 1741 - Pressburg [now Bratislava], 16 October 1781) Moravian composer. He probably received his musical education in Silesia; later he was organist at the cathedral in Königgrätz (now Hradec Králové). From the early 1770s he was active in Pressburg, where his Singspiel Narcisse et Pierre is reported to have been performed in 1772 (as documented by the Pressburger Zeitung); in 1773 he composed works for the St Cecilia festivities there. His works were first listed