A little genius among giants
Georg Druschetzky, who was born in West Bohemia and received lessons from the famous oboe virtuoso Besozzi at the Dresden Court, was considered a great timpani virtuoso in his lifetime, becoming a member of the Tonkünstler Society in Vienna. The fame of the wind compositions he wrote for the Imperial army spread far beyond their original audience. Druschetzky wrote for leading ensembles of his time and conducted his music at the coronation celebrations for Leopold II. His career took him via Linz, Vienna and Pressburg (Bratislava) to Budapest. The great popularity his compositions once enjoyed, and their wide distribution, can be seen from their presence in libraries across Central Europe.
We bring manuscripts from the Széchényi National Library in Budapest to life once more: oboe quartets by Georg Druschetzky, who was gradually forgotten in the shadow of Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven and has recently been rediscovered. This is music that is full of humour, subtle, colourful, entertaining and surprising.