Antonio Casimir Cartellieri

Another, Josef Cartellieri, compiled some largely second-hand biographical notes about the father he scarcely knew.

His father, Antonio Maria Gaetano Cartellieri, was Italian, and his mother, Elisabeth Böhm, was Latvian of Baltic German origin.

In 1791, at the age of 18, Cartellieri became court composer and music director for Michał Kazimierz Ogiński[2] in Poland.

In 1796, Cartellieri was engaged by Prince Joseph Franz Maximilian Lobkowicz (1772–1817) as the Kapellmeister, singing teacher, and violinist, roles he held until his death 11 years later.

He notably performed in the world premières of several works by his friend Beethoven under the composer's baton, including the Eroica Symphony and the Triple Concerto on 23 January 1805.