Josef Dessauer

Josef Dessauer (28 May 1798 in Prague – 8 July 1876 in Mödling, near Vienna), was a composer from the Austrian Empire who wrote many popular songs, and also some less successful operas.

Dessauer was born into a wealthy Jewish family, and studied piano in Prague with Bedřich Diviš Weber and composition with Wenzel Tomaschek.

In 1821 he settled in Vienna, from which he made many European tours.

He was a friend of many composers of his time, such as Gioachino Rossini, Franz Schubert, Hector Berlioz, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin, who dedicated some pieces to him.

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