Instrumentální tvorba Carla Ditterse von Dittersdorfa u pařížských nakladatelů
Instrumental Works of Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf at Paris Publishers

Summary/Abstract: The production of Paris publishers in the second half of the 1700s is considered the most fruitful in contemporary Europe; as such it also significantly contributed to the dissemination of the repertoire of foreign authors, including composers from Central Europe. Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf ranks among the best-known Viennese composers of his generation, and it was perhaps even thanks to his success with Paris publishers that an awareness of his works has been preserved up until the present. Paris prints of his compositions belong to the very first editions; they appeared since 1766 and the greatest increase in the number of works published came in 1767. Dittersdorf's instrumental compositions, especially symphonies, orchestral trios, and trio sonatas, as well as several piano adaptations of symphonies were released by prominent French publishers specializing in foreign production. In total, information about 94 compositions, published under the name Ditters, was found in 36 prints dated up to the year 1800. The preserved copies allow for determination of an error rate equalling approximately one fifth in the authenticity of works published. A great majority of the identified works that were published in Paris were composed in the 1760s or earlier - i.e. at the time when Ditters worked in Vienna. It is probable that particularly the contacts within the Viennese circles of musicians and sponsors, including the high nobility, enabled Ditters to establish contact with Paris publishers that was apparently direct to a certain extent.

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