!!!Schuppanzigh, Ignaz

b. Vienna, Nov. 20, 1776, 
d. Vienna, March 2, 1830. Violinist, conductor. Directed the 
string quartet of Prince K. Lichnowsky, where he met L. van  
Beethoven. In 1804 founded the famous S. Quartet (with J.  Mayseder, 
F. Weiss and F. A. Kraft), which was soon considered the best 
European string quartet (1808-1816 in the service of Prince 
Rasumofsky). The group greatly influenced contemporary composers. From 
1795 S. directed the concerts in the Augarten park in Vienna, was 
instrumental in furthering the acceptance and performance of 
Beethoven´s works in Vienna.



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