Daniel Steibelt (c. 1764 - September 20, 1823), German pianist and composer, was born at the earliest in 1764 or 1765 in Berlin. 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Berlin (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ...

He was indebted to the crown prince Frederick William for his musical education. Very little is known of his artistic life before 1790, when he settled in Paris and attained great popularity as a virtuoso by means of a pianoforte sonata called La Coquette, which he composed for Queen Marie Antoinette; his dramatic opera entitled Romeo et Juliette, produced at the Théâtre Feydeau in 1793, was equally successful. 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria (born November 1755 – executed 16 October 1793) Daughter of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Louis XVI and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ...

In 1796 Steibelt removed to London, where his pianoforte-playing attracted great attention. In 1798 he produced his concerto (No. 3, in E flat) containing the famous Storm Rondo a work that ensured his popularity. In the following year Steibelt started on a professional tour in Germany; and, after playing with some success in Hamburg, Dresden, Prague and Berlin, he arrived in May 1800 at Vienna, where he challenged Beethoven to a trial of skill. 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Position of Hamburg in Germany Hamburgs central broadway Jungfernstieg at the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 This article is about the city in Germany. ... Brühls Terrace and the Frauenkirche Dresden [ˈdreːsdn̩] (Sorbian/Lusatian Drježdźany), the capital city of the German federal state of Saxony, is situated in a valley on the river Elbe. ... Prague (Praha in Czech) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Vienna (German: Wien [viːn]) is the capital of Austria, and also one of Austrias nine federal states (Bundesland Wien). ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of classical music, who predominantly lived in Vienna, Austria. ...

His discomfiture was complete and he retired to Paris. During the next eight years he lived alternately in that city and in London. In 1808 he was invited by the emperor Alexander to St Petersburg, succeeding Boïeldieu as director of the royal opera in 1811. Here he resided in the enjoyment of a lucrative appointment until his death. The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... 1808 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander of Russia may refer to: Alexander I of Russia Alexander II of Russia Alexander III of Russia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and Petrograd (Петрогра́д, 1914–1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the delta of the river Neva at the east end of the Gulf of Finland... François-Adrien Boieldieu (December 16, 1775 – October 8, 1834) was a French composer, mainly of operas. ...

Besides his dramatic music, Steibelt left behind him an enormous number of compositions for the pianoforte. His playing, though brilliant, was wanting in the higher qualities which characterized that of his contemporaries, John Antony Cramer and Muzio Clementi; but he was gifted with talents of a high order; and the reputation he enjoyed was fully deserved. John Antony Cramer (1793 - August 24, 1848), English classical scholar and geographer, was born at Mitlödi in Switzerland. ... Muzio Clementi (January 24, 1752 – March 10, 1832) was a classical composer, and acknowledged as the first to write specifically for the piano. ...

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