HOAX Manolusz Prztokowski (1748-1812): Requiem

[joachim]

He composed a beautiful requiem, which can be found on Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmtAhhEHYxo

The comment is as follows:

Manolusz Prztokowski (September 26, 1748, Zatory - February 6, 1812, Warszaw) was a polish composer,conductor and pedagogue.

Wrote a number of operas, liturgical and instrumental compositions, but unfortunately only few works have survived. The list of works includes 2 operas: Liredonda in Corinto (only fragments) and The Legend of Martin Liadowski (fragments), 1 Requiem, 1 Stabat Mater, 1 Te Deum, 8 masses, 10 Shymphonies, 5 cello concertos, 3 violin concertos, 2 flute concertos, 6 quartets, and piano compositions (20 polonaises and piano miniatures).

I searched everywhere other biographical information, I did not find anything!

Does anyone know this composer?

[Alan Howe]

It would be good if this could be uploaded to our Downloads board.

Date of composition: 1783 - so, rather early for this website...

[Alan Howe]

Update: I can't find anything about this composer. Are we sure this isn't a hoax? Does anyone recognise this music as being by someone else?

Just checking...

[Simon]

The first part (Funeral March) is actually the first movement of Joseph Martin Kraus' Symphonie funèbre.

https://youtu.be/rOeTnQbZfWg

[Simon]

And after some research, the Requiem (at least the beginning) is by Joseph Leopold Eybler...

https://youtu.be/nq9Ki0SKEBU

So whoever attributed this music to Mr. Prztokowski was either very poorly informed, or deliberately misleading listeners...

[Alan Howe]

I thought the whole thing stank. Many thanks to our vigilant and knowledgeable members!

[joachim]

I fell with both feet into the trap. 

The worst thing is that I knew both the funeral symphony of Kraus and the Requiem of Eybler, I even have them in CD!

I'm sorry for making you waste your time!

And a big thank you to Simon.

[Alan Howe]

Please don't apologise. It's happened before with one Gottfried Eschenbach (1842-1920) who turned out to be a complete fake. On that occasion I was the one taken in!