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{{Short description|Austrian composer (1739–1799)}}
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'''Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf''' (2 November 1739 – 24 October 1799) was an Austrian [[composer]] and [[violin]]ist. He was a friend of both [[Haydn]] and [[Mozart]].<ref name="RP">
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</ref> His best-known works include the German [[singspiel]] ''[[Doktor und Apotheker]]'' and a number of programmatic symphonies based on Ovid's [[Metamorphoses]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kirby |first=F. E. |date=1993 |title=Expression in Dittersdorf's Program Symphonies on Ovid's "Metamorphoses" |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20796943 |journal=Revista de Musicología |volume=16 |issue=6 |pages=3408-3418 |jstor=20796943}}</ref>

== Life ==

=== 1739–1764 ===

Dittersdorf was born in the Laimgrube (now [[Mariahilf]]) district of Vienna, [[Archduchy of Austria|Austria]], as '''Johann Carl Ditters'''. His father was a military tailor in the Austrian Imperial Army of [[Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles VI]], for a number of German-speaking regiments. After retiring honorably from his military obligation, he was provided with royal letters of reference and a sinecure with the Imperial Theatre. In 1745, the six-year-old August Carl was introduced to the violin and his father's moderate financial position allowed him not only a good general education at a Jesuit school, but private tutelage in music, violin, French and religion. After leaving his first teacher, Carl studied violin with [[J. Ziegler]], who by 1750, through his influence, secured his pupil's appointment as a violinist in the orchestra of the [[Schottenkirche, Vienna|Benedictine church]] on the [[Freyung (Vienna)|Freyung]].

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[[Prince Joseph of Saxe-Hildburghausen]] soon noticed young Ditters, and on 1 March 1751 hired him for his court orchestra. Under princely auspices he studied violin with [[Francesco Trani]] who, impressed with the ability of his pupil in composition, commended him to [[Giuseppe Bonno]] who instructed him in [[Johann Fux|Fuxian]] counterpoint and free composition. After a few years Prince Joseph disbanded the orchestra, since he had to leave Vienna to assume the regency in [[Hildburghausen]], and the Austrian Empress hired Dittersdorf for her own orchestra through [[Giacomo Durazzo|Count Durazzo]], Theatre Director at the Imperial Court. In 1761 he was engaged as violinist in the Imperial Theatre orchestra, and in 1762 as its conductor. It was during this period that he became acquainted with [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]], who had just achieved greatness as an opera composer with the Vienna première of his ''[[Orfeo ed Euridice]]''. In 1763 he traveled to [[Bologna]] with Gluck to see the opera ''[[Il trionfo di Clelia]]'', an Italian tour that was to leave the greatest impression on his future work as a composer from both the Austrian Gluck and the contemporary Italian musical scene. In 1764 he traveled to Paris, a trip with only scarce and uncertain documentation. Back in Vienna in 1764, his contract with Count Durazzo expired that winter, but he met the great [[Joseph Haydn]] and became one of his closest friends.

=== 1764–1774 ===
In 1764, Dittersdorf assumed the post of [[Kapellmeister]] at the court of [[Adam Patachich|Ádám Patachich]], Hungarian nobleman and Bishop of Nagyvárad ([[Oradea]], Romania). The following year he was introduced to [[Philipp Gotthard von Schaffgotsch]], the [[Prince-Bishop of Breslau]], who was in the process of creating a cultural centre around his court based at Château [[Jánský vrch]] (Johannesberg) in [[Javorník (Jeseník District)|Javorník]] (today part of the [[Czech Republic]]). He accepted the post of Hofkomponist (court composer) in 1771, and it was during his tenure at Johannesberg that most of his creative output was produced. Over the next twenty years he wrote symphonies, string quartets and other chamber music, and [[Opera buffa|opere buffe]]. In 1773 the [[prince-bishop]] appointed him ''Amtshauptmann'' of nearby [[Jeseník]] (Freiwaldau), one of several measures to help entice the cosmopolitan composer to remain at isolated Johannesberg. Since this new post required a noble title, Ditters was sent to Vienna and given the noble title of ''von Dittersdorf''. His full surname thus became "Ditters von Dittersdorf", but he is usually referred to simply as "Dittersdorf".

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=== Final years ===
[[Johann Baptist Wanhal]] was perhaps Dittersdorf's most eminent pupil. About 1785, Haydn, Dittersdorf, [[Mozart]] and Wanhal played string quartets together, Dittersdorf taking first violin, Haydn second violin, Mozart viola and Wanhal cello. Eminent Irish tenor [[Michael Kelly (tenor)|Michael Kelly]] noted of their performance of [[Stephen Storace]]'s String Quartet that, although they played well, their performance as a whole was not outstanding; but the image of four of the greatest composers of their time joining in common music-making remains an unforgettable vignette of the Classical era (comprising the second half of the eighteenth century).

In 1794, after twenty-four years at Johannesberg, Dittersdorf, after a serious clash with von Schaffgotsch, was expelled from his palace. Sometime the following year, he was invited by Baron [[Ignaz von Stillfried]] to live in his spare château known as [[Červená Lhota Castle|Červená Lhota]], in southern [[Bohemia]]. His final decade was occupied with overseeing operatic productions in addition to compiling and editing his own music for publication.

[[File:Ditters von Dittersdorf - Grab1.JPG|thumb|Tomb in Deštná]]
He died at [[Nový Dvůr (Nymburk District)|Nový Dvůr]] (Neuhof, or "New Court") where Château Červená Lhota stood, and was buried in the town of [[Deštná (Jindřichův Hradec District)|Deštná]]. He finished his autobiography just three days before his death.

== Style and fame ==
[[File:Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf-tablica.JPG|thumb|The plaque for Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf in Jeseník]]

Ditters' early work laid the groundwork for his later compositions.  His symphonic and chamber compositions greatly emphasize sensuous Italo-Austrian melody instead of motivic development, which is often entirely lacking in his works.  After some early Italian [[opere buffe]], he turned to writing German [[Singspiel]]e instead, with ''Der Apotheker und der Doktor'' (1786, generally known today as ''[[Doktor und Apotheker]]'') in particular being a tremendous success in his lifetime, playing in houses all over Europe and recorded almost two centuries later. Among his 120-or-so [[symphony|symphonies]] are twelve programmatic ones based on [[Ovid]]'s ''[[Metamorphoses (poem)|Metamorphoses]]'', although only six have survived (and have also been recorded).  He also wrote [[oratorio]]s, [[cantata]]s and [[concerto]]s (among which are two for double bass and one for viola), [[string quartets]] and other [[chamber music]], [[piano]] pieces and other miscellaneous works. His memoirs, ''Lebenbeschreibung'' ("Description of [My] Life"), were published in Leipzig in 1801. Some of his compositions, including the double bass concerto, were published in Leipzig by the [[Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag]].<ref>[http://www.hofmeister-musikverlag.com/events/shows.html?sort=title&dir=asc Aufführungstermine] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331113054/http://www.hofmeister-musikverlag.com/events/shows.html?sort=title&dir=asc |date=2012-03-31 }} [[Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag]] 2011 {{in lang|de}}</ref>

== Works ==

=== Concertos ===
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* ''Grosses Concert'' per 11 strum. (1766)
* 18 concertos for Violin
* 3 concertos for 2 Violins
* 5 concertos for Viola
* 1 concerto for Cello
* 2 concertos for Contrabass
* 1 concerto for Viola and Contrabass
* 1 concerto for Piano
* 5 concertos for Oboe
* 1 concerto for Oboe d'Amore
* 5 concertos for Harpsichord
* 2 concertos for Quartet
* 2 concertinos

==== Concertos: manuscripts ====
* Concerto for Oboe (in C major) (MS: Dittersdorf 32; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/collections/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-oboe-concerto-in-c-major-ae312?variant=21675778501|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Oboe Concerto in C major (AE312)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Concerto for Flute (in e minor) (MS: Dittersdorf 36; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/collections/flute-concertos/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-flute-concerto-in-e-minor-ae320?variant=21675778053|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Flute Concerto in E minor (AE320)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Concerto for 2 Violins (in D major) (MS: mu6402.2532; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-double-violin-concerto-in-d-major-ae324?variant=21675776517|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Double Violin Concerto in D major (AE324)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Concerto for 2 Violins (in C major) (MS: mu6402.2530; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-double-violin-concerto-in-c-major-ae325?variant=21675776325|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Double Violin Concerto in C major (AE325)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)

==== Concertos: selection of best known concertos ====
* Concerto for Oboe in G major (''Breitkopf & Härtel'')
* Concerto for Oboe in C major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Oboe in D major L.25b
* Concerto for Oboe in C major L.39
* Concerto for Oboe in C major L.40a
* Concerto for Oboe in C major L.24
* Concerto for Oboe in G major L.42
* Concerto for Oboe d'Amore in A major L.43b
* Concerto for Flute in e minor (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Cello in D major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Contrabass (Double Bass Concerto) No.1 in E major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Contrabass (Double Bass Concerto) No.2 in D major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Contrabass (Double Bass Concerto) in E flat major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Contrabass, Viola and Orchestra (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in F major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in G major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Harp, originally for cembalo, in A major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for Cembalo/Harpsichord in B major (''The Danish Royal Library'')
* Concerto for 2 Violins in D major L.2
* Concerto for 2 Violins in C major L.4
* Concertino for 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Oboes, 2 Horns, Basson and Bass

=== Symphonies ===
Dittersdorf left about 120 symphonies with solid attribution. There are about another 90 symphonies which may be Dittersdorf's work—according to the catalogue published by Helen Geyer, Torino 1985. Most of the symphonies are preserved only in manuscripts. Many manuscripts are inscribed ''di Carlo de Dittersdorf'' or similar, however they are copies of now lost original scores.
* ''Sinfonia nel gusto di cinque nazioni'' (Paris, 1767)
* 6 Symphonies Op. 1 (Amsterdam, 1768?)
* 6 Symphonies Op. 4 (Paris, 1769?)
* ''The Periodical Ouverture'' (London, 1769)
* 3 Symphonies Op. 5 (Paris, 1769?)
* ''Symphonies Périodiques'' (Amsterdam, 1770–72)
* 3 Symphonies Op. 6 (Paris, 1773?)
* 4 Symphonies Op. 7 (Paris, 1773?)
* 3 Symphonies Op. 8 (Paris, 1773?)
* 6 Symphonies Op. 13 (Paris, 1781)

==== Symphonies: manuscripts ====
* ''Grande symphonie: Le carnaval ou La redoute'' (MS)
I Minuetto
II Anglaise
III Concerto
IV Ballo Strassburgnese
V Polonaise
VI Ballo Tedesco
VII Kehraus
* Symphony (in A minor) ''Il deliro delli compositori, ossia Il gusto d'oggidi''' (MS: Ser.H Fasc.34 Nr.317; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-sinfonia-in-a-minor-il-deliro-delli-compositori-ae033|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Sinfonia (in A minor) Il deliro delli compositori (AE033)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in A major) ''Nazionale nel gusto'' (MS: Ser.H. Fasc.39 Nr.76; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-sinfonia-in-a-major-nazionale-nel-gusto-ae034?variant=21675495941|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Sinfonia in A major, Nazionale nel gusto (AE034)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in D major) ''Il combattimento delle passioni umane'' (MS: Ser.H Fasc.34 Nr.315; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-sinfonia-in-d-major-il-combattimento-delle-passioni-umane-ae035|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Sinfonia in D major, Il combattimento delle passioni umane (AE035)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in F major) (Grave F7) (MS: Ser.H Fasc.34 Nr.312; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-f-major-grave-f7-ae036|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in F major (Grave F7) (AE036)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in D minor) (Grave d1) (MS: R.M.21.a.13.(3.); now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-d-minor-grave-d1-ae037|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in D minor (Grave d1) (AE037)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in G minor) (Grave g1) (MS: S.m.15957; Ser.H Fasc.33 Nr.293; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-g-minor-grave-g1-ae038|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in G minor (Grave g1) (AE038)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in E major) (Grave E1) (MS: IV-A-39 / A- 3498; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-e-major-grave-e1-ae130|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in E major (Grave E1) (AE130)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in E flat major) (Grave Eb9) (MS: IV-A-59 / A-3515; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-e-flat-major-grave-eb9-ae131|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in E flat major (Grave Eb9) ( AE131)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in F major) (Grave F4) (MS: IV-A-38 / A-3497; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-f-major-grave-f4-ae132|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in F major (Grave F4) (AE132)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in D major) (Grave D6) (MS: IV-A-66 / A-3522; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-d-major-grave-d6-ae133|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in D major (Grave D6) (AE133)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in D major) (Grave D2) (MS: IV-A-51 / A-3509; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-d-major-grave-d2-ae134|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in D major (Grave D2) (AE134)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in A major) (Grave A6) (MS: Ser.H Fasc.33 Nr.298; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-a-major-grave-a6-ae136|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in A major (Grave A6) (AE136)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)
* Symphony (in B flat major) (Grave Bb5) (MS: Ser.H Fasc.34 Nr.313; now publ. ''Artaria''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.artaria.com/products/dittersdorf-carl-ditters-von-symphony-in-b-flat-major-grave-bb5-ae137|title=Dittersdorf, Carl Ditters von: Symphony in B flat major (Grave Bb5) (AE137)|website=Artaria Editions|access-date=2018-04-12}}</ref>)

==== Symphonies: selection of best-known symphonies ====
* Sinfonia Concertante in D major (''Breitkopf & Härtel'')
* Sinfonia Concertante in D major for Viola, String Bass and Piano (International Music Company)
* Symphony in C major (''Breitkopf & Härtel'')
* Symphony in D major (''Breitkopf & Härtel'')
* Symphony in F major
* Symphony in D minor
* Symphony in G minor
* Symphony No. 1 in C after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" ("[[Ages of Man#Ovid.27s Four Ages|The Four Ages of the World]]")
* Symphony No. 2 in D after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" ("The Fall of Phaeton")
* Symphony No. 3 in G after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" ("The Metamorphosis of Acteon Into a Stag")
* Symphony No. 4 in F after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" ("The Rescue of Andromeda by Perseus")
* Symphony No. 5 in D after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" ("The Petrification of Phineus and his Friend")
* Symphony No. 6 in A after Ovid's "Metamorphoses" ("The Transformation of the [[Lycian peasants|Lycian Peasants]] into Frogs")
* Sinfonia Concerto for Viola, Contrabass and Orchestra in E flat major

=== Chamber music ===
* 15 Divertimenti (''Il combattimento dell'umane passioni'' is in this collection)
* 5 Cassazioni (2 published: Paris, 1768; the other 3 are MS)
* 4 Serenate for 2 Horns and Strings
* 35 Partite for Winds Instruments
* ''Petit Ballet en forme d'une contredanse''
* 24 dances for the ''Redoutensaal'' (1794)
* 6 String Quintets for 2 vl., vla., vcl., ctbs. (1782)
* ''Sonata da camera a 5 stromenti''
* 6 String Quartets  (1789)
* Quartet in E flat major
* 6 Sonatas  for 2 vl. and vla. Op. 2 (Amsterdam, s. d.)
* 6 Trios  for 2 vl. and b. op. 6 (Paris, 1771)
* Another 12 Trios (id.)
* 3 Trios  for vl., vla. and vcl.
* Sonata for vl.
* 2 Duets for 2 vl.
* Duet for vla. and vcl. or ctbs. in E flat major
* 14 duets for vl. and bass
* 136 pieces for Piano
* Divertimento for two Violins and Violoncello in E flat major
* Notturno (in D) for 4 flutes

=== Operas ===
* ''Amore in Musica'' (1766, [[Oradea|Grosswardein]])
* ''Arcifanfano, rè de' Matti'' (1774 Johannisberg; 1776 Eszterházy)
* ''25 000 Gulden oder im Dunkeln ist gut munkeln'' (1785, Vienna)
* ''[[Doktor und Apotheker]]'' (1786, Vienna) ([https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:2-14464 Digital edition] by the [[University and State Library Düsseldorf]])
* ''Betrug durch Aberglauben'' (1786, Vienna)
* ''Die Liebe im Narrenhaus'' (1787, Vienna)
* ''Das rote Käppchen'' (1788, Vienna)
* ''Hieronymus Knicker'' (1789, Vienna)
* ''Das Gespenst mit der Trommel'' (1794, [[Oleśnica|Oels]])
* ''Don Quixote der Zweyte'' (1795, Oels)
* ''Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor'' (1796, Oels)
* ''Der Mädchenmarkt'' (1797)
* ''Die Opera Buffa'' (1798)

=== Oratorios ===
* ''Isacco figura del Redentore'' – in Latin (Grosswardein, 1766)<ref>A Dictionary of Music and Musicians – Page 450 5875944862 G. Grove – 1940 " his first oratorio, ' Isacco figure del Bedentore,' to a Latin adaptation of Metastasio by the Bishop himself. "</ref>
* ''Davide penitente'' – in Italian (Johannisberg, 1770)
* ''La Liberatrice del Popolo Giudaico nella Persia, o sia l'Esther''- in Italian  (Vienna, 1773)
* ''Giobbe'' – in Italian (Vienna, 1786)

=== Cantatas ===
* ''Auf das... Geburtsfest seiner Majestät des Königs'' (1781)
* ''Auf Lichtmess''
* 11 other cantatas

=== Sacred music ===
* ''Missa'' in C major
* ''Missa'' ''a 4 v.''
* ''Missa gratiosa'' in C major
* ''Missa'' in D major
* 12 other masses
* 2 Requiem Masses in C minor (1780/1784)
* 11 offertories
* Antiphony with choir, orchestra and organ
* 8 litanies
* 12 ''ariae ex canticis Salomonis'' (Augsburg, 1795)
* 170 other sacred music works: arias, graduals, motets ''et cetera''.
* the aria ''Das Mädchen von Köln'' (from Ossian; Leipzig, 1795)
* 3 other arias for Soprano and orchestra

=== Other works ===
* Pastoral-Motette

== Discography ==
* Sinfonias on Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos 1–3, Failoni Orchestra, Hanspeter Gmür, 1995, Naxos Nx 8553368
* Sinfonias on Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos 4–6, Failoni Orchestra, Hanspeter Gmür, 1995, Naxos Nx 8553369 (The numerals for Sinfonias 5 & 6 are incorrectly transposed on this disc)
* Sinfonias. Grave d1, Grave F7, Grave g1, Failoni Orchestra, Uwe Grodd, 1996, Naxos Nx 8553974
* Sinfonias. Grave a2, Grave D16, Grave A10, Failoni Orchestra, Uwe Grodd, 1996, Naxos Nx 8553975
* Symphonies. C and D; Concertos. Flute and Double-Bass, Oradea Philharmonic, Miron Rațiu, Olympia OCD 405
* Symphonies. C, D, and a; Serenade. Oradea Philharmonic, Miron Rațiu, Olympia OCD 425
* Symphonies. e, E-flat, E, A, D, Oradea Philharmonic Orchestra, Romeo Rímbu, Olympia, OCD 426
* String Quartets 1 & 3–5, Franz Schubert Quartet, 1989, cpo 999 038-2
* String Quartets 2 & 6, String Quintets in C & G, Franz Schubert Quartet, 1992, cpo 999 122–2
* Geistliche Musik (Requiem, Offertorium zu Ehren des Heiligen Johann von Nepomuk, Lauretanische Litanei), Regensburger Domspatzen, Consortium musicum München, Georg Ratzinger, 1996 + 1987, Freiburger Musikforum / ars musici AM 1158-2
* Sinfonien in D, Es, A, Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra, Alvaro Cassuto, 2006, Naxos
* Double Bass Concertos, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Paul Goodwin, [[Chi-chi Nwanoku]], 2000, hyperion
* Sinfonies Exprimant (Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide) Nos 1–6, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Bohumil Gregor, 1988 Supraphon
* Symphonies after Ovid's Metamorphoses, Nos 1–6, Cantilena, Adrian Shepherd, 1986, Chandos 8564/5

== See also ==

* [[List of Austrians in music]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
* Miller, Norbert (ed.). 1967. ''Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf Lebensbeschreibung. Seinem Sohne in die Feder diktiert''. Munich: Kösel-Verlag.
* Rice, John A., [https://www.academia.edu/7030751/New_Light_on_Dittersdorfs_Ovid_Symphonies "New Light on Dittersdorf's Ovid Symphonies,"] ''Studi musical'' 29 (2000), 453-92.
* Stübler, Klaus, and Christine Wolf (eds.). 2004. ''Harenberg Komponistenlexikon: 760 Komponisten und ihr Werk; mit 1060 Meilensteinen der Musik sowie kommentierten CD-Tipps der Redaktion "Fono Forum"'', pp.&nbsp;258–59. Mannheim: Mayers Lexikonverlag. {{ISBN|3-411-76117-2}}.
* Udolph, Ludger (ed.). 1999. ''Karl von Dittersdorfs Lebensbeschreibungen. Seinem Sohne in die Feder diktiert''. Deutsche Bibliothek des Ostens. Munich: Langen Müller. {{ISBN|3-7844-2730-8}}.
* Unverricht, Hubert (ed.) 1989. ''Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf 1739–1799. Mozarts Rivale in der Oper''. Würzburg: Bergstadtverlag W.G. Korn. {{ISBN|3-87057-152-7}}.

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* [http://www.hoasm.org/XIIC/Dittersdorf.html Carl (Karl) Ditters von Dittersdorf], biographical sketch
* [http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Carl_Ditters_von_Dittersdorf/27161.htm Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf on NAXOS.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080714195717/http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/Carl_Ditters_von_Dittersdorf/27161.htm |date=2008-07-14 }}
* [http://www.karadar.com/Dictionary/dittersdorf.html www.karadar.com/Dictionary/dittersdorf.html] Karadar Classical Music Dictionary
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