Johann Valentin Meder in Gdańsk – A Few Additions

Abstract

The authors of the most important works concerning Johann Valentin Meder’s stay in Gdańsk were Johannes Bolte (1891) and Hermann Rauschning (1931). Later historians, compiling Meder’s biography and verifying facts stated in earlier literature, have added several details, though these have not contributed much to the composer’s Gdańsk period. By contrast, the research recently undertaken by Jerzy M. Michalak has shed light on previously unknown facts regarding that time. It concerns three issues which are referred to in the article: the composer’s first sojourn in Gdańsk, his family, and certain aspects of his life in that city.