About Anton Träg
Lived 1819 – 1860 (aged 41). Anton Träg was a composer and cellist.
Anton Träg (11 June 1819 – 7 July 1860) was an Austrian cellist and composer.
Life Träg was born in Schwechat, and studied with Joseph Merk at the Conservatory of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna. He was a teacher at Prague Conservatory from 1845 to 1852. He appeared in Prague as a soloist, and in chamber ensembles with Johann Král, Bedřich Smetana, and others.
From 1851 he was a member of the Vienna Philharmonic; in Vienna he took part in musical soirées of Johann Baptist Streicher and .
Träg was said to have an accomplished technique, with which he combined a deeply-felt delivery and strong resonant tone.
Compositions He wrote several works for cello, and a Concertino for cello and orchestra.
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Who was Anton Träg?
Austrian cellist and composer (1819–1860)
When was Anton Träg born?
Anton Träg was born on 11 June 1819 in Schwechat.
When did Anton Träg die?
Anton Träg died on 7 July 1860 in Vienna.
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Anton Träg was a composer and cellist.
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