Count Nikolaus Zmeskall von Domanovecz

19 January 2023

(20 November 1759 – 23 June 1833)

Beethoven-Haus Bonn, NE 81, Band VII, Nr. 178 a.

Hungarian Court Chancellery official and cellist friend of Beethoven

Beethoven wrote his Duet with two obbligato eyeglasses for them to play together. (They both wore eyeglasses.) Here is a recording of this duet recorded by violist William Primrose and cellist Emanuel Feuermann:

20 November 23

12:00 am

Curator, Brenda Neece Author

Cello Museum founder and curator, Dr. Brenda Neece is a cellist and a researcher specializing in the history of the cello. Before starting The Cello Museum in 2019, she worked as a freelancer and served for just over a decade as a musical instrument museum curator. Her major cello teachers were Rochelle Kidd, Fred Raimi, Martha Gerschefski, and William Pleeth. Her academic mentors were Jon Finson, Marilyn Gombosi, Hélène La Rue, Ferdinand J. de Hen, and Jeremy Montagu.