Cardon (ru: Kardon), Jean Baptiste II 1760-27.feb/11.mar.1803 France, Rethel - Russia, St Petersburg
harpist ; son of violinist/composer Jean Guillain 'Jean Baptiste' Cardon (Belgium, Mons 18.jan.1732-18.oct.1788 France, Versailles) ; brother of violinist Louis Stanislas Cardon (Paris 1761-26.dec.1797 Versailles) ; brother of cellist Pierre Hyacinthe Cardon (Versailles 14.nov.1769-) ; brother of singer Francois Cardon (Versailles 1763-)

[Fetis confused Jean Baptiste with Louis and gave wrongly born Paris 1747 died Russia 1805 ; Fetis also confused Pierre with Francois and gave wrongly born Paris 1751]

Title Parts


[] Duet no3 for harp and harpsichord - Allegro
Musica Petropolitana. Opus111 30299
Sonata no4. Harp. op7
dedicated to Queen Marie Antoinette
Branka Janjanin-Magdalenic

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