Swiss perspectives in 10 languages

Sacred Vocal Music from 18th Century Switzerland. F.J. Leonti Meyer, J. Schmidlin, J.C. Bachofen, J.J. Walder, J. H. Egli. The Choir of Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, Dir.: G. Webber, The Cambridge Baroque Camerata, Dir.: J.H. Jones

Sacred Vocal Music from 18th Century Switzerland swissmusic

Franz Meyer von Schauensee (Josef Leonti)(1720-1789) was born and died in Lucerne. Studies in Milan. He was ordained as a priest in 1752 and in 1762 founded the Lucerne College of Music.

In compliance with the JTI standards

More: SWI swissinfo.ch certified by the Journalism Trust Initiative

You can find an overview of ongoing debates with our journalists here . Please join us!

If you want to start a conversation about a topic raised in this article or want to report factual errors, email us at english@swissinfo.ch.

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR

SWI swissinfo.ch - a branch of Swiss Broadcasting Corporation SRG SSR