Baron Ignaz von Gleichenstein (24 May 1778 – 3 August 1828) was a German aristocrat and amateur cellist. He became a close friend of Ludwig van Beethoven, as well as being one of his most ardent supporters. Alongside Countess Marie Erdödy, Gleichenstein played a role in securing Beethoven a lifetime annuity from members of the Austrian high nobility.[1][2]
- ^ Alexander Wheelock Thayer, Thayer's Life of Beethoven (Hermann Deiters, Henry Edward Krehbiel, Hugo Riemann, Editors, G. Schirmer, Inc., New York, 1921).
- ^ Barry Cooper, Beethoven (Master Musicians, 2008, Oxford University Press)