Jan Ladislav Dussek Engraved portrait of Dussek, published in 1867 12 February 1760 – 20 March 1812) was a Czech composer and pianist. He was an important representative of Czech music abroad in the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century. Some of his more forward-looking piano works have traits often associated with Romanticism. Piano Sonata in F-sharp minor ("Elég..