Joseph Iosifovich Genishta

Joseph Iosifovich Genishta (or Osip Osipovich Enishta, in Russian: Иосиф Иосифович Геништа) was a composer, conductor, and pianist who grew in popularity during the early-19th century prior to the popularization of composers like Mikhail Glinka. He was a promoter of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven and was fondly appreciated for his compositional skill by Robert Schumann.