François-Antoine habeneck
François-Antoine habeneck [ abˈnɛk ] (born January 22, 1781 in Charleville-Mézières , † February 8, 1849 in Paris ) was a French violinist , composer and conductor .
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Habeneck, son of the Mannheim-born violinist and military musician Adam Abneck, was a student of Pierre Baillot at the Paris Conservatory , he first worked as a violinist at the Opéra-Comique and was also concertmaster at the Paris Opera . Habeneck conducted numerous conservatory concerts between 1806 and 1815. Around 1828 he was given the management of the newly founded society Société des concerts du Conservatoire. In 1821 he was appointed director of the Grand Opéra de Paris , where he stayed for three years. From 1824 to 1846 he was Kapellmeister of the house.
In 1825 habeneck received a professorship for violin at the Paris Conservatory. He stayed true to this calling for 23 years. Well-known students were Édouard Lalo , Hubert Léonard and Jean-Delphin Alard .
His compositional work is on the threshold of Romanticism. It includes two violin concertos, three concertante duos for two violins, numerous works for violin, variations for string quartets and orchestral variations.
Habeneck made a name for himself by spreading Beethoven's symphonic works in France. He directed the performances of the first eight symphonies exclusively from the concertmaster's desk, from the violin part and not from the score. Despite a certain rivalry with his contemporary Hector Berlioz , habeneck directed several world premieres of his works, including his most famous work, the Symphonie fantastique .
The composer Joseph habeneck and the violinist Corentin habeneck were brothers François-Antoine habeneck.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by François-Antoine habeneck in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ^ François-Joseph Fétis : Biographie universelle des musiciens et bibliographie générale de la musique (1866)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Habeneck, François-Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French violinist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 22, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Charleville-Mezieres |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 1849 |
| Place of death | Paris |