Anton Bernhard Fürstenau

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Anton Bernhard Fürstenau, lithograph by Josef Kriehuber , around 1830

Anton Bernhard Fürstenau (born October 20, 1792 in Münster , † November 18, 1852 in Dresden ) was one of the most outstanding German flautists of the first half of the 19th century, as well as a composer .

Life

Anton Bernhard Fürstenau received his first flute lessons from his father, the flautist Kaspar Fürstenau (1772–1819) . He made his first public appearance at the age of seven and became a member of the Oldenburg Court Orchestra at the age of 12. Joint concert tours with his father led u. a. to Berlin, Munich, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Vienna and in 1815 to Prague, where he met Carl Maria von Weber , with whom he was on friendly terms until his death.

In 1817 Fürstenau became a member of the municipal orchestra in Frankfurt am Main, where he also took composition lessons. In 1819 he switched to the court orchestra in Dresden (which was directed by CM von Weber) as the first flutist . In addition, he continued to go on concert tours, including in 1826 to London with Weber, who was already seriously ill and who died there. In Dresden he was a member of the Masonic lodge Zum golden Apfel .

His son Moritz Fürstenau (1824–1889) was one of Fürstenau's numerous students , and he later sent him to Theobald Böhm in Munich . All his life, however, he was skeptical of its technical further development of the flute.

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Fürstenau composed and arranged numerous works, mainly for his instrument. These include 12 solo concerts and two concertos for two flutes as well as duets, trios, a quartet for four flutes and compositions for flute and piano. His etude works are still used in class today.

His music is based on that of his contemporaries, especially Carl Maria von Weber. His 8th Flute Concerto "in the form of a singing scene" op. 84 from 1830 is formally based on the 8th Violin Concerto "in modo d'una scena cantante" by Louis Spohr , composed 14 years earlier .

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Documents

Letters from Anton Bernhard Fürstenau are in the holdings of the Leipzig music publisher CF Peters in the Leipzig State Archives .

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