August Klughardt

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August Klughardt
Grave complex at the Dessau cemetery III
Street sign Klughardtstraße Dessau-Roßlau

August Friedrich Martin Klughardt (born November 30, 1847 in Köthen (Anhalt) , † August 3, 1902 in Dessau ) was a German composer and conductor .

Vita

Klughardt received his first piano and music theory lessons at the age of 10 and soon began to compose first pieces for a music group he founded at the grammar school. In 1863 the family moved to Dessau ; the following year Klughardt made his debut as a pianist. After graduating from high school, he went to Dresden in 1866 to take further lessons there. During this time he went public with his first compositions. From 1867 he was mainly active as a conductor; first he worked at the city theater in Posen (1867/1868), then a season at the city theater in Neustrelitz and finally a few months in Lübeck . From 1869 to 1873 he worked at the court theater in Weimar , where he made the acquaintance of Franz Liszt , which was to be of great importance for his further work. In 1873 Klughardt went to Neustrelitz again to work there as sole conductor and from 1880 as director. In 1876 he attended the first Bayreuth Festival . In 1882 he accepted the position of court conductor in Dessau, which he remained until his death. In 1892 and 1893 he conducted Richard Wagner's Ring .

In the last years of his life, Klughardt received a number of honors; In 1898 he became a member of the Berlin Academy of the Arts , and in 1900 an honorary doctorate from the University of Erlangen . He also received the offer to apply to lead the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin , which he refused.

style

Klughardt's meeting with Franz Liszt in Weimar laid the foundation for his enthusiasm for the New German School , especially for Richard Wagner. This can also be seen in his work, in which some influences from this direction can be seen. However, his admiration for Wagner and Liszt did not prevent him from cultivating the genre of the symphony and chamber music extensively; Moreover, he did not write a single symphonic poem , but programmatic overtures . In any case, Robert Schumann's influence on his work is far more dominant. Klughardt endeavored to synthesize these two unequal currents by making use of Wagner's leitmotif in his operas , but not abandoning the old number opera . In some works he shows himself very clearly as a child of his time, especially in the patriotic flushes of compositions such as the choral work The Border Correction (on the occasion of Germany's victory in the Franco-Prussian War ). Overall, Klughardt can be seen as a rather conservative composer despite his interest in newer trends. Today he is almost forgotten; only three of his works are occasionally still played: the cello concerto, the reed songs and the wind quintet.

Works

  • Symphonies
    • Waldleben , Symphony in F minor (1871, withdrawn and now lost)
    • Symphony No. 1 in D minor, op.27 Lenore (1872)
    • Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 34 (1876)
    • Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 37 (1879)
    • Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 57 (1890, published 1892)
    • Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 71 (1892–97, arrangement of the string sextet in C sharp minor)
  • Other orchestral works
    • Suite in A minor, Op. 40 (1883)
    • On the Wandering , Suite op.67 (1896, originally for piano)
    • Sophonisbe , Overture op.12 (1869)
    • The watch on the Rhine . Victory Overture op.26 (1871)
    • In Spring , Concert Overture in E major, Op. 30 (around 1869–73)
    • Concert Overture in G major op.45 (1884)
    • Festival overture for the centenary of the court theater in Dessau in E flat major, Op. 78 (1898)
    • Violin Concerto in D major op.68 (1895)
    • Violoncello Concerto in A minor, Op. 59 (around 1890)
    • Concert piece for oboe and orchestra in F major op.18 (around 1870)
    • Romance for bass clarinet and orchestra
  • Operas
    • Mirjam , Opera in 3 acts op.15 (around 1870, premiered April 11, 1871 in Weimar)
    • Iwein , Opera in 3 acts op.35 (1877/78, premiered March 28, 1878 in Neustrelitz)
    • Gudrun , Opera in 3 Acts op.38 (1881, premiered January 31, 1881 in Neustrelitz)
    • The wedding of the monk , opera in 4 acts op. 48 (around 1885, premiere November 19, 1886 in Dessau / premiere of the new version November 15, 1889 in Neustrelitz)
  • Other vocal works
    • The Destruction of Jerusalem , oratorio based on Leopold Gerlach for soloists, choir and orchestra op.75 (around 1898)
    • Judith , oratorio based on Leopold Gerlach for solos, choir and orchestra op.85 (around 1900)
    • Choirs (including the border correction for male choir op. 25, 1871)
    • Songs
  • Chamber music
    • String Quartet No. 1 in F major op.42 (around 1883)
    • String Quartet No. 2 in D major, op.61 (around 1890)
    • String Quintet in G minor, Op. 62 (around 1890)
    • String sextet in C sharp minor (originally Op. 58, 1892, lost)
    • Piano Trio in B flat major op.47 (around 1885)
    • Piano quintet in G minor op.43 (around 1883)
    • Schilflieder , 5 fantasy pieces based on poems by Lenau for piano, oboe and viola op.28 (1872)
    • Wind quintet in C major op.79 (around 1898)

monument

The composer's tomb, created according to the design of the sculptor Emanuel Semper , was erected on Cemetery III in Dessau . Klughardtstrasse, named after the artist, runs right next to Friedhof III.

Post fame, discography

Only a few of his works are available on phonograms:

  • The Swedish label 'Sterling', which specializes in first recordings, released a CD in 2003 with works by Klughardt: Auf der Wanderschaft-Suite op.67, Concert Overture in G major op.45, Concert Piece for Oboe & Orchestra Op. 18, Cello Concerto in a -moll op.59
  • the classic label 'Antes Edition' published the 'Auf der Wander-Suite' op.67 in 2003/04
  • its symphony. 3 D major op. 37 and Violin Concerto D major op. 68 were from Label 2009 cpo recorded
  • its symphony. 5 c minor op. 71 and two were Ouvertüren 2013 Releases cpo recorded
  • The classical music label MDG published piano quintet op.43 and string quintet op.62 in 2009/10
  • In 2012, the classic label Avi music published in the series "Musica Autentica" recordings of the string quartet in F major op. 42 and piano quintet in g minor op. 43 on historical instruments with Tobias Koch and the Pleyel Quartet Cologne
  • In 2016, the classic label GENUIN published the Piano Trio in B flat major op. 47 with the TrioSono in collaboration with the MDR
  • the quintet Aquilon recorded the wind quintet op.79 for the label chrystel in 2012 (published on August 23, 2013)

literature

Web links

Commons : August Klughardt  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ Death register of the city of Dessau 1902, No. 512; Klughardt died on August 3, 1902 at 5 a.m. in his apartment at Dessauer Friedrichstrasse 22.
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ ADD recordings from 1975 to 1980
  4. ↑ www.musicweb-international.com
  5. ↑ www.jpc.de
  6. ↑ [2]
  7. ↑ mdg.de (PDF; 112 kB)
  8. ↑ [3]
personal data
SURNAME Klughardt, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klughardt, August Friedrich Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1847
PLACE OF BIRTH Koethen
DATE OF DEATH August 3, 1902
Place of death Dessau