Bernhard Cossmann
Bernhard Cossmann (born May 17, 1822 Dessau ; † May 7, 1910 Frankfurt am Main ) was a German cellist and composer .
Life
Bernhard Cossmann studied the cello with Theodor August Müller (1802–1875), Friedrich August Kummer the Younger and Karl Drechsler . From 1840 he played in the orchestra of the Italian Opera in Paris . From 1847 to 1849 he was a member of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Leipzig and a member of Ferdinand David's quartet . He went to Weimar in 1850 with Franz Liszt , whom he had already met in Paris . In 1866, Cossmann was appointed professor of violoncello at the Moscow Conservatory . From 1870 to 1878 he lived in Baden-Baden. From 1878 he taught at Dr. Hoch's Conservatory in Frankfurt.
Cossmann gave concerts as a soloist and as a member of a quartet (with Edmund Singer , Carl Stör and Johann Waldbrül ).
Works (selection)
His works include three fantasies, an opera and several solo works for various instruments. In addition, he wrote many etudes for cello, many of which are still in use today.
He showed his fantasies for cello based on motifs from operas such as Der Freischütz and Euryanthe as well as on well-known pieces to Heinrich Kiefer , who made many small changes, e.g. B. made on Erlkönig .
Cossmann's cello concertos show the great knowledge of the cello and its potential. He admired the Italian composer Alfredo Piatti and dedicated his five major concert studies op.10 to him .
Web links
- Works by and about Bernhard Cossmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- List of compositions
Individual evidence
- ^ Bernhard Cossmann. In: Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Gesamtausgabe. Digital edition ,. December 17, 2017, accessed March 1, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cossmann, Bernhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dessau |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 7, 1910 |