Carl Martin Reinthaler
Carl Martin Reinthaler also written Karl Reinthaler (born October 13, 1822 in Erfurt , † February 13, 1896 in Bremen ) was a German composer , conductor and head of the cathedral choir in Bremen.
biography
Reinthaler grew up as the son of the theologian and head of the Martinsstift Karl Christian Reinthaler in Erfurt and attended the royal high school there . He received his first musical training from the later Magdeburg cathedral organist August Gottfried Ritter . From 1841 he studied theology and then music with Adolf Bernhard Marx in Berlin . From 1844 to 1849 he was a member of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin . As a royal scholarship holder, he studied in Paris and Rome from 1849 to 1853 . In 1853 he got a job at the Conservatorium der Musik in Coeln . Here he completed his first oratorio Jephta and his daughter .
From 1857 to 1893 he shaped the musical life of the city of Bremen as city music director, cathedral organist and as head of the Singing Academy. He successfully performed major orchestral works. In 1868 he played a major role in the rehearsal of a more complete version of the German Requiem by Johannes Brahms - which was expanded compared to the partial premiere by the Wiener Singverein under Johann von Herbeck - although he then left the musical direction of the performance to Brahms himself.
In 1859 he became the master songwriter of the men's choir "Liedertafel". From 1868 he was vice president of the artists' association in Bremen . In 1872 he took over the leadership of the Bremen Cathedral Choir . Many of his sacred compositions show that his role model was Moritz Hauptmann , but he found an idiosyncratic musical language, and he also proved to be a skilful instrumentator. Critics accused him of a certain one-sidedness. B. rejected Wagner works . His own works such as the operas Edda (1874) and Käthchen von Heilbronn (1881) were unsuccessful. In 1888 he was appointed professor by the Bremen Senate . In the last years of his life he had to use a wheelchair and he was less and less able to take part in the music.
Honors
On the occasion of the re-performance of the opera Das Käthchen von Heilbronn and the symphony op. 12, the Erfurt Theater presented an exhibition on Reinthaler's life and work under the title Rediscovered: Carl Reinthaler in 2009 . Erfurt 1822 - Bremen 1896 .
The Reinthaler street in Bremen- Schwachhausen and Erfurt were named after him.
Works (selection)
- Jephta and his daughter , oratorio in two sections, composed in Rome, 1852–1855
- Edda , Great Opera in Four Acts, Bremen 1875 (the action takes place during the Thirty Years War)
- Das Käthchen von Heilbronn , Romantic opera in four acts, world premiere at the Frankfurt Opera House in 1881 (re-performance and CD recording at the Erfurt Theater from March 21, 2009)
- Symphony in D major op.12, first performed in Bremen in 1862
- Choral works:
- Five sayings and a Christmas carol. op. 50. Bremen, Praeger & Meier
- Hurry, God, to save me. (Psalm 70) for 8 voices according to Choir
- Rejoice with your hands, all peoples. (Psalm 47) op. 18, 2 for 8 voices according to Choir
- Praise the Lord my soul. (Psalm 103) op. 40 for 4 voices according to Choir
- Praise the Lord, all Gentiles. (Psalm 117) for 4 voices according to Choir
- My soul desires and longs. (Psalm 42) for 4 voices acc. Choir
- When the Lord captures Zion. (Psalm 126) for 5 voices according to Choir
- Songs: 6 songs op. 10; 6 songs op. 17; 6 songs op. 22; 4 songs op. 36; 3 ballads op. 24; The apple tree op.48
literature
- Oliver Schwarz-Roosmann: Carl Martin Reinthaler - life path of a Bremen music director. Lit, Münster et al. 2003, ISBN 3-8258-6813-3 .
- Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .
- Carl Krebs: Reinthaler, Karl Martin . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 53, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1907, p. 292 f.
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Carl Martin Reinthaler in the International Music Score Library Project
- Works by and about Carl Martin Reinthaler in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ursula Mielke: In the breasts silent realm. In: Thuringian General. Erfurt, March 21, 2009
- ↑ First recording published in 2014 (audio samples) by cpo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reinthaler, Carl Martin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reinthaler, Karl Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, conductor and music director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Erfurt |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1896 |
| Place of death | Bremen |