Christoph Kuffner
Christoph Kuffner (born June 28, 1780 in Vienna ; † November 7, 1846 there ) was an Austrian poet .
Life
Christoph Kuffner was Konzipist the kk War Council and from 1818 editor of the influential Vienna periodical for art, literature and fashion , by Johann Schickh was founded and edited. The magazine was published from 1816 to 1848 and is one of the most important sources on Viennese cultural life.
Today Kuffner is best known as the lyricist of Beethoven's Choral Fantasy op. 80 . Since Beethoven himself was dissatisfied with the text and kept silent about the lyricist (the first edition also appeared without the lyricist being named), it was a long time controversial who wrote the text for the work. However, in a review of the premiere, which Beethoven himself conducted on December 22, 1808, Kuffner is explicitly named as a lyricist. Beethoven's student Carl Czerny also names him as the work's lyricist.
In 1826, Kuffner wrote the libretto for an oratorio Saul for Beethoven, but Saul could no longer set it to music.
Works (selection)
- Christoph Kuffner, Mälzl and his musical works of art , in: Vaterländische Blätter , Vienna, vol. 1, no. 14 of June 24, 1808, pp. 112–115 ( digitized version )
expenditure
- Ch. Kuffner's narrative writings, dramatic and lyrical poems. Last hand edition , 20 volumes, Vienna 1843–1847
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Kuffner, Christoph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 13th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, pp. 336–339 ( digitized version ).
- Adalbert Horawitz: Kuffner, Christoph . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 17, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1883, pp. 302-304.
- Marx: Kuffner (Kueffner) Christoph Johann Anton. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 4, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1969, p. 329.
- Karin Kuntner: Kuffner, Christoph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 13, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1982, ISBN 3-428-00194-X , p. 243 f. ( Digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus Martin Kopitz , Who wrote the text for Beethoven's choral fantasy ? An unknown account of the premiere . In: Bonner Beethoven Studies , Volume 3 (2003), pp. 43–46, as a PDF file
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuffner, Christoph |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuffner, Christoph Johann Anton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian lyricist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1780 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1846 |
| Place of death | Vienna |