Ernst Naumann (musician)

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Karl Ernst Naumann (born August 15, 1832 in Freiberg ; † December 15, 1910 in Jena ) was a German organist , composer , conductor , arranger and musicologist . He is best known for his arrangements and adaptations of the music of JS Bach , Mozart and Mendelssohn . He was personally friends with Schumann and Brahms , and in 1870 he conducted the premiere of the alto rhapsody .

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Karl (also Carl) Ernst Naumann was born in Freiberg in 1832 as the son of the geologist Carl Friedrich Naumann . He was a cousin of Emil Naumann and a grandson of Johann Gottlieb Naumann , both also conductors.

Ernst Naumann studied organ with Johann Gottlob Schneider (son; 1789–1864) and composition with Moritz Hauptmann and Ernst Friedrich Richter . In 1858 he published an essay in Leipzig on the various determinations of tone relationships and the significance of the Pythagorean or pure fifth system for our music today .

From 1860 until his death he was organist and conductor in Jena , from 1877 also professor at the Friedrich Schiller University .

He arranged works by Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schumann and published arrangements by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. He prepared 6 volumes of cantatas and keyboard pieces by Bach and a 9-volume arrangement of his organ works for publication. He could no longer complete an arrangement of Haydn's string quartets.

Naumann was friends with Brahms and Schumann . The similarities between Brahms' music and Beethoven's later works were first mentioned in a letter from Albert Dietrich to Ernst Naumann on November 5, 1853. Naumann was one of the people to whom Dietrich wrote in March 1858 shortly after Schumann's attempted suicide.

On March 3, 1870, Naumann conducted the Academic Choral Society Jena for the premiere of Brahms Alto Rhapsody with Pauline Viardot-Garcia as the soloist.

Ernst Naumann died on December 15, 1910 in Jena at the age of 78. His resting place is in the Jena North Cemetery . In 1946 Naumannstrasse in Jena-West was named after him.

Compositions

Instead of large symphonies or operas, Naumann limited himself to chamber music and vocal pieces. He composed the following works, among others:

  • Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 1 (1854)
  • 4 pieces for violin and piano, Op. 2 (composed 1859)
  • 5 songs by Joseph von Eichendorff for voice and piano, Op. 3 (composed 1860); Text by Joseph von Eichendorff
  1. Tomorrow: "The first morning ray flies"
  2. Night hikers: "I'm walking through the silent night"
  3. Reminder: "The distant home heights"
  4. Wistfulness: "I'm wandering in the valley and the groves"
  5. "The pasture was green, the sky blue"
  • Three Fantasy Pieces for Cello (or Viola) and Piano, Op. 4 (1861)
  • Three Fantasy Pieces for Viola (or Violin) and Piano, Op. 5 (1861)
  • String Quartet No. 1 in C major for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello, Op. 6 (1862)
  • Trio in F minor for violin, viola and piano, Op. 7 (1863)
  • 5 Impromptus for 4-handed piano, Op. 8 (1865)
  • String Quartet in B flat major [G minor?], Op. 9
  • Serenade in A major, nonet for flute, oboe, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass, Op. 10 (1872)
  • Romance from the nonet for violin and piano, Op. 10 (1874)
  • 4 songs for four-part male choir a cappella, Op. 11 (1873)
  1. In spring: "Larks sing in the air"
  2. To the full moon: "Full moon, look down so clearly"
  3. The pearl of the year: "The sky is blue, the air is clear"
  4. Friendship and song: "What in the tones consecration hours"
  • String trio in D major, Op. 12 (published 1883; violin, viola and cello)
  • String Quintet No. 2 in E major for 2 violins, 2 violas and cello, Op. 13 (published 1880)
  • Salvum fac regem for male choir a cappella, Op. 14th
  • 3 songs for voice and piano, Op. 15 (1879); Text by Julius Altmann
  1. Evening cloud: "Gold'ne cloud 'in quiet heights'"
  2. Grief: "I can't sing a song now"
  3. Beach song: "I'll go there with a light boat"
  • Pastorale for Chamber Orchestra, Op. 16 (flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets in B flat major, 2 bassoons, 2 horns in F, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass)
  • Glory to God on high for mixed a cappella choir
  • String quartet in D minor

Recordings

Ernst Naumann's music was recorded on these CDs:

  • Three Fantasy Pieces for Viola and Piano, Op. 5; Ilya Hoffman (viola), Sergey Koudriakov (piano)
  • String trio in D major, Op. 12; Dresden String Trio

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Edition Silvertrust
  2. ^ A b Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 5th ed, 1954, Vol. VI, p. 35, Ernst Naumann
  3. ↑ CaroMitis
  4. ^ Constantin Florios, Ernest Bernhardt-Kabisch, Johannes Brahms, Free But Alone: ​​A Life for a Poetic Music
  5. ^ Albert Dietrich, JV Widman, Dora Hecht, Recollections of Johannes Brahms
  6. ^ Recollections of Johannes Brahms
  7. ↑ Peter Clive, Brahms and His World, A Biographical Dictionary  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 375 kB)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / chapters.scarecrowpress.com  
  8. ↑ free-scores.com
  9. ↑ a b on IMSLP
  10. ↑ a b c classics
  11. ↑ a b scorser
  12. ↑ ArkivMusic
  13. ↑ CD Universe
personal data
SURNAME Naumann, Ernst
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Naumann, Karl Ernst (full name); Naumann, Carl Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, composer, conductor, arranger and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH August 15, 1832
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiberg , Saxony
DATE OF DEATH December 15, 1910
Place of death Jena