Eugen Reiche
Eugen Adolf Reiche (born March 26, 1878 in Deuben near Dresden , † 1946 in Tashkent ) was a German trombonist , teacher and composer . Today he is considered to be an important trombone composer of the German late romantic period .
Life
Eugen Reiche came from a family of musicians. He started playing the violin when he was eight and the clarinet when he was twelve . From 1891 he attended the conservatory in Dresden , where he studied music and trombone . After graduating, he joined the Dortmund Symphony Orchestra in 1896 . After a short guest appearance in the city opera orchestra in Dortmund, he went to St. Petersburg . He became a member of the St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra and had initial success as a solo trombonist. After playing in various St. Petersburg orchestras, he was bass trombonist in the Royal Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater from 1899 .
Together with the musicians Pyotr Naumowitsch Wolkow (1877–1938), W. Kuznetsov and P. Petrow, he founded a trombone quartet that is still known today in St. Petersburg. Contemporaries agreed that the tonal purity, the organ-like sound of the performances were unique and can be ascribed to Reiches' rhythmic perfection and virtuosity.
In 1933 Eugen Reiche became a professor at the Rimsky-Korsakow Conservatory . In the same year he became director of the conservatory. The exercises and teaching pieces (65 etudes ) he developed are still considered the standard for every trombone student today.
In 1942 Reiche was banned from Leningrad , like many foreigners, especially Germans, because Stalin was afraid of spies from Nazi Germany after the outbreak of World War II through Operation Barbarossa . Shortly afterwards, the wind faculty of the Leningrad Conservatory was evacuated to Tashkent . Thanks to the advocacy of his superiors and employees, he was allowed to teach again in Tashkent from 1942. In 1944 the faculty returned to Leningrad, but the Soviet government under Stalin did not allow Reichs to return to Leningrad until his death. Physically and morally weakened by the war years, he died of a heart attack in 1946 . He was buried in Tashkent.
Works
In 1898, just twenty years old, he composed his first concerto for trombone and piano. With this work, Eugen Reiche successfully auditioned for a vacant position in the symphony orchestra of the Imperial Mariinsky Theater in St. Petersburg.
- Trumpets
- Concerto No. 1 in B flat major for trombone and piano
- Concerto No. 2 in A major for trombone with orchestra or piano accompaniment, dedicated to the trombonist P. Weschke, Royal Prussian Chamber Musician in Berlin
- Didactic pieces
- 65 etudes for trombone
Web links
- Works by and about Eugen Reiche in the catalog of the German National Library
- "A tribute to Eugene Adolfovich Reiche" at brassmusiconline.com (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rich, Eugene |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Reiche, Eugen Adolf (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German trombonist and composer of the late romantic period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Deuben |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1946 |
| Place of death | Tashkent |