F. Gustav Jansen

Friedrich Gustav Jansen (born December 15, 1831 in Jever , † May 3, 1910 in Hanover ) was a German organist and musicologist .

Life

Jansen received his musical training in Leipzig and was then initially a music teacher in Göttingen . From 1855 to 1900 he was the organist in Verden Cathedral , and from 1861 he was also the royal music director. After his retirement he lived in Hanover.

He earned merit with his research and publications on the composer Robert Schumann . To this end, he conducted intensive correspondence with Clara Schumann in particular .

Fonts

Books

• The League of David . From Robert Schumann's Sturm und Drang period. A contribution to the biography of R. Schumann along with unprinted letters, essays and portrait sketches from his circle of friends . Breitkopf and Härtel, Leipzig 1883 ( archive.org ).
• Robert Schumann's letters. New episode . Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1886 ( digitized version ).
• Robert Schumann's letters. New episode . 2nd probable and improved edition. Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1904 ( archive.org ).

Essays

• Beethoven’s and Schumann’s correspondence with Cplm. G. Wiedebein . In: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik , Volume 76, No. 25 of June 11, 1880, p. 269; No. 26, June 18, 1880, p. 279; No. 29 of July 9, 1880, pp. 308-310; No. 31 of July 23, 1880, p. 328 f. ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).
• Robert Schumann and Robena Laidlaw . In: Die Grenzboten , Volume 54, 1895, Issue 4, pp. 320-332 ( digitized version ).
• Unprinted letters from Robert Schumann . In: Die Grenzboten , Volume 57, 1898, Issue 3, pp. 72–82, 170–176 and 275–281 ( digitized version ).
• Miss Anna Robena Laidlaw . In: Journal of the International Music Society , 1901/02, pp. 188–192.
• An unknown letter from Robert Schumann . In: Die Musik , Volume 5.4, 1905, pp. 110–112.

Web links

• Literature by and about F. Gustav Jansen in the catalog of the German National Library