Ferdinand Büchner

Ferdinand Büchner (born December 13, 1823 in Pyrmont , † 1906 in Moscow ) was a flautist and composer .

Life

Ferdinand Büchner began studying the flute at an early age with his father, who played a leading role in the musical life of Bad Pyrmont. He then received lessons from the flautist Christian Heinemeyer. At the age of 13 he made his first public appearance in London with great success. In 1847 he got an engagement in Berlin , where he stayed for three years. In 1850 he traveled to Russia and participated intensively in St. Petersburg's musical life for six years . In 1856 he was appointed solo flutist at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow. He held the position until shortly before his death. His excellent reputation as a soloist and teacher earned him an appointment as professor at the Moscow Conservatory of Nikolai Rubinstein , of which he was a co-founder.

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Büchner stood in the romantic tradition of virtuoso musicians who also composed. He wrote numerous pieces for flute, including eight concertos. His most beautiful concerto is the Concerto in F minor, Op. 38 , which is dedicated to the publisher Julius Heinrich Zimmermann .

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Biographies for the portrait collection of outstanding flute virtuosos, amateurs and composers, Berlin 1906

Web links

Sheet music and audio files by Ferdinand Büchner in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

↑ Ernst Stöckl. Music history of the Russian Germans. - Laumann-Verlag, 1993. - p. 69.
^ Hugo Riemann, Musik-Lexikon, Berlin 1929

personal data
SURNAME	Büchner, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Flautist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 13, 1823
PLACE OF BIRTH	Pyrmont
DATE OF DEATH	1906
Place of death	Moscow

[1] Ernst Stöckl. Music history of the Russian Germans. - Laumann-Verlag, 1993. - p. 69.

[2] Hugo Riemann, Musik-Lexikon, Berlin 1929