François Schubert

François Schubert (born July 22, 1808 in Dresden ; † April 12, 1878 there ; actually Franz Anton Schubert (the younger) ) was concertmaster and composer in Dresden.

Life

As the son of the church composer Franz Anton Schubert , François completed an apprenticeship with the concertmaster Antonio Rolla in Dresden and studied violin with Charles Philippe Lafont in Paris. As a composer he wrote concert pieces, studies and chamber music. His Bagatelle L'Abeille was played frequently. In Dresden he worked from 1838 as vice-concertmaster and from 1847 to 1873 as concertmaster of the royal court orchestra.

François Schubert changed his first name to avoid confusion. He was married to the singer and actress Maschinka Schneider (1815–1882), the daughter of Georg Abraham Schneider . Both daughter's was the chamber singer Georgine Schubert (1840–1878).

He died on April 12, 1878 in Dresden.

plant

• 9 Études for Violin, Op. 3
• Divertissement sur des motifs de l'opéra Lestocq d ' Auber in D major for violin and piano, Op. 4 (1836)
• Souvenir de Norma , Variations in G major for violin and piano, Op. 5 (1837)
• 2 Nocturnes for Violin and Piano, Op. 7 (1844)
  1. Amour secret in B major
  2. La Sérénade in B flat major
• Duo concertant sur des motifs de l'opéra Rienzi par Richard Wagner for violin and piano, Op. 8 (1845)
• Alpenrosen , Solo on Tyrolean National Songs in E major for violin and piano (1853)
• La Napolitana , Solo sur des thèmes napolitains in A minor for violin and piano (or string quartet), Op. 12 (1853)
• Bagatelles , 12 Morceaux detachés for violin and piano, Op. 13 (published 1856-1862)
  1. Impromptu (1856)
  2. Cantabile (1856)
  3. Allegretto grazioso in A major (1856)
  4. Allegretto agitato in D minor (1857)
  5. Andantino in A flat major (1857)
  6. Romanza espressiva (1857)
  7. Le Papillon (1859)
  8. Le Désir in G major (1859)
  9. L'Abeille (The Bee) in E minor (1860)
  10. Tyrolienne in E major (1862)
  11. Chant plaintif (1862)
  12. Barcarola in G minor (1862)
• Rêverie , Morceau de salon in G major for violin and piano, Op. 14th

literature

• Robert Eitner :  Schubert, Franz . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 32, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1891, p. 628.

Web links

• Works by and about François Schubert  in the German Digital Library
• Sheet music and audio files by François Schubert in the International Music Score Library Project
• François Schubert's estate in the historical archive of the Sächsische Staatstheater Dresden (accessed December 23, 2019)
• Part of François Schubert's estate in the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library