Franz Lauska
Franz Seraphinus Lauska , also František Ignác Louska (born January 13, 1764 in Brno as Franciscus Ignatius Joannes Nepomucensis Carolus Boromaeus ; † April 18, 1825 in Berlin ) was a German pianist of Moravian origin, composer and teacher of Giacomo Meyerbeer . Lauska was considered "one of the most brilliant piano virtuosos of his time".
Life
Lauska was born in Brno as the son of the imperial official Iganz Franz Lauska . It can be assumed that he was a student of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger during his studies in Vienna in 1784 . He traveled to Italy, was active in chamber music during his employment at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich and taught in Copenhagen from 1794 until he finally went to Berlin in 1798. There he worked as a pianist, composed and taught several Prussian princesses and princes as well as the young Giacomo Meyerbeer. In 1802 he led rehearsals at the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin on behalf of Carl Friedrich Zelter and later became a member of Zelter's Liedertafel .
Lauska probably knew Ludwig van Beethoven , whose works he had proofread before going to press, and was friends with Carl Maria von Weber , to whom Lauska dedicated his Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, op. 39 (Jähns 199). Around 1816 he gave piano lessons to Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn .
Letters
His revealing letters, which deal with the Berlin music and social life of the time, are scientifically edited by Sieber (2016). Lauska's letter autographs are mainly kept by the Berlin State Library and the Saxon State Archives in Leipzig .
Works
Lauska composed mostly piano music (approx. 25 sonatas, rondos, variations, polonaise, capriccios etc.) which he intended for his students. The works written for beginners are not technically difficult, but they are musically demanding. Anke Sieber (2016) presented a complete catalog of works.
literature
- Alexander Rausch : Lauska (Louska), Franz Seraphinus (František Ignác). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Lauska, Franz Ignaz . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 14th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1865, p. 225 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Brzoska, Matthias (2001): Art. "Meyerbeer [Beer], Giacomo [Jakob Liebmann Meyer]" in: Sadie 2001.
- Meyerbeer, Giacomo; Letellier, Robert Ignatius, ed. (1999): The Diaries of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Volume 1, 1791-1839 . Madison, New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press.
- Sieber, Anke (2016): Franz Lauska (1764-1825). Biography, letters, catalog raisonné. Göttingen: Hainholz.
- Thompson, Oscar; Bohle, Bruce, ed. (1975): The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians (10th ed., Edited by Bruce Bohle). New York: Dodd, Mead.
- Sadie, Stanley, ed. (2001). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians , 2nd ed. London: Macmillan.
- Wagner, Undine (2001). "Lauska [Louska, Lausca], Franz [Franz Seraphicus; Franz Seraphinus; František Ignác]" in: Sadie 2001.
Web links
- Franz Lauska in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Todd, R. Larry, ed. (2013). Mendelssohn essays . P. 8.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lauska, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lauska, Franz Seraphinus (full name); Louska, František Ignác; Boromaeus, Franciscus Ignatius Joannes Nepomucensis Carolus (birth name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist of Moravian origin, composer and teacher of Giacomo Meyerbeer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 13, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brno |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 18, 1825 |
| Place of death | Berlin |