Franz Tischhauser (composer)

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Franz Tischhauser (born March 28, 1921 in Bern ; † May 26, 2016 ) was a Swiss composer .

Life

After graduating from high school in St. Gallen, Franz Tischhauser studied composition with Paul Müller-Zurich and piano at the Zurich Conservatory . From 1951 he worked for Radio Beromünster (today Radio SRF) in the Radio Studio Zurich, where he was head of the music department from 1971 to 1983. Fascinated by Alban Berg at a young age , he emerged as a composer with humorous works in tonal music , to which he confessed out of conviction. In 2002 he established the Amadeus Foundation . He had lived in the municipality of Teufen ZH am Irchel since 1958 .

Works (selection)

  • Klein Irmchen , 6 songs based on poems by Christian Morgenstern for soprano and piano (1937); World premiere (premiere) Lugano 1946, solos Sylvia Gähwiller and Walter Lang
  • Sonatina for piano (1941); World premiere (premiere) Radio-Studio Lugano 1943, Walter Lang
  • Concertino for piano with blastrio, single drum kit and string orchestra (1945)
  • After-work music (serenade) for string orchestra (1946); Premiere Bern 1947, Bern Chamber Orchestra , cond. Hermann Müller; First performance (EA) D Saarbrücken, Rundfunk, June 30, 1966, Saarland Radio Chamber Orchestra, Dir. Räto Tschupp
  • Landpartie (Divertimento) for 2 horns and string orchestra (1948); Premiere St. Gallen 1948, St. Galler Kantonsschulorchester, cond. Max Heitz; EA Finland, Helsinki, March 28, 1988; Soloists Lukas Christinat and Roman Büsser (horn), Camerata Zurich , cond. Räto Tschupp.
  • Duo Catulli ( Catullus ) carmina, on the sparrow of his lover , for tenor and guitar (1949/2001); WP Helsinki, Hugues Cuénod and Hermann Leeb, 1949.
  • Das Nasobem , a cheerful divertimento based on poems by Christian Morgenstern for mixed choir a capella (1950); UA St. Gallen 1951, St. Gallen Chamber Choir, cond. Werner Heim
  • Salonata for 2 violins, cello, double bass and piano (quintet arrangement of the cassation for 9 instruments, 1951/1991)
  • La passerella, ossia diversi modi di marciare , per pianoforte, 4 legni e presentante (1951/1997)
  • Octet for clarinet, bassoon, horn, 2 violins, viola, violoncello and double bass (1953); Premiere Kreuzlingen 1953, Vienna Octet.
  • Amores, the Lesbiade des Catullus , for tenor, trumpet, percussion and string instruments (1955/1956); Premiere Bern 1956, Ernst Haefliger , Bern Chamber Orchestra, cond. Hermann Müller.
  • Seldwyliana, Witching Hour in what used to be a funny little town , for large orchestra without percussion (1960/1961); Commissioned by Bernische Musikgesellschaft; Premiere Bern 1962, Bern Chamber Orchestra, cond. Luc Balmer.
  • Punctus contra punctum , Fantasies on Fables by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing for tenor, bass and small orchestra (1962); Commissioned by Süddeutscher Rundfunk , premiered in Stuttgart 1962.
  • Omaggi a Mälzel ( Johann Nepomuk Mälzel ) for imaginary metronome and 12 solo strings (1963); Commissioned by the Ida and Albert Flersheim Foundation; Premiere of the Lucerne International Music Festival ( Lucerne Festival ) 1963, conductor Rudolf Baumgartner ; EA D Saarbrücken, Rundfunk, Chamber Orchestra of Saarland Radio, Dir. Räto Tschupp.
  • Mattinata , for 23 wind instruments (1965); Commissioned by Radio Zurich for its 20th anniversary; Premiere Zurich 1965, wind instruments of the Beromünster radio orchestra, cond. Erich Schmid
  • Eve's Meditation on Love , after Mark Twain , for soprano (Eva), tuba (Adam) and string orchestra (1970/1971); Commissioned by the city of Bern, premier Swiss Tonkünstlerfest Bern 1972, Elisabeth Speiser, Helmut Holzheu, Bern Chamber Orchestra, Dir. Hermann Müller.
  • The Beggar's Concerto for clarinet and string orchestra (1975/76); Commissioned by the Canton of Zurich, world premiere of the Camerata Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Zurich June 13, 1976, soloist Thomas Friedli, conductor Räto Tschupp.
  • Dr. Bircher ( Max Bircher-Benner ) and Rossini ( Gioachino Rossini ), table music for harpsichord and string orchestra (1979); Commissioned by Musik Hug, premiere at the Lucerne International Music Festival 1979, Guido Knüsel, Festival Strings Lucerne, cond. Mario Venzago .
  • The Bremen Town Musicians, or Was Töne fortune : for bassoon (the donkey), clarinet (the dog), oboe (the cat), flute (the rooster) and piano (the robbers), (1982/1983); Commissioned by the city of Bern, premiered in Bern 1985, Albert Kunz, Thomas Friedli, Pierre Rosso, Christian Studler, Agatha Jaggi. - Versione alternativa con recitante (English, French, Italian, 1996).
  • The Hampeloper, or Joggeli söll ga Birli shake ; Opera based on the picture book by Lisa Wenger for 11 vocal soloists, 3 choir groups and small orchestra (1986); UA Chamber Orchestra Camerata Zurich October 24, 1986; Recording October 25, 1986 Camerata Zürich, Singkreis Zürich, soloists Ernst Haefliger (tenor), Dorothea Gilgen (soprano), Julia Bauer (soprano), cond. Räto Tschupp;

Awards

literature

  • Jakob Knaus: cheerfulness set to music. In: Du , 1991, vol. 51, no. 8, pp. 44-47.
  • Walter Labhart: Franz Tischhauser. In: Swiss Lexicon. Verlag Schweizer Lexikon, Lucerne 1993, Volume 6, p. 270 (with picture).
  • Christoph Ballmer: Tischhauser, Franz , in: HLS Volume 12 (2013), p. 397
  • Rolf Urs Ringger : A commitment to humor in music, a conversation with Franz Tischhauser. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , October 27, 1988.
  • Franz Tischhauser: Catalog of works = list of oeuvres. Swiss Music Archive, Zurich 1988, 19 pages, ill .: contains 23 works.
  • List of works by Franz Tischhauser. Amadeus-Verlag, Winterthur 200 ?.

Discography

  • Omaggi a Mälzel for imaginary metronome and 12 strings. Music scene Switzerland, MGB 6094.
  • Cassation for 9 instruments. MGB 6094.
  • The Hampeloper, or Joggeli söll ga Birli shake. MGB 6094.
  • The 3 morning stars. Edith Mathis , soprano; Swiss Chamber Choir; Swiss Clarinet Players. Musiques Suisses series, MGB, 2006.
  • Punctus contra punctum , Fantasies on Fables by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, for tenor, bass and small orchestra (1962). Radio Orchestra Beromünster, Hans-Ulrich Mielsch (tenor), Peter Lagger (bass), cond. Räto Tschupp . LP CT 64-18 (MGB).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Räto Tschupp on his 70th birthday  : Contributions by Martin Derungs, Martin Germann, Jakob Knaus, Verena Naegele, Ulrich Stranz, Chris Walton and Andreas Weiß; with a foreword by Thomas Wagner and with the list of world premieres and premieres, ed. by Chris Walton and Martin Germann. Kommissionsverlag Hug, Zurich 1999, ISBN 3-906415-68-6 , on Franz Tischhauser see pp. 81, 98–99. - 40 years of Camerata Zurich, documentation of the world premieres, catalog of the first performances, list of Swiss works listed, discography. Editor Chris Walton, ed. from the Camerata Zurich company. Kommissionsverlag Hug, Zurich 1997, ISBN 3-906415-71-6 ; on Franz Tischhauser see pp. 40–42, 67.
  2. ↑ https://www.fonoteca.ch/cgi-bin/oecgi4.exe/inet_fnbasedetail?REC_ID=5234.011&LNG_ID=DEU
  3. ↑ rur ( Rolf Urs Ringger ): Music Prize of the city of Zurich to Franz Hauser table. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , No. 266, November 14, 1988, p. 30 (with picture)
  4. ↑ https://www.fonoteca.ch/cgi-bin/oecgi4.exe/inet_fnbasedetail?REC_ID=119976.011&LNG_ID=DEU
personal data
SURNAME Tischhauser, Franz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern
DATE OF DEATH May 26, 2016