Franz Xaver Pecháček
Franz Xaver Pecháček (born July 4, 1793 in Vienna ; † September 15, 1840 in Karlsruhe ) was an Austrian violin virtuoso and composer .
Life
Franz Xaver Pecháček was trained by his father Franz Martin Pecháček as well as by Ignaz Schuppanzigh and Emanuel Aloys Förster . From 1809 to 1822 he was a violinist at the Theater an der Wien . He was then concertmaster of the Stuttgart court orchestra , and from 1826 of the Grand Ducal Badische Hofkapelle Karlsruhe .
Pecháček was friends with Ludwig van Beethoven in Vienna and played his works several times.
In addition to polonaises, variations, rondos and potpourris for violin and orchestra, he composed two string quartets and an Adagio et Polonaise for clarinet and orchestra.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Pechátschek, Franz (son) . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 21st part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1870, p. 411 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Christa Harten: Pecháček Franz Xaver. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 7, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1978, ISBN 3-7001-0187-2 , p. 382.
- Alfred Baumgartner: Propylaea World of Music - The Composers - A lexicon in five volumes . tape 4 . Propylaen Verlag, Berlin 1989, ISBN 3-549-07830-7 , pp. 276-277 .
Web links
- Sheet music and audio files by Franz Xaver Pecháček in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pecháček, Franz Xaver |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pecháček, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-German violin virtuoso and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th July 1793 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 15, 1840 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe |