Franz Xaver Richter

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Franz Xaver Richter at the conductor's desk, engraving by Christophe Guérin , 1785

Franz Xaver Richter , also František Xaver Richter (born December 1, 1709 in Holleschau , Moravia , † September 12, 1789 in Strasbourg ) was a Moravian singer (bass), composer and important representative of the Mannheim school .

Life

Already a well-known and respected bass player, Richter was Vice-Kapellmeister in the service of Prince Abbot Anselm Reichlin from Meldegg zu Kempten in the Allgäu from 1740 to 1747 . During this time his “Kemptener Te Deum” was written in 1742, and six of his symphonies were published in Paris . Since 1747 he was a composer, violinist and singer (bass) in the famous Mannheim court orchestra of Elector Karl Theodor . In 1769 he followed Joseph Garnier as Kapellmeister of the Strasbourg Cathedral , where in his final years Joseph Haydn's most famous student Ignaz Pleyel was his deputy. In France he was called François-Xavier Richter . According to a letter from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Leopold Mozart (dated November 2, 1778, during the Austrian composer's stay in the city) he was also known as a heavy drinker .

In Franz Xaver Richter's works, stylistic features of the baroque are combined with gallant elements . He was one of those masters of the Mannheim School who were important for the beginnings of the pre-classical symphony .

Well-known pupils of Richter's were Carl Stamitz , František Xaver Pokorný , Joseph Martin Kraus and Ferdinand Fränzl (1767–1833).

He was buried in the Sankt-Gall-Friedhof in Strasbourg-Königshoffen.

Works (selection)

  • 70 symphonies
  • Oboe Concerto in F major
  • Good Friday oratorio "La deposizione della croce"
  • 30 trade fairs
  • Magnificat in C major for soloists SAB, choir, three trumpets, timpani, strings and B. c. (New edition Berlin 2013)
  • 40 motets
  • Concerts
  • Trumpet Concerto in D major
  • 7 string quartets, Op. 5, No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5b, 6 (1757)
  • Trio sonatas
    • Among others: Sonate da camera, Op. 2, No. 1 - 6
      • Sonata I for harpsichord, flute and cello in F major
      • Sonata II for harpsichord, flute and cello in D major
      • Sonata III for harpsichord, flute and cello in G major
      • Sonata IV for harpsichord, flute and cello in C major
      • Sonata V for harpsichord, flute and cello in B flat major
      • Sonata VI for harpsichord, flute and cello in A major
  • The theoretical work: Harmonic teachings was printed in 1809

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Das Kemptener Te Deum , gloria.tv, audio file, accessed on June 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "As soon as you heard the name, the two Mr. Silbermann and Mr. Hepp (organist) came to me, Mr. Richter, too. He is now very limited, instead of 40 bottles of wine, he now only drinks about 20 per day. "( [1] )
  3. ^ Letter from the Archives of the City of Strasbourg on February 20, 2017

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Judge, Franz Xaver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Judge, František Xaver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Moravian singer (bass) and composer (Mannheim school)
DATE OF BIRTH December 1, 1709
PLACE OF BIRTH Holleschau , Moravia
DATE OF DEATH September 12, 1789
Place of death Strasbourg