Georg Goltermann
Georg Eduard Goltermann (born August 19, 1824 in Hanover , † December 29, 1898 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German cellist and composer .
Life
Goltermann's father was an organist, so Georg was introduced to music at an early age. When he took cello lessons from Joseph Menter in Munich , he first attracted attention. He composed works for cello and performed them in many European countries.
In 1852 he became music director in Würzburg , where he focused as a conductor and composer. As early as 1853 he accepted the offer as deputy music director in Frankfurt am Main, where he became Kapellmeister and choir director at the Frankfurt City Theater in 1874 . He was buried in the Frankfurt main cemetery in 1898 .
plant
Goltermann composed three overtures as well as several songs and organ preludes. However, he is better known for his cello works, consisting of eight concerts and several sonatas, suites and duos. In the middle of the 19th century his works were highly valued. However, other compositions, especially salon music, lost their importance because of their sentimentality, but are now popular as exercise templates because of their melodiousness and the natural techniques used for all levels of difficulty.
Works
- Concert No. 1 in A minor ( opus 14)
- Concert No. 2 in D minor (opus 30)
- Concert No. 3 in B minor (opus 51)
- Concert No. 4 in G major (opus 65)
- Concert No. 5 in D minor (opus 76)
- Concert No. 6 in D major (opus 100)
- Concert No. 7 in C major (opus 103)
- Concert No. 8 in A major (opus 130)
Compositions that are performed more often (selection)
- Three characteristic pieces for viola and piano accompaniment (opus 41)
- Overtures for violoncello (opus 43)
- Four solos for violoncello and piano accompaniment (opus 49)
- Deux Morceaux de Salon for four violoncellos (opus 53)
- Second sonatina for piano and violin (opus 61)
- Six sound images for violoncello and pianoforte (opus 99)
- Quatre Morceaux de Salon for violoncello and piano accompaniment (opus 102)
- Sonatina for violoncello and piano in three movements (opus 114)
- Serenade (opus 119)
- Romance & Serenade (opus 199)
- Etude-caprice
- as well as 50 smaller pieces
literature
- Robert Eitner: Goltermann, Georg Eduard . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 49, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 448 f.
- Kurt Dorfmüller: Goltermann, Georg Eduard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1964, ISBN 3-428-00187-7 , p. 625 ( digitized version ).
- Goltermann Georg Eduard . In: Wolfgang Klötzer (Ed.): Frankfurter Biographie . Personal history lexicon . First volume. A – L (= publications of the Frankfurt Historical Commission . Volume XIX , no. 1 ). Waldemar Kramer, Frankfurt am Main 1994, ISBN 3-7829-0444-3 . P. 271
Web links
- The Virtuoso Cellist-Composers From Luigi Boccherini to David Popper: A Review of Their Lives and Works by Evgeni Dimitrov RAYCHEV, August 26, 2003 (most detailed curriculum vitae to date and a list of Goltermann's works, including some descriptions of the techniques used for cello)
- Sheet music and audio files by Georg Goltermann in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ In Goltermann's death certificate, his father's occupation is given as cantor .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goltermann, Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Goltermann, Georg Eduard (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German cellist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 29, 1898 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |