Gustave Vogt
Auguste-Georges-Gustave Vogt (born March 18, 1781 in Strasbourg , † May 30, 1870 in Paris ) was a French oboist, music teacher and composer.
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Gustave Vogt studied oboe with Antoine Sallantin at the Paris Conservatory from 1798 and won first prize in the subject in 1801. After being a member of various orchestras, he became principal oboist in the orchestra of the Paris Opera in 1812 and held the position until 1834.
He was a member of François-Antoine habeneck's Société des concerts du Conservatoire , to which he belonged from 1828 to 1844. He was also the private chapels of Napoleon I , Charles X Philippe and Louis-Philippe I of. In 1829 he was named a Knight of the Legion of Honor.
From 1806 Vogt taught oboe at the Paris Conservatory, where he succeeded his teacher Sallantin as professor in 1816. He taught here until 1853 and was the founder of the French style of oboe playing , which has established itself worldwide (except in Vienna). The most important of his numerous oboe students was Antoine Auguste Bruyant . Until 1864 he remained connected to the Conservatory as a member of the Comité des études .
In addition to his work as an orchestral musician and teacher, Vogt was also active as a chamber musician and soloist. He undertook concert tours through France, England and Germany, during which he excelled above all with arrangements of opera melodies for the cor anglais and his own compositions. His playing inspired composers such as Hector Berlioz and Gioacchino Rossini (for the solo in the overture of his opera Wilhelm Tell ).
Vogt composed a. a. several concerts for oboe and orchestra and chamber music works for oboe and cor anglais. He is considered the most important European oboist and English horn player of the first half of the 19th century.
literature
- Geoffrey Burgess: The Premier Oboist of Europe: A Portrait of Gustave Vogt . The Scarecrow Press, Lanham Md. 2003, ISBN 0-8108-4851-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gustave Vogt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Gustave Vogt in the International Music Score Library Project
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vogt, Gustave |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vogt, Auguste-Georges-Gustave (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French oboist, music teacher and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1781 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strasbourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1870 |
| Place of death | Paris |