Heinrich von Herzogenberg

Elisabeth and Heinrich von Herzogenberg

Heinrich Peter Freiherr von Herzogenberg (Picot de Peccaduc) (born June 10, 1843 in Graz , † October 9, 1900 in Wiesbaden ) was an Austrian composer .

Life

Herzogenberg's birthplace, Prokopigasse 2, Graz

Herzogenberg comes from a French noble family who emigrated to Austria during the French Revolution. Since 1811 the family had Germanized the original name "Picot de Peccaduc".

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After training at the Jesuit school in Feldkirch and in his hometown, Herzogenberg studied law at the University of Vienna and music at the Conservatory of the Society of Friends of Music with Felix Otto Dessoff .

He came into contact with Johannes Brahms through his teacher . In Viennese society he met his future wife, Elisabeth von Stockhausen , who was a daughter of the Hanoverian ambassador at court. She was a highly talented pianist who was of great importance to Brahms, who was often the first to review his works.

After his first artistic activity in his hometown Graz, he moved to Leipzig in 1872 and founded the Leipzig Bach Society there in 1874 together with Franz von Holstein , Philipp Spitta and Alfred Volkland , which he also directed himself from 1875 on.

Grave of Heinrich von Herzogenberg, Nordfriedhof, Wiesbaden

At his suggestion, Bach's cantatas became accessible to a larger audience for the first time. The preoccupation with Bach's work also had a lasting influence on his own compositional style. The acquaintance with Brahms deepened, a lively correspondence, also on current questions of composition, paved the way for Brahms' visits to Leipzig.

From 1885 he taught as a professor of composition at the Berlin University of Music, where Spitta had prepared the appointment. A lifelong friendship developed between the two families, and they spent their holidays together in Appenzellerland several times . In 1891, Herzogenberg began building a summer house in Heiden with a view of the nearby Lake Constance. Before the house was completed, Elisabeth von Herzogenberg died in 1892 at the age of 44 from a long-standing heart condition.

In 1893, Herzogenberg also made friends with the younger brother of the musicologist Spitta, the theologian Friedrich Spitta , who taught in Strasbourg. Under the impression of the sudden death of Philipp Spitta and the growing friendship with his brother, Herzogenberg turned to the composition of church music, after having previously focused on chamber music, choral and solo songs and two symphonies. In the following summers, the liturgical chants , the oratorio The Nativity , the chorale cantata God is Present and finally as a two-hour work The Harvest Celebration were written in Heiden .

An increasing rheumatism disease forced Herzogenberg to interrupt his teaching activities in Berlin again and again, so that after a few spa stays in Wiesbaden he finally moved there, where he died in 1900. Herzogenberg found his final resting place in the north cemetery in Wiesbaden.

Works

Herzogenberg composed two symphonies , the symphonic poem Odysseus , a violin concerto in A major (1899, WoO 4), chamber music and choral works, organ music, piano pieces and songs . His works clearly show the influence of his friend Johannes Brahms. Brahms dedicated two rhapsodies to Elisabeth von Herzogenberg (Op. 79, Agitato in B minor and Molto passonato in G minor).

opus	Surname	year	genus	CD	lost	Comments, further information
3	VIII Changes for the Pianoforte		Piano music			grades
4th	IV Fantasy Pieces for the Pianoforte		Piano music
5	6 small piano pieces about the motif		Piano music
6th	Romance for the pianoforte		Piano music
7th	Acrostics for the pianoforte		Piano music
9	Fantastic dances for the pianoforte		Piano music
13	Theme and Variations [D flat major] for two pianos		Piano music	CD
23	Variations on a theme by Johannes Brahms for pianoforte for four hands		Piano music	CD
25th	Five piano pieces (dedicated to Edvard Grieg)		Piano music
33	Allotria. Six pieces for pianoforte for four hands		Piano music	CD
37	Five Piano Pieces (New Series)		Piano music
49	Piano Pieces (Third Series)		Piano music
53	Waltz for piano for four hands		Piano music
58	Variations on the Minuet from Don Juan for pianoforte		Piano music
68	Piano Pieces (Fourth Series). Twelve small studies (dedicated to Clara Schumann)		Piano music
76	Dainu Balsai. Lithuanian folk songs for piano for four hands		Piano music	CD		grades
83	Waltz (second episode) for piano four hands		Piano music
84	Variations (E major) for piano four hands		Piano music
85	Variations (D major) for piano four hands		Piano music
86	Variations (D minor) for piano four hands		Piano music
107	Capriccio for pianoforte		Piano music
WoO 6	Bagatelle in G minor for piano 4 hands		Piano music
WoO 7	Seven Länders for piano 4 hands		Piano music
WoO 8	Twelve fugues for the pianoforte on a given motif (caffe)		Piano music			Studies
WoO 9	Sonata for the pianoforte		Piano music
WoO 10	Five humorous pieces for piano		Piano music
WoO 13	Fantasia quasi sonata for piano		Piano music
12	Duo for pianoforte and violoncello	1872	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano
15th	Phantasy (B flat major) for piano and violin	1873	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD
32	Sonata for pianoforte and violin (dedicated to Joseph Joachim)	1882	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD		grades
52	Sonata (in A minor) for pianoforte and cello	1886	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD
54	Sonata (No. 2 in E flat major) for piano and violin	1887	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD
62	Legends for pianoforte and viola (or violoncello) (dedicated to Joseph Joachim)	1890	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD		grades
64	Second sonata (in D major) for pianoforte and cello	1890	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD
78	Sonata (No. 3 in D minor) for piano and violin	1892	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD
94	Third Sonata (in E flat major) for pianoforte and cello	1897	Sonatas for a solo instrument and piano	CD		grades
17th	Quintet [C major] for pianoforte, 2 violins, viola and cello	1876	Chamber music	CD
24	Trio (C minor) for pianoforte, violin and cello (dedicated to Elisabeth vH)	1877	Chamber music	CD		grades
36	Second trio [D minor] for piano, violin and cello	1884	Chamber music	CD		grades
43	Quintet [E flat major] for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon	1884	Chamber music	CD		grades
61	Trio for pianoforte, hoboe and horn	1889	Chamber music	CD		grades
75	Quartet (E minor) for pianoforte, violin, viola and cello	1892	Chamber music	CD		grades
95	Second quartet (B flat major) for pianoforte, violin, viola and cello (dedicated to Johannes Brahms)	1897	Chamber music	CD		grades
18th	Quartet (D minor) for two violins, viola and cello	1876	Chamber music for strings
27	Trio for violin, viola and cello (dedicated to Engelbert Röntgen, 1st concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra) No. 1 in A major	1879	Chamber music for strings	CD		grades
27	Trio for violin, viola and violoncello (dedicated to Engelbert Röntgen, 1st concertmaster of the Gewandhaus Orchestra) No. 2 in F major	1879	Chamber music for strings	CD		grades
42	Three quartets for two violins, viola and cello (dedicated to Johannes Brahms): No. 1 in G minor, No. 2 in D minor, No. 3 in G major	1884	Chamber music for strings
63	Quartet (in F minor) for two violins, viola and cello	1890	Chamber music for strings	CD
77	Quintet (C minor) for two violins, two violas and cello	1892	Chamber music for strings
16	Odysseus. Symphony for large orchestra 1. The wanderings 2. Penelope 3. The gardens of the Circe 4. The banquet of the suitors		Orchestral works	CD
50	Symphony (C minor) for large orchestra		Orchestral works	CD
70	Symphony (No. 2 in B flat major) for large orchestra		Orchestral works	CD
WoO 4	Concert in A major for violin and orchestra		Orchestral works	CD
WoO 25	Symphony in F major for large orchestra		Orchestral works		x
WoO 30	Concerto for violoncello and orchestra		Orchestral works		x
WoO 33	Serenade for flute, oboe, clarinet, two bassoons, two horns and string orchestra		Orchestral works		x
1	Six songs for one voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
2	The lost hunter: “I've seen a slim deer” Ballad by Joseph v. Eichendorff for a deep voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
8th	Nine folk songs for voice and piano accompaniment (dedicated to Elisabeth von Herzogenberg)		Songs for a voice and piano
29	Five songs for a high voice with piano accompaniment based on poems by Eichendorff, Lenau, Rückert, Mörike a. a.		Songs for a voice and piano
30th	Five songs for a high voice with piano accompaniment based on poems by Eichendorff, Lenau, Rückert, Mörike a. a.		Songs for a voice and piano
31	Five songs for a high voice with piano accompaniment based on poems by Eichendorff, Lenau, Rückert, Mörike a. a.		Songs for a voice and piano
40	Four chants for a high voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte (poems by Mörike, Lenau and Rückert)		Songs for a voice and piano
41	Seven songs for a high-pitched voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte (poems by Brentano, Mörike, von Goethe, Gottfried Keller)		Songs for a voice and piano
44	Chants and ballads for a deeper voice with accompaniment of the piano (texts by Goethe, Rückert, Eichendorff, Gottfried Keller, Uhland)		Songs for a voice and piano			Texts of this work
45	Seven Serbian Girls' Songs (translation by Talvj) for a mezzo-soprano voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano			Texts of this work
47	Three romances for a voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
48	Seven songs for one voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano			Texts of this work
51	The heart of Douglas: “Count Douglas, press your helmet into your hair.” Ballad for a baritone or mezzo-soprano voice with the accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
65	Three ballads for a medium voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
66	The musician. Song series by J. v. Eichendorff for a high voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
69	Four chants for a high voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte (texts by Heine, Goethe, Kerner and Mörike)		Songs for a voice and piano
82	Canti popolari Toscani, messi in musica per soprano (o tenore) con accompagnamento del harpsichord [Rispetti]		Songs for a voice and piano
91	Elegiac chants for a high voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte (texts by Eichendorff)		Songs for a voice and piano
96	Four poems by Paul Heyse for a high voice with piano accompaniment		Songs for a voice and piano
97	Five songs by Johann Georg Fischer for a high voice with piano accompaniment		Songs for a voice and piano
101	Six ballads for a higher voice		Songs for a voice and piano
105	Elegiac chants (second episode) from the cycle “On my child's death” by J. von Eichendorff for a voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Songs for a voice and piano
108	Three chants by Countess Wilhelmine von Wickenburg-Almasy for a single voice with piano accompaniment		Songs for a voice and piano
22nd	Vier Notturnos (poems by Jv Eichendorff) for four voices with accompaniment of the pianoforte (dedicated to Philipp Spitta)		Chants for several voices and piano			Texts of this work
38	Duets for soprano and tenor with accompaniment of the pianoforte (dedicated to Countess Wilhelmine Wickenburg-Almasy [poet])		Chants for several voices and piano
73	Three songs (poems by Fr. Hebbel), for four solo voices with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Chants for several voices and piano			Texts of this work
74	Three duets for soprano and baritone with accompaniment by the pianoforte		Chants for several voices and piano
79	Five canons (from Goethe's Modern Greek Liebes-Skolien), for three solo sopranos (or choir) with or without accompaniment of the piano		Chants for several voices and piano
10	Songs for mixed choir (texts by Mörike, Goethe, Eichendorff, Uhland)		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
11	Columbus. A dramatic cantata for solos, male choir, mixed choir and large orchestra (Text: Heinrich von Herzogenberg)		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
14th	German song game. Text based on older and more recent folk songs, for solo voice and mixed choir with accompaniment of the pianoforte for four hands		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD		Texts of this work
26th	Songs and romances for four-part female choir a cappella or with accompaniment of the pianoforte		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
35	Twelve German folk songs from the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries for four-part mixed choir		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
55	Der Stern des Lied's (from a poem by Robert Hamerling), ode for four-part choir and orchestra		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
56	The consecration of the night (poem by Friedrich Hebbel), for alto solo, four-part choir and orchestra		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
57	Six chants for mixed choir a cappella (texts by Rückert, Goethe, Eichendorff, Homburg)		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
59	Nana's Klage (poem by Wilhelm Jordan), for soprano and alto solo, small choir and orchestra		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
98	Six girls' songs by Paul Heyse for three-part female choir with piano accompaniment		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			Texts of this work
WoO 45	Night anthem, for baritone, choir and orchestra, text after Hebbel		Secular choral music (a cappella / with instruments)		x
28	12 German sacred folk songs for four-part mixed choir		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
34	Psalm 116 “That is dear to me”, for four-part mixed choir a cappella		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
57.6	Christmas carol “Come on, light of the heathens” for six-part a cappella choir		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
60	Psalm 94 "Lord God, whose vengeance is", for four solo voices, double choir, orchestra and organ		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
71	King's Psalm for four-part choir and orchestra (organ ad libitum)		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
72	Requiem for four-part choir and orchestra (organ ad libitum)		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD
80	Death celebration . Cantata for solos, choir, orchestra and organ (written on the first anniversary of the death of his wife Elisabeth née von Stockhausen)		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD
81	Liturgical chants for choir a cappella - I during Advent; II At the time of Epiphany; III At the time of the passion		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
87	Mass (E minor) for solos, choir and orchestra (organ ad libitum) (In memory of Philipp Spitta)		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD		grades
88	Funeral singing for tenor solo and male choir a cappella or with accompaniment of four horns, three trombones and tuba (for the inauguration of the grave monument for Philipp Spitta)		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD
89	Sacred chants for a high voice accompanied by violin and organ		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
90	The birth of christ . Text from words of the holy scriptures and sacred songs compiled by Friedrich Spitta, church oratorio for solo voices, mixed choir and children's choir with accompaniment of harmonium, string instruments and oboe, and for congregational singing and organ	1894	Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD		grades
92	Liturgical chants for choir a cappella - IV On Sunday of the Dead		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
93	The passion. Church oratorio for Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, for solo voices, choir, string orchestra, harmonium, community singing and organ	1896	Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD		grades
99	Liturgical chants for choir a cappella (No. 5. For parish chants, choir and organ) - V. To the harvest festival		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
102	Four chorale motets for four-part a cappella choir		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			Notes, texts of this work
103	Four motets for four-, five- and eight-part choir a cappella - 1. Praise the Lord my soul (four-part) Notes - 2. Come, holy spirit (five-part) - 3. After all, man is like nothing. Dialogue between suffering and transfigured souls (two choirs) Notes - 4. Good for those who fear the Lord (eight voices)		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			Texts of this work
104	Harvest celebration. Church oratorio for solos, choir, orchestra, congregational singing and organ	1899	Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)	CD		Notes, text of the oratorio
106	Cantata about the chorale "Gott ist Gegenwart" by Gerhard Tersteegen, for community singing and choir with accompaniment of orchestra (string quintet, trumpets, timpani) and organ		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)			grades
109	Two biblical scenes - 1. The sea storm. Biblical scene on the fourth Sunday after Epiphany for baritone solo and choir with accompaniment by string orchestra and organ Notes - 2. The Kananean Woman. Biblical scene on the second Sunday of the Passion for soprano and baritone solo and two-part male choir with organ accompaniment		Sacred choral music (a cappella / with instruments)
39	Organ fantasy about the melody "Now come, the Gentile Savior"		Organ music and works with organ accompaniment			grades
46	Organ fantasy about the melody "Now all thank God"		Organ music and works with organ accompaniment			grades
67	Six chorales for the organ		Organ music and works with organ accompaniment			grades
89	Sacred chants for a high voice accompanied by violin and organ		Organ music and works with organ accompaniment			Notes, texts of this work
41	Prelude for organ for 4 hands		Organ music and works with organ accompaniment		x
WoO 54	Opera of unknown name and content, text by Heinrich von Herzogenberg		Stage works
WoO 55	Opera Signor Formica . Text by Heinrich von Herzogenberg based on ETA Hoffmann's story.		Stage works

Legend:

• WoO = work without opus
• Note = corresponding literature is commercially available

student

• Heinrich XXIV. Prince Reuss-Köstritz (1855–1910)
• Max Gulbins (1862-1932)
• Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
• Siegfried Fall (1877–1943)
• Johan Wagenaar (1862–1941)

literature

• Imogen Fellinger:  Herzogenberg, Heinrich von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 8, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1969, ISBN 3-428-00189-3 , pp. 743 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Konrad Klek:  Herzogenberg, Heinrich von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 30, Bautz, Nordhausen 2009, ISBN 978-3-88309-478-6 , Sp. 584-592.
• Bernd Wiechert: Heinrich von Herzogenberg, 1843–1900: Studies on life and work (treatises on music history) . Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1997, ISBN 978-3-525-27901-4 .
• Robert and Clara Schumann's correspondence with the Voigt , Preußer, Herzogenberg families and other correspondents in Leipzig , ed. by Annegret Rosenmüller and Ekaterina Smyka (= Schumann letter edition , Series II, Volume 15). Dohr, Cologne 2016, ISBN 978-3-86846-026-1 .

Web links

Commons : Heinrich von Herzogenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Works by and about Heinrich von Herzogenberg in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Works by and about Heinrich von Herzogenberg  in the German Digital Library
• List of works by Heinrich von Herzogenberg on Klassika
• Heinrich von Herzogenberg, composer , website of the International Herzogenberg Society based in Heiden (Canton Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland)
• Sheet music and audio files by Heinrich von Herzogenberg in the International Music Score Library Project

Individual evidence

1. ↑ after the song by Tersteegen
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