Jean Becker (violinist)

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Jean Becker

Jean Becker (born May 11, 1833 in Mannheim ; † October 10, 1884 there ) was a German violinist .

Life

Becker, who came from Mannheim (Hochspeyer, which is occasionally to be found as the place of birth, should not apply) took over the role of concert master in the Mannheim court theater in 1854 . In 1858 he was appointed chamber virtuoso to Grand Duchess Stephanie von Baden . Becker went on concert tours all over Europe and was active in Paris, London and Saint Petersburg, among others. In 1865 he founded the Florentine String Quartet , with which he also traveled through Europe.

Becker's grave in Mannheim

Becker lived in a villa above the Neckar that had its own concert hall. Here he held concerts in front of a large audience every Sunday. The Stradivarius violin from 1685 he played is called “Ex. Jean Becker ”. He left behind some compositions, such as a serenade for violin, violoncello and piano.

In Mannheim in 1886 Karl Friedrich Moest erected a memorial in his honor in the palace garden , which no longer exists. In addition, Jean-Becker-Strasse was named after him in 1893.

He was married to Berta Seib (1833–98). His children Hans, Hugo and Jeanne also took part in his quartet concerts. His son Hugo Becker became a cellist and composer. His son Hans Becker became a violinist and played 2nd violin in the Brodsky String Quartet. There is a memorial plaque on the house where he was born, S2, 8 ; the Jean Becker house on Mittelstrasse no longer exists. On his grave in the main cemetery in Mannheim is an epitaph made of yellow sandstone with ear framing, a segmental arch coronation and shell ornaments. The inscription "Love is stronger than death" is written on the black, polished granite writing plate.

editor

  • 24 caprices for violin solo by N. Paganini . Op. 1. Edited by Jean Becker. CF Peters, Leipzig 1880. (Edition Peters No. 1984, around 1900.)
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's Sämmliche Werke . Concert for violin with piano accompaniment edited by Jean Becker. Newly revised edition. CF Peters, Leipzig [around 1900] (Edition Peters 1731).

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grove Music Online  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 31, 2008@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / phonoarchive.org  
  2. ↑ Bischoff, Heinz, Rapp: The Great Palatinate Book . 6th edition. Palatinate Publishing House NW, Neustadt / Weinstrasse 1980
  3. ^ Johann August Beringer: Mannheim - Material for local history lessons . In: Annual report of the Realgymnasium with Realschule (Lessing School), school year 1912/13 . Mannheim 1913, p. 20
  4. ↑ MARCHIVUM: street names, Jean Becker Street. Retrieved August 27, 2018 .
  5. ^ Emil Kneschke: The Royal Conservatory of Music in Leipzig 1843-1893 . Universal library of music literature. Zurich around 1893, 4–5, pp. 64–65, slub-dresden.de
  6. ^ W. Münkel: The cemeteries in Mannheim . SVA, 1992, p. 182
personal data
SURNAME Becker, Jean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German concertmaster
DATE OF BIRTH May 11, 1833
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH October 10, 1884
Place of death Mannheim