Johann Christoph Vogel

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Johann Christoph Vogel (baptized March 18, 1756 in Nuremberg , † June 28, 1788 in Paris ) was a German composer.

life and work

Johann Christoph Vogel was the son of the violin maker Michael Vogel and the grandfather of the French composer Charles-Louis-Adolphe Vogel (1808-1892). Johann Christoph Vogel's first teacher was Georg Wilhelm Gruber . At the age of 17 Vogel became a member of the Thurn und Taxis court orchestra in Regensburg and a student of Joseph Riepel . Three years later he went to Paris as a horn player in the court orchestra of the Duke of Montmorency , and later he worked as a chamber musician with the Duke of Valentinois. The compositions from this period are clearly in the footsteps of Christoph Willibald Gluck .

In collaboration with the horn player Johann Wenzel Stich and the clarinet player Michel Yost , a series of quartets for woodwinds and strings, a clarinet concerto and a bassoon concerto was created. Vogel composed several symphonies, concertante symphonies and violin and flute concerts.

Vogel emancipated himself from his great role model Gluck with the opera La toison d´or ("The Golden Fleece"), which was premiered in 1786. His opera Démophon was to have even greater success, although Vogel did not live to see its premiere. His dramatic talent has been praised by personalities such as Antonio Salieri and Gluck.

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personal data
SURNAME Vogel, Johann Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH baptized March 18, 1756
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH June 28, 1788
Place of death Paris