Johann Evangelist Brandl

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Johann Evangelist Brandl (born November 14, 1760 in Rohr monastery near Regensburg (?), † May 25, 1837 in Karlsruhe ) was a German composer and violinist .

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Johann Evangelist Brandl received his first music lessons at the age of 6 and was in a monastery in Munich in 1770 and was a chaplain at court. Dealing with Johann Evangelist Valesi , Andrea Bernasconi and JL Schaubaur determined him to music.

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From 1774 he received lessons as a seminarist in Neuburg / Donau and in 1778 moved to Eichstätt , where he continued his studies with R. Schlecht. After a short stay in the monastery, he went on a concert tour with the violinist Westermaier in 1779, where he had great successes with his violin playing and his compositions. In 1784 he found employment as the court conductor of Prince Ludwig Carl Franz Leopold zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Bartenstein and in 1789 became court music director in Bruchsal for the Speyer prince-bishop August von Limburg-Stirum , a relative of the princess.

After Bruchsal fell to Baden, the orchestra was dissolved in 1806, and most of the musicians, including Brandl, were incorporated into the Badische Hofkapelle in Karlsruhe. Brandl first became 2nd Kapellmeister with the patent as 1st violinist, later as 1st Kapellmeister. He held this position until his death. In Karlsruhe he joined the Freemason Lodge Karl to unity .

His first compositions received good reviews and his later works even became known abroad. His contemporaries considered him "one of the most important and most respected composers of our time".

Musically, his compositions, even if they are close to those of Mozart and Haydn , are “between the worlds” - they already point beyond the classical formal language and anticipate virtuoso elements and sometimes astonishing harmonic twists and turns of Romanticism .

From his estate there are masses, oratorios, operas, songs and chants based on texts by Christian Schubart , Eulogius Schneider , Franz Schütt (1773- ~ 1845) and other poets, symphonies and other orchestral works. His quartets (string quartets op. 17 is dedicated to Joseph Haydn) as well as quintets of various ensembles are also known. The ensemble consisting of strings and winds dominate; his flute quartets op. 40 are very typical examples of this. His chamber music works, in which the bassoon plays a leading role, deserve special mention .

Operas

  • Triumph of the father's heart. Libretto by Wilhelm Vogel. Opera 2 acts. First performance on January 15, 1811 in Karlsruhe.
  • Omar the good. Opera 1 act. Premiere 24 August 1811 in Karlsruhe
  • Nanthild, the girl from Valbella. (Libretto by E. von Biedenfeld). Opera 3 acts. Premiere May 19, 1813 in Karlsruhe

CD recordings

  • Bassoon Quintets Op. 14 & Op. 52 No. 1 & 2. Calamus Ensemble. Label: MDG (2002)
  • Quintets for bassoon, piano & string trio opp. 13, 61, 62. Calamus ensemble. Label: MDG (2003)

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SURNAME Brandl, Johann Evangelist
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1760
PLACE OF BIRTH uncertain: Rohr monastery near Regensburg
DATE OF DEATH May 25, 1837
Place of death Karlsruhe