Johann Carl Eschmann
Johann Carl Eschmann (born April 12, 1826 in Winterthur ; † October 27, 1882 in Zurich ), also Johann Karl Eschmann , was a Swiss composer and pianist of the Romantic period .
life and work
Eschmann was the son of the Winterthur military bandmaster Heinrich Eschmann (1802-1882). Eschmann attended piano lessons with Alexander Müller in Zurich and later studied with Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Ignaz Moscheles in Leipzig, among others . He then worked in Winterthur (1850–1859), Schaffhausen (1859–1866) and Zurich (from 1866) as a piano teacher and composer, and found a friend and admirer in Johannes Brahms . Eschmann benefited from acquaintance with leading musicians of his time such as Louis Spohr , Theodor Kirchner and Richard Wagner , who dedicated a serenade to him. The piano teacher Carl Eschmann-Dumur was his cousin and piano student.
Eschmann's works are particularly influenced by the compositional styles of Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn. The song compositions based on poems by the Winterthur poet August Corrodi are noteworthy, with their emotional and onomatopoeic sounds reminiscent of the music of Schumann and Schubert , but at the same time taking up the contemporary developments of the New German School . Otherwise, Eschmann is considered a rather conservative composer.
Eschmann's estate is administered by the Zurich Central Library .
Works (selection)
Songs and song cycles
- Two poems for a voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte op.2
- Five songs for one voice with accompaniment of the pianoforte op.7
- Two Homecoming for bass or baritone with accompaniment of the pianoforte and valve horn op.10
- Zwiegesang for one voice with accompaniment by violoncelle [sic] and pianoforte op. 11
- Lyric sheets , opus 15 (1–4), 1851
- To Louise C. for a tenor part and pianoforte op.32
- From a painter's songbook . Six poems for a soprano or tenor part and pianoforte op.34
- From happy days . Four chants for a medium voice op.48
- In a quiet night . Five chants for a medium voice with pianoforte op.49
Piano music
- Poetry Flowers , Four Romances for Piano, Op. 1, 1848
- Life pictures , piano cycle op.17, 1852
Orchestral and chamber music
- Great Concert Overture op. [Deest]
- Fantasiestücke for cello & piano op.3
- In autumn , six fantasy pieces for horn or violoncello and piano op.6
- Two fantasy pieces for clarinet and piano op.9
Fonts
- with Ernst Radecke: A hundred aphorisms: experiences, additions, corrections, suggestions as the result of 30 years of piano teaching practice. 1878. / 2nd new edition. Raabe & Plothow Musikverlag, 1899.
- Adolf Ruthardt (Ed.): Guide through the clavier literature: To make things easier for teachers and students. Gebrüder Hug & Co., Zurich 1893.
Recordings (selection)
- Richard Wagner and his Zurich composer friends. Musikszene Schweiz / Radio DRS 2, 1998. (Excerpts from Life Pictures op.17)
- Because you are far away. Songs by Johann Carl Eschmann. Guild GmbH / Zurich Central Library, 2006.
Web links
- Literature by and about Johann Carl Eschmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Johann Carl Eschmann in the International Music Score Library Project
- Regula Puskás: Eschmann, Johann Carl. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Short biography and lithography of Johann Carl Eschmann in the Zurich Central Library (ZBZ)
- Johann Carl Eschmann's musical estate in the ZBZ
- Two letters from Richard Wagner to Eschmann , at e-manuscripta
Individual evidence
- ^ Autograph of No. 1 online , accessed on May 10, 2013 at the ZBZ.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eschmann, Johann Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Eschmann, Johann Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 12, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Winterthur |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1882 |
| Place of death | Zurich |