Johann Peter Salomon
Johann Peter Salomon (baptized February 20, 1745 in Bonn , † November 25, 1815 in London ) was a violinist , composer , conductor and music impresario .
Life
Johann Peter Salomon was born as the son of an oboist of the electoral Bonn court orchestra in Bonngasse 515 (today: Bonngasse 20), which later became known as the house where Beethoven was born. From 1758 to 1764 he was a violinist in the court orchestra before becoming concertmaster in the orchestra of Prince Heinrich of Prussia , brother of Frederick the Great , in Rheinsberg in the Mark Brandenburg region . After the dissolution of his band, Salomon went to London in 1781, where he became famous as a quartet player and later as a concert entrepreneur. In 1790 he visited Joseph Haydn in Vienna and was largely responsible for his two stays (1791/92 and 1794/95) in London. On the occasion of the first trip, Haydn wrote his symphonies No. 93 to 98, and on his second visit, the symphonies 100 to No. 104. While all the symphonies composed and premiered in London are called London symphonies , the last one bears the symphonies - albeit not by Haydn originating - title Salomon Symphony , quasi as an epitaph for the organizer of Haydn's stays in London. Salomon Anreger was also the violin soloist in Haydn's only Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Hob. I: 105 for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, which was written during Haydn's first trip to London in 1792.
With Ludwig van Beethoven Johann Peter Salomon was known from Bonner days. The Beethoven and Salomon families were friends and neighbors in Bonngasse. Salomon left Bonn before Beethoven was even born, but returned a few times on visits where the composer made his acquaintance. In 1815 Beethoven turned to Salomon with the request to find a London publisher for his works (→ see web link ).
Nowadays Salomon is best known as a concert organizer. He came into possession of a copy of a biblical libretto by an otherwise unknown Lidley (or Lindley), which he passed on to Haydn and who incorporated it into his oratorio The Creation .
In addition, it is believed that he gave Mozart's 41st Symphony the name Jupiter Symphony .
literature
- Brockhaus Riemann, music lexicon in two volumes, 1979
- Josef Niesen : Bonn Personal Lexicon. Bouvier, Bonn 2007, ISBN 978-3-416-03159-2 .
- Rochus von Liliencron : Salomon, Johann Peter . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 30, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 281.
Web links
- List of stage works by Johann Peter Salomon based on the MGG at Operone
- Beethoven's letter to Salomon - June 1, 1815 - Beethoven House page
Remarks
- ↑ Last reported in the court calendar of 1765. The court calendars always report on previous years.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Salomon, Johann Peter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Violinist, composer, conductor and music impresario |
| DATE OF BIRTH | baptized February 20, 1745 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bonn |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 25, 1815 |
| Place of death | London |