Johann Rufinatscha
Johann Rufinatscha (born October 1, 1812 in Mals , South Tyrol , † May 25, 1893 in Vienna ) was an Austrian composer and music teacher.
Life
Rufinatscha was born in Mals and came to Innsbruck at the age of 14 , where he studied violin, piano and music theory at the music club school there until 1833. He then moved to Vienna and became a student of Simon Sechter . Rufinatscha stayed in Vienna until his death in 1893 and established a reputation for himself as a respected teacher of piano and music theory. Julius Epstein and Ignaz Brüll were among his students . He was in friendly contact with Johannes Brahms .
In October 2012, on the occasion of Rufinatscha's 200th birthday, the music school in Mals was named after him and a plaque made of Lasa marble was attached.
plant
Johann Rufinatscha is considered the most important composer of the 19th century from Tyrol. His works let him appear as a kind of link between Franz Schubert and Anton Bruckner . The composer's musical estate is kept by the Tyrolean State Museum, which has also produced several CDs with Rufinatscha's music.
Orchestral music
- Symphony No. 1 in D major (1834)
- Symphony No. 2 in E flat major (1846)
- Symphony No. 3 in C minor (1846/2012) (was mistakenly considered lost for a long time because existing string parts were incorrectly categorized in the estate. New version with additional timpani and wind parts by Michael FP Huber . World premiere Innsbruck, November 25, 2012)
- Symphony No. 4 in C minor (1846; fragment, only preserved in four-hand piano reduction)
- Symphony No. 5 in B minor (1846)
- Symphony No. 6 in D major (1865)
- Piano Concerto (1850)
- Overture Inner Struggle (1834)
- Overture in C major (1842)
- Overture to The Bride of Messina (1850)
- Overture dramatique (1878)
Chamber music
- String Quartet in E flat major (1850)
- String Quartet in G major (1870)
- Piano trio in A flat major (1868)
- Piano Quartet in C minor (1836)
- Piano quartet in A flat major (1870)
Piano music
- Sonata for piano four hands
- Sonata for piano, F minor, op.3 (Leuckart, Witzendorf)
- Three marches, op.4 (Cranz)
- Grand Caprice, op.5, dedicated to Robert Schumann (Vienna: Witzendorf, April 1851)
- Sonata for piano, C major, op.7 (Cranz)
- Sonata for piano, F minor, op.9 (Witzendorf)
- Overture arr.Piano for four hands, op.12 (Schott)
- Six Character Pieces, op.14 (Gotthard)
- Fantasy, op.15 (Gotthard)
- Sonata for piano, op.18 (Schlesinger)
- Sonata for piano four hands, op.18b (autograph)
- Fantasy du printemps (autograph)
- Andante (autograph 1892)
- Sonata for piano in G minor (autograph)
- Allegro agitato (autograph)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Rufinatscha, Johann . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 27th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1874, p. 245 f. ( Digitized version ).
- H. Hofmüller: Rufinatscha Johann. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 9, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1988, ISBN 3-7001-1483-4 , p. 322.
- Gertha Hofmüller: Johann Rufinatscha: Life picture of a South Tyrolean composer from the 19th century . In: The Sciliar . 63. Vol. Athesia, Bolzano / Bozen 1989, p. 81-97 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rufinatscha, Johann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mals , South Tyrol |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1893 |
| Place of death | Vienna |