Joseph Anton Bohrer

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Joseph Anton Bohrer (also Anton Bohrer , Antoine Bohrer; born October 3, 1783 in Munich ; † January 8, 1863 ibid) was a German composer , violinist and concert master .

family

Joseph Anton Bohrer was the son of the double bass player, trumpeter and court musician Caspar Bohrer (1743–1809) and the grandson of the violinist Johann Philipp Bohrer. His three brothers were also musicians: the cellist Maximilian Bohrer (1785–1867), the violinists Franz Xaver Bohrer (1782–1807) and Peter Ludwig Bohrer (1790–1807).

He married the pianist Fanny Dulcken (1805–1873), the daughter of the Munich court instrument maker - Dulcken (harpsichord maker ) - Johann Ludwig Dulcken (* 1761). Their daughter Sophie (1828–1899) also became a well-known pianist. She appeared in public as a little girl and was considered a child prodigy.

Live and act

Bohrer was initially tutored by his father, who mastered several instruments. He studied composition with Franz Danzi and Peter von Winter , violin with Carl Cannabich and in Paris with Rudolphe Kreutzer .

At an early age he made concert tours throughout Europe with his father and brother Max. He was permanently employed by the Munich court orchestra (approx. 1801-1811) and the Berlin court orchestra (1818-1826), where he was concertmaster from 1823. He lived in Paris between 1827 and 1830 and also traveled frequently during this time. From 1834 to 1844 he was concertmaster of the Hofkapelle Hannover. Between his permanent engagements, he was a violin virtuoso on concert tours through Europe, where he - often with his brother Max and his wife and daughter - performed, also at many royal courts.

Bohrer played on violins by Antonio Stradivari (built 1718 and 1720) and Guarneri del Gesù (from 1731).

Some of the stops on his travels were: Amsterdam, Berlin, Bordeaux, Finland, Frankfurt am Main, Geneva, Gothenburg, The Hague, Hamburg, Hanover, Italy, Kazan, Kiev, Copenhagen, Lemberg, Lille, London, Lübeck, Lyon, Milan, Marseille , Moscow, Munich, Nantes, Naples, Paris, Poland, Prague, Riga, Rome, Rotterdam, Switzerland, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Valencia, Verona and Vienna.

Works (selection)

Solo concerts

  • Concerto for violin and orchestra op.50 (dedicated to Count von Platen-Hallermund)
  • Caprices for violin op.59
  • Concerto for violoncello in D major
  • Variations for cello and orchestra
  • Variations for flute and orchestra in E minor

Chamber music

  • Duo for violin and violoncello
  • Trio for violin, violoncello and piano op. 47 in G major
  • Trio for violin, violoncello and piano op. 39 in E major
  • Allegro and trio for piano (harpsichord) in A major
  • Romances and songs based on texts by Friedrich von Schiller

Compositions by Anton and Max Bohrer

  • Duos for violin and violoncello
  • Grande Symphonie militaire concertante (for violin and cello principale with orchestra)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Joseph Anton Bohrer in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
  2. ^ Bohrer, Familie (Louise, Fanny and Sophie) - Sophie Drinker Institute. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
  3. ↑ Sophie Bohrer - MUGI. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Hans-Michael Körner: Large Bavarian Biographical Encyclopedia . Walter de Gruyter, 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-097344-0 ( google.de [accessed December 27, 2018]).
  5. ↑ Historical Owners (AZ). In: Tarisio. Retrieved December 27, 2018 (American English).
  6. ↑ (2018) The Colors of Antonio Stradivari, Oleg Kaskiv Plays the Szigeti / Walter from 1718. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
  7. ↑ SWB online catalog - results / shortlist. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
  8. ↑ RISM. Retrieved December 27, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Bohrer, Joseph Anton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bohrer, Anton; Bohrer, Antoine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German classical composer, violinist and concert master
DATE OF BIRTH October 3, 1783
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1863
Place of death Munich