Joseph Fischhof
Joseph Fischhof (born April 4, 1804 in Butschowitz , Moravia , † June 28, 1857 in Vienna ) was an Austrian composer , music teacher and author .
Life
Joseph Fischhof originally studied medicine in Brno and Vienna . Already at this time he was intensively involved with music, among others Ignaz von Seyfried was his teacher for composition. After the death of his father in 1827, he gave up his studies, devoted himself exclusively to music and was soon one of the most sought-after piano teachers in Vienna. In 1833 he was appointed professor of piano at the Conservatory of the Society of Friends of Music . As a teacher, he had a great influence on a whole generation of pianists , whom he introduced to Bach , Beethoven and Chopin . Fischhof also tried his hand at composing piano pieces and songs, but was not successful here. On the other hand, he was very respected as a music author and his writings contributed a lot to a better understanding of music. Fischhof was also part of Robert Schumann's circle when he tried to establish himself in Vienna in 1838/1839 with his new magazine for music . He was also Clara Wieck's closest confidante during her stay in Vienna.
When he died, he left an important library with valuable autographs . It first came into the possession of the Berlin publisher Julius Friedländer , who sold it to the Royal Library in Berlin in 1859 . Among them is the so-called "Fischhof Manuscript" with important documents for a - not realized - biography of Beethoven . It also contains a copy of Beethoven's lost diary.
He himself kept a diary from September 8, 1827 to August 3, 1829, which is now in the Vienna Library .
family
Joseph Fischhof had a younger brother, the banker Julius Fischhof (1823-1887), whose son Robert Fischhof became a well-known pianist.
Fonts (selection)
- Some thoughts on the conception of instrumental compositions with regard to the measure of time, especially in Beethoven's works , in: Caecilia , Volume 26, Mainz 1847, pp. 84–98
- Attempt a history of piano making. With special regard to the London Great Industrial Exhibition in 1851, along with statistical references to it, etc. , Vienna 1853 (digitized version)
- Classical studies for the piano forte. Chosen from masterpieces ... by J. Fischhof, etc.
literature
- Eduard Hanslick , Nekrolog auf Joseph Fischhof (1857) , in: Eduard Hanslick, Complete Writings , Volume I / 4, Vienna 2002, pp. 114–118 (digitized version ) .
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Fischhof, Joseph . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 4th part. Typogr.-literar.-artist publishing house. Establishment (L. C. Zamarski, C. Dittmarsch & Comp.), Vienna 1858, pp. 254-256 ( digitized version ).
- Fischhof Joseph. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 325.
- Franz Krautwurst: Fischhof, Joseph. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9 , p. 215 ( digitized version ).
- Richard Schaal, documents on Joseph Fischhof's Viennese music collection. Acquired by the Berlin State Library , in: Mozart Yearbook 1967 , Salzburg 1968, pp. 339–347 (digitized version ) .
- Clemens Brenneis, The Fischhof Manuscript. On the early history of Beethoven's biography , in: On Beethoven. Articles and Annotations , ed. by Harry Goldschmidt , Berlin 1979, pp. 90-116.
- Clemens Brenneis, The Fischhof manuscript in the German State Library , in: On Beethoven 2. Essays and documents , ed. by Harry Goldschmidt, Berlin 1984, 27–87.
- Renate Federhofer-Königs , On Wiener Musikleben in November 1839. Two letters from Joseph Fischhof to Robert Schumann , in: Biblos. Contributions to the book, library and writing , ed. from the Austrian National Library, Volume 48 (1999), pp. 31-50
- Ingeborg Harer: Fischhof, Josef. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Individual evidence
Web links
- Works by Joseph Fischhof in the catalog of the German National Library
- Schumann portal
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischhof, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer, music teacher and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1804 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Butschowitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 1857 |
| Place of death | Vienna |