Joseph Kreutzer

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Joseph Kreutzer (born November 11, 1790 in Aachen , † June 16, 1840 in Düsseldorf ) was a German composer , violinist , conductor and guitarist .

Life

Little is known about the life of Joseph Kreutzer. According to his death certificate, he was born in Aachen as the son of the local music teacher Paul Kreutzer. From around 1805 he lived in Düsseldorf and, alongside August Burgmüller, played an important role in the city's musical life. In several sources he is referred to as the concertmaster of the theater orchestra. Presumably he was also the violin teacher of Burgmüller's son Norbert Burgmüller . Several works by Kreutzer were performed in Düsseldorf, for example a flute concerto (now lost) on March 5, 1822, played by his cousin Bernhard Kreutzer.

Joseph Kreutzer was also instrumental in the concert that Norbert Burgmüller gave on April 9, 1831 in Düsseldorf after his return from Kassel .

When Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was the city's music director in Düsseldorf from 1833 to 1835, Kreutzer is said to have raised the mood against Mendelssohn on various occasions. This is reported in particular by the officer Emil von Webern, who is a friend of Mendelssohn .

Occasionally Kreutzer also appeared together with Mendelssohn, for example on July 17, 1834 in a concert given by the singer Josephine Michaelsi under the direction of Mendelssohn. The second item on the program read: “Great soprano aria with violin concertante, from the opera Griselda von Paer , performed by Joseph Kreutzer and the concert host.” In the same concert, Norbert Burgmüller's Duo for Clarinet and Piano Op. 15 was premiered.

In the last years of his life Kreutzer was seriously ill, so that his cousin Friedrich Kreutzer gave a concert on April 19, 1838, the proceeds of which were intended for his recovery.

Kreutzer is of lasting interest mainly because of his delightful works for guitar, although they are largely rooted in tradition. Several are now available in new editions or on CD. Larger works, including a symphony , did not appear in print and are now lost.

Works

  • Op. 1 - Quatuor brilliant in A major for two violins, viola and violoncello; Bonn: Simrock, PN 1139 (1815)
  • Op. 2 - Quartet in D major for flute, violin, viola and violoncello, "composé et dedié à Mr. le Docteur J. Neegele" [!], Bonn: Simrock, PN 1190
  • Op. 3 No. 1 - Quintet in G minor for flute, violin, two violas and violoncello, “composé et dédié à Mr. le medecin et chevalier Jos. Naegele ", Bonn: Simrock, PN 1224
  • Op. 3 No. 2 - Quintet in C major for flute, violin, two violas and violoncello, Bonn: Simrock, PN 1650
  • Op. 5 No. 1 - Quartet in E minor for flute, violin, viola and violoncello, "composé et dédié à Monsieur Joseph Hilgers", Berlin: Simrock, PN 1890 (1822)
  • Op. 5 No. 2 - Quartet for flute, violin, viola and violoncello, Berlin: Simrock
  • Op. 6 - Six variations for two guitars on the song "Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz" from Weber's opera " Der Freischütz ", "dédiées à Mademoiselle Emilie Uellenberg", Hanover: Bachmann, PN 165 (1822)
  • Op. 7 - Six variations for guitar on the aria “Who has found a love” from Mozart's opera “ Die Entführung aus dem Serail ”, “dédiés à son cousin Bernard Kreutzer”, Hanover: Bachmann
  • Op. 8 - Twelve pieces for two flutes and guitar, Hanover: Bachmann
  • Op. 9 - Four trios (A major, E minor, D major, C major) for flute, violin and guitar, Bonn: Simrock
  • Op. 10 - Six Variations brillants for guitar on the song "A Schüsserl und a Reindl" (1819)
  • Op. 11 - Six variations in C major for guitar, “dédiées à Monsr. Kohl Advocat ", Bonn-Cologne: Simrock, PN 1891 (1822)
  • Op. 12 - Six variations for guitar on the song " God save the King ", Bonn: Simrock (1822)
  • Op. 13 - Variations for guitar on the song "Child will you sleep peacefully" from Peter von Winter's opera "The Sacrifice Festival", Bonn: Simrock
  • Op. 14 - Eight Variations in A major for guitar on a popular Tyrolean song, Bonn-Cologne: Simrock, PN 2086
  • Op. 15 - Six Variations brilliant for guitar on a Tyrolean song, "dédiées à son élève Mademoiselle Guillemette Schnell", Bonn: Simrock, PN 2610 (1824)
  • Op. 16 - Grand Trio in A major for guitar, flute and clarinet (or viola), Bonn-Cologne: Simrock, PN 2408
  • Op. 17 - 12 pièces amusantes for guitar, Bonn: Simrock (1828)
  • Op. 18 - Trois Grands Duos concertans [!] For two violins, "dédiés aux amateurs", Hanover: Bachmann, PN 306/07 (around 1826)
  • Op. 20 - Three string quartets (E flat major, C major, G minor), Bonn: Simrock, PN 2587 (around 1827)
  • Op. 21 - Quartet in F major for flute, violin, viola and violoncello, "dédié à Monsieur C. Tassau", Bonn: Simrock, PN 2637 (1829)
  • Op. 23 - Trois Rondeaux for guitar, Bonn: Simrock (1830) - new edition, ed. by Johann Gaitzsch, Geneva: Philomele Editions, approx. 2001
  • Op. 24 - Six variations for guitar, Bonn: Simrock (1831)
  • Op. 25 - Variations Faciles in D minor for violin with accompaniment by violin, viola and violoncello (or piano), “dédiés à son cousin Fridr. Kreuzer ", Bonn: Mompour, PN 173
  • Op. 27 - Trost im Leiden for voice and piano, Düsseldorf: Severin

Works without opus number

  • Ten variations in A major for guitar on the song "Mein Schatz ist ein Reiter", Bonn: Simrock, PN 2833
  • Twelve pieces for two flutes and guitar, Hanover: Bachmann

literature

  • Klaus Martin Kopitz : The Düsseldorf composer Norbert Burgmüller. A life between Beethoven - Spohr - Mendelssohn . Kleve: Boss 1998, ISBN 3-9805931-6-9 (dissertation, Technical University of Chemnitz, 2000)
  • Johann Gaitzsch: So who was this Joseph Kreutzer? In: Soundboard. Vol. 30, No. 1 (March 2004), pp. 10-13.
  • Johann Gaitzsch: So who was this Joseph Kreutzer anyway? In: Guitar & Lute. Vol. 2 (2008), pp. 17-19, 21-30.
  • Johann Gaitzsch: Joseph Kreutzer. In: Il Fronimo. No. 151 (July 2010).

Discography (selection)

  • 2003 - Four Trios op.9, Gragnani Trio; Thorophone
  • 2008 - Four Trios op.9, Classico Terzetto Italiano; Ducale

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Düsseldorf, registry office, death certificate 478/1840
  2. ^ Düsseldorfer Zeitung , March 5, 1822
  3. ↑ Kopitz (1998), p. 170.
  4. ↑ Kopitz (1998), pp. 188f.
  5. ↑ Kopitz (1998), p. 209, illustration
  6. ^ Düsseldorfer Zeitung , January 15, 1838
  7. ↑ CD reviews
personal data
SURNAME Kreutzer, Joseph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer, violinist, conductor and guitarist
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1790
PLACE OF BIRTH Aachen
DATE OF DEATH June 16, 1840
Place of death Dusseldorf