Julius Klengel

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Julius Klengel (1903)

Julius Klengel (born September 24, 1859 in Leipzig ; † October 27, 1933 there ) was a German cellist as well as composer and instrumental teacher.

family

He came from a musical family. The great-grandfather was already a cantor and school teacher in Stolpen . Until 1924, seven members of the Klengel family played in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra . The grandfather Moritz Klengel (1793–1870) was a violinist and taught at the conservatory .

education

Like his six siblings, Julius was initially tutored by his father Wilhelm Julius Klengel (1818–1879). At the age of seven he began his cello lessons with Emil Hegar . He was considered a talented child prodigy. At the age of fifteen he was already playing in the Gewandhaus Orchestra and was soon a sought-after soloist. Concerts took him all over Germany and from 1878 to other European countries.

activity

From 1881 he was the first solo cellist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and also a teacher at the Leipzig Conservatory. He played under the conductor Carl Reinecke , Arthur Nikisch and Wilhelm Furtwängler . In addition to his talent as a cellist, Klengel also had a special pedagogical talent. From 1911 he was also a teacher at the newly founded Thuringian Conservatory for Music in Erfurt. He trained almost 1,000 students. His most famous students include Gregor Piatigorsky , Guilhermina Suggia , Rudolf Metzmacher , Georg Wille and Emanuel Feuermann .

His daughter, Eva Klengel, ran a school for young cellists in Leipzig between 1935 and 1955.

Julius Klengel's grave at the Südfriedhof in Leipzig

Klengel also made a name for himself as a composer. His most famous work is the hymn for 12 cellos. Among other things, he wrote a serenade in F major op. 24 for strings and a double concerto op. 61 for violin, cello and orchestra. Most aspiring (professional) cellists play a Klengel concerto during their training.

Works

  • Capriccio , Op. 3
  • Cello Concerto No.1 in A minor , Op. 4 (1882)
  • Two pieces for four cellos, Op. 5
  • serenade
  • Humoresque
  • Scherzo for Cello and Piano, Op. 6th
  • Concertino No.1 in C major , Op. 7th
  • Concert piece in D minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 10
  • Mazurka No.3 for Cello and Piano, Op. 14th
  • Variations for four cellos, Op. 15th
  • Suite in D minor for two cellos, Op. 22nd
  • Serenade in F major , Op. 24
  • Caprice for Cello and Piano, Op. 27
  • Theme with Variations for four Cellos, Op. 28
  • Impromptu for four cellos, Op. 30th
  • Concerto No.3 for Cello , Op. 31
  • Four pieces for four cellos, Op. 33
    • Song without words
    • gavotte
    • Lullaby
    • march
  • Piano Trio No.2 (children's) , Op. 35
    • Children's trio No.1 in C major
    • Children's trio No.2 in G major
  • Cello Concerto No. 4 in B minor , Op. 37 (1901)
  • Piano Trio No.1 (children's) , Op. 39
    • Children's trio No.1 in F major
    • Children's trio No.2 in D major
  • Suite No.2 in A minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 4th
  • Concertino No.2 in G major for Cello and Piano, Op. 41
  • Caprice in the Form of a Chaconne after a Theme by Schumann for solo Cello, Op. 43
  • Double Concerto in E minor for two cellos, Op. 45 (1908)
  • Concertino No.3 in A minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 46
  • Six Sonatinas for Cello and Piano, Op. 47
  • Six Sonatinas for Cello and piano, Op. 48
  • Andante Sostenuto for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 51
  • Suite for Cello and Organ, Op. 54
  • Suite for Cello in D minor , Op. 56
  • Hymn for 12 Cellos , Op. 57
  • Small Suite for three Cellos, Op. 59
  • Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra , Op. 61
  • Three pieces for two cellos and piano (organ), Op. 62

Works without a work number

  • Daily Exercises (Volume 1 to 3), Vol. I.

literature

Discography

Three CDs are available from Klengel (as of 2020):

  • Cello Concerts No. 1 & 4 (Jankovic, Richter, Radio-Philharmonie Hannover), cpo , 2000, No. 1629820
  • Serenade for string orchestra op. 24, Südwestdt. Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim, label 'ebs' (1995), No. 7973167
  • Complete Concertinos ( Martin Rummel , Mari Kato), Naxos 8.573793

Web links

Commons : Julius Klengel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Sources / footnotes

  1. ↑ jpc.de
  2. ↑ jpc.de
  3. ↑ https://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.573793
personal data
SURNAME Klengel, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cellist
DATE OF BIRTH September 24, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig , Kingdom of Saxony
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1933
Place of death Leipzig , Saxony , German Empire