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Julius Tausch, by Ernst Bosch in the Malkasten Artists' Association , Düsseldorf

Julius Tausch (born April 15, 1827 in Dessau , † November 11, 1895 in Bonn ) was a German pianist , composer and conductor as well as a long-time city music director in Düsseldorf .

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From his earliest youth, Julius Tausch attended the Dessau Music School and was a student of the court conductor Friedrich Schneider . He then attended the Leipzig Conservatory and completed his studies there as a student of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy .

After his training he moved to Düsseldorf in 1846 on the recommendation of Mendelssohn, where Mendelssohn himself had already spent several successful years as the city's music director and still had good contacts. Here Tausch initially took over the management of a men's choir and a year later took over the management of the artists' table as the successor to Julius Rietz , who moved to Leipzig. Julius Tausch also played a decisive role in the interests of other artistic areas and became one of the founding members of the Düsseldorf artists' association Malkasten on August 6, 1848 . He remained closely associated with this art association throughout his life.

From 1848 onwards, Tausch was invited to perform as a conductor as well as a pianist by the Städtischen Musikverein Düsseldorf . In this way he competed in a certain way with Robert Schumann , who was also active in Düsseldorf and who was appointed municipal music director from 1850 onwards , who had been preferred to this position due to his higher profile than Tausch and his extensive repertoire. Nevertheless, Tausch was hired as his assistant, played most of the piano parts under his direction if Schumann's wife Clara was unable to attend, and was asked to step in as conductor for Schumann, who was gradually becoming ailing and no longer resilient, often and at short notice from 1852 onwards. Tausch was recognized both in the orchestra and in the population for his convincing conducting skills and so from July 1, 1854, he was appointed city music director as Schumann's successor, although the city was still trying to find Johannes Brahms , the friend of the Schumann family to bring in, but this was prevented by protest rallies by the population. In exchange, the orchestra of the “Städtische Musikverein” was renamed the “Städtische Orchester” by the city of Düsseldorf with the takeover of the orchestral musicians in fixed contractual structures with effect from August 20, 1864, which later became the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker .

Julius Tausch remained the city's music director until 1889, during this time he was festival director of the Niederrheinischer Musikfest ten times together with various renowned guest conductors , completed an extensive and always up-to-date year-round program, leading various world premieres such as Norbert Burgmüller's opera "Dionys" or Albert Dietrich's "Rheinmorgen" as well as Düsseldorf premieres of Brahms' “ Requiem ” or Beethoven's “ Missa solemnis ”, but also seldom performed or still relatively unknown works by newer composers. In addition, Tausch played a key role in the takeover of the orchestral musicians in legally secured contract structures and a regulated salary by the city of Düsseldorf, on the basis of which the orchestra of the Städtischen Musikverein zu Düsseldorf was finally renamed the Städtisches Orchester with effect from August 20, 1864. The Düsseldorfer Symphoniker emerged from this later . In addition, he formed a successful piano trio for chamber music performances together with Wilhelm Joseph von Wasielewski and Christian Reimers .

With a last concert on March 27, 1890, after 37 years of activity, Tausch withdrew from the regular working life in Düsseldorf and moved to Bonn, where he set up his retirement home. Here he conducted a few concerts of the Bonner Gesangverein and finally died on November 11, 1895.

Works (selection)

“Strike out of my horse!”, Poem by Emanuel Geibel , illustration by Carl Friedrich Lessing
  • Concert Overture (Festival Overture) in A flat major
  • "The Flowers Lament", choral work, (text by Wilhelm Hosäus )
  • Music for " Was ihr wollt " by William Shakespeare
  • "Teutonic procession from Trutz Nachtigall", choral work (Text: August Silberstein )
  • "Malkasten-Paukenmarsch", op. 7 (1852)
  • Tausch composed a total of 25 works with opus numbers as well as numerous countless compositions. There is an extensive collection in the Berlin State Library .
  • Composition in: Düsseldorfer Lieder-Album: 6 songs with piano accompaniment, “Streich 'aus mein Roß!” - Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. , 1851.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Digitized edition of the University and State Library Düsseldorf
personal data
SURNAME Swap, Julius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pianist, composer and conductor as well as city music director in Düsseldorf
DATE OF BIRTH April 15, 1827
PLACE OF BIRTH Dessau
DATE OF DEATH November 11, 1895
Place of death Bonn