Karl Joseph Toeschi

Karl Joseph Toeschi (Carlo Giuseppe Toeschi) (baptized November 11, 1731 in Ludwigsburg , † April 12, 1788 in Munich ) was an Italian-born violinist , music director , composer and important representative of the Mannheim school . Most often he is called Carlo Giuseppe Toeschi . He was a student of Johann Stamitz , who was considered the founder of the Mannheim School. His main musical genres were mainly symphony , chamber music , ballet music and also opera .

Life

Karl Joseph Toeschi was the most important son of the Italian composer and violinist Alessandro Toeschi (around 1700–1758), who led the famous Mannheim court orchestra with Johann Stamitz as concertmaster. There is little information about Karl Joseph's musical training. Johann Adam Hiller reports that he was “a very skilled concert violinist until his 22nd year”.

Karl Joseph Toeschi first appeared as a violinist in the Mannheim orchestra in 1752 at the age of 20/21. In 1755 he was followed by his brother Johann Baptist Toeschi (1735–1800). In 1759, at the age of 27, Karl Joseph was appointed concertmaster together with Christian Cannabich . Between 1759 and 1773 he visited Paris several times . There he played as a violinist in the Concert spirituel and published many works with the Paris publishers, e. B. at La Chevardière, Huberty and Venier. During this time he composed around 46 symphonies and 50 chamber music works. In 1774, at the age of 43, Karl Joseph Toeschi was appointed director of the cabinet music.

After Karl Theodor was appointed Elector of Bavaria in 1778 and had to move his residence to Munich, Toeschi took over the direction of chamber music there. He died on April 12, 1788 at the age of 56 in Munich.

Works

• around 66 symphonies
• around 30 concerts
• approx. 80 chamber music
• approx. 25 ballets

Printed works

• Op. 1: Six Quatuor a un Violon , Flutte , Alto et Basse obligés (Amsterdam, 1765?)
• Op. 3: Six Symphonies dont les 4 premières peuvent se joüer à 8 et en Quatuor, et les deux autres à grand Orchester obligé (Paris, 1765)
• Op. 3: Six Quartetti et Quintetti a Flute, Violon, Alto, Basso & Violoncello (Amsterdam)
• Six Simphonies a deux Violons, Alto Viola , Basse, Haubois et Cors, les deux premiers à grand Orchester, les autres peuves se jouént a quatre Parties (Paris) (only No. 3–6 by Toeschi)

literature

• Seong-Liul Lee: The Chamber Music by Karl Joseph Toeschi. A contribution to the music of the Mannheim School with a thematic directory. Kovač, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-8300-1674-3 , ( Studies in Musicology 6), (Also: Münster, Univ., Diss., 2004).
• Robert Münster: Toeschi's symphonies . With biography and thematic directory. Phil. Diss. Munich 1956 (typewritten).

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Karl Joseph Toeschi in the International Music Score Library Project
• Works by and about Karl Joseph Toeschi in the catalog of the German National Library