Louis Schindelmeisser
Louis Schindelmeisser , actually Ludwig Alexander Balthasar Schindelmeisser (born December 8, 1811 in Königsberg (Prussia) , † March 30, 1864 in Darmstadt ) was a German conductor and composer .
Life
Schindelmeisser moved to Berlin after the death of his parents. At first he worked as a clarinetist. After completing his training as a conductor, he became a conductor in Salzburg , later in Innsbruck and Graz .
In 1837 he took over the position of Kapellmeister at the Königstädter Theater in Berlin . From 1838 to 1847 he was at the German theater in Pest . He lost the job because the theater burned down. This was followed in 1847 as Kapellmeister in Hamburg , in 1848 with the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra in Frankfurt and in 1851 in Wiesbaden . In 1853 he held his last office as court conductor in Darmstadt.
Act
Schindelmeisser stood for the new music theater in the sense of Richard Wagner . He was in contact with him and performed his works. In addition, he composed five now almost forgotten operas.
Works
- Mathilde , heroic opera
- The 10 happy days , romantic opera
- Peter von Szapary , Hungarian opera (1839)
- Malvina , tragic opera (1841)
- The Avengers , romantic opera (1844)
- as well as other oratorios, concerts for clarinets, sonatas and songs
literature
- Weber .: Schindelmeißer, Louis . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 31, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1890, p. 281.
- Renate Federhofer-Königs , Louis Schindelmeisser and Robert Schumann in their correspondence , in: Traditions - Neuansätze. For Anna Amalie Abert (1906–1996) , ed. by Klaus Hortschansky , Tutzing 1997, pp. 249–264
Web links
- Literature by and about Louis Schindelmeisser in the catalog of the German National Library
- List of stage works by Louis Schindelmeisser based on the MGG at Operone
- Sheet music and audio files by Louis Schindelmeisser in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ^ Opera Composers. In: OperaGlass. Retrieved April 18, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schindelmeisser, Louis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schindelmeisser, Ludwig Alexander Balthasar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 8, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Königsberg (Prussia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1864 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |