Ludwig Maurer (musician)

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Ludwig Maurer

Ludwig Wilhelm Maurer (also: Louis Maurer , * 2. February 1789 in Potsdam , † October 13 jul. / 25. October  1878 greg. In Saint Petersburg ) was a German composer , conductor and violinist .

Life

In 1802, Maurer performed the violin for the first time in Berlin . After a short stay in Mitau , Latvia , where he was instructed by Pierre Rode in the French way of playing the violin, Maurer went to Russia at the age of 17 , where he lived for the rest of his life. That is why he is considered both a German and a Russian composer.

After arriving in Saint Petersburg, Maurer made numerous appearances until the French violinist and composer Pierre Baillot gave him a position as a conductor at the court of Prince Vsevoloschsky. Maurer led his orchestra until 1817, then he went on a tour to Germany and Paris . From 1819 he used Hanover as a base from which he undertook concert tours and where he composed. During this time he composed operas in the vaudeville style with Alexei Werstowski . He later traveled through Germany with his sons Wsewolod and Alexis, who played the violin and violoncello .

In 1833, however, Maurer went back to St. Petersburg and stayed there until the end of his life. In 1834 he was the soloist in the first performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in Russia. In 1835 Maurer became conductor and music director at the Petersburg French Opera. Until his death in October 1878, he took on various other positions in the city's musical life, and he also composed.

Important works

Operas

  • The New Paris , 1826
  • Theft discovered , 1826
  • Aloise , 1828
  • The runic writing , 1830

Symphonies and instrumental pieces

  • Symphony in F minor, op.67 (1833)
  • Sinfonia concertante, op.55 for four violins and large orchestra (1859)
  • Violin concertos 1–10
  • String quartets 1–6
  • 12 small pieces for brass

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  1. ↑ Friedrich Frick: Small Biographical Lexicon of Violinists: From the beginning of violin playing to the beginning of the 20th century . BoD - Books on Demand, June 2009, ISBN 978-3-8370-3907-8 , pp. 325– (accessed on September 28, 2012).
  2. ↑ Allan Ho, Dmitry Feofanov: Maurer, Ludwig Wilhelm. In: Biographical Dictionary of Russian / Soviet Composers. Greenwood Press, New York 1989.
  3. ^ David Charlton: Maurer, Ludwig Wilhelm. In: Grove Music Online. ed. L. Macy (viewed March 3, 2008).
  4. ↑ Ho, Feofanov: Maurer, Ludwig Wilhelm. P. 339.
  5. ^ Louis Charles Elson: Maurer (Ludwig Wilhelm). In: University Musical Encyclopedia. The University Society, New York 1912.

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personal data
SURNAME Mason, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maurer, Ludwig Wilhelm (full name); Mason, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German violinist, composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1789
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam
DATE OF DEATH October 25, 1878
Place of death St. Petersburg