Peter Ludwig Hertel

Peter Ludwig Hertel (born April 21, 1817 in Berlin ; † June 13, 1899 there ) was a German composer who was employed by the Court Opera in Berlin. He composed numerous ballet music based on works by the choreographer Paul Taglioni, who mainly worked in Berlin :

• Satanella or Metamorphoses (Fantastic Ballet in 3 Acts and 4 Pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), Premiere: Berlin, April 28, 1852 [music together with Cesare Pugni ]
• Die lustigen Musquetiere (comic ballet in one act (later in 3 acts); Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, November 25, 1852
• Ballanda, or Der Raub der Proserpina (Ballet in 4 acts and 9 pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, March 24, 1855
• Morgano (Fantastic Ballet in 3 acts and a prelude; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, May 25, 1857
• Schlesisches Divertissement (peasant wedding; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, February 6, 1858
• The adventures of Flick and Flock (comic magic ballet in 3 acts and 6 pictures), premiere: Berlin, September 20, 1858
• Ellinor or dreams and awakening (fantastic ballet in 3 acts and 6 pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, February 19, 1861
• Electra or the Stars (Fantastic Ballet in 3 Acts and 7 Pictures; Ch: P. Taglioni), Premiere: Berlin November 15, 1862
• The badly guarded girl ' La Fille mal gardée ' (pantomimic comic ballet in 2 sections and 4 images; Ch: François Michel Hoguet after Jean Dauberval , premiere: Berlin, August 12, 1818; reorganization in 1864 by Paul Taglioni), premiere of the new version ( Music: Hertel): Berlin, 1864.
• Sardanapal (great historical ballet in 4 acts and 7 pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, April 24, 1865
• Don Parasol (Fantastic Ballet in 3 Acts and 5 Pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), Premiere: Berlin, January 8th, 1868
• Fantasca (Large Magic Ballet in 4 acts and 1 prelude; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, March 30, 1869
• Militaria (ballet in 4 pictures and scenic prologue; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, April 27, 1872
• Madeleine (pantomime ballet in 4 acts and 9 pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, March 13, 1876
• Lamea, the favorite of the Rajah (divertissement with singing; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premier : Berlin, November 12th 1877 [music together with Léo Delibes ]
• A happy event (ballet divertissement in 2 acts and 3 pictures; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, August 25, 1878
• Dutch pictures (ballet divertissement in 2 scenes; Ch: Paul Taglioni), premiere: Berlin, May 31, 1882

literature

• "Catalog raisonné Paul Taglioni", in: G. Oberzaucher-Schüller (ed.): Souvenirs de Taglioni. Taglioni materials from the Derra de Moroda Dance Archives, Volume 1 , Munich: Kieser, 2007, pp. 117–127.

Web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Peter Ludwig Hertel in the International Music Score Library Project