Rudolf Löw (composer, 1832)

Rudolf Löw-Burckhardt (born March 2, 1832 in Basel , † August 6, 1898 in Langenbruck ) was a Swiss composer , teacher and organist .

Life

Löw grew up with his maternal grandparents after his parents died early. Samuel Preiswerk , who took on a fatherly role as pastor of the St. Leonhard Church , had a great influence in his youth . From 1851 to 1853 he studied at the Leipzig Conservatory with Moritz Hauptmann (music theory), Carl Ferdinand Becker (organ) and Ignaz Moscheles (piano).

After his return to Basel, Löw worked as a music teacher and freelance composer. In 1862 he took up a position as a singing teacher at the daughter's school (now the Leonhard high school ). In 1864 Löw became the first titular organist of the newly built Elisabethenkirche and directed the local church choir. As a composer he orientated himself on the contrapuntal style of old masters like Bach , Handel and Mozart ; Among his works there are three larger choral pieces (Christmas, Passion music, "Engelswacht") that Löw wrote for his daughter choir. With the exception of a few songs, most of his works went unprinted.

Löw had been married to Elisabeth Burckhardt (daughter of Abel Burckhardt ) since 1863 . Together they had three sons (the eldest Rudolf also became a musician) and two daughters. One daughter died as an infant and one son died as a young adult after a long illness.

literature

• Theophil Burckhardt-Biedermann : Rudolf Löw-Burckhardt from Basel. In: Schweizerische Lehrerzeitung , No. 45, Zurich 1898.
• Eduard Preiswerk et al .: In memory of Mr. Rudolf Löw-Burckhardt , Basel 1898.

Web links

• Rudolf Löw-Burckhardt's estate (1832–1898), In: Basel University Library