Siegfried Saloman

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Siegfried Saloman

Siegfried Saloman , actually Salomon (born October 2, 1816 in Tønder , † July 22, 1899 in Dalarö near Stockholm ) was a Danish composer and violinist .

Life

Saloman studied at JPE Hartmann in Copenhagen , among others . In 1838 he went to Dessau and in 1841 to Dresden , where he was a student of Karol Lipiński . From 1847 he traveled as a violin virtuoso, from 1850 he performed together with his future wife Henriette Nissen , whom he married in Berlin in 1852 . In 1859 he settled in Saint Petersburg . After the death of his wife in 1879, he lived in Stockholm.

He composed seven operas , several overtures , violin pieces and numerous songs, which he wrote mainly for his wife.

Works

  • Tordenskjold i Dynekilen , Opera (Premiere 1844)
  • De scandinaviske Brødre , incidental music (premiered in 1844)
  • Diamantkorset (German: Das Diamant (en) kreuz), Opera (Premiere 1847)
  • The Corps of Vengeance , comic opera (premiere 1850)
  • Karpathernes Rose , Opera (premiere 1867)
  • Flyktningen Frȧn Estrella , Opera
  • I Brittany , opera
  • Led ved Lifvet , opera

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