Theodor Oesten

Theodor Oesten (born December 31, 1813 , † March 16, 1870 in Berlin ) was a German piano teacher and composer. Numerous successful songs and melodies come from him.

As a child, Oesten learned to play various wind and string instruments at the Stadtmusikus in Fürstenwalde / Spree . At the age of 19 he went to Berlin and began to study composition with Böhmer, Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen , Schneider and August Wilhelm Bach . After graduating, he worked in the German capital as a sought-after piano teacher.

In 1843 he created the Rondo Les premières violettes , which, arranged entirely in accordance with the sentimental tastes of the time, developed into an enormous success for Oesten. As a result, other pieces were created, thanks to whose simple arrangements he was in the favor of his audience for years.

Theodor Oesten died in Berlin in 1870 at the age of 56 and was buried in the Sophienfriedhof II there. The grave has not been preserved.

Works (selection)

• Souvenir de Bal , for piano, Op. 9 No. 8th
• Trois Morceaux Mélodieux , for piano, Op. 48, Bote & Bock publishing house, Berlin
• Sounds of Love No. 6, Op. 50
• Gondola Song , for Organ, Op. 56
• Children's dreams , for piano, Op. 65, ed. by Clemens Schultze (1839–1900), Collection Litolff, Braunschweig
• Fantasy from 'Zampa' (F. Hérold), piano, Op. 67 No. 3
• Fairy Tales , for Piano, Op. 73 No. 3
• Goldperlen , for piano, Op. 94, ed. by Clemens Schultze (1839–1900), Collection Litolff, Braunschweig
• Rondino from 'La Muette de Portici', for piano, Op. 102
• Irish serenade on the song 'It's been a long time', for piano, Op. 124
• Romance on the theme from Verdi's opera 'La traviata', Op. 125 No. 1
• Le Petit Savoyard , for piano, Op. 150 No. 4th
• Polka-Mazurka , for piano, C major, Op. 155 no 2.
• Polonaise , for piano, C major, Op. 155 no 4.
• Fairy Dance-Waltz , for piano, G major, Op. 155 no 6
• Alpenrosen , for piano, Op. 160
• Alpenglocken , Clochette des alpes , Alpine floweret , for piano, Op. 175, Universal Edition
• Alpenglow , Les alpes roses , Sunset on the alpes , for piano, Op. 193, Universal Edition, Vienna, approx. 1901, new edition by Schott
• Dolly's Dreaming and Awakening Op. 202 No. 4, bulkhead
• In the Floral Grotto , Op. 225
• Magic Bell , for Piano, Op. 278
• Fantasy , for piano, on the theme from the opera "Robert le diable" (G. Meyerbeer)
• Fantasy , for piano on the theme of Donizetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia"
• Les premières violettes , Rondo
• Selected Clavier-Werke - For teaching and recreation , Verlag N. Simrock, Berlin

Literature / web links

• Sheet music and audio files by Theodor Oesten in the International Music Score Library Project
• Alpenglow, Op. 193

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude & Spener, Berlin 2006. p. 48.