Wilhelm Taubert

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Wilhelm Taubert, portrayed by Eduard Magnus , 1862

Karl Gottfried Wilhelm Taubert (born March 23, 1811 in Berlin ; † January 7, 1891 in Berlin) was a German pianist and composer .

Life

Taubert studied philosophy, among other things , at the Friedrich Wilhelms University in his hometown. During his studies he became a student of the composers Ludwig Berger and Bernhard Klein . After successfully completing his studies, he mostly worked as a music teacher until 1831.

In 1838 he dedicated his concert etude La Campanella, Op. 41, No. 1 to Clara Wieck , which the pianist never played in public, although it is considered Taubert's most important piano work.

As early as 1831 he was appointed conductor of the Berlin court concerts; ten years later Taubert was promoted to music director at the Royal Opera . In this office he founded the “symphony soirees” in the winter of 1842/43, which the court orchestra performed under his direction. Between 1845 and the end of 1869 he held this office; from 1849 together with Heinrich Dorn . As a conductor, he was also committed to important contemporaries: on February 13, 1843, he premiered Robert Schumann's Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, Op. 38.

Despite his retirement in 1870, Taubert continued to work with the court musicians and in 1875 became chairman of the musical section of the Academy of Arts ; since 1834 he was already a member there.

Taubert composed operas and symphonies , cantatas and drama music, string quartets and piano trios , piano , violin and cello sonatas and over 300  songs , including numerous children's songs , such as Sleep in Good Rest . His success was justified in these songs; this was not only due to the singing singers (such as Amalie Joachim , Jenny Lind or Johanna Wagner ).

The grave of Wilhelm Taubert

Because of his services to music, he was made an honorary member of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin . At the end of 1889 Taubert resigned all of his offices and retired into private life.

Shortly before his 80th birthday, Wilhelm Taubert died in Berlin in early 1891. His final resting place is in Cemetery I of the Jerusalem and New Church parish on Zossener Strasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg (Dept. 3/1). A portrait medallion on the tombstone has been lost.

family

Wilhelm Taubert married Wilhelmine Schechner (* 1816 in Munich , † 14 September 1892 in Berlin) on November 30, 1834 , a sister of the singer Nanette Schechner-Waagen (1804–1860). One son from this marriage was the writer Emil Taubert (1844–1895).

Works (selection)

  • The fun fair , opera, 1832
  • The Gypsies , Opera, 1834
  • Marquis and Thief , 1842
  • Joggeli , opera
  • Macbeth , Opera, 1857
  • Caesario or What You Want , Opera, 1874
  • 1st Symphony in C major op.31 (1831)
  • 2nd Symphony in F major op.69 (1846)
  • 3rd Symphony in B minor, Op. 80 (1850)
  • 4th Symphony in C minor op.113 (1855)
  • Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2 (E major op.18 & A major op.189) - first recording 2010

literature

Web links

Commons : Wilhelm Taubert  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Clara Wieck-Schumann's study and concert repertoire , list online in the Schumann portal
  2. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 217.
  3. ↑ Monthly Issues for Music History , vol. 25 (1893), p. 161 ( digitized version )
  4. ↑ Wolfram Goertz [1] : Romantic rarities for piano and orchestra - review
personal data
SURNAME Taubert, Wilhelm
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Taubert, Karl Gottfried Wilhelm (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 1891
Place of death Berlin