Willem de Fesch

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Willem de Fesch

Willem de Fesch ( baptized 26 August 1687 in Alkmaar , † 3. January 1761 in London ) was a Dutch violinist and composer of the Baroque .

Life

De Fesch's father, Louis de Fesch was a Liège musician who settled in Amsterdam. Willem de Fesch was probably a student of Charles Rosier . Between 1710 and 1725 he was in Amsterdam a. a. active at the Stadsschouwburg . In 1725 he took over the position of Kapellmeister at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp from Alphonse d'Eve , which he held until 1731. Then he settled in London. Here the virtuoso violinist gave numerous concerts and conducted Handel's orchestra. His style was influenced by Vivaldi and Handel, and his music is shaped by the transition from baroque to pre-classical .

In 1711 Willem de Fesch married the daughter of his teacher Charles Rosier, the singer Maria Anna Rosier. De Fesch's compositional work includes oratorios , orchestral and chamber music.

Works

  • Op. 1: 6 sonata for 2 violins ( Roger / Amsterdam 1716; Leclerc / Paris 1738)
  • Op. 2: Several concerti and concerti grossi (Roger / Amsterdam 1717)
  • Op. 3: Several concerti and concerti grossi (Roger / Amsterdam 1719)
  • Op. 4: 6 sonata for violin and basso continuo (B. c.), 6 sonata for 2 violoncellos (1725; self-published Amsterdam 1726)
  • Op. 5: Several concerti and concerti grossi ( Le Cène / Amsterdam 1725)
  • Op. 6: Sonata for solo instrument and B. c. (1730)
  • Op. 7:10 Sonata for 2 transverse flutes or 2 violins and B. c. ( Trio sonatas ) (Self-published London 1733)
  • Op. 8: 6 sonata for violin and B. c. (1733)
  • Op. 8b: 6 sonata for cello and B. c. (London 1736) (published in Paris by Leclerc as Op. 2 and for 2 cellos / bassoons / viole da gamba )
  • Op. 9: Sonata for 2 violins or flutes ( Walsh / London 1739)
  • Op. 10: 8 concerti, including 6 for 2 violins, 1 for 1 transverse flute, 1 for 2 transverse flutes (Walsh / London 1741)
  • Op. 11:30 am Duetti for 2 violins or flutes (self-published in 1744 as The Musical Amusements ; London 1747)
  • Op. 1b: 6 sonata for 2 violoncellos (Leclerc / Paris ca.1745)
  • Op. 12: 12 Sonata for 2 violins or flutes and B. c. (Trio Sonatas) (Walsh / London 1748)
  • Op. 13: Sonata for violoncello and B. c. (1750)
  • Missa Paschalis (1730)
  • The oratorios Judith (1733) and Joseph (1745)
  • 6 English songs

literature

  • Rudolf Rasch:  Fesch, Willem, de. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 6 (Eames - Franco). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7618-1116-0  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  • Robert L. Tusler: Willem de Fesch: 'An excellent musician and a worthy man'. The Hague, 2005. ISBN 90-809445-1-3
  • Willem de Fesch: Sonata for flute (violin) & lute (ca.1720) , tablature, Tree Edition, Lübeck 2001

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Joachim Marx: Handel's oratorios, odes and serenatas: a compendium , Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1998, p. 162
personal data
SURNAME Fesch, Willem de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES de Fesch, William; you fesch, Willem
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch violinist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH baptized August 26, 1687
PLACE OF BIRTH Alkmaar
DATE OF DEATH January 3, 1761
Place of death London