Franz Lachner

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Franz Paul Lachner (2 April 1803 – 20 January 1890) was a German composer and conductor.^[1]

Biography

Lachner was born in

Lachner was a well-known and prolific composer in his day, though he is not now considered a major composer. His work, influenced by Beethoven and his friend

In the present day it may be his organ sonatas (Opp. 175, 176, 177) and chamber music, in particular his music for wind instruments, that receive the most attention, though his string quartets and some of his eight symphonies have been performed and recorded. His songs, some of which are set to the same texts that Schubert used, contributed to the development of the German Lied.

For performances of Cherubini's Médée in Frankfurt in 1855, Lachner composed recitatives to replace the original spoken dialogue, and it was this version, translated into Italian, which was used in many twentieth-century revivals and recordings of that opera, most notably those with Maria Callas in the title role.

References

Further reading

• Ripley, George; Dana, Charles A., eds. (1879). "Lachner, Franz" .
  The American Cyclopædia
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External links

• Free scores by Franz Lachner at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)