Friedrich August Kummer
Friedrich August Kummer (5 August 1797 – 22 August 1879), born in
cellist, pedagogue, and composer
.
Childhood and education
As a child, his family moved to
Friedrich Dotzauer and Bernhard Romberg.[1]
Career
In 1814 he was admitted into the Dresden chapel as an oboist, since there were no violoncello vacancies. In the same year Carl Maria von Weber appointed Kummer as a violoncellist at the Royal Opera House.[2]
Kummer became an acclaimed performer and in 1850 he was appointed as the principal violoncellist at the court chapel after Dotzauer retired. Kummer himself retired in 1864.[2] His son Friedrich Kummer was born in 1865.
Method
In 1839 Kummer wrote a method, Violoncelloschule für den ersten Unterricht (Violoncello School for Preliminary Instruction), Op. 60, for the violoncello which to this day remains very popular.[citation needed]
Selected works
- 3 Duos concertans et brillans for violin and cello, Op.15
- 3 Duets for 2 cellos, Op.22
- Souvenir de la Suisse, Concertino for cello and orchestra or string quartet or piano, Op.30 (dedicated to Joseph Merk)
- Adagio et variations sur un thème de l'opéra "I Capuleti ed i Montecchi" de Bellini for cello and piano or string quartet, Op.31
- Duo facile sur des thèmes favoris de l'opéra "Les Huguenots" de Meyerbeer for cello or viola and piano, Op.34
- Pièce fantastique for cello and orchestra or string quartet or piano, Op.36 (1840)
- 8 grosse Etüden (8 Grand Studies) for cello (cello 2 ad lib.), Op.44
- Deux pièces pour les Amateurs de Piano et de Violoncelle, Op.46
- Amusements pour les amateurs de Pianoforte et de Violoncelle (ou Viola) sur des Motifs de l'Opéra "Au fidele Berger" d'Adolphe Adam, Op.53
- Anticipations de la russie, Grande fantaisie sur des thèmes nationaux russes for cello and orchestra, Op.56
- 10 Melodische Etüden (10 Melodious Studies) for cello (cello 2 ad lib.), Op.57
- 2 Duos de concert for violin and cello, Op.67
- Fantaisie sur les motifs de l'opéra "Lucia di Lammermoor" de G. Donizetti for cello or viola and piano, Op.68 (1841)
- Trois morceaux de salon sur des motifs de Henselt, Reissiger, Malibran for cello and piano, Op.69
- Réminiscences de l'opéra "La Favorite" de Donizetti, 2 Pieces for cello and piano, Op.70
- La Cantilena élégie for cello and piano, Op.72
- Concertino en forme d'une scène chantante for cello and piano, Op.73
- Reminiscenses des opéras de Rossini et de Bellini for violin or cello accompanied by string trio or piano, Op.74
- Introduction et polacca brillante, Concert Piece for cello and orchestra or string quartet or piano, Op.75
- Fantaisie sur des motifs de l'opéra Rienzi de Richard Wagner for cello and piano, Op.78
- 4 Morceaux de salon sur des airs nationaux italiens, ecossais, allemands et espagnols for cello and piano, Op.81
- 4 Duets for 2 cellos, Op.103
- 12 Duets for 2 cellos, Op.105
- Studien (Studies) for cello (cello 2 ad lib.), Op.106
- Cantilena ed Allegro moderato alla mazurka for cello and orchestra or string quartet or piano, Op.107
- Grazioso affettuoso for cello and piano, Op.108
- Les soirées du nord sur des airs russes et bohémiens, Fantaisies for cello and piano, Op.115
- Vier Salon-Stücke über Motive aus Rienzi, Holländer & Tannhäuser von Richard Wagner for cello and piano, Op. 119
- 60 Exercices journaliers (60 daily exercises), Op. 125
- 6 Duets for 2 cellos, Op.126
- Fantasie über Küchen's Lieder for cello and piano, Op.130
- Airs célèbres, Transcriptions for cello and piano, Op.142
- No.4 Und ob die Wolke sie verhülle air de l'opéra "Der Freischütz" de Weber
- 6 Duets for 2 cellos, Op.156
References
- ^ Lev Ginsburg, History of the violoncello. Neptune City, New Jersey: Paganiniana Publications, 1983. (Relevant excerpt Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b Ginsburg
- Ginsburg, Lev. History of the violoncello. Neptune City, New Jersey: Paganiniana Publications, 1983. (Relevant excerpt Archived 2009-07-12 at the Wayback Machine)
External links
- Music by Kummer at the International Music Score Library Project. (Sheet music)