Theodor Kirchner
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Fürchtegott Theodor Kirchner (10 December 1823 – 18 September 1903) was a German composer and pianist of the Romantic era.
Musical career
Kirchner enjoyed the friendship and admiration of many leading composers of the 19th century yet was unable to maintain a successful career, apparently due to a disordered way of life which included extravagant spending and an addiction to gambling.
He was born at
From 1862 to 1872, Kirchner taught in the music school at Zürich. He was married in 1868, but the marriage was not a success. After a spell from 1870 as organist in Zurich, he moved to
Kirchner was esteemed by, amongst others, Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann (who wrote approvingly of him in Neue Zeitschrift für Musik), Brahms, Liszt, Wagner, Dvořák, and Grieg.
Compositions and arrangements
He was a gifted arranger whose transcriptions include the realization of Brahms's two string sextets as piano trios; he also made the vocal score of Brahms's
Kirchner's complete works are[when?] being published by Amadeus in Winterthur.
See also
References
- ^ New International Encyclopedia(1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
External links
- Free scores by Theodor Kirchner at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Theodor Kirchner Works for Piano Trio-sound-bites
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