Theodor Kirchner

Fear God Theodor Kirchner ( born December 10, 1823 in Neukirchen / Erzgeb; . † September 18, 1903 in Hamburg ) was a German composer, conductor, organist and pianist.

Life

Kirchner has already received early lessons in piano and organ. From 1838 he continued his musical training in Leipzig, where he made the acquaintance of Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn.

After graduating Kirchner joined the first students in the newly founded Conservatory of Leipzig. A short time later, he went on the recommendation of Mendelssohn to Winterthur in Switzerland, where he took up the post of organist at the local parish church. At the same time he gave concerts and worked as a music teacher. From 1862 he worked as a conductor in Zurich, where he headed the subscription concerts of the Universal Music Society ( AMG). Here he made the acquaintance of Johannes Brahms, with whom he subsequently a life-long friendship, and with Friedrich Hegar. In 1868 he married the singer Maria Schmidt in Zurich. From this marriage three children were born: Emmy (1870-1942), Blanka (* 1871, died three months after the birth of cholera ) and Theodor ( 1872-1927 ). In 1872 he left Switzerland and went back to Germany. Stations of his work are from 1872 Meiningen, where he worked as a music teacher, and a year later, Würzburg; Here he held the position of Director of the local music school. From 1876 he worked for several years as a music teacher in Leipzig and moved in 1883 to the Dresden Conservatory. In 1890, Kirchner moved to Hamburg, where almost blind and paralyzed by several strokes in 1903 he died.

His financial situation was very bad life. In 1884, therefore, a fundraising campaign was initiated for him, in which involved among others Edvard Grieg, Hans von Bülow and Carl Reinecke. The proceeds were invested and the interest was placed Kirchner livelihood available. However, his friend Johannes Brahms supported him, as in previous years, continue financially.

Work

Theodor Kirchner was a prolific composer. His work is very diverse and complex. As a composer, he renounced his life on great form types and gave his best in expressive character pieces. But the piano factory covers over 1,000 compositions. He also edited a number of works of Schumann and Brahms for the piano. In addition, he wrote arrangements to pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, Edvard Grieg, Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert and many others. He is regarded as the chief representative of Klavierminiaturistik of romance.

Works

Piano

  • Ten Piano Pieces Op 2
  • Greetings to my friends. Five Piano Pieces, Op 5
  • Album leaves. Nine Piano Pieces, Op 7
  • Scherzo, Op 8
  • Preludes, Op 9
  • Sketches. Little Piano Pieces, Op 11
  • Adagio quasi Fantasia, Op 12
  • Songs without Words. 7 Pieces for Piano, Op 13
  • Nine Fantasy Pieces op.14
  • Small comedies and tragedies games. Twelve Piano Pieces, Op 16
  • New Davidsbündlertänze. Twelve Characteristic Pieces, Op 17
  • Legends. Nine seals op 18
  • Ten piano pieces by his own songs, Op 19
  • Watercolors. 12 Piano Pieces, Op 21
  • Eight Romances, Op 22
  • Twelve Waltzes, Op 23
  • Still and moving. 8 Piano Pieces, Op 24
  • Night images. 10 Characteristic Pieces, Op 25
  • Album for Piano. 12 small pieces op 26
  • Caprices, Op 27
  • Nocturnes. 4 Pieces for Piano, Op 28
  • From my sketchbook. 6 Pieces, Op 29
  • 25 studies and Pieces, Op 30
  • In the twilight. Songs and Dances, Op 31
  • For cloudy days. 10 Pieces, Op 32
  • Ideals. 5 Piano Pieces, Op 33
  • Seven Waltzes, Op 34
  • Toys. 14 easy piano pieces op 35
  • Fantasies at the piano op 36
  • Four Elegies, Op 37
  • Twelve Etudes, Op 38
  • Village stories. 14 Piano Pieces, Op 39
  • Fallen leaves. 6 Pieces for Piano, Op 41
  • Mazurkas. 7 Pieces op 42
  • Four Polonaises Op 43
  • Flowers to a bouquet. 10 Piano Pieces, Op 44
  • Six Piano Pieces, Op 45
  • Thirty children and artists Dances op 46
  • Pen and ink drawings. 9 Piano Pieces, Op 47
  • Six Humoresken op 48
  • New album leaves. 20 Characteristic Pieces, Op 49
  • At Stephen Heller. 12 Piano Pieces, Op 51
  • A new piano book. 12 Piano Pieces, Op 52
  • Echoes. Florestan and Eusebius. 6 Pieces for Piano, Op 53
  • Scherzo, Op 54
  • New Scenes from Childhood, Op 55
  • In quiet hours. 10 Piano Pieces, Op 56
  • Twelve original compositions for piano four hands, Op 57
  • Pieces for grandchildren op 58b [ piano version of the children Trios Op 58 ] ( first edition 1994)
  • Chatting at the piano. 25 Pieces, Op 60
  • Six Characteristic Pieces, Op 61
  • Miniatures. 15 Easy Pieces, Op 62
  • Gavotten, minuets and lyric pieces op 64
  • Sixty Preludes Op 65
  • Darlings of the youth. 30 small studies for piano for old folk and children's songs, Op 66
  • Five Sonatinas Op 70
  • Hundreds of small studies op 71
  • Quiet Songs and Dances, Op 72
  • Romantic stories. 20 Piano Pieces, Op 73
  • Old memories. 12 Pieces, Op 74
  • Nine Piano Pieces, Op 75
  • Reflexes. 6 Waltz op 76
  • Polonaise, Waltzes and Landler. 20 Piano Pieces, Op 77
  • Les Mois de l' année. 12 Little Pieces, Op 78 cabinet-size
  • Album leaves. New Series. 9 Little Piano Pieces, Op 80
  • Commemorative sheets. 12 Music Pieces, Op 82
  • Colorful leaves. 12 Pieces, Op 83 [ German edition of Op 78 ]
  • Variations on an Original Theme for Two Pianos, Op 85
  • Seven Waltzes for two pianos, Op 86
  • Eight Nocturnes Op 87
  • From youth. 10 small pieces op 88
  • Two Marches for Piano, four hands, Op 94
  • Confidences. 18 Piano Pieces, Op 96
  • Cloud images. 27 Pieces, Op 100 ( first edition 2007)
  • Reminder leaves. 4 small pieces op 101
  • Six Waltzes for Piano, four hands and two op 104 and op 104b
  • 36 rhythmic and melodic Etudes, Op 105
  • Preparatory studies. As an introduction to the works of the newest champion, Op 106
  • Etude in: A study work. Caprices, etudes and piano pieces of different character ( Rózsavölgyi, 1879) WoO
  • Two Etudes in: Lebert and Stark, Piano School, Vol 4 ( Cotta, 1901) WoO

Organ

  • Organ, Op 89

Songs

  • Ten Songs op 1
  • Mädchenlieder op 3
  • Four Songs, Op 4
  • Four Songs, Op 6
  • Two kings. Ballade Op 10
  • Three songs on texts by F.v.Holstein op 40
  • Six Songs on texts by Victor Blüthgen op 50
  • Love Awakening op 67
  • Proximity of the Beloved, Op 68
  • Six Songs, Op 81
  • I wander through the quiet night op 95
  • Henry IV in the castle courtyard to Canossa. Ballade op 102
  • A beautiful star walks to op 103
  • Price Song: You wonderful sweet child WoO

Choir

  • Four poems by Goethe for male chorus, Op 69 ( new edition Berlin 2013)
  • Folk songs for mixed chorus, Op 93

Chamber Music

  • Serenade for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 15
  • String Quartet Op 20
  • Children Trios for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 58
  • Noveletten for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 59
  • Romance and lullaby for violin and piano, Op 63
  • Eight Pieces for Cello (or Viola, or Violin) and Piano, Op 79
  • Colorful Leaves for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op 83
  • Piano Quartet in C minor, Op 84
  • Twelve Fantasy Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op 90
  • Two Pieces for Violin and Organ, Op 91
  • Two pieces of music for cello and organ, Op 92
  • Two trios op 97
  • Serenade for Piano, Violin and Cello in E- flat major WoO
  • Only drops. Pretty little Pieces for String Quartet WoO
  • Three String Quartet op post office rates

A complete edition of the works of Theodor Kirchner appears in Amadeus Verlag, Winterthur.

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