Anselm Hüttenbrenner
Anselm Hüttenbrenner ( born October 13, 1794 in Graz, † June 5, 1868 in Graz- Oberandritz ) was an Austrian composer and music critic.
Life
Hüttenbrenner received a musical education in piano and organ during his school days in Graz. During his successful completion of law school in Graz and Vienna, he became in 1815 a pupil of Antonio Salieri in Vienna, where he studied singing and composition. When Salieri he met Franz Schubert, with whom he formed a close friendship soon and with whom he also occasionally appeared in public.
By 1815, he made the acquaintance of Ludwig van Beethoven, who received him with unusual words: "I am not worthy that you see me not. " Coincidentally, he was also present at the March 26, 1827, died as Beethoven. Besides it was only last the housekeeper Sali at Beethoven's deathbed. In memory to Hüttenbrenner cut a lock of Beethoven's hair, which is now in Graz together with his pedigree in the Universal Museum Joanneum. In addition, the Johann Joseph Fux Conservatory in Graz hair Beethoven has from the possession of Hüttenbrenner.
In 1821 he returned to Graz, where he - now married to Elise von Pichler - has worked as a composer and music critic. From 1824 to 1839 he was head of the Styrian Music Society in Graz. After the death of his wife Hüttenbrenner moved in 1852 to Radkersburg and lived partly in Lower Styria, especially in Ptuj ( Ptuj today ), Marburg (now Maribor) and Cilli ( Celje today ) as well as in upper -Andritz in Graz. He spent the last fifteen years of life in quiet seclusion, engaged in mystical- theological considerations, fruit of an intimate friendship with the mystic Jakob Lorber and then its as good as unknown monumental revelation.
Hüttenbrenner possessed the original score of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, which he held until 1865 under wraps so that they could be performed afterwards. One version says that Schubert should have suited him this score as much for the mediated Hüttenbrenner honorary membership Schubert at the Styrian Musikverein. The alleged dedication certificate Schubert but was debunked decades ago as a clumsy forgery. The Requiem in C Minor was a funeral Mass on the occasion of the death of Salieri (1825), Beethoven ( 1827) and Schubert ( 1828) listed.
Mention of the family Hüttenbrenner are furthermore also Anselm's brothers Joseph Vincent (1796-1873), the temporary Mayor of Graz, Andreas (1797-1869) as well as the literary ambitious Heinrich ( 1799-1830 ). Intensive contact with Schubert had only the two oldest brothers, Anselm was next to Franz Lachner, Ignaz Assmayer and Benedict Randhartinger one of the few composers of his - Duzfreunde. Joseph, however, was never geduzt in the Schubert circle, acted with more or less happier hand as a kind of secretary, made on working copies and running errands. His ambitions to work on Schubert also a journalist, were ignored in contemporary periodicals.
In 1907 in Vienna Landstrasse (3rd district) was named the Hüttenbrennergasse after the composer.
Works ( incomplete)
From Hiittenbrenner some works are lost, but the majority remained in the family of his descendants and is held since 2007 in the University Library of the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz / Styria / Austria, where it can be used on site.; all titles are searchable in the online catalog of the University Library. His works are considered very rich in melody, something operatic and in many musical idiom Weber's related parties. To date, Hiittenbrenner waiting work in an accurate musical work-up and evaluation.
- 27 Sacred Works: including 6 fairs, 3 requiems
- Obtained including " Lenore " and " Oedipus at colonos " Full: 4 operas
- 258 songs Hüttenbrenner, Anselm: Songs for Voice and Piano: Vol 1, edited by Ulf Bästlein, Alice and Michael Aschauer, 2008 Accolade Musikverlag ( www.accolade.de ): ACC.1209a
- Hüttenbrenner, Anselm: Songs for solo voice with piano accompaniment: Vol 2, edited by Ulf Bästlein, Alice and Michael Aschauer, 2008 Accolade Musikverlag ( www.accolade.de ): ACC.1209b