Jan Kalivoda

Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda - Křtitel, Jan Václav Kalivoda ( born February 21, 1801 in Prague, † December 3, 1866 in Karlsruhe) was a composer, conductor and violinist.

  • 2.2.1 Mentally
  • 2.2.2 Secular
  • 2.3.1 orchestral works
  • 2.3.2 works for one or more solo instrument (s) with instrumental accompaniment
  • 2.3.3 chamber and piano music

Life

Kalliwoda is a typical child of the Habsburg multinational state. His father came from Moravia Anton, his mother Theresa ( b. Klongen ) from Hungary, both apparently belonging to the German minority, and he was born in the Bohemian Prague. In 1811 he began studying at the Prague Conservatory among others, Friedrich Dionys Weber ( theory and composition ) and Friedrich Wilhelm Pixis (violin). Five years he was a pupil of the Conservatory; due to excellent performance, he was one of four students who received a scholarship of 50 guilders for the last academic year. In this last year of training also his first public performances were as a solo violinist: On March 26, 1816, he was in a concert of Koservatoriumszöglinge two sets of a violin concerto by Pierre Rode ago. In October 1816, he left the Conservatoire; and director Friedrich Dionys Weber wrote in his diploma, his violin playing as "together with a beautiful mechanical skill and spirit in the lecture " on, but He reveals above all " a decided talent for instrumental composition ", in which he had " distinguished himself above all ." He immediately found a job as a violinist in the Prague theater orchestra, where he remained until the end of 1821. Since 1818, he has performed with compositions to the public, beginning with overtures, since 1820 also with orchestral accompaniment music for the violin, which he recited.

In January 1822, he embarked on a concert tour of Austria and southern Germany, that took him to Linz, Munich and Donaueschingen, where he was Prince Karl Egon II for the position of court conductor, which had held until his departure Conradin Kreutzer, offered. Kalliwoda adopted, however initially returned to Prague, where he married in October, the singer Therese Brunetti ( 1803-1892 ). The end of 1822 he took office in Donaueschingen, which he held until 1866.

He wrote, directed the court opera, performed as a soloist and taught the children of the prince. For four decades he organized a rich musical life at the court of Prince Berger. Not only number of original compositions came from all genres of performance, but also works by other composers. He invited among others, Clara and Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt, to Donaueschingen. During the prince 's Kapellmeister not only gave a Stradivarius, but also granted him generous vacations for concert tours through Europe, this thanked his employer by refusing tempting offers from Cologne, Mannheim, Dessau, Leipzig and Prague.

The activity Kalliwoda in Donaueschingen was interrupted by the German Revolution 1848/49, the resolution of the royal court orchestra and the fire of the coming of the 18th century theater in 1850. He went to his children to Karlsruhe and was only in 1857 by Karl Egon III. recalled to the small residence on the Baar, however, where it was no longer possible to rebuild the concert life.

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In 1866 Kalliwoda retired and moved permanently to Karlsruhe, where he died later in the same year of a heart attack. There is a plaque in the park of Donaueschingen let the Prince of Fürstenberg erect a monument to him on his death- house in the Amalienstraße 39.

Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda was the father of the Baden court conductor Wilhelm Kalliwoda ( 1827-1893 ).

Works (selection)

Kalliwoda has left more than 500 works, 243 of which are provided with opus numbers. His output includes operas, sacred and secular vocal works, symphonies, overtures, concert works, chamber music and piano compositions. The extensive musical estate of Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda is now kept in the Baden State Library of Karlsruhe.

The uncommented year figures in brackets indicate the year of composition financial statements; this is not known, it is indicated letter prefix "ed " and without brackets the year of the first edition. Works with opus numbers published during his lifetime Kalliwoda in print; WoO ( = work without opus number ) counted works remained unpublished.

Stage Works

Operas

  • Princess Christine, musical play in three acts WoO V/01 ( Premiere: November 4, 1828, Donaueschingen )
  • Billibambuffs honeymoon, Shrovetide play in three acts WoO V/07 ( pastiche; premiere March 2, 1840, Donaueschingen )
  • Blanda, the silver birch, Romantic opera in three acts WoO V/02 ( Premiere: November 29, 1847, Prague )
  • 4 opera fragments
  • Numerous insert numbers to operas, for example, Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito and Don Giovanni, Rossini's La gazza ladra and L' inganno felice.

Vocal music

Spiritual

Worldly

Instrumental music

Orchestral works

  • 7 Symphonies: No. 1 in F minor, Opus 7 (1824 ); No. 2 in E flat major, Op 17 ( 1826/27; . Rev 1829); No. 3 in D minor, Op 32 (1830 ); No. 4 in C major, Op 60 (1835 ); No. 5 in B minor, Op 106 (1840 ); No. 6 in F major, Op 132 (1843 ); No. 7 in G minor, WoO I/01 (1841 )
  • 24 [ concert ] overtures, which numbered 19 of Kalliwoda: No. 1 in D minor, Op 38, ed 1833; No. 2 in F major, Op 44 (1832 ); No. 3 in C major, Op 55 (1832 ); No. 4 in E major, Op 56 (1835 ); No. 5 in D minor, Op 76, ed 1838; No. 6 in E flat major, Op 85 (1838 ); No. 7 in C minor, Op 101 (1839 ); No. 8 in A major, Op 108 Ouverture pastoral (ca. 1842); No. 9 in C major op 126 Ouverture solennelle ( 1843 ); No. 10 in F minor, Op 142 (1842 ); No. 11 in B flat major, Op 143 (1846 ); No. 12 in D major, Op 145 (1843? ), Ed 1848; No. 13 in E flat major WoO I/02 (1849 ); No. 14 in C minor, Op 206 ( 1854); No. 15 in E major, Op 226 ( 1858); No. 16 in A minor, Op 238, ed 1863; No. 17 in F minor, Op 242, ed 1864; No. 18 in F major WoO I/03 ( 1865 ); No. 19 in E minor, WoO I/04 (1865 ); five other overtures ( WoO I/5-9, probably before 1822)
  • Some Marches, Fantasies, waltz for orchestra, etc.

Works for one or more solo instrument (s) with instrumental accompaniment

With orchestra, unless otherwise indicated.

  • 8 Concertini for violin, of which counted 6 of Kalliwoda: No. 1 in E - flat major, Op 15 (1829 ); No. 2 in A major, Op 30 (1831 ); No. 3 in D major, Op 72 (1835 ); No. 4 in C major op 100, ed 1840; No. 5 in A minor, Op 133 ( 1844, resulting from a 1840 violin concerto ); No. 6 in D major op 151, ed 1848; E- flat major WoO II/04 ( 1843 ); F major WoO II/05 ( 1843 )
  • Numerous individual pieces (variations, divertissements, fantasies, potpourris, rondo etc. ) for violin and orchestra
  • 6 Individual Pieces for Two Violins: Variations brillants E- flat major, Op 14 (1826 ); Concertante in A major, Op 20 (1830 ); Concert Variations in E major, Op 83 (1838 ); Introduction and Rondo in E major, Op 109 ( 1842 ); Introduction and Polka in A major, Op 196 ( 1854 )
  • 4 single pieces for Piano: Rondo in E flat major, Op 16 (1829 ); Variations and Rondo in B flat major, Op 71 ( 1837 ); Introduction and Rondo in F major, Op 82, ed 1838; Fantasy E- flat major WoO II/16 (1863 )
  • 4 single pieces for flute Divertissement G major, Op 52 (1831 or 1833); Divertissement for Flute and Strings in A major, Op 80 (1837 ); Rondo in A major II/20 (1832 ); Variations in G major WoO II/23 (1829 /31)
  • 3 Single Pieces for Oboe Concertino for Oboe in F major, Op 110, ed 1841; Allegro brillante for Oboe and Winds in F major WoO II/14 (unknown); Variations in C major WoO II/24 (1828 /30)
  • 2 Single Pieces for Clarinet: Introduction and Variations in B flat major, Op 128 (1844 ); Variations in E flat major WoO II/25 (1863 )
  • 2 single pieces for bassoon: Variations and Rondo in B flat major, Op 57 ( 1835 ); Rondo in B flat major WoO II/21 ( WoO = II/20 in the version for bassoon, 1832 or later)
  • 3 Single Pieces for Horn: Introduction and Rondo in F major, Op 51 (1833 ); Adagio in F major WoO II/12 (unknown); Rondoletto F minor WoO II/22 (1834 )
  • 2 Single Pieces for Two Horns: Divertissement F major, Op 59 ( 1835 ); Potpourri B flat major WoO II/18 (1826 )
  • Concertino for Flute and Oboe in F major WoO II/07 (1827 )
  • Duo for Violin, Cello and Strings in G minor, WoO III/15 (1832? )
  • Concertante for Flute, Violin and Cello in A major, Op 48 ( 1833)

Chamber and piano music

  • Divertissement for Piano Quintet in C major, Op 66 ( 1835 )
  • Fantasy for two violins, two pianos and harmonium D major WoO III/20 (unknown)
  • Concert Variations for Piano Quartet in G major, Op 129 ( 1843 )
  • 3 String Quartets: No. 1 in E minor, Op 61 ( 1835 ); No. 2 in A major, Op 62 ( 1835 ); No. 3 in G major, Op 90, ed 1838
  • Approx. 10 individual sets for string quartet and quintet
  • Approx. 30 Violin Duos; 2 Duos for Violin and Viola; Etudes for Solo Violin
  • Approx. 50 individual pieces for violin and piano; individual pieces for viola and piano or cello and piano
  • Sonata in G minor for piano four hands, Op 135, ed 1845 ( editing the unpublished Symphony No. 7 in G minor, WoO I/01 )
  • Approx. 20 individual pieces for piano four hands
  • Fantasy E- flat Major for Piano, Op 33, ed 1833
  • Piano Sonata in E flat major Op 176 (1851)
  • Over 100 individual pieces for piano; some unique pieces for harmonium

Discography

  • Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Op 106 and No. 6 in F major, Op 132; Pilsen Radio Orchestra, conducted by Jiří Malát (CRC 2123), 1992
  • Music for piano, four hands ( Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op 7 arr by Carl Czerny, Divertissement F major op 28, Grandes Marches 3 op 26, Grande Sonate in G minor, Op 135); Duo - Takezawa Sisschka ( Ars Produktion Schumacher FCD 368 408 ), 2001
  • Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Op 106 and No. 6 in F major, Op 132; Stuttgart court orchestra, conducted by Frieder Bernius ( Orfeo C 677 061 A ), 2006
  • Symphony No. 5 in B minor, Op 106 and No. 7 in G minor WoO/01, Overture No. 16 in A minor, Op 238; The new Orchestra, Conductor: Christoph Spering ( cpo 777139-2 ), 2006
  • Overture No. 12 in D major op 145, Introduction and Variations in B flat major for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op 128, Introduction and Rondo in F major for Horn and Orchestra, Op 51, Symphony No. 3 in D minor, Op 32; Dieter Klocker, clarinet; Radovan Vlatkovic, horn; Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, Conductor Johannes Moesus (MDG 3291387-2 ), 2006
  • String Quartets No. 1 in E minor, Opus 61, No. 2 in A major, Op 62, No. 3 in G major, Op 90; Le Quatuor Talich (cal 9357 ), 2006
  • Overture No. 17 in F minor, Op 242; Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op 17 and No. 4 in C major, Op 60; The Kölner Akademie, conducted by Michael Alexander Willens ( cpo 777469-2 ), 2010

Papers

Letters of Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda are in stock at the Leipzig music publisher CF Peters in Leipzig State Archives.

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