Johann Christian Fischer

Johann Carl Christian Fischer (* around 1733 in Freiburg im Breisgau, other sources indicate that Conradsdorf at Freiberg in Saxony, † April 29, 1800 in London ) was a German composer and oboist.

Life

The first recorded mention of Johann Christian Fischer is the performance of an oboe concerto in Warsaw in 1757, in the presence of the Polish King August III. , The Dresden chapel belonged to fishermen with a salary of 400 thalers. In 1764 he studied in Turin at the oboist Alessandro Besozzi to improve his performance style and the techniques of the most important Italian singers apply to his game. In the aftermath Fischer was in Paris, where he performed at the Concert spiritual, in the southern Netherlands and in Mannheim, where he impressed the nine -year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This composed his 12 Variations KV 179 ( 189a ) on a Menuet by Johann Christian Fischer. In 1767 he as harpsichordist at the Berlin court, according to Charles Burney as the successor to the disgraced Johann Christian Bach was. A year later, Fischer came to London. His reputation as an oboist spread quickly, so he worked at most major concert events in London and other cities. In 1774, he performed regularly at the court and belonged to Johann Christian Bach and Carl Friedrich Abel to the chamber music of Queen. From this position, he had a great influence on his students, to whom Charles Suck, Christopher Kellner and Antonin Sallatin belonged, he also influenced his playing technique, the renowned oboist of his time.

In 1780 he married the daughter of his friend, the painter Thomas Gainsborough, despite its resistance, the relationship broke up a short time later. Fischer was in London no steady job, either as Hofoboist, still as a royal Kapellmeister gain. Back on the mainland gave Fischer 1786 Concerts in Mannheim and Vienna, before he again returned to London in 1790. He drew largely, except for a few concerts, from the public gaze. At a concert in the royal residence he suffered a stroke and died a short time later. In his last will, he expressed the wish that all handwritten compositions are to be handed over to the king.

Work

Johann Christian Fischer left 10 oboe concertos, five concertos for other instruments, 7 Divertimenti for 2 flutes op.2, another 6 Divertimenti for 2 flutes and numerous solo works. In addition, Fischer has written several textbooks for Oboe, The Compleat Tutor for the Hautboy (1770 ), in a second expanded edition as New Tutor and Instructions for the Hautboy (1780 ) and The Hotboy Preceptor ( 1800).