Woldemar Bargiel

Woldemar Bargiel ( born October 3, 1828 in Berlin, † February 23, 1897 in Berlin) was a German composer and music educator.

Life

Woldemar Bargiel was the son of a teacher of voice and piano, Adolph Bargiel (1783-1841) and his wife Marianne, born Tromlitz, (1797-1872) born. The mother was a pianist and singer. Her grandfather was the flute virtuoso Johann Georg Tromlitz ( 1725-1805 ). Adolph Bargiel was Marianne Tromlitz ' second husband. From her previous marriage with Friedrich Wieck (1785-1873) came from Clara Schumann ( 1819-1896 ).

Woldemar Bargiel first got music lessons in the family, then in the music theorist Siegfried Dehn. Until his voice broke, he sang at the Royal Cathedral Choir under Eduard Grell and Felix Mendelssohn. Then he studied until 1849 at the Leipzig Conservatory with Moritz Hauptmann, Ferdinand David, Ignaz Moscheles, Julius Rietz and Niels Wilhelm Gade.

In 1850 Bargiel returned to Berlin to operate here as a private tutor. Here he was first a member of the Sing- Akademie zu Berlin and since 1859 at the Conservatory in Cologne. In 1864 he became head of the music school of the Maatschappij tot Bevordering the Toonkunst in Rotterdam. There he met Hermione Tours, whom he later married.

At the insistence of Joseph Joachim, founder of the Royal Academic College of Musical Arts performers, Bargiel returned in 1874 to Berlin to teach as a professor for composition.

Bargiel remained until his death on February 23, 1897 at the Berlin Academy of Music and was one of the most prestigious composition teachers of his time. Among his pupils were Ernst Rudorff, Charles Martin Loeffler, Waldemar von Baußnern, Franz Bölsche, Leopold Godowsky, Leo Blech, Paul Juon, Camillo Schumann and Peter Raabe.

Bargiel was buried in the cemetery of Trinity Church II to the miner 39-41 in Berlin- Kreuzberg. His grave stone with a relief portrait of Ernst Herter's hand is preserved.

Tonal language

Although related by Robert Schumann and encouraged by this, is closer Bargiels more classically oriented style of composing the music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Also found in his works distinct traces the reception of Ludwig van Beethoven. Bargiel was a conservative composer who was not looking for new ways in the treatment of harmony and also the traditional forms by no means attempted to blow up. Within these self-imposed limits but he moved with great certainty. His compositions are evidence of skilful design. Similar to Beethoven Bargiel put more emphasis on the processing of the thematic material, as the melodies themselves Overall Bargiel can be considered as one of the most important academic composers of the first half of the 19th century. His works have been in his lifetime by many fellow musicians ( including Johannes Brahms and Felix Draeseke ) highly appreciated.

Discount

In September 2007, the extensive estate of Woldemar Bargiel was acquired by the State Library of Berlin, who was by then in private ownership. The estate contains about 1500 letters, reports, documents, travel diaries, photographs, playbills, reviews from newspapers, compositional material and many other things.

Works (selection)

Orchestral works

  • Suite in C major, Op 7
  • Concert Overture Prometheus, Op 16
  • Overture to a tragedy, Op 18
  • Concert Overture, Op 22 Medea
  • Symphony in C major, Op 30
  • Adagio for Cello and Orchestra, Op 38

Chamber Music

  • Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, Op 6
  • Violin Sonata in F minor, Op 10
  • String Octet in C minor, Op 15a
  • String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op 15b
  • Suite for Violin and Piano in D major op 17
  • Piano Trio No. 2 in E flat major, Op 20
  • Piano Trio No. 3 in B flat major, Op 37
  • String Quartet No. 4 in D minor, Op 47
  • String Quartets Nos. 2 and 3 ( unpublished )

Piano music

  • Fantasia No. 1 in B minor, Op 5
  • Fantasia No. 2 in D major Op 12
  • Fantasy No. 3 in C minor, Op 19
  • Suite No. 1, Op 21
  • Sonata for Four Hands, Op 23
  • Suite No. 2 in G minor, Op 31
  • Sonata in C Major, Op 34
  • Several smaller pieces

Choral works

  • Psalm 13 for chorus and orchestra, Op 25
  • Psalm 23 for women's choir and orchestra, Op 26
  • Psalm 96 for chorus, Op 33
  • 3 spring songs for chorus, Op 35
  • 3 Spring Songs for Choir and Piano, Op 39
  • Psalm 61 for baritone, chorus and orchestra, Op 43
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