Peter Joseph Eschborn (March 4, 1800, in Mainz – November 17, 1881, in Coburg)[1] was a German composer, violinist and conductor.
Life edit
Eschborn studied composition with Friedrich Witt.[2] From 1821 to 1827 he was music director at the theater in Düsseldorf and from 1832 to 1834 conductor of the orchestra of the Mannheim National Theatre.[3] His successor was Franz Lachner. He then worked as music director in Cologne, Stuttgart, Amsterdam and in 1845/1846 was director at Theater Aachen, living his last years in Coburg.
A setting of Friedrich Schiller's poem, "Das Lied von der Glocke," "as a declamatorium and set up for the stage by C. Simons" is in a printed piano version preserved from the year 1827.[4] An opera, Der Bastard oder Das Stiergefecht "made in music by Joseph Eschborn" from the year 1836 is also preserved.[5]
Eschborn was married to the singer Maria Angelika Ciscewski.[1] Their daughter, Natalie, also became known as a singer under the stage name, Natalie Frassini.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Straub (Stadtoberinspektor, Stadtarchiv Amorbach): [Nachfahren] Johann Baptist Eschborn (1758–1831). Schriftliche Mitteilung an die Landsmannschaft Teutonia, 30. April 1959.
- ^ Eschborn, Joseph. In: Carl Gollmick (Hrsg.): Handlexicon der Tonkunst. Zweither Teil. André, Offenbach a. M. 1857, S. 161 (dort abweichend als Geburtsjahr: 1790).
- ^ Kapellmeisters schmerzbewegter Abschied. In: Nationaltheater Mannheim (Hrsg.): 150 Jahre National-Theater Mannheim: 1779–1929. Mannheim 1929, S. 17.
- ^ Michael Fischer: Festgemauert. Rezeptionsgeschichtliche Beiträge zu Schillers Lied von der Glocke. Vortrag, Freiburg, 22. Juni 2008, S. 21 (PDF, 2,4 MB)
- ^ Josef Eschborn (Musik) und Ferdinand von Biedenfeld (Text): Der Bastard oder Das Stiergefecht. Große Oper in drei Akten. Jos. Schleiden jr., Aachen 1836 (Libretto).
- ^ Natalie Frassini bei Operissimo auf der Basis des Großen Sängerlexikons'