Franz Ignaz Danzi (15 June 1763 – 13 April 1826) was a German cellist, composer and conductor, the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi (1730–1798) and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi. Danzi lived at a significant time in the history of European music. His career, spanning the transition from the late Classical to the early Romantic styles, coincided with the origin of much of the music that lives in our concert halls and is familiar to contemporary classical-music audiences. In his youth he knew Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, whom he revered; he was a contemporary of Ludwig van Beethoven, about whom he — like many of his generation — had strong but mixed feelings and he was a mentor for the young Carl Maria von Weber, whose music he respected and promoted.
In 1780, the first of his woodwind compositions was published at Mannheim. His father, principal cellist of the orchestra, was praised by Mozart for his playing at the premiere of Idomeneo. Danzi remained behind in a Mannheim that was rendered more provincial when Karl Theodor moved his court to Munich in 1778. After an apprenticeship with the small theatre orchestra left in Mannheim, he rejoined the main court in Munich as principal cellist — taking his father's position — in 1784.
In 1790, he married the singer and composer Maria Margarethe Marchand, with whom he travelled in an opera troupe to Leipzig, Prague, Venice, and Florence.
By 1798, once more in Munich, he rose to the position of assistant Kapellmeister in one of the most important musical centers of Europe, but in 1807, unhappy at the treatment he received at court and despairing of any further advancement, he left Munich to be Kapellmeister in the smaller and less important Stuttgart court of the new king of Württemberg, Frederick I.
After five years he moved again to Karlsruhe, where he spent the last years of his life at the Royal Konservatorium struggling to raise the modest courtly musical establishment to respectability.
Danzi is known today chiefly for his woodwind quintets, in which he took justifiable pride for the idiomatic treatment of the individual instruments. He composed in most major genres of the time, including opera, church music, orchestral works, and many varieties of chamber music. He was a first-rate cellist as well as a conscientious and — by all reports — effective orchestra leader and conductor.
At Schwetzingen, the city concert hall was renamed in his honour in 2005.
Familyedit
Francesca Lebrun (1756–91), a singer and composer, was Franz Danzi's sister.
Selected worksedit
Wind Quintet Op. 67 No. 2 in E minor - 1. Allegro vivo
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Franz Danzi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this message Franz Ignaz Danzi 15 June 1763 13 April 1826 was a German cellist composer and conductor the son of the Italian cellist Innocenz Danzi 1730 1798 and brother of the noted singer Franzeska Danzi Danzi lived at a significant time in the history of European music His career spanning the transition from the late Classical to the early Romantic styles coincided with the origin of much of the music that lives in our concert halls and is familiar to contemporary classical music audiences In his youth he knew Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart whom he revered he was a contemporary of Ludwig van Beethoven about whom he like many of his generation had strong but mixed feelings and he was a mentor for the young Carl Maria von Weber whose music he respected and promoted Franz Danzi Contents 1 Life and career 2 Contribution 3 Family 4 Selected works 5 External linksLife and career editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Franz Danzi news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Born in Schwetzingen and raised in Mannheim Danzi studied with his father and with Georg Joseph Vogler before he joined the superlative orchestra of the Elector Karl Theodor in 1778 as a teenager In 1780 the first of his woodwind compositions was published at Mannheim His father principal cellist of the orchestra was praised by Mozart for his playing at the premiere of Idomeneo Danzi remained behind in a Mannheim that was rendered more provincial when Karl Theodor moved his court to Munich in 1778 After an apprenticeship with the small theatre orchestra left in Mannheim he rejoined the main court in Munich as principal cellist taking his father s position in 1784 In 1790 he married the singer and composer Maria Margarethe Marchand with whom he travelled in an opera troupe to Leipzig Prague Venice and Florence By 1798 once more in Munich he rose to the position of assistant Kapellmeister in one of the most important musical centers of Europe but in 1807 unhappy at the treatment he received at court and despairing of any further advancement he left Munich to be Kapellmeister in the smaller and less important Stuttgart court of the new king of Wurttemberg Frederick I After five years he moved again to Karlsruhe where he spent the last years of his life at the Royal Konservatorium struggling to raise the modest courtly musical establishment to respectability He died in Karlsruhe aged 62 Contribution editDanzi is known today chiefly for his woodwind quintets in which he took justifiable pride for the idiomatic treatment of the individual instruments He composed in most major genres of the time including opera church music orchestral works and many varieties of chamber music He was a first rate cellist as well as a conscientious and by all reports effective orchestra leader and conductor At Schwetzingen the city concert hall was renamed in his honour in 2005 Family editFrancesca Lebrun 1756 91 a singer and composer was Franz Danzi s sister Selected works edit nbsp Wind Quintet Op 67 No 2 in E minor 1 Allegro vivo source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 2 in E minor 2 Larghetto source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 2 in E minor 3 Menuetto allegretto source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 2 in E minor 4 Allegretto source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 3 in E flat major 1 Larghetto Allegro moderato source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 3 in E flat major 2 Andante moderato source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 3 in E flat major 3 Menuetto Allegro source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind QuintetWind Quintet Op 67 No 3 in E flat major 4 Allegretto source source Performed by the Soni Ventorum Wind Quintet Problems playing these files See media help Among his compositions are Symphonie Concertante in E major for Wind Quintet and Orchestra 1785 3 String Quartets Op 5 6 String Quartets Op 6 3 Duos for viola and cello book 1 3 Duos for viola and cello Op 9 book 2 Wind Sextet in E major Op 10 Septet in E major Op 10 arrangement of Sextet Op 10 Septet in E major Op 15 Sinfonia in C major for Orchestra Op 25 Danzi wrote 8 Sinfonias Horn Sonata in E major Op 28 c 1804 3 String Quartets Op 29 Flute Concerto No 1 in G major Op 30 Flute Concerto No 2 in D minor Op 31 3 Quartets for Bassoon and Strings Op 40 Quintet in D minor for Piano and Winds Op 41 Symphonie Concertante in B major for Flute Clarinet and Orchestra Op 41 Flute Concerto No 3 in D minor Op 42 Flute Concerto No 4 in D major Op 43 Sonata concertante in E minor for Horn and Piano Op 44 3 Potpourris for Clarinet and Orchestra Op 45 1814 Concertino for Clarinet Solo Bassoon and Chamber Band Op 47 Quintet in F major for Piano and Winds Op 53 Quintet in D major for Piano and Winds Op 54 3 Wind Quintets Op 56 6 String Quintets with 2 violas Op 66 3 Wind Quintets Op 67 3 Wind Quintets Op 68 3 Trios for Flute and Strings Op 71 4 Bassoon Concertos Cello Concerto in A major Cello Concerto in E minor Horn Concerto in E major Ouverture in E major for Orchestra Piano Concerto in E major Sonata in D major for 2 Organs Sonatina in D major for Flute and Piano Sonata for Clarinet and Piano in B major Sonata Concertante Sinfonia Concertante in E major for Flute Oboe Horn Bassoon and Orchestra 6 Pieces Faciles for Piano Op 73 4 Arias from Operas by Mozart arranged by Danzi for 2 cellos External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Franz Danzi Composer biography at Naxos website Archived 2009 10 24 at the Wayback Machine Free scores by Franz Danzi at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP A substantial list of newly published editions of Danzi s works in Russian Wikipedia Article on the 9 Danzi Wind Quintets at the Double Reed Society website Woolf Jonathan 2014 Review Franz Danzi Der Berggeist Opera Musicweb com See also Danzi disambiguation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Franz Danzi amp oldid 1216621450, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
