He was born at Magdeburg. His father, Johann Peter August Fesca, was the market judge of Magdeburg and active in the musical part in the city; he devoted much of his time to the practice of the violoncello and piano. His mother was a singer educated under Johann Adam Hiller and Marianne Podleska; she had been a professional vocalist in early life.
Friedrich received his early musical education in Magdeburg and completed his studies at Leipzig under ThomaskantorAugust Eberhard Müller. When he was but four years of age, he could perform pieces of moderate difficulty upon the piano, and began the study of the violin. At the early age of fifteen he appeared before the public with several concertos for the violin, which were received with general applause, and resulted in his being appointed leading violinist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. This position he occupied till 1806, when he became concertmaster to the duke Peter I of Oldenburg. In 1808 he was appointed solo-violinist by King Jerome of Westphalia at state theater of Cassel, and there he remained till the end of the French occupation (1814), when he went to Vienna, and soon afterwards to Karlsruhe, having been appointed concertmaster to the grand duke of Baden.[1]
His failing health prevented him from enjoying the numerous and well-deserved triumphs he owed to his art, and in 1826 he died of consumption at the early age of thirty-seven.[1]
Fesca's son Alexander also achieved some note as a composer.
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As a virtuoso, Fesca was ranked amongst the best masters of the German school of violinists, the school subsequently of Spohr and of Joachim. Especially as leader of a quartet he is said to have been unrivaled with regard to classic dignity and simplicity of style. Amongst his compositions, his quartets for stringed instruments and other pieces of chamber music are the most notable.[1] His three symphonies (No. 1 in E♭, Op. 6; No. 2 in D, Op. 10; No. 3 in D, Op. 13) along with chamber works were still listed in Augener's catalog as late as 1861 [2] His two operas, Cantemire and Omar and Leila, were less successful. He also wrote some sacred compositions, and numerous songs and vocal quartets.[1]
^Catalogue of Augener & co.'s. universal circulating musical library. London: Augener, Ltd. 1861. pp. 2, 7 100. catalogue of augener circulating library fesca.
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Fesca, Frederic Ernest". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 292.
friedrich, ernst, fesca, february, 1789, 1826, german, violinist, composer, instrumental, music, contents, life, career, works, notes, references, external, linkslife, career, edithe, born, magdeburg, father, johann, peter, august, fesca, market, judge, magdeb. Friedrich Ernst Fesca 15 February 1789 24 May 1826 was a German violinist and composer of instrumental music Friedrich Ernst Fesca Contents 1 Life and career 2 Works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editHe was born at Magdeburg His father Johann Peter August Fesca was the market judge of Magdeburg and active in the musical part in the city he devoted much of his time to the practice of the violoncello and piano His mother was a singer educated under Johann Adam Hiller and Marianne Podleska she had been a professional vocalist in early life Friedrich received his early musical education in Magdeburg and completed his studies at Leipzig under Thomaskantor August Eberhard Muller When he was but four years of age he could perform pieces of moderate difficulty upon the piano and began the study of the violin At the early age of fifteen he appeared before the public with several concertos for the violin which were received with general applause and resulted in his being appointed leading violinist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra This position he occupied till 1806 when he became concertmaster to the duke Peter I of Oldenburg In 1808 he was appointed solo violinist by King Jerome of Westphalia at state theater of Cassel and there he remained till the end of the French occupation 1814 when he went to Vienna and soon afterwards to Karlsruhe having been appointed concertmaster to the grand duke of Baden 1 His failing health prevented him from enjoying the numerous and well deserved triumphs he owed to his art and in 1826 he died of consumption at the early age of thirty seven 1 Fesca s son Alexander also achieved some note as a composer Works editAs a virtuoso Fesca was ranked amongst the best masters of the German school of violinists the school subsequently of Spohr and of Joachim Especially as leader of a quartet he is said to have been unrivaled with regard to classic dignity and simplicity of style Amongst his compositions his quartets for stringed instruments and other pieces of chamber music are the most notable 1 His three symphonies No 1 in E Op 6 No 2 in D Op 10 No 3 in D Op 13 along with chamber works were still listed in Augener s catalog as late as 1861 2 His two operas Cantemire and Omar and Leila were less successful He also wrote some sacred compositions and numerous songs and vocal quartets 1 Notes edit a b c d Chisholm 1911 Catalogue of Augener amp co s universal circulating musical library London Augener Ltd 1861 pp 2 7 100 catalogue of augener circulating library fesca References edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Fesca Frederic Ernest Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 10 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 292 Ripley George Dana Charles A eds 1879 Fesca The American Cyclopaedia External links editFriedrich Fesca String Quartet No 2 Op 1 No 2 Sound bites amp short bio Free scores by Frederic Ernest Fesca at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP nbsp This article about a German composer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Friedrich Ernst Fesca amp oldid 1217999644, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
