Josef Reicha was born in Chudenice. In 1761 he moved to Prague, where he was taught cello by Franz Joseph Werner. In 1771 Reicha became first cellist in the Kapelle of Prince (Fürst) Kraft Ernst von Oettingen-Wallerstein. Together with the famous violinist Anton Janitsch, who also played in the Kapelle, Reicha toured several European cities during the late 1770s and visited Leopold Mozart in Salzburg in 1778.[1] In his letters to Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold praised Reicha's cello playing and compared the style of one of his cello concerts to those by Wolfgang Amadeus.
Reicha adopted his nephew Anton in 1780 (Josef married in 1779, but the marriage produced no children)[1] and subsequently taught him the violin and the piano. In 1785 Josef was made director of the orchestra in Bonn by Maximilian Francis of Austria, Elector of Cologne; the whole family moved to Bonn.[1] Anton became a member of the Hofkapelle through his uncle. Other members included the young Beethoven, who played the viola and the organ, and Nikolaus Simrock, founder of the Simrock music publishing firm, who played the horn in the orchestra. Simrock would later publish Josef's works. In 1789 Josef became music director of the new theater, Bonner Nationaltheater. His musical career was cut short in 1791, when he contracted gout. He died four years later in Bonn.
Reicha wrote music for orchestra and chamber ensembles of different kinds. His works include symphonies, various concertos including eleven for cello, twelve partitas for wind instruments and miscellaneous other works. Most of Reicha's compositions were completed in Wallerstein, such as his flute concerto, before his Bonn years. His writing for strings and cello particularly is markedly virtuosic, reflecting his own skill. Music scholar Ludwig Schiedermair in 'Der junge Beethoven' (Leipzig, 1925) gave specific examples taken from Reicha's partitas and symphonies and has proven that these works influenced Beethoven. Other important admirers of Reicha included Leopold Mozart and Michael Haydn.
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^ abcČeskoslovenský hudební slovník II., p. 416 (in Czech)
Referencesedit
Claus Reinländer. "Reicha, Josef", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy, grovemusic.com 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine (subscription access).
Černušák, Gracián; Štědroň, Bohumír; Nováček, Zdenko, eds. (1963). Československý hudební slovník II. M-Ž (in Czech). Prague: Státní hudební vydavatelství.
josef, reicha, rejcha, february, 1752, march, 1795, czech, cellist, composer, conductor, uncle, composer, music, theorist, anton, reicha, born, chudenice, 1761, moved, prague, where, taught, cello, franz, joseph, werner, 1771, reicha, became, first, cellist, k. Josef Reicha Rejcha 12 February 1752 5 March 1795 was a Czech cellist composer and conductor He was the uncle of composer and music theorist Anton Reicha Josef Reicha was born in Chudenice In 1761 he moved to Prague where he was taught cello by Franz Joseph Werner In 1771 Reicha became first cellist in the Kapelle of Prince Furst Kraft Ernst von Oettingen Wallerstein Together with the famous violinist Anton Janitsch who also played in the Kapelle Reicha toured several European cities during the late 1770s and visited Leopold Mozart in Salzburg in 1778 1 In his letters to Wolfgang Amadeus Leopold praised Reicha s cello playing and compared the style of one of his cello concerts to those by Wolfgang Amadeus Reicha adopted his nephew Anton in 1780 Josef married in 1779 but the marriage produced no children 1 and subsequently taught him the violin and the piano In 1785 Josef was made director of the orchestra in Bonn by Maximilian Francis of Austria Elector of Cologne the whole family moved to Bonn 1 Anton became a member of the Hofkapelle through his uncle Other members included the young Beethoven who played the viola and the organ and Nikolaus Simrock founder of the Simrock music publishing firm who played the horn in the orchestra Simrock would later publish Josef s works In 1789 Josef became music director of the new theater Bonner Nationaltheater His musical career was cut short in 1791 when he contracted gout He died four years later in Bonn Contents 1 Style 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksStyle editReicha wrote music for orchestra and chamber ensembles of different kinds His works include symphonies various concertos including eleven for cello twelve partitas for wind instruments and miscellaneous other works Most of Reicha s compositions were completed in Wallerstein such as his flute concerto before his Bonn years His writing for strings and cello particularly is markedly virtuosic reflecting his own skill Music scholar Ludwig Schiedermair in Der junge Beethoven Leipzig 1925 gave specific examples taken from Reicha s partitas and symphonies and has proven that these works influenced Beethoven Other important admirers of Reicha included Leopold Mozart and Michael Haydn Notes edit a b c Ceskoslovensky hudebni slovnik II p 416 in Czech References editClaus Reinlander Reicha Josef Grove Music Online ed L Macy grovemusic com Archived 2008 05 16 at the Wayback Machine subscription access Cernusak Gracian Stedron Bohumir Novacek Zdenko eds 1963 Ceskoslovensky hudebni slovnik II M Z in Czech Prague Statni hudebni vydavatelstvi External links editFree scores by Josef Reicha at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Josef Reicha amp oldid 1164063173, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
