Döhler was born in Naples, where his father (d. 1843 in Lucca) lived and worked as Kapellmeister. Döhler was a child prodigy and received his first musical education in Naples from the conductor Julius Benedict. He began performing in public concerts there at the age of 13.
In 1827, he moved to Lucca when his father received a new appointment there. From 1829 to 1834 Döhler lived in Vienna, where he studied piano under Carl Czerny. At the same time, he studied composition with Simon Sechter. He appeared on the scene in 1838, when Liszt in Vienna and Thalberg were again in Paris.[2] In 1846, Döhler's patron, the Duke of Lucca, elevated Döhler to the rank of Baron. Now a member of the nobility, Döhler was able to marry a Russian Princess, Countess Elise Sheremeteff in that year.
Following this, Döhler gave up public performance and settled for a while in Moscow. In 1848 he moved back to Naples where he composed piano pieces and one opera, Tancreda, which was first produced in 1880, 24 years after his death, which occurred in Florence in 1856.
Careeredit
In 1832, he was taken under the musical patronage of the Duke of Lucca. From 1834 until 1845 he toured Europe as a concert pianist, performing in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, and Russia. He was considered a very successful and fashionable piano virtuoso.[3]
Compositionsedit
Piano Concerto in A+ Op. 7
Nocturne Op. 24
Nocturne No. 1 in C major Op. 25
Tarantella Op. 39
Andante for piano left hand No. 33 Op. 42
Romance sans paroles (Romance Without Words)
Concerto pour piano et orchestre (Howard Shelley piano/conductor, with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra) Hyperion CDA67950
^Gooley, Dana Andrew (2004). The Virtuoso Liszt (New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism). Cambridge University Press. p. 57. ISBN0-521-83443-0.
^Brofeldt. "Theodor Döhler - Austrian pianist and composer". Left Hand Brofeldt.dk. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
theodor, döhler, baron, april, 1814, february, 1856, german, composer, notable, piano, virtuoso, romantic, period, studied, under, julius, benedict, carl, czerny, simon, sechter, photo, sophus, williams, background, informationgenresclassical, musicoccupation,. Baron Theodor Dohler 20 April 1814 21 February 1856 was a German composer and a notable piano virtuoso of the Romantic period He studied under Julius Benedict Carl Czerny and Simon Sechter 1 Theodor DohlerTheodor Dohler s photo by Sophus Williams Background informationGenresClassical musicOccupation s PianistInstrument s Piano Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Life 1 2 Career 2 Compositions 3 References 4 External linksBiography editLife edit Dohler was born in Naples where his father d 1843 in Lucca lived and worked as Kapellmeister Dohler was a child prodigy and received his first musical education in Naples from the conductor Julius Benedict He began performing in public concerts there at the age of 13 In 1827 he moved to Lucca when his father received a new appointment there From 1829 to 1834 Dohler lived in Vienna where he studied piano under Carl Czerny At the same time he studied composition with Simon Sechter He appeared on the scene in 1838 when Liszt in Vienna and Thalberg were again in Paris 2 In 1846 Dohler s patron the Duke of Lucca elevated Dohler to the rank of Baron Now a member of the nobility Dohler was able to marry a Russian Princess Countess Elise Sheremeteff in that year Following this Dohler gave up public performance and settled for a while in Moscow In 1848 he moved back to Naples where he composed piano pieces and one opera Tancreda which was first produced in 1880 24 years after his death which occurred in Florence in 1856 Career edit In 1832 he was taken under the musical patronage of the Duke of Lucca From 1834 until 1845 he toured Europe as a concert pianist performing in Italy France the Netherlands Denmark Poland and Russia He was considered a very successful and fashionable piano virtuoso 3 Compositions editPiano Concerto in A Op 7 Nocturne Op 24 Nocturne No 1 in C major Op 25 Tarantella Op 39 Andante for piano left hand No 33 Op 42 Romance sans paroles Romance Without Words Concerto pour piano et orchestre Howard Shelley piano conductor with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Hyperion CDA67950References edit Henri Bertini 1798 1876 amp Theodore Dohler 1814 1856 by Jeffrey Kallberg 1993 Routledge ISBN 978 0 8153 0855 3 Gooley Dana Andrew 2004 The Virtuoso Liszt New Perspectives in Music History and Criticism Cambridge University Press p 57 ISBN 0 521 83443 0 Brofeldt Theodor Dohler Austrian pianist and composer Left Hand Brofeldt dk Retrieved 3 December 2011 External links editFree scores by Theodor Dohler at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Theodor Dohler amp oldid 1216981161, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
