Joseph Asher ( Dutch: Joseph Ascher ; 1829–1869) is a composer and pianist of Jewish descent who has worked extensively in London and Paris for most of his life.
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| Date of Birth | June 3, 1829 |
| Place of Birth | Groningen , Netherlands |
| Date of death | June 20, 1869 (40 years old) |
| Place of death | London |
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| Professions | composer , pianist |
| Instruments | piano |
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Biography
Born in the Netherlands in the family of a Khazzan , and later Cantor of London Simon Asher. He studied music y I. Mosheles , who followed from London to the Leipzig Conservatory , and then, without graduating from the Conservatory, became a student of Mendelssohn .
In 1849 he went to Paris, where a few years later he received the title of court pianist of the French Empress Eugenia . I. Asher was awarded the same distinction from the Austrian emperor and ex-Queen Isabella.
In 1865, I. Asher returned to London.
For the past two and a half years, the composer suffered from an incurable nervous disease resulting from an improper lifestyle [1] [2] and excessive musical activities.
Creativity
Author of about 2000 musical pieces for piano . A lot of small plays written by him clearly prove the originality of his talent.
His most famous works are: two mazurkas - “La perle du nord” and “Dosia”, and a sketch - “Les gouttes d'eau”. In addition, he wrote more than a hundred gallops , nocturnes , mazurkas , studies and a significant number of salon plays. His romances “Alice” and “Where art thou?” Are very popular concert pieces.
Selected Musical Compositions
- Les Hirondelles op. 15, 1852
- Thème russe op. 16, p. 1852
- L'Orgie op. 21, 1854
- Le Papillon op. 32, 1854
- Styrienne op. 35, 1854
- Fanfare militaire en forme de marche op. 40, 1854
- Prière op. 42, 1855
- Dans ma barque op. 47, 1856
- Les Clochettes op. 48, 1856
- La Sevillana op. 51, 1856
- La Sylphide op. 57, 1857
- Feuilles et fleurs op. 59, 1857
- La Zingara op. 73, 1858
- La Cascade de roses op. 80, 1858
- Mon Enfant dort. Berceuse op. 88, 1860
- Le Phalène op. 93, 1860
- La ronde des elfes op. 104, 1862
- La Cloche du couvent op. 106, 1861
- I Lazzaroni op. 112, 1863
- Paraphrase de concert sur l'air irlandais 'The Last Rose of Summer' op. 114, 1863
- Les Sylphes des bois op. 119, 1865
- Vision op. 120, 1865
Romances
- Alice, where art thou? (Wellington Guernsey), 1861
- I'll think of thee (Wellington Guernsey), 1862
- Thoughts of Home. An Alpine Song (Wellington Guernsey), 1864
- A Twilight Dream (George Linley), 1866
- Bygone Love (George Linley), 1866
- Mélanie (Maggioni), 1870
Notes
- ↑ Some sources in the 19th century called his lifestyle "lecherous." In 1886, experts considered him "a composer who, if he had been more careful in his worldly relations, could have been one of the greatest among recent musicians"
- ↑ JD Brown: Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (Paisley & London: Alexander Gardner, 1886; reprint Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1970), p. 29.
Links
- Asher, Joseph // Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron . - SPb. , 1908-1913.
- Componist Joseph Ascher (N / A)