Bernhard Molique (1802-1869)
- Konzert (g-moll) für Akkordeon und orchester, Op.46 (1854)
Performers: Goran Kοvаčević (accordion); Symphonieorchester Vοrаrlberg; Nicolas Cοllοn (conductor)
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German violinist and composer. He first studied with his father, a
musician in the municipal band, making his first public appearance when
he was 6. After some lessons with Ludwig Spohr (1815), he studied with
Pietro Rovelli in Munich (1816-17). He made his formal debut in Vienna
on 28 December 1817, and then became a member of the orchestra of the
Theater an der Wien. He was made concertmaster of the Munich Court
orchestra (1820) and then of the Stuttgart orchestra, being granted the
title of Musikdirektor. He won fame abroad with extended tours in the
Netherlands, Russia, England and France. The political crisis of 1848
caused him to settle in London, where he was professor of composition at
the Royal College of Music (1861-66). After giving his farewell concert
at St. James's Hall (3 May 1866), he retired to Cannstadt. As a
composer, he was closer to Mendelssohn and disliked the modernism of the
New German School. His conservative leanings are also evident in his
somewhat old-fashioned 'Studies in Harmony' (London, 1862). His works
include 6 violin concertos (1827-46), 8 string quartets (1841-53),
pieces for violin and piano and for violin and flute, fantasias, rondos,
and other works for solo violin, and many songs. His eldest daughter
Caroline Molique (fl. 1827-1882) became known as an accomplished
pianist.
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