Johann Pfeiffer (1697-1761)
- Sonata (G-Dur) à Traversiero Primo, Traversiero Secondo (violine) e Violoncello
Performers: Sabine Dreier (traverso); Ulla Schneider (violine); Tilmann Stiehler (violoncello); Irene Hegen (cembalo)
Further info: Johann Pfeiffer (1697-1761) - Overture in G
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German composer and violinist. He studied at the university of Halle and
Leipzig. He spent six months as director of music for Count Heinrich XI
von Reuss at Schleiz before entering the Weimar court orchestra as a
violinist in 1720. In 1726 he was made Konzertmeister, a post apparently
left vacant since J.S. Bach's departure in 1717. From 1734 he served as
Kapellmeister in Bayreuth, and also was music teacher to Margravine
Wilhelmine, sister of Friedrich II the Great. On 20 September 1752 he
married the widowed Dorothea Hagin, by whom he had two sons, Friederich
Pfeiffer (1754-1816), a lawyer by profession and an able violinist, and
Johann Heinrich Pfeiffer, who died in infancy. In 1752 or 1753 Pfeiffer
was awarded the honorary title of ‘Hofrat’ (privy councillor), and his
salary was increased; by the time of his death it stood at 1375
Reichsthaler. As a composer, he wrote 3 symphonies, 18 concertos for
Violin and Strings, 9 concertos for Violino Picolo and Orchestra, 2
concertos for Lute and Strings, a Flute Concerto, chamber music and
vocal pieces.
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