Joseph Touchemoulin (1727-1801) - Concerto (C-Dur) a clavicembalo, a 2 violini, 2 flauti, 2 corni, viola e basso
Performers: Lеs Invеntions; Pаtrick Ayrtοn (harpsichord & conductor)
Drawing: Anna Beek (1657-1717) - Ratisbona
Further info: Joseph Touchemoulin (1727-1801) - Sinfonia ex G
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French violinist and composer. His birthplace, listed in old lexicons as
Châlons, was more likely to have been Chalon-sur-Saône, where the name
Touchemoulin is relatively common, than Châlons-sur-Marne, where it is
unknown. A notice dated 11 March 1753, the earliest surviving evidence
of his activities, announced an increase in his salary as violinist in
the orchestra of the Saxon Elector Clemens August at Bonn. He may
already have held this post for some time, to judge from the relatively
high salary he commanded. Although there is no evidence that
Touchemoulin ever visited Paris, one of his symphonies was performed at
the Concert Spirituel on the day of the Assumption 1754, and his only
printed works, the symphonies op.1 (1761) and concertos op.2 (1775),
were published in Paris. On the title-page of op.2 he is called a pupil
of Tartini with whom he probably studied in the late 1750s while still
under the protection of Clemens August. On the death of the elector's
Kapellmeister Joseph Zudoli late in 1760, Touchemoulin was appointed to
that post, over the objections of Ludwig van Beethoven the elder
(grandfather of the composer), who thought the job should have fallen to
him (several letters arising from this dispute are reproduced in Forbes
and Prod'homme). But six months later Clemens August died, and the new
elector, Maximilian Friedrich, substantially reduced the young
Kapellmeister's salary. Touchemoulin resigned, and was succeeded by
Beethoven (16 July 1761). He then moved to Regensburg, where he became
first violinist and Kapellmeister to the Prince of Thurn and Taxis. He
remained there until his death, playing, composing and conducting to the
satisfaction of his associates. Touchemoulin was known as a fine
violinist, although he apparently suffered a stroke which severely
reduced his physical capabilities as well as his financial status. His
compositions are reputed to have been skilfully written but not notably
original. Of his three children, two are known to have been musicians,
his daughter Anna Catharina Touchemoulin (1757-1844), who was singer and
pianist, and his son Egidius or Ludwig Touchemoulin (1759-1830), who by
about 1777 was a violinist in his father's orchestra and in 1787 became
its leader.
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