Johann Christian Gottlieb Scheidler (1747-1829)
- Duo (sonata in D-Dur) pour guitarre et clarinet, Op. 21
Performers: Dimitri Ashkеnаzy (clarinet); Jean-Paul Grеub (guitar)
Further info: Ottocento
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German lutenist, guitarist and composer. Little is known about the early
stages of his career. He was initially employed as a cellist and
bassoonist in various royal courts, but he gained greater recognition
for his exceptional skill on the lute and the guitar. The
historical-biographical lexicon by Ernst Ludwig Gerber, Tonkünstler
(1792), incorrectly listed him under the name "Schindler" but already
mentioned his reputation as a cellist, lutenist, and composer since
1768. From 1778 to 1812, he was employed as a court lutenist and cellist
in the court of the Elector of Mainz. Scheidler's work in Mainz was
interrupted in early 1794 when he fled to Frankfurt am Main during the
French siege of the city. He spent a significant period in Frankfurt,
where he was highly appreciated as a guitar teacher. From 1808 to 1814,
he also held a position in the Frankfurt theatre band. After 1814,
Scheidler returned to Mainz, where he lived until his death in 1829. As a
composer, he was a prolific composer, particularly for his principal
instruments. He composed several concertos for the lute, guitar sonatas,
duets, and other works for guitar and violin. He was primarily
celebrated as one of the last masters of the lute and an important early
performer on the guitar and he was known to perform on the 7-string
guitar and stood out as a true virtuoso of the instrument. His
contemporaries held him in high regard, particularly for his abilities
as an improviser on these plucked instruments. Among his students were
Maria Belli-Gontard and Marianne von Willemer. Johann Christian Gottlieb
Scheidler was not related to the Scheidler family of musicians from
Gotha (including Johann David Scheidler). It remains unknown whether he
authored the guitar method 'Nouvelle Methode', which appeared around
1803 under the similar name J.F. Scheidler.
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