Alexander Ernst Fesca (1820-1849)
- Premier grand septuor c-moll, Op.26 (1842), IAF 13
Performers: Collegium con basso
Painting: Unknown master - A Group Portrait of the Bookseller Ernst Wilhelm Ziemssen with his Family
Further info: Hummel - Fesca / Collegium Con Basso
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German pianist and composer, son of Friedrich Fesca (1789-1826) and
Charlotte Dingelstedt, daughter of the horn player Johann Heinrich
Dingelstedt. He received his first lessons from his father and made his
debut at the age of 11 as a pianist in Karlsruhe. When he was 14 he went
to Berlin, where he entered the Royal Academy of the Arts, and studied
composition and harmony with Karl Rungenhagen and August Wilhelm Bach,
instrumentation with Schneider and the piano with Wilhelm Taubert. In
1838 he returned to Karlsruhe, where his first opera, Mariette, was
performed. He began his first concert tour as a piano virtuoso in autumn
1839. His second opera was performed at Karlsruhe in 1841, and in the
same year he became chamber virtuoso to Prince Carl Egon von
Fürstenburg. Through his concert tours Fesca gained a reputation as a
talented pianist. He was a prolific composer of songs, chamber and piano
music which often lack originality. His best works include the Piano
Sextet op.8, though he is remembered chiefly for his songs. His operatic
style was influenced by Albert Lortzing and Heinrich Marschner. On 22
February 1849, aged 28, died of lung disease in Braunschweig.
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