Fasch was born in the town of buttelstedt, 11 km north of weimar, the eldest child of schoolmaster friedrich georg fasch and his wife sophie wegerig, from lei. Fasch was born in buttelstedt, was a choirboy in weissenfels and studied under johann kuhnau at the famous st. Johann friedrich fasch s music displays a stylistic variability characteristic among some composers of the early eighteenth century, a time in which the mature baroque style period of western art music was beginning to show new elements of the classical style. None of his pieces were printed in his lifetime, and a large number of his vocal works, including four operas, have been lost. Find johann friedrich fasch tracks, artists, and albums. In 1712 he visited many cities and courts en route to darmstadt, where he studied under graupner and grunewald. In january 2007 tempesta di mare premiered in modern times four largescale orchestral works by johann friedrich fasch, a contemporary of bach and telemann. Thomas school in leipzig and later founded a collegium musicum in that city. He was a boy soprano in the towns of suhl and weissenfels. Heinichen, francesco maria veracini, johann georg pisendel, johann joachim quantz, johann friedrich fasch, francis dieupart. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. I think this photo fits to music or maybe its my way of pla.
Johann friedrich fasch composed his oboe concerto in a minor around 1740. Dynamic is performing a valuable service to the music of johann friedrich fasch, a contemporary of bach and telemann. Musica antiqua koln, reinhard goebel 1 concertos orchestral suite. Instrumentation bassoon and continuo primary sources mss copy, ca. The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. Johann friedrich fasch music, videos, stats, and photos. Here, his teacher was johann philipp krieger, a musician of wide culture well versed in the venetian, bolognese, neapolitan, florentine and roman schools, acquainted with the musicians of old. Fasch s autobiography from 1757 was published in volume 3 of f.
His works include cantatas, concertos, symphonies, and chamber music. Faschs family was traditionally read full biography. Johann friedrich fasch was born in buttelstedt near weimar on 15 april and baptized in the local st. We only share with you the music that we love in hopes that youll become enthralled by it as well. Fasch, telemann, and johann sebastian bach all traveled in similar circles. Johann friedrich fasch belongs to that gifted generation of north and midgerman composers whose reputations in modern times have been dulled by those of their contemporaries bach and telemann. Johann friedrich fasch 15 april 1688 5 december 1758 was a german violinist and composer. Katarzyna zdybel bassoon katarzyna kluczewska piano does anything remind you gun machine. International fasch society johann friedrich fasch 1688. Johann friedrich fasch overture suite for three oboes, bassoon, strings and continuo in g minor, fwv kg 2.
April 15, 1688 buttelstedt near weimar, thuringia, germany died. Johann friedrich fasch biography, albums, streaming links. Although johann friedrich fasch was highly esteemed by his contemporaries and the generations of musicians who followed him, in the concert repertoire of today he is grouped together with many minor masters who wrote a lot of works that sadly communicate very little. December 5, 1758 zerbst, saxonyanhalt, germany johann friedrich fasch, a contemporary of j. Fasch, johann friedrich 16881758 composer hyperion.
Opinions regarding fasch s contribution vary from praise for his role as one of the most important pioneers to simple acknowledgment as. Johann friedrich fasch bio, albums, pictures naxos. Johann friedrich fasch was in line for a major renaissance in the early 20 th century, when enthusiasts worldwide worked toward a better appreciation of his genius. In most cases the key of each piece given a fawv number is shown by the alphabetical letter following the colon. Johann friedrich fasch free sheet music to download in. The young johann friedrich fasch quickly numbered among telemanns admirers and even later in zerbst, where he found his permanent lifetime post as the chapel master at the anhaltzerbst court, he always remained true to his model telemann. Johann friedrich fasch 16881758 was a forwardlooking musician who, though a contemporary of bach, anticipated haydn and mozart in the classical style of his compositions. Johann fasch was a german composer who was a contemporary of telemann, bach, handel and the many other baroque composers. He was born in buttelstadt, was a choirboy in weissenfels and studied under johann kuhnau at the thomasschule in leipzig he later founded a collegium musicum in the city. A study of the oboe concertos of johann friedrich fasch with. Fasch, johann friedrich topics overtures, suites, for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, bassoon, 2 violins, 2 violas, harpsichord, scores featuring the flute, scores featuring the oboe, scores featuring the bassoon, scores featuring the violin, scores featuring the viola, scores featuring the harpsichord, for 10 players. Johann friedrich fasch 1688 1758 an important contemporary of j.
Find the latest in johann friedrich fasch music at. Concerti from dresden and darmstadt classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Geoff nuttall, the jon stewart of chamber music the new. Among the composers whose music found a home on bachs shelves were antonio vivaldi, christoph graupner, and johann friedrich fasch 16881758. Johann friedrich fasch composer, camerata koln composer format. Johann friedrich fasch was born on april 15, 1688, in buttelstedt near weimar. Bach, johann friedrich fasch was a leader in making the transition from late baroque to early classical in germany. Violin sonata in a major fasch, johann friedrich w. A profile of the composer johann friedrich fasch 16881758 along with a list of their works available to browse and buy. Read more at wikipedia this entry is from wikipedia, the usercontributed encyclopedia. Bach and georg frideric handel, was one of germanys leading composers in the first half of the 18 th century. Johann friedrich fasch april 15, 1688 december 5, 1758 was a german composer. F overtures concertos linde by johann friedrich fasch.
International fasch society johann friedrich fasch 16881758. The work calls for a soloist oboe, strings, and basso continuo. Jun 09, 20 johann friedrich fasch was a german violinist and composer. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
English translations of the 1757 autobiography and the entry on fasch in walthers musicalisches lexicon are provided by barbara m. Richard stone of tempesta di mare describes the pieces as fantastic, true discoveries they have the breadth and complexity of j. Carl friedrich christian fasch was born in zerbst as the youngest of three children born to the zerbst court kapellmeister johann friedrich fasch 16881758 in his second marriage with johanna helena simers d. No matter if youre a fan of classical music, blues, jazz, metal, or any other genre, here you will find the finest tunes gathered by our vast community. Johann friedrich fasch was seven years younger than georg philipp telemann was and outlived him by one year. Willkomm du licht aus licht geboren, fawv deest fasch, johann friedrich collections 4 collections by or with. International fasch society carl friedrich christian fasch. He joined the court chapel of the duke of weissenfels as a choir boy. Jul 24, 2015 johann friedrich fasch trumpet concerto in d major 1.
Johann friedrich fasch trumpet concerto in d major, maurice. He was a choirboy in weissenfels and studied under johann kuhnau at the famous st. He failed to obtain the position of cantor at the choir school of st thomas, for which his friend telemann was at first preferred and to which bach was finally appointed, and served from 1722 as kapellmeister at zerbst. Johann friedrich fasch 15 april 1688 5 december 1758 is a german violinist and composer. Public domain descended from a distinguished family of lutheran cantors and theologians, johann friedrich fasch 1688. I had not heard of him until i heard a selection of one of his suites for orchestra on our local npr station. Music category provides you with a range of music albums, which you can easily download by clicking on the links at the end of each post. In 1756 he began service at the court of frederick the great of prussia, where he served as deputy to court harpsichordist c. In this case, we have johann friedrich fasch, german composer from the baroque era, and his innovative, highly original format known as the overture.
Whether or not bach ever performed this music with his collegium musicum at zimmermanns coffee house in leipzig is unknown, but bach thought enough of the music of these and other composers to seek it. In his younger years he held several positions before he became the music director for the chapel at the court in zerbst, where he remained for 36 years. Opinions regarding fasch s contribution vary from praise for his role as one of the most important pioneers to simple. After his fathers death in 1700, fasch lived with his mothers brother, the clergyman gottfried wegerig in gothewitz, and it was presumably in this way that he made the acquaintance of the opera composer. Find johann friedrich fasch composition information on allmusic. In 1720, for example, both fasch and bach were gainfully employed in the courts of the anhalt princes, bach in cothen and fasch in zerbst. Born in zerbst, he was the son of the composer johann friedrich fasch. Carl friedrich christian fasch 17361800 1736 18 november. Fasch was taken by surprise when his fellow students expressed their enjoyment of the work and not one of them suspected anything, or if they. These are cast in the french style so beloved of german composers of the late baroque. He then traveled throughout germany, becoming a violinist in the orchestra in bayreuth in. Carl friedrich christian fasch 18 november 1736 3 august 1800 was a german composer and harpsichordist born in zerbst, he was the son of the composer johann friedrich fasch. Fasch s family was traditionally associated with the lutheran church, either as theologians or as kantors.