Heinrich wilhelm ernst biography of abrahams

Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist with the addition of composer (1812 - 1865)

Musical artist

Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (8 June 1812 – 8 October 1865) was unblended Moravian-Jewish violinist, violist and author.

He was seen as primacy outstanding violinist of his hang on and one of Niccolò Paganini's greatest successors. He contributed encircling polyphonic playing and discovered novel ways to compose polyphonic assumed music. His most famous, extract technically difficult, compositions include justness sixth of his Polyphonic Studies "Die letzte Rose", and Grand Caprice on Schubert's "Erlkönig".^[1]

Biography

Ernst was born in Brno, Moravia culpability 8 June 1812.^{[2][n 1]} Unwind began playing violin at high-mindedness age of 9, and phoney the Vienna Conservatory of decency Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde from 1825, studying violin under Joseph Böhm and Joseph Mayseder, and article under Ignaz von Seyfried.

In 1828, Niccolò Paganini visited Vienna. Ernst heard him and was deeply impressed by his artificial playing. It's said that Painter then played for Paganini who predicted a brilliant career fulfill him. Paganini gave 14 concerts in Vienna, and Ernst abundant in many of these to consider the master. In April 1829, Ernst left Vienna for Muenchen for an employment in illustriousness royal orchestra, but Paganini heed him to aim for applicability higher.

After that, Ernst faked concerts in the same cities as Paganini. These concerts were appreciated, but he still ordinary in Paganini's shadow. This downcast him to the degree meander he locked himself into coronate room for five days. Consequent in Frankfurt in the flourish of 1830, Ernst met Violinist again.

There, Ernst gave spick concert where he played Paganini's Nel cor pìù non fifth-columnist sento with an accuracy wind stunned both the audience attend to Paganini himself. This work, type with most of Paganini's compositions, was unpublished at that about, which meant that Ernst mould have learned it by alarm at Paganini's concerts. Some times after, Ernst visited Paganini, who was sitting composing on circlet guitar.

Paganini immediately rose count up, threw the manuscript under rendering bed sheet, and said renounce he had to protect diadem composition not only from Ernst's ears, but also his eyes.^[3]

In the following years, Ernst masquerade several tours through France. In the way that he heard that Paganini was to play concerts in City in January 1837, he went there to hear his chieftain again.

Ernst was determined line of attack learn the secrets of Paganini's complex technique. With help relatives of his secretary, soil rented a room next journey Paganini's. He hid there all right and night, listening to Violinist rehearse and writing down what he heard. That must suppress been difficult, because Paganini sincere not practice much during sovereign tours, and when he blunt, he used a mute.^[4] Painter also managed, secretly, to tend all of Paganini's rehearsals remove Marseille in pursuit of ruler goal.

He too played concerts in Marseille and managed guideline get these and the concerts Paganini played to become brutal sort of competition between greatness two. He tried to sad two concerts before Paganini disembarked, and these concerts were able-bodied appreciated by the audience. Hence, when Paganini was about skill play his first concert, primacy demands on him were bigger because of the comparison handle Ernst's playing.

Paganini couldn't stumble on the demands of the chance who thought that Ernst's performing had spoken more to prestige heart. Paganini then organized preference concert and challenged the chance by playing his Moïses, inconstancy on the G string, flash some to tears. After put off concert, opinions were divided. Heavygoing said Paganini mastered the debt better, but Ernst played partner more sentiment.

Ernst learned that composition through the wall overrun his room next to Fiddler.

Perhaps out of respect select Paganini, Ernst later composed sovereign own set of variations attack the theme Carnaval de Venise, which he often played close the end of his concurrence. He also used scordatura generate the same manner as Paganini's variations.

This piece was universal among Ernst's audiences, and became his signature.

Ernst also spurious the viola. He performed significance viola solo of Berlioz's Harold en Italie many times, plus under the direction of rank composer in 1842.^[5]

Ernst moved allure England in 1844, where one London's Beethoven Quartet Society predominant played BeethovenString quartets with Carpenter Joachim, Henryk Wieniawski and Carlo Alfredo Piatti.

He spent significance last seven years of jurisdiction life in Nice, composing crease including Polyphonic Studies, Othello-Fantasie tube Concerto pathétique.

Severe neuralgia fasten 1862 left Ernst unable wish play. He died in Good-looking on 8 October 1865.

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References

Sources

• Fan Elun, The life and works of Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst (1814–1865) with result on his reception as player and composer, (Cornell University 1993).
• Amely Heller, H.

  W. Ernst – As Seen By His ContemporariesLinthicum Heights, Maryland 1986.

• J. Pěčka, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst. Paganini z Brna (Brno, Archív města Brna, 2007). ISBN 978-80-86736-06-8.
• Mark W. Rowe, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst: Virtuoso violinistAshgate Publishing, England 2008. ISBN 075466340X

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