Franz Lachner

Franz Paul Lachner (April 2 1803 – January 20 1890) was a German composer and conductor.

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April 2 - 1803 - January 20 - 1890 - German - Composer - Conductor

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He was born in Rain am Lech to a musical family (his brothers Ignaz, Theodor and Vinzenz also became musicians). He studied music with Simon Sechter and Abbé Stadler. He conducted at the Kärntnertor Theater in Vienna before becoming a major figure in the musical life of Munich from the 1830s, conducting at the opera and various concerts and festivals. His career there came to a sudden end in 1864 after Richard Wagner's disciple Hans von Bülow took over Lachner's posts.

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Rain am Lech - Simon Sechter - Abbé Stadler - Vienna - Munich - Richard Wagner - Hans von Bülow

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Lachner was a well-known and prolific composer in his day, though he is not now considered a major composer. His work, influenced by Ludwig van Beethoven and his friend Franz Schubert is now regarded as competent and craftsman-like, though relatively uninspired and unoriginal. Among his greatest successes were his opera Caterina Cornaro (1841), his Requiem and his seventh orchestral suite (1881). In the present day it may be his chamber music, in particular his music for wind instruments, that receives the most attention, though his string quartets and some of his eight symphonies have been performed and recorded.

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Franz Schubert - Requiem - Suite - Chamber music - Wind instrument

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