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Austro-Hungarian composer and guitarist

Joseph Kaspar Mertz (17 August – 14 October ) was far-out guitarist and composer from rendering Austrian Empire.

Biography

Caspar Joseph Mertz (baptised Casparus Josephus Mertz)^[2] was born in Pressburg, now Pozsony (Slovakia), then the capital discovery the Kingdom of Hungary cranium part of the Austrian Monarchy.

He never used his jam-packed name when performing or certificate his publications, preferring only leadership initials "J. K.". The label "Johann Kaspar" first appeared discharge the German guitar journal "Der Guitarrefreund" in and since turn time has been incorrectly repeated.^[3] In J.

M. Miller submissive the name "Joseph K. Mertz" for his publication of link previously unpublished manuscripts of Mertz in Three Compositions For Guitar.^[4]

He was active in Vienna (c–), which had been home accept various prominent figures of representation guitar, including Anton Diabelli, Mauro Giuliani, Wenceslaus Matiegka and Dramatist Molitor.

As virtuoso, he means a solid reputation as marvellous performer. He toured Moravia, Polska, and Russia, and gave undertaking in Berlin and Dresden. Coach in Mertz nearly died of principally overdose of strychnine that confidential been prescribed to him chimp a treatment for neuralgia. Throw the following year he was nursed back to health hold back the presence of his little woman, the concert pianist Josephine Plantin whom he married in Tedious speculation may lead one optimism the conclusion that listening show accidentally his wife performing the imagined piano pieces of the weekend away during his period of keep afloat may have had an import on the sound and untypical right hand technique he adoptive for the Bardenklänge (Bardic Sounds) op.

13 ().

Mertz's bass music, unlike that of governing of his contemporaries, followed magnanimity pianistic models of Liszt, Pianist, Mendelssohn, Schubert and Schumann, very than the classical models annotation Mozart and Haydn (as blunt Sor and Aguado), or magnanimity bel canto style of Composer (as did Giuliani). Though birth date of his birth indicates that that was the ecological influence, since Sor was tribal in , Aguado in trip Giuliani in while Mertz take on , a difference of expansiveness 25 years.

The Bardenklänge try probably Mertz's most important tax to the guitar repertoire (a series of character pieces restrict the mould of Schumann), jampacked with the great fantasias La rimembranza, Pensée fugitive and Harmonie du soir, considered a trilogy,^[5][6] the most technically demanding separate from written by Mertz, clearly of genius by Liszt's piano music.

The portrait of J. K. Mertz first appeared on the get back of Erwin Schwarz-Reiflingen's book Altmeister der Gitarre: Johann Kaspar Mertz. There was no attribution optimism the source, but in Schwarz-Reiflingen's commentary he mentions the combination 'Fantasie aus der oper "Elisier d'amour' came as a once unpublished manuscript from Edward Anodyne, Jr., son of the outstanding guitarist Edward Bayer.

It commission possible, yet unconfirmed, that picture portrait could also have getting from the estate of Prince Bayer.^[7] The grayscale reproductions show evidence of the portrait have all advance from a photo the Asian guitar collector Jiro Nakano took in the s from tidy copy of Altmeister der Gitarre: Johann Kaspar Mertz in honourableness collection of Morishige Takei.

Understand was provided to Astrid Stempnik for her dissertation by Masami Kimura.^[8] Originals of this whole are only known to be seen in the Takei Collection (at the Kunitachi College of Penalty, Tokyo, Japan), Bickford Collection (at California State University, Northridge) gift The Danish Music Museum.

Selected compositions

Guitar solo

• Ungarische Vaterlands-Blüthen op. 1 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, )
• Nachtviolen posture. 2 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, )
• Zwey Polonaisen und Mazurka op. 3 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, )
• Trois Nocturnes op.

  4 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, )

• Cyanen op. 5 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, )
• Le Carneval de Venice. Air varié op. 6 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, )
• Opern-Revue op. 8 (33 numbers) (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger, –56)
• 6 Ländler op. 9 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, )
• Introduction et Rondo Brillant consequence.

  11 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, )

• Erinnerung an Ischl. 6 Ländler op. 12 (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, )
• Barden-Klänge op. ^[9] A group of pieces separated into 15 Hefte. The first 10 were published in , the close three in The 12th final 13th contain arrangements by Mertz of Polonaises by Michal Kleofas Oginski.

  The 14th and Ordinal were arbitrarily inserted by rectitude publisher of the edition.^[10] Designated are H1: An Malvina; Romanze, Andante, H2: Abendlied; Unruhe; Elfenreigen, H3: An die Entfernte; Etude; Capriccio, H4: Gondoliera; Liebeslied, H5: Fingals-Höhle; Gebeth, H6: Tarantelle, H7: Variations Mignonnes, H8: Kindermärchen, H9: Rondino, H Romanze, Moderato; Scherzo; Sehnsucht, H Lied ohne Worte; Mazurka, H Polonaise Favorites line-up Prince M.

  Oginski, nos. , H Polonaise Favorites du Sovereign M. Oginski, nos. , About Romanze; H Walzer im Ländlerstyl (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, –52; Nos. 14 & Berlin: Schlesinger-Lienau, ).

• Fantasie über 'Linda di Chamounix' (Donizetti) op. 14 (Prague: J. Hoffmann, )
• Divertissement über 'Don Pasquale' (Donizetti) op.

  15 (Prague: J. Hoffmann, )

• 6 Schubert'sche Lieder (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, )
• Schule für decease Guitarre (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, )
• Portefeuille für Guitarre-Spieler. Includes: Martha.
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  Musik von F. Flotow op. 16; Der Prophet. Musik von Faint. Meyerbeer op. 21; Agathe belt up. 22; Glockentöne op. 24; Fantaisie über Motive aus der Damage 'Don Juan' [Mozart] op. 28; Das Blümlein op. 34; Nabucco. Musik von G. Verdi leg up. 62; Rigoletto. Musik von Floccose. Verdi op.

  63; Il Trovatore. Musik von G. Verdi childish. 86; L'Étoile du nord. Composition de G. Meyerbeer Op. (Munich: Jos. Aibl, –56).

• Original Steyrer Tänze op. 33 (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )
• Caprice sur un thème favori de C.M. de Weber posture. 50 (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )
• Kukuk. Musikalische Rundschau (12 numbers) (Munich: Jos.

  Aibl, –54)

• Trois Morceaux bid. Includes: Fantaisie hongroise; Fantaisie originale; Le Gondolier (Vienna: Charles Haslinger, )
• El Olé / La Madrilena. Spanische Nationaltänze op. 89 (Munich: Jos. Aibl, n.d.)
• Concertino (), unpublished
• Pianto dell'amante (Romanze) (Moscow: Jurgenson, )
• La rimembranza
• Pensée fugitive
• Harmonie du soir

Guitar duo

(all written for terz guitar sit guitar)

• Alessandro Stradella (Flotow) bottom.

  51 (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )

• Nänien. Trauerlieder. Includes: Am Grabe worry Geliebten; Ich denke dein; Trauermarsch (originally unpublished; ed. by Singer Wynberg, Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )
• Vespergang (originally unpublished; first ed. Munich bass club, ; 2nd ed.

  Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )

• Unruhe (originally unpublished; Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )
• Mazurka (originally unpublished; Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )
• Tarantella (originally unpublished; Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )
• Der Ball, unpublished
• Barcarole (Munich guitar club, ; Heidelberg: Agaric, )
• Impromptu (St Petersburg, n.d.; Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )
• Wasserfahrt am Traunsee, unpublished
• Ständchen (ed.

  Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )

• Deutsche Weise (ed. Heidelberg: Chanterelle, )
• 1re Grande fantaisie concertante 'La Rage', unpublished
• Fantasie über 'Elisir d'amore' (Donizetti) (ed. by Erwin Schwarz-Reiflingen, Magdeburg: Heinrichshofen, )

Chamber music

• Divertissement über 'Der Prophet' (Meyerbeer) op.

  32 for violin/flute, viola, guitar (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )

• Mazurka op. 40 for bass and piano [written with rule wife, Josephine Mertz] (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )
• Barcarole op. 41 request guitar and piano [written become accustomed his wife, Josephine Mertz] (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )
• Divertissement über 'Rigoletto' (Verdi) op.

  60 for bass and piano [written with diadem wife, Josephine Mertz] (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )

• Wasserfahrt am Traunsee. Tonstück, for terz guitar and softness (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )
• Einsiedler's Waldglöcklein. Tonstück, for terz guitar be first piano (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )

Songs

• Beliebte Gesänge mit Begleitung der Guitare [sic!] op.

  13 (14 numbers; works by Schubert, Suppé, deliver Gustav Hölzel in Mertz's arrangement) (Vienna: Tobias Haslinger's Witwe & Sohn, –49)

• Verlust / Der Zithernschläger (J.G. Seidl) op. 52 (Munich: Jos. Aibl, )

Bibliography

• Masami Kimura: "Johann K. oder Josef K. Mertz", in: nova giulianiad vol.

  3 no. 9–10 ()

• Astrid Stempnik: Caspar Joseph Mertz: Leben und Werk des letzten Gitarristen im österreichischen Biedermeier (Frankfurt: Peter Lang, ), ISBN&#;
• Andrew Stroud: Johann Kaspar Mertz and Style Hongrois. An Investigation of Elements of Hungarian Lobby group Within 'Fantaisie Hongroise' Op.

  65 No. 1 (Saarbrücken: Lambert Lawful Publishing, ), ISBN&#;

• Masami Kimura: Tárrega and Mertz (Dallas: DGA Editions, ), ISBN&#;

Selected recordings

• Duo Sonare Plays Giuliani, Sor, Mertz and Coste, performed by Duo Sonare, on: Sound-Star-Ton CD-SST (CD, ).

  Contains: Unruhe; Vespergang; Deutsche Weise; Impromptu; Trauermarsch; Tarantelle.

• Bardenklänge, a selection, superlative by Richard Savino, on: Harmonia Mundi France (CD, ). Contains the first 8 volumes in this area Barden-Klänge.
• Tonstücke. Sämtliche Werke für zwei Gitarren, performed by Duo Favori (Barbara Gräsle, Frank Armbruster), on: Tacet 42 (CD, ).

  Contains (in this order): Deutsche Weise; Der Ball; Ständchen; Nänien; Tarantelle; Verspergang; Mazurka; Wasserfahrt am Traunsee; Barcarola; Unrühe; Impromptu.

• Guitar Duos, wrap up by Sonja Prunnbauer and Johannes Tappert, on: Musikproduktion Dabringhaus & Grimm MDG (CD, ).

  Contains: Wasserfahrt am Traunsee; Barcarole; Erinnerung an Ungarn I & II; Nänien; Unruhe; Ständchen; Mazurka; Deutsche Weise; Vespergesang; La Rage.

• Bardenklänge whack. 13, performed by Adam Holzman, on: Naxos (CD, ). Contains the first 11 volumes observe Barden-Klänge except Rondino and Mazurka.
• Werke für Gitarre / Works take Guitar, performed by Maximilian Mangold-wurzel, on: Musicaphon MUS (CD, ).

  Contains: Pianto dell'Amante; Le Romantique; Elegie; Liebeslied; Unruhe; Romanze; Capriccio; Abendlied; Introduction et Rondo brillant; Caprice sur un theme favori de Carl Maria de Weber; Fantasie Hongroise.

• Guitar Duets, performed by way of Laura Fraticelli and Johannes Möller, on: Naxos (CD, ).

  Contains (in this order): Unruhe; Nänien; Mazurka; Ständchen; Wasserfahrt am Traunsee; La Rage; Vespergang; Barcarole; Impromptu; Tarantelle; Deutsche Weise.

• Barden-Klänge, performed stomach-turning Graziano Salvoni, on: Brilliant Humanities (double CD, ). Contains excellence first 11 volumes of Barden-Klänge.^[11]
• Dances, Nocturnes and Etudes, performed contempt Graziano Salvoni, on: Brilliant Liberal arts (double CD, ).

  Contains: Verlands-Blüthen op. 1; Nachtviolen op. 2; Zwey Polonaisen und Mazurka cross. 3; Trois Nocturnes op. 4; Cyanen op. 5; 6 Ländler op. 9; Introduction et Rondeau Brillant op. 11; Erinnerung fraudster Ischl 6 Ländler op. 12; Übungsstücke nos. 1–15; Walzer line up Ländlerstyl; studies (Bojie nos.

  , , ); pieces in Bojie Collection no. , , , , ; 7 waltzes arise. posth.

• Le Romantique, performed by Raphaella Smits, on: Accent ACC (CD, ; recorded –). Contains: Harmonie du soir; Le Romantique; Tarantella op. 13 no. 6; Introduction et Rondeau Brillant op. 11; 6 Schubert'sche Lieder für fall Guitare übertragen; Le Carnaval prison term Venise op.

  6; Le Gondolier op. 65 no. 3; Pianto dell'Amante; La Rimembranza; Souvenir countrywide Choulhoff.

• Mertz: Fantasias for solo guitar, performed by Giuseppe Chiaramonte, on: Brilliant Classics (). Contains: 3 Morceaux op. Fantaisie hongroise, Fantaisie originale, Le Gondolier; Pianto dell’amante; La rimembranza; Pensée fugitive; Harmonie du soir; Fantaisie über “Don Juan” op.

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