Franz Hauser
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Franz Hauser was a singer, voice teacher, and music manuscript collector.
At his Father's insistence, he first studied medicine, but he then studied singing with Johann Wenzel Tomaschek
and composition with oboist Josef Triebensee
.
He made is stage debut in 1817 in Prague as Sarastro in Mozart's Magic Flute. He found great success at the opera theaters in Vienna, Leipzig, and Berlin. He retired from the stage in 1838 and taught singing in Vienna. In 1846 he was appointed as director of the newly-established conservatory in Munich (now the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
), serving as its director until 1864. He retired in 1865 to Karlsruhe
and two years later to Freiburg im Briesgau.
Contemporary critics considered Hauser cold as an actor but approved of his pure voice. He was known for his interpretation of Weber and as Figaro (both Rossini's and Mozart's), Bertram, William Tell, and Spohr's Faust.
Hauser had many students including Jenny Lind
and Henriette Sontag
. He wrote a popular singing manual, Gesanglehre für Lehrer und Lernende (Leipzig 1866) (freely available through Google books). As a composer, he was known for his songs. His correspondence with composer Moritz Hauptmann
was published in two volumes in 1871.
Hauser's greatest significance today is as a collector of musical manuscripts–most notably of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, assembling the greatest 19th century collection of that composer's manuscripts. He was a consultant for the Bach Gesellschaft edition and prepared a thematic catalog of Bach's works. Most of Hauser's Bach manuscripts (including 19 cantatas, the accompanied sontatas for violin, and the English suites for keyboard) were acquired by the Königlichen Bibliothek (now the Berlin State Library) in 1904. Others were destroyed in 1945. Parts of his collection are also in the Darmsdat Landesbibliothek and the Harvard University Loeb Music Library.
His son, Moritz Hauser (1827–1857) became a theater director in Königsberg
and a minor composer.
At his Father's insistence, he first studied medicine, but he then studied singing with Johann Wenzel Tomaschek
Václav Tomášek
Václav Jan Křtitel Tomášek, was a Czech composer and music teacher.-Life:As a pianist, he was an autodidact, becoming one of the most important piano teachers of Prague for a century. Until 1824 he worked as a piano teacher in aristocratic families...
and composition with oboist Josef Triebensee
Josef Triebensee
Josef Triebensee was a Bohemian composer and oboist.He studied composition with Albrechtsberger and oboe with his father, Georg Triebensee . He served in the private orchestra of Prince Schwarzenberg, and from 1782-1806 as first oboist of the Austrian Emperor's Harmonie...
.
He made is stage debut in 1817 in Prague as Sarastro in Mozart's Magic Flute. He found great success at the opera theaters in Vienna, Leipzig, and Berlin. He retired from the stage in 1838 and taught singing in Vienna. In 1846 he was appointed as director of the newly-established conservatory in Munich (now the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
The Hochschule für Musik und Theater München is one of the most respected traditional vocational universities in Germany specialising in music and the performing arts. The seat of the Hochschule is the former Führerbau of the NSDAP, located at Arcisstraße 12, on the eastern side of the Königsplatz...
), serving as its director until 1864. He retired in 1865 to Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
and two years later to Freiburg im Briesgau.
Contemporary critics considered Hauser cold as an actor but approved of his pure voice. He was known for his interpretation of Weber and as Figaro (both Rossini's and Mozart's), Bertram, William Tell, and Spohr's Faust.
Hauser had many students including Jenny Lind
Jenny Lind
Johanna Maria Lind , better known as Jenny Lind, was a Swedish opera singer, often known as the "Swedish Nightingale". One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she is known for her performances in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and for an extraordinarily...
and Henriette Sontag
Henriette Sontag
Henriette Sontag was a German operatic soprano of great international renown. She possessed a sweet-toned, lyrical voice and was a brilliant exponent of florid singing.-Life:...
. He wrote a popular singing manual, Gesanglehre für Lehrer und Lernende (Leipzig 1866) (freely available through Google books). As a composer, he was known for his songs. His correspondence with composer Moritz Hauptmann
Moritz Hauptmann
Moritz Hauptmann , was a German music theorist, teacher and composer.Hauptmann was born in Dresden, and studied violin under Scholz, piano under Franz Lanska, composition under Grosse and Francesco Morlacchi,...
was published in two volumes in 1871.
Hauser's greatest significance today is as a collector of musical manuscripts–most notably of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach, assembling the greatest 19th century collection of that composer's manuscripts. He was a consultant for the Bach Gesellschaft edition and prepared a thematic catalog of Bach's works. Most of Hauser's Bach manuscripts (including 19 cantatas, the accompanied sontatas for violin, and the English suites for keyboard) were acquired by the Königlichen Bibliothek (now the Berlin State Library) in 1904. Others were destroyed in 1945. Parts of his collection are also in the Darmsdat Landesbibliothek and the Harvard University Loeb Music Library.
His son, Moritz Hauser (1827–1857) became a theater director in Königsberg
Königsberg
Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...
and a minor composer.