Ernst Eichner (1740-1777) - Klarinettenkonzert Es-Dur

★ Follow music ► Composer: Ernst Eichner (1740-1777) Work: Klarinettenkonzert Es-Dur Performers: KarI SchIechta (clarinet); KurpfäIzisches Kammerorchester; Hаns Oskаr Kοch (leitung) Painting: Johann Friedrich Meyer (1728-1789) - Potsdam, Old Market. View to obelisk and Stadtschloss (1772) Further info: Listen free: --- Ernst Dietrich Adolph Eichner [Ernesto Eichner] (Arolsen, 15 February 1740 - Potsdam, 1777) German bassoonist, violinist, and composer. The son of a musician, Johann Andreas Eichner (1694-1768), he studied under his father before becoming Kapellmeister at the court of Duke Christian IV in Zweibrücken. After his symphonies were published in Paris, he obtained a position as violinist with the Mannheim orchestra in 1768, winning a prestigious award in Paris in 1772 for his compositions after tours there and in London. In 1773 he accepted a position in Potsdam with the musical ensemble of Crown Prince Friedrich (later Friedrich Wilhelm). He was one of the most significant and progressive composers of the mid-century German symphony, though he often chose to retain the three-movement format. His music is known for its colorful and sensitive orchestration. His music includes 30 symphonies, 18 concertos (mostly for winds), 14 quartets, a quintet, two wind divertimentos, 12 trios for strings, seven sonatas, six duos, and six keyboard sonatas. His daughter, Adelheid Eichner, was a singer and composer with a precocious talent.