Johann Ludwig Böhner - Concert Ouverture in D-major, (1816)

Picture: Charles Landseer - The Eve of the Battle of Edge Hill, 1642 (1845) Johann Ludwig Böhner (b Tottelstedt, 8 Jan 1787; d Gotha, 28 March 1860). German pianist, conductor and composer. He studied in Erfurt and with Spohr, then taught the piano and made concert tours. Winning praise for his Classical virtuoso piano pieces and orchestral works, he also anticipated Weber in his concert overtures and use of folk elements in opera. He was the model for . Hoffmann’s ’Capellmeister Kreisler’. Work: Con