Joseph Eschborn

Peter Joseph Eschborn (born March 4, 1800 in Mainz; died November 17, 1881 in Coburg) [1] was a German composer, violinist and conductor.

Life

Eschborn studied composition with Friedrich Witt. [2] From 1821 to 1827 he was music director at the theater in Düsseldorf and from 1832 to 1834 conductor of the orchestra of the Mannheim National Theatre. [3] His successor was Franz Lachner. He then worked as music director in Cologne, Stuttgart, Amsterdam and in 1845/1846 was director at Theater Aachen, living his last years in Coburg.

A setting of Friedrich Schiller's poem, "Das Lied von der Glocke," “as a declamatorium and set up for the stage by C. Simons” is in a printed piano version preserved from the year 1827. [4] An opera, Der Bastard oder Das Stiergefecht "made in music by Joseph Eschborn" from the year 1836 is also preserved. [5]

Eschborn was married to the singer Maria Angelika Ciscewski. [1] Their daughter, Natalie, also became known as a singer under the stage name, Natalie Frassini.[6]

References
  1. Straub (Stadtoberinspektor, Stadtarchiv Amorbach): [Nachfahren] Johann Baptist Eschborn (1758–1831). Schriftliche Mitteilung an die Landsmannschaft Teutonia, 30. April 1959.
  2. Eschborn, Joseph. In: Carl Gollmick (Hrsg.): Handlexicon der Tonkunst. Zweither Teil. André, Offenbach a. M. 1857, S. 161 (dort abweichend als Geburtsjahr: 1790).
  3. Kapellmeisters schmerzbewegter Abschied. In: Nationaltheater Mannheim (Hrsg.): 150 Jahre National-Theater Mannheim: 1779–1929. Mannheim 1929, S. 17.
  4. Michael Fischer: Festgemauert. Rezeptionsgeschichtliche Beiträge zu Schillers Lied von der Glocke. Vortrag, Freiburg, 22. Juni 2008, S. 21 (PDF, 2,4 MB)
  5. Josef Eschborn (Musik) und Ferdinand von Biedenfeld (Text): Der Bastard oder Das Stiergefecht. Große Oper in drei Akten. Jos. Schleiden jr., Aachen 1836 (Libretto).
  6. Natalie Frassini bei Operissimo auf der Basis des Großen Sängerlexikons'
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