François Stoepel Explained

François Stoepel, also Dr. Franz Stoepel (1794  - 19 December 1836) was a French music critic, writer, journalist, pianist, and pedagogue. He was a classical music critic for Gazette Musicale de Paris from 1834,^{[1] [2]} and was an expert in Beethoven, for whom he wrote many articles for the paper until his death in 1836.^[3] He was the author of numerous theoretical and works and instruction books,^{[4] [5]} and authored a biography on George Onslow, George Onslow : esquisse biographique.

As a music educator he didn't have much success, although he did translate Cherubini's Cours de contrepoint into German.^[6] Stoepel was also known to be a concert organizer, and often organized concerts at the Salle Pleyel known as matinée musicale, featuring some of the top virtuoso pianists of the period.^[4] On 25 March 1834 he organized a concert there featuring Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt, one of only seven times they performed together.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: Wallace, Robin. Beethoven's Critics: Aesthetic Dilemmas and Resolutions During the Composer's Lifetime. 26 January 1990. CUP Archive. 978-0-521-38634-0. 119.
2. Book: Ekiert, Janusz. Fryderyk Chopin, an illustrated biography. 2009. Muza. 978-83-7495-743-4. 189.
3. Book: Ellis, Katharine. Music Criticism in Nineteenth-Century France: La Revue Et Gazette Musicale de Paris 1834-80. 31 May 2007. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-03589-7. 102.
4. Book: Niecks, Frederick. Frederick Chopin as a man and musician. 1992. Paganiniana. 279. 9780876666104.
5. Book: Twyman, Michael. Early lithographed music: a study based on the H. Baron Collection. 1996. Farrand. 978-1-85083-039-9. 265.
6. Book: Probst, Heinrich. Breitkopf Und Hartel in Paris. 1990. Pendragon Press. 978-0-918728-64-7. 6.
7. Book: Hall-Swadley, Janita R. . The Collected Writings of Franz Liszt: F. Chopin. 15 July 2011. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-6409-3. 32.