Joseph Eschborn Explained

Peter Joseph Eschborn (March 4, 1800, in Mainz – November 17, 1881, in Coburg) was a German composer, violinist and conductor.

Life

Eschborn studied composition with Friedrich Witt. 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. 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. An opera, Der Bastard oder Das Stiergefecht "made in music by Joseph Eschborn" from the year 1836 is also preserved.

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

References

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Notes and References

1. Straub (Stadtoberinspektor, Stadtarchiv Amorbach): [Nachfahren] Johann Baptist Eschborn (1758–1831). Schriftliche Mitteilung an die Landsmannschaft Teutonia, 30. April 1959.
2. http://opacplus.bsb-muenchen.de/title/BV020702542/ft/bsb10600349?page=161 Eschborn, Joseph.
3. http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/mannheim1929/0016?sid=a35038d1e601ae9cdf81e201b9f2a611 Kapellmeisters schmerzbewegter Abschied.
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. http://web.operissimo.com/triboni/exec?method=com.operissimo.artist.webDisplay&xsl=webDisplay&id=ffcyoieagxaaaaabasir Natalie Frassini