Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798) - Sonata in d-moll (1773)
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Composer: Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748-1798)
Work: Sonata in d-moll (1773)
Performers: Oliver Drеchsеl (clavichord)
Drawing: Unknown artist (19th Century) - Prospekt der Stadt Chemnitz in Sachsen, von der Zschoppauer Strasse (1813)
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Christian Gottlob Neefe
(Chemnitz, 5 February 1748 - Dessau, 26 January 1798)
German composer and keyboardist. His earliest musical education was as a chorister at the Chemnitz cathedral, but in 1768 he arrived in Leipzig to study law at the university there. He passed his first examination with a work that argued whether a father had the right to disinherit his son if the latter became a musician. In 1771 he enrolled as a pupil in the Singspiel school of Johann Adam Hiller, eventually collaborating with his mentor on a one-act work, Der Dorfbarbier. In 1776 he became the musical director of the Abel Seyler troupe and toured Germany with considerable success, establishing a reputation as a composer of Singspiels. In 1779 he obtained a post in the national theatre in Bonn, being appointed court organist in 1781. There he undertook the musical education of Ludwig van Beethoven, even recommending him for further training in Vienna. In 1794, he was dismissed from his post during the French occupation and fruitlessly sought other employment. With the help of his daughter, he became music director of the Dessau theatre at the end of 1796, but fell seriously ill and died soon afterwards. As a composer he was noted for his ability to write memorable melodies, though his songs and arias are often strophic. His music includes 10 Singspiels (of which one, 'Adelheit von Veltheim' of 1780, achieved considerable success), 21 keyboard sonatas, 13 violin sonatas, a keyboard concerto, a Latin Vater unser (lost), several partitas, and a large number of Lieder. He also arranged Mozart’s operas for keyboard reduction during the last years of his life.