Louis Schlosser

1800 — 1886
Born: Darmstadt • Died: Darmstadt
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Louis Schlösser was a German pianist, violinist, composer, conductor and music critic. Born in Darmstadt on 17 November 1800, he received his musical education in Vienna under Ignaz von Seyfried, Joseph Mayseder and Antonio Salieri, as well as Jan Václav Voříšek, and later in Paris under Jean-François Lesueur and Rodolphe Kreutzer. He also studied with Christian Heinrich Rinck and wrote his first compositions during his years in Vienna. Returning to his hometown, he played violin in the Darmstadt court orchestra, eventually becoming concertmaster and, from 1846, Hofkapellmeister. As a soloist and conductor, he performed both in Darmstadt and elsewhere, and he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

His compositional output, about seventy published works, included operas such as "Das Leben ein Traum" (1839) and "Die Braut des Herzogs" (1847), the melodrama "Die Jahreszeiten", music for Goethe's "Faust", as well as overtures, ballets, string quartets, concertos, symphonies, piano works, songs and other pieces, many of which were published during his lifetime. In 1822 he met Ludwig van Beethoven, later publishing detailed recollections that provided valuable insights into Beethoven's personality and working methods.

Schlösser was born the son of Falk (or Frank) Schlösser and was originally named Lazarus or Löser before becoming known as Louis. His family included his brother Bernhard Schlösser, a painter in Frankfurt am Main, and another brother, Theodor Schlösser, who became an academy professor in Colmar. Louis Schlösser died on 17 November 1886 in Darmstadt and was buried in the Jewish Cemetery.

His son Adolf also became a musician, later gaining recognition in London as a pianist, composer and professor at the Royal Academy of Music. Beginning in 1847, Adolf undertook several tours in Germany before settling in London in 1853, where his piano quartet, trio, various études and many songs were published. Among his students was Josef Abengheim.

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