Background
Bernhard Molique was born on October 7, 1802, in Nuremberg.
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This album features Bernhard Molique's String Quartetts, Op.. 42 and 44. Both works were composed while Molique was in England and he considered them to be situated between classicism and romanticism. Molique was interested not in showy effects but in substance - a fact reflected in the unchanging movement tiles of his quartets.
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Flutist Mathieu Dufour and oboist Alex Klein -- current and former principal players of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra -- shine as soloists in a CD of neglected gems from the early Romantic era. Charming virtuosic showpieces by Mendelssohn contemporaries Wilhelm Bernhard Molique and Ignaz Moscheles astound with their fresh melodies -- and with the jaw-dropping technique and expressive range they elicit from the wind soloists. Opening the program is a jewel of the high Classical period: Domenico Cimarosa's beloved Concerto for Two Flutes (played on flute and oboe).
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Bernhard Molique was born on October 7, 1802, in Nuremberg.
After studying with his father, Molique took lessons from Louis Spohr and Pietro Rovelli.
After pursing a career as a touring virtuoso for several years, Molique accepted the position of Music Director to the Royal Court in Stuttgart.
He also taught for several years in London at the Royal Academy of Music. As a composer, he was largely self taught. His music shows the influence of Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn and Spohr. Remembered now only for his violin concertos, he wrote a considerable amount of chamber music. He wrote two piano trios. Piano Trio No. 1 in g minor, Op. 27 dates from 1845. It was a favorite of the pianist Hans von Bülow who was said to prefer it to those of Schubert. The opening theme to the first movement, Allegro, recalls Beethoven’s Op. 59 No. 1, probably no accident a Molique was a life long quartet player. There is a lilting second subject. A catchy Scherzo with trio comes next and is followed by an Adagio and a dance-like Rondo for a finale. Piano Trio No. 2 in F Major, Op. 52 came out 13 years later in 1858.
Wilhelm Bernhard Molique died on May 10, 1869, in Cannstatt, Germany.
(Flutist Mathieu Dufour and oboist Alex Klein -- current a...)
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Bernhard Molique was married to Ehefrau von Bernhard Molique, they had several children.
