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Wenzel Gahrich


Wenzel Gährich (16 September 1794 in Cerhovice, Bohemia – 15 September 1864 in Berlin) was a German violinist and composer. Gährich composed numerous ballets, especially for Michel François Hoguet and Paul Taglioni. He was the Royal Ballet-music conductor in Berlin.

Selected works

Ballet
  • Der Seeräuber (Berlin 1838, Wien 1854); choreography by Paul Taglioni
  • Don Quixote (Berlin c.1839); choreography by Paul Taglioni
  • Die Insel der Liebe, oder Das unausführbare Gesetz (Berlin 1844); choreography by Paul Taglioni
  • Die unterbrochene Hochzeit (Berlin 1845); choreography by François Michel Hoguet
  • Paul und Virginie (premiered Berlin, 10 March 1848); choreography by François Michel Hoguet after Pierre Gardel
  • Aladin, oder Die Wunderlampe (Berlin 1854); choreography by François Michel Hoguet
  • Die Weiberkur (Berlin); choreography by Adolphe Adam
    • Other stage works
  • 100,000 Thaler!, Farce with Songs (Berlin 1848); words by David Kalisch
  • Tafellied zum siebzehnten August achtzehnhundertfuenfundfuenfzig (Berlin 1855)
  • Jubelkantate zum siebzehnten August achtzehnhundertfuenfundfuenfzig (Berlin 1855)
  • Ein Landstand, Vaudeville (Berlin); words by A. Heinrich v. H. Michaelson
  • Der verliebte Dorfschneider, Divertissement (Berlin); words by Toni Stullmüller
    • Instrumental music
  • Sinfonie No. 1 in E♭ major (pub. 1831)
  • Concertino in G minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 2 (1831)
  • Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 3 (pub. 1831)
  • Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 4 (pub. 1833)
  • Rondo und Variationen (c.1841)

    • References

    Wenzel Gährich Wikipedia
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