Georg Goltermann
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15 Kleine und Leichte Orgelpräludien, Op.632 Morceaux, Op.1192 Pièces de salon, Op.132 Pieces, Op.1323 Duette, Op.193 Lyrische Stücke, Op.1173 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.413 Romances sans paroles, Op.904 Gesänge, Op.104 Gesänge, Op.264 Gesänge, Op.444 Lieder, Op.464 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.434 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.484 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.544 Morceaux de salon, Op.354 Pieces, Op.1284 Salonstücke, Op.965 Nocturnes for Cello and Piano6 Gesänge, Op.346 Leichte Tonbilder, Op.1186 Leichte Tonbilder, Op.1296 Lieder, Op.326 Tonbilder, Op.1016 Tonbilder, Op.99A
Adagio, Op.83Andante religioso, Op.56C
Capriccio, Op.24Cello Concerto No.1, Op.14Cello Concerto No.2, Op.30Cello Concerto No.3, Op.51Cello Concerto No.4, Op.65Cello Concerto No.5, Op.76Cello Concerto No.6, Op.100Cello Sonatina No.1, Op.36Cello Sonatina No.2, Op.61F
Festspiel-Ouverture, Op.94Frühlingswonne, Op.75G
German Dances, Op.42Grand duo, Op.15Grand duo, Op.25I
Inmitten von Blüten, Op.50L
Liedesbotschaft, Op.80M
Moderne Suite, Op.122Moderne Suite, Op.126Morceaux CélèbresN
Nach Jahren, Op.91NocturnesNun klinge, mein Lied, Op.57O
Ouvertüre zu Waldmeisters Brautfahrt, Op.37R
Rheinfahrt, Op.70Romance, Op.17Romance, Op.22S
Sonatine, Op.114T
Transcriptionen für Violoncello und PianoforteW
Wach auf, mein Herz und singe, Op.106Z
Zu Mantua in BandenWikipediaGeorg Eduard Goltermann (19 August 1824 – 29 December 1898) was a German cellist, composer and conductor.
Goltermann was born in Hannover. His father was an organist, and therefore he got an early introduction to music. He received cello lessons from Joseph Menter [de] in München, the most important Bavarian cello virtuoso of his time. He took composition lessons from
Ignaz Lachner. He also learned to conduct.
In 1852, after briefly touring Europe as a solo cellist, he became music director in Würzburg. In 1853 he accepted an offer to become deputy music director of the municipal theater Stadttheater in Frankfurt am Main, where he was promoted to Kapellmeister (principal music director) in 1874. He died in Frankfurt am Main.
Some of Goltermann's works were very popular at the time and are still used for teaching purposes. Goltermann composed eight cello concertos, of which the fourth is the most famous. This "student's concerto" is the easiest of his first five concertos, and it is studied fairly widely. His music is rarely performed in professional concerts. It is deemed to lack the musicality of true concertos, and though it has been praised for its melodious and pleasant nature, it is not considered inspired. Instead his concertos are studied by students to learn technique and get a basic understanding of concerto style. Concerto No. 1 has maintained a presence in today's standard repertoire. The slow movement entitled Cantilena was often played separately as a cello solo. An early recording of this movement played by Pablo Casals exists.
Many of Goltermann's shorter works for cello are in the lower and medium technical difficulty level.
The fourth cello concerto is often performed by students due to its relative ease of play. It is divided into 3 movements: