Charles Oberthür
Compositions for: Harp
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2 Musical Poems for the Harp, Op.35124 Preludes3 Characteristic Melodies, Op.1063 Etudes caracteristiques3 Morceaux caractéristiques3 Musical Illustrations3 Musical Sketches for the Harp6 Morceaux caractéristiquesA
A Dream of By-gone DaysA Fairy Legend, Op.182A la Styrienne, Op.337AdieuAeolian Chords, Op.129Ah be not sadAir russe, Op.207Albumblätter, Op.342Alpen-Lieder, Op.308Andalusia, Op.159B
Bel chiaro di luna, Op.91Berceuse, Op.299Bonnie Scotland, Op.115C
Clouds and Sunshine, Op.219Conte de Fees, Op.301D
Danse des lutins, Op.331E
Elegy, Op.38Erin go bragh, Op.147Erin, oh! Erin, Op.183F
Fantaisie brillante, Op.116Fantaisie sur des thêmes de l'opera 'Martha', Op.56Fantasia on 'Il trovatore', Op.144Fantasie über Hänsel und Gretel von E. HumperdinckG
Graziella, Op.304H
Harp Concertino in G minor, Op.175L
La grâce, Op.123La prière, Op.62Le papillon, Op.317Le Passé et l'avenirLe réveil des elfes, Op.181Le SylpheL'echo de l'opéra, Op.148Loreley, Op.180M
Meditation, Op.153Meine Ruh' ist hin, mein Herz ist schwerMiranda, Op.185N
NereidsO
Orpheus, Op.253R
Reminiscences Italiennes, Op.31Reverie, Op.314S
Sacred Melodies, Op.127Seaside rambles, Op.158Sérénade mauresque, Op.324SolitudeSongs without WordsSouvenir de Lucia di Lammermore, Op.188Sur la paradeSur la rive de la mer, Op.117Sylvana, Op.311T
The Harp that once through Tara's Halls, Op.187The Keel Row Fantasia, Op.166Theoretical and Practical Course of Instruction for the HarpTrio No.1, Op.139Trio No.2, Op.162V
Voyage en Suisse, Op.99Arrangements for: Harp
Danse des lutins, Op.331Harp Concertino in G minor, Op.175Loreley, Op.180Orpheus, Op.253Sérénade mauresque, Op.324Parts for: Harp
Orpheus, Op.253Reminiscences Italiennes, Op.31
WikipediaCharles Oberthür (born as Carl Oberthür) (4 March 1819 – 8 November 1895) was a German harpist and composer active in Germany, Switzerland and England.
The son of a violin maker, Oberthür was born in Munich and studied the harp there with Elisa Brauchle and composition with Georg Valentin Röder (1776–1848), music director at the Bavarian court. He was successively employed at theatres in Zürich (1837), Wiesbaden (1839), and Mannheim (1842), before he settled in London in 1844, initially as harpist at the Royal Italian Opera House. In 1861, he became the first Professor of Harp at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He died in London in 1895.
Oberthür was the composer of over 450 works, most for or including the harp. He also published a useful harp method, his opus 36. His large-scale works have not been performed for many years and included the opera Floris de Namur (performed at Wiesbaden) and the cantatas The Pilgrim Queen, The Red Cross Knight, and Lady Jane Grey. As a harpist, he became "unrivalled as a virtuoso and teacher". A contemporary source described him as "the leading harpist in Britain, and on the Continent he is held in the highest esteem."
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