Born in Dresden in 1926, Wolfgang Marschner, a remarkable violinist, composer, conductor, and teacher, comes from a distinguished musical family. One of his ancestors was Heinrich Marschner (1795-1861), the most important composer of German opera between Weber and Wagner. At four, Wolfgang attended the Staatskapelle Dresden orchestra school. Five years later, he made his debut performing Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata. At fourteen, he entered the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where his composition, Divertimento for String Quartet was premiered. At seventeen, in the midst of the Second World War, he was conscripted into the army. He resumed his studies after the war with Erich Rohn (concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic). He commenced his career with the Hanover Opera House Orchestra, as the concertmaster, soloist and second conductor. More engagements followed with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and Dresden Staatskapelle. At 21, he was named concertmaster of the Cologne WDR Orchestra where he was the soloist in the German premiere of Walton's Violin Concerto, and conducted Oscar Straus' operetta, Ein Waltzertraum. He devoted himself to performing the Schoenberg and Berg Violin Concertos and premiered chamber works and violin concertos by Luigi Nono, Winfried Zillig, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Bernd Alois Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Eduard Steuermann and Igor Stravinsky. He is equally prolific as a composer of several symphonies, concertos, chamber and solo violin works. Marschner became a professor at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen at 26, he later taught at the Cologne Musikhochschule. He has been a guest teacher in Tokyo and has given masterclasses all over the world. He founded the Deutsche Spohr Akademie masterclasses and the Marschner Festival Hinterzarten in the Black Forest. He was a juror in many competitions and established the Jacobus Stainer and the Louis Spohr International Violin Competitions.

Tracklist:

Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Minor, Bwv 1001: I. Adagio
Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Minor, Bwv 1001: II. Fuga
Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Minor, Bwv 1001: III. Siciliana
Violin Sonata No. 1 In G Minor, Bwv 1001: IV. Presto
Violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: i. Allemande
violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: ii. Double
violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: iii. Courante
violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: iv. Double
Violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: v. Sarabande
violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: vi. Double
Violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: vii. Tempo Di Bourrée
violin Partita No. 1 In B Minor, Bwv 1002: viii. Double
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Minor, Bwv 1003: i. Grave
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Minor, Bwv 1003: II. Fuga
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Minor, Bwv 1003: III. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 2 In A Minor, Bwv 1003: IV. Allegro
Violin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004: I. Allemande
Violin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004: ii. Courante
Violin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004: iii. Sarabande
Violin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004: iv. Gigue
Violin Partita No. 2 In D Minor, Bwv 1004: v. Chaconne
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Bwv 1005: I. Adagio
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Bwv 1005: II. Fuga
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Bwv 1005: III. Largo
Violin Sonata No. 3 In C Major, Bwv 1005: IV. Allegro Assai
Violin Partita No. 3 In E Major, Bwv 1006: i. Preludio
Violin Partita No. 3 In E Major, Bwv 1006: II. Loure
Violin Partita No. 3 In E Major, Bwv 1006: III. Gavotte En Rondeau
Violin Partita No. 3 In E Major, Bwv 1006: IV. Menuets I & II
Violin Partita No. 3 In E Major, Bwv 1006: V. Bourrée
Violin Partita No. 3 In E Major, Bwv 1006: VI. Gigue

UPC: 061297810451
Label: Doremi Records
Release Date: 4.17.20
Format: CD

J Bach S / Marschner - Wolfgang Marschner 1 (2 CD)