Bernhard Ernst Scholz 1835-1916

[giles.enders]

Bernhard Ernst Scholz  Born 30.3.1835 Mainz  Died  26.12.1916 Munich

Scholz was a pupil of Ernst Pauer for piano and Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn for theory.  He was appointed professor at the Royal School of Music in Munich in 1856 remaining there until 1858  He became conductor at the Hanover Court Theatre from 1859-1865.  He later worked in Berlin, Breslau and Florence.  From 1883 he was director of the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt.
He married¹ and had five children²

Orchestral[/b]

Symphony in B flat  Op.60  pub. by Hainauer
Symphony in A minor  Op.80 1896 pub. by Firnberg
Overture 'Malinconia'
Overture 'Im Freien'  Op.21  1866  pub. by Reiter-Biederman
Overture 'Iphigenia in Tauris  Op.15 1862  pub. by Reiter-Biederman
'Wanderung, suite for orchestra  Op.74  pub. by Firnberg
Piano Concerto in B major 1883  pub. by Hainauer
Capriccio for piano and orchestra Op.35  pub by Hainauer
Capriccio all'Ungarese  for cello (or violin) and orchestra Op.37 1873 pub. by Hainauer
'Dancing in the Camp' arranged for piano 4 hands and orchestra from his opera Zieten'sche Husaren Op.30  pub. by Bote & Bock

Chamber

Piano Quintet in C major  Op.25 1869  pub. by Cranz
Piano Quartet in F minor Op.79   1899  pub. by Simrock 
Piano Trio in E minor  Op.26  1869  pub. by Schott
Piano Trio in A minor  Op.83  1900  pub. by Firnberg
String Quintet in E minor  Op.47 1878  pub. by Hainauer
String Quartet in G Op.46  pub. by Peters
String Quartet in A major  Op.48  pub. by Hainauer
Violin Sonata in G major with variations on German folksongs  Op.20 1869  pub. by Schott
Violin Sonata 1857  pub. by Peters
Violin Sonata in A minor Op.55  pub. by Hainauer
Two violin sonatas; in D major and A minor  Op.94 1910  pub. by Firnberg
Notturno in E minor for violin and piano  Op.51  pub. by Hainauer
Notturno in D minor for violin and piano  Op.53  pub. by Bote & Bock
Six light pieces for violin and piano: Landler, Quick March, Romanze, A la Mazurka, Morning march, Sunday Evening in the Village.
OP.31 pub. by Simrock
Romanze  in D minor for violin and piano Op.92 1908  pub. by Firnberg
Cello Sonata  Op.5  1856  pub. by Peters
Cello Sonata Op.14  1861  pub. by Breitkopf and Hartel
Two cello sonatas: in C major & D major  1869 pub. by Schott
Cello Sonata  in A minor  Op.81  1900  pub. by Firnberg
Variations on a theme by Handel for cello and piano Op.84  pub. by Firnberg
Romanze in D minor for cello and piano  OP.91  pub. by 1906  pub. by Firnberg
Sextet for winds and strings in F major  Wo.

Piano

Sonata in B major  Op.28  pub. by Schott
Sonata for piano Op.41 1875 pub by Reiter-Biedermann
Six preludes and fugues for piano  Op.1 1856 pub. by Schott
Variations on an original theme  Op.10  pub. by Reiter-Biederman
Two waltzes for piano, 4 hands  Op.24  pub. by Cranz
For Helen: six pieces  Op.40  pub. by Hainauer
Landler in G major  pub. by Hainauer
Seven sketches  Op.52 1881  pub. by Rahter
Contrapuntal variations on a Gavotte by Handel  for 2 pianos  Op.54 1882  pub. by Hainauer

Choral

Four mens chorus's : Op.12 1859 pub. by Reiter-Biedermann
1.Lied der Stadte
2. Das Glas in der Rechten
3. Wie die jungen Bluthen
4. Roselein im Walde
Three lieder for male choir  Op.13 words by Auguste Hoffmann von Fellersleben( he wrote words for German national anthem)  pub. by Schott
1. Der Lebende hat Recht
2. In's Weinhaus
3. Cantilena potatoria
Requiem for soloist, chorus and orchestra Op.16  1864  pub by Breitkopf & Hartel
Des Sangers Wiederkehr for double chorus and wind instruments Op.17 words by Ludwig Uhland 1864  pub. by Simrock
Hymnus  for soloist and orchestra  Op.29  words from Pandora by Goethe pub. by Gottard
Two Hymns for soprano solo and female chorus  Op.39  1. Jubilate, 2. Fruhling.  1873 pub. by Hainauer
Standchen an eine Verlassene for mens chorus and strings or piano  OP.58  1883  pub. by Hainauer
Das lied von der Glocke  OP.61 words by Friedrich Schiller  for soloists, chorus, organ and orchestra.  pub. by Hainauer
Three lieder for men's chorus;  Op.62  1892 pub. by Firnberg
1. Am Alpensee
2. Wanderfahrt
3. Sonnabengelaute
Three Marienlieder for two part female chorus  Op.63    1892 pub. by Firnberg
1. In allem Leid, in allem Streit.
2. O du sussester von allen Naman
3. Die ersten Veilchen an dem Raine
Sylvesterglocken for mixed chorus and orchestra  Op.66  1892  pub. by Firnberg
Three hymns for female chorus and piano.  Op.72  1893  pub. by A.P.Schmidt
1. Am fliessenden Wasser
2. Gute Nacht
3. Kauzlein
Thurmerlied  for male chorus and orchestra Op.73  1893  pub by Firnberg
Liebenslied  for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra (or piano)  Op.75  pub. by Firnberg
Two Swiss songs for four part male chorus  Op.77  1895 pub. by Firnberg
1. Saespruch
2. Fur ein Gesangfest im Fruling
Two lieder for mixed chorus and small orchestra; Op.82  1900 pub. by Firnberg
1. Weihgeschenk
2. Hymn an die Nacht
Der Wald  for soloist, male chorus and orchestra  Op.85  1903  pub. by Vieweg
Deutsche Flottenlied for male chorus Op.86  1903 pub. by Hug & Co.
Nenie  for soloist and male chorus  Op.87 words by Friedrich Schiller 1905 pub. by Firnberg
Dithyrambe  for mixed chorus and piano  Op.88  words by Friedrich Schiller pub. by Firnberg
Scene of Beatrice  from Schiller's Braut von Messina for solo voice and orchestra  Op.89  1905  pub. by Firnberg
Abenlied an die Natur  for female chorus   1897 pub. by D.Schweers

Opera

Carlo Rosa  1858
Zieten'sche Husaren  comic opera 1869
Morgiane  1870
Golo  1875
Der Trumpeter von Sakkingen  11877
Die Vornehmen Wirte  1883
Ingo  1898
Anno 1757
Mirandolina  1907

There are many songs

1.
Louise Maria Seyler  1834-1904  wife

2. Helen Charlotte Scholz  1859-1916
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Richard Scholz  1860-1939
Wilhelm Joachim Scholz  1862-1905
Wilhelmine Marie  1865- ?
Georg Nikolaus Richard Bernhard  18722-1946

[JimL]

The key of the Op. 28 piano sonata must be a mistake.  There is a G-sharp minor, but there's no such thing as G-sharp Major - at least not on a piano.  It's place is taken enharmonically by A-flat.  It must be C-sharp Major, which is the last signature with sharps.

[Gareth Vaughan]

I don't think it is either. IMSLP has the score of Scholz's Op. 28 sonata and describes it as in B major. Just downloaded it - yes, it is in B major - 5 sharps.

[Alan Howe]

Grove online has this:

Scholz belonged to the circle of Brahms, Joachim and Clara Schumann, and was among those who signed the famous manifesto of March 1860 against the New German School. He worked assiduously to promote the works of Brahms, whose influence is most evident in his compositions. His late chamber music, which shows a concern with form and finish in detail, represents the highpoint of his output. His String Quartet in G op.46 won the Florentine Quartet Prize in 1877, and his String Quintet in E minor op.47 was awarded a prize by a St Petersburg society the following year.

[eschiss1]

BTW Matesic uploaded a recording of his string quartet to IMSLP a few years back (thanks ).

[FBerwald]

The Piano Concerto must have been something since it was in Clara's repertoire.

[eschiss1]

Skimming the score of the concerto (also, together with solo part & reduction, @ IMSLP) does suggest something interesting to me. (According to MPH, the orchestral material is still available from Zimmermann, so the work could still be performed, though not for free unless someone- legally I _think_ (some of the European holding/scanning libraries claim ownership, at least over the digital scans and any derivative typesets I guess; I actually do not know what US legal practice says about that) - extracted the parts from the score.)

[Mark Thomas]

What in particular piques your interest about the concerto, Eric? Scholz seems to have been quite a substantial figure in his time, but has sunk even further under the radar than most unsungs.

[Mark Thomas]

The preface to the MpH score of the Piano Concerto gives a lot of background detail about Scholz's career and compostions.

[Mark Thomas]

I suspect that the Symphony in B flat Op.60 wasn't titled Malinconia, and that title refers to a separate composition for orchestra. The published score of the Symphony at IMSLP doesn't carry any title. The only reference to a Malinconia by Scholz that I can find online is a report in the Musikalisches Wochenblatt for 16 April 1891 of a performance in Frankfurt of "the Symphonic Fantasy Malinconia by Bernhard Scholz [which], for all its formality, lacks enough succinctness and character in its themes in order to suggest the title regardless of what the composer has suggested" [my translation]. Riemann's Musik-Lexikon lists Malinconia (für Orchester) immediately after the Symphony in B flat, separated only by a comma, so maybe that's where the error crept in?

[Gareth Vaughan]

I can't find any listing for "Malinconia" by Scholz on World Cat, but whatever the fate of this obscure piece (or the minor inaccuracies in the work list) I want to thank Giles for bringing my attention to this profoundly unsung composer who was previously just a name to me. I think what I have seen so far of his music is rather distinguished.

[Alan Howe]

Musik der Romantik by Alfred Baumgartner lists Malinconia as an overture. I have amended Giles' list accordingly.

[Mark Thomas]

I want to thank Giles

Hear! Hear! A tantalising catalogue.

[Gareth Vaughan]

Thanks, Alan. Could you also alter the key of the Op. 28 piano sonata to B major, which it undoubtedly is, please?

Re. Malinconia see also here: http://grandemusica.net/musical-biographies-s-2/scholz-bernhard?quicktabs_2=0&quicktabs_1=1 and here: https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OigQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA222&lpg=PA222&dq=Overture+Malinconia+Scholz&source=bl&ots=O7PDYEgjkI&sig=p7z_yoEPanwzgH9nonyV11hJKpM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu3Y2PjdnTAhUsKMAKHQKxC5UQ6AEIPDAF#v=onepage&q=Overture%20Malinconia%20Scholz&f=false where it is variously described as a symphonic poem and a "Phantaisie".

[Alan Howe]

Done!