Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold (8 October 1813 – 4 August 1889) was a German composer, violinist and conductor.

Biography

Mangold was born in

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and received his initial musical education from his father. In 1831 he entered the orchestra of the ducal chapel at Darmstadt. A journey to London in 1834 acquainted him with the work of

Handel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel ( ; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well-known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concerti. Born in Halle, Germany, H ...

. From 1835 he appeared in Darmstadt not only as a violinist, but also as a singer. Between 1836 and 1839 he studied at the

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and made the acquaintance of

Berlioz Louis-Hector Berlioz (11 December 1803 – 8 March 1869) was a French Romantic music, Romantic composer and conductor. His output includes orchestral works such as the ''Symphonie fantastique'' and ''Harold en Italie, Harold in Italy'' ...

, Chopin, Meyerbeer,

Liszt Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most pro ...

, and Clara Wieck. After his return to Darmstadt in 1839 he became the director of the local "

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", which in the course of the following years performed all of his major oratorio and cantata works. In 1848, he was made "Hofmusikdirektor" (court music director) at Darmstadt Castle. His second opera, ''Tannhäuser'' (1845), was written at the same time as

Wagner Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( ; ; 22 May 181313 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most o ...

's work of the same title, but without mutual knowledge. Apparently, performances of Mangold's work beyond Darmstadt were hampered out of consideration for Wagner. Ursula Kramer: "Mangold (Familie)", in: ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart'' (MGG), biographical part, vol. 11, cc. 973–5. After Mangold's death the music was refitted to a new libretto by Ernst Pasqué as ''Der getreue Eckart'' (1892). Mangold was a co-founder of the regional music festival "Mittelrheinische Musikfeste" and conducted there in 1856 and 1868. He died in

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. Mangold's oratorio ''Abraham'' (1860) has been recorded on CD in 1986.

Selected compositions

Operas *''Fiesco'', Opera (1840; not performed) *''Das Köhlermädchen, oder Das Tournier zu Linz'' (libretto H. Wilke), romantic opera in 3 acts (Darmstadt, 1843) *''Tanhäuser'' (Eduard Duller), opera in 4 acts (1843–1845; Darmstadt, 1846) *''Dornröschen'' (

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) (E. Duller), ballet with voices (Darmstadt, 1848) *''Die Fischerin'' (after

Goethe Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ...

);

singspiel A Singspiel (; plural: ; ) is a form of German-language music drama, now regarded as a genre of opera. It is characterized by spoken dialogue, which is alternated with ensembles, songs, ballads, and arias which were often strophic, or folk- ...

in 1 Act (1848) *''Rübezahl'' (E. Duller), opera (1848) *''Gudrun'' (libretto by composer), grand opera in 4 acts, op. 36 (1850; Darmstadt, 1851) *''Der Cantor von Fichtenhagen'', comic opera in 2 acts Oratorios and cantatas *''Wittekind'' (1843), oratorio on

Widukind Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish provinc ...

, the Saxon leader against Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars * ''Elysium'' (1845), symphonic cantata *''Die Hermannschlacht'' op. 30 (1848) *''Frithjof'' op. 72 (1856) *''Abraham'' (1859), oratorio *''Israel in der Wüste'' (1863), oratorio *''Hermanns Tod'' (1870) *''Barbarossas Erwachen'' (1874) *''Sawitri'' (1882) Further works *some 260 works for male voice choir *some 375 solo and religious songs

Selected recordings

*''Abraham'', performed by Gilles Cachemaille, Mechthild Georg, Michael Ruhr, Monika Frimmer, Thomas Sehrbrock, Konzertchor Darmstadt, Philharmonisches Orchester Darmstadt, Wolfgang Seeliger, on: Christophorus, 2CD (1986).

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mangold, Carl Amand 1813 births 1889 deaths German classical composers German male conductors (music) Musicians from Darmstadt 19th-century German classical composers 19th-century German conductors (music) German male classical composers