Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)
Bio
Jacob Offenbach was born to Jewish immigrants in Cologne, Germany (then Prussia). His father played the violin and taught music. Young Jacob and his brother Julius were prodigious and met Cherubini in Paris and gained entrance into the Conservatoire. They both adopted French names but took different paths, Jules became a prominent conductor after successful studies while Jacques dropped out after barely a year. Jacques was a virtuoso cellist, earned his keep with the instrument, and eventually composed for the Opéra-Comique. Napoleon III made him a French citizen but inexorably linked his image to the doom of the Second Empire. Despite controversy and a flippant personality, his impact on the Opera scene is still felt today.
Music
Le Papillon
Grand Concerto for cello in G major "Concerto mlitaire"
Cello Duets
Operettas Overtures
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