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Biography

Life

Döhler was born in

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, where his father (d. 1843 in

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) lived and worked as Kapellmeister. Döhler was a child prodigy and received his first musical education in Naples from the conductor Julius Benedict. He began performing in public concerts there at the age of 13. In 1827, he moved to Lucca when his father received a new appointment there. From 1829 to 1834 Döhler lived in

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, where he studied piano under

. At the same time, he studied composition with Simon Sechter. He appeared on the scene in 1838, when

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in Vienna and Thalberg were again in Paris. In 1846, Döhler's patron, the Duke of Lucca, elevated Döhler to the rank of Baron. Now a member of the nobility, Döhler was able to marry a Russian Princess, Countess Elise Sheremeteff in that year. Following this, Döhler gave up public performance and settled for a while in Moscow. In 1848 he moved back to Naples where he composed piano pieces and one opera, ''Tancreda'', which was first produced in 1880, 24 years after his death, which occurred in Florence in 1856.

Career

In 1832, he was taken under the musical patronage of the Duke of Lucca. From 1834 until 1845 he toured Europe as a concert pianist, performing in Italy, France, the

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, and Russia. He was considered a very successful and fashionable piano virtuoso.

Compositions

* ''Piano Concerto in A+ Op. 7 * ''Nocturne'' Op. 24 * ''Nocturne No. 1 in C major'' Op. 25 * ''Tarantella'' Op. 39 * ''Andante for piano left hand No. 33'' Op. 42 * ''Romance sans paroles'' (''Romance Without Words'') Concerto pour piano et orchestre (Howard Shelley piano/conductor, with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra) Hyperion CDA67950

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dohler, Theodor 1814 births 1856 deaths 19th-century Neapolitan people German Romantic composers German classical pianists Male classical pianists 19th-century classical composers German male classical composers 19th-century classical pianists 19th-century German composers German pianists German male pianists 19th-century German male musicians