Biography of Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)
28.11.1784
Born in Bonn, son of a violinist and pianist, who also teached Beethoven
29.11.1784
Baptized
1789
Cello lessons from Bernhard Romberg
1801
Move to Vienna, piano student of Beethoven and lessons in composition from Albrechtsberger
01.08.1804
Concert premiere playing Beethoven´s c-moll concerto with cadencas of his own.
1809
Concert tour through Europe
1812
Member of the Royal Swedish Musicacademy
1813
Living in London for eleven years, leading the concerts of the Philharmonic Society
1815
Composition of Trio op. 63 in Bath
1819
In this year and/or the following, the Fantasia for flute and piano on themes by Rossini is composed.
1824
Return to Rhineland (Bad Godesberg, Bonn), later on moving to Frankfurt/Main
1834
Head of the cities Orchestra and Sing Academy in Aachen
Cooperation on the Biographische Notizen über Ludwig van Beethoven
13.01.1838
Dies in Frankfurt
Further information/Sources:
- → Artaria, Verlag für Musik des 18. Jahrhunderts
- → Ferdinand Ries Gesellschaft
- → CDs by/of Ferdinand Ries bei JPC (mit Hörproben)
- → Music by/with Ferdinand Ries at amazon.de
Sheet music for flute:
Fantasia op. 113/2 (a-moll)
(flute, piano)
Edition Kunzelmann, GM 742
Rating: difficult
- Allegro - Andante - Allegro - Andante - Allegretto
Quartett op. 145, Nr. 1 (C-Dur)
(flute, violin, viola, cello)
Accolade Musikverlag, ACC. 4037
Rating: mid-grade
- Allegro con brio
- Larghetto cantabile
- Scherzo. Allegro vivace
- Allegro all’espagnola
Really beautiful and very fancy. Everybody will need to have some practising. The last movement convinces with a really Spanish sound as the title already promises.
Parts and score.
Sechs Quartette Nr. 3 op 145,3 (A-Dur)
(flute, violin, viola, cello)
Accolade Musikverlag, ACC.4039
Rating: mid-grade
- Allegro
- Scherzo, Vivace
- Adagio
- Allegro
Parts and score
Sechs Quartette Nr. 5 WoO 35,2 (G-Dur)
(flute, violin, viola, cello)
Accolade Musikverlag, ACC.4053
Rating: mid-grade
- Andante
- Allegretto
- Adagio con moto, cantabile
- Allegro vivace
Parts and score
CDs with/from Ferdinand Ries
Yari Bond, Aaron Boyd, Ah Ling Neu, John Herrick Littlefield
Ferdinand Ries - Flute Quartets, Op. 145 (2007)
- Allegro con brio (04:08:00)
- Larghetto cantabile (05:11:00)
- Scherzo and Trio - Allegro vivace (04:17:00)
- Finale - Allegro all´espagnola (04:02:00)
- Allegro moderato (04:31:00)
- Andante (06:16:00)
- Menuetto and Trio - Molto moderato (03:31:00)
- Rondo - Allegro moderato (05:05:00)
- Allegro (05:19:00)
- Scherzo and Trio - Vivace - piu lento (03:39:00)
- Adagio (05:18:00)
- Allegro (05:18:00)
Flute Quartet in C-Dur op. 145, No. 1:
Flute Quartet in e-moll op. 145, No. 2:
Flute Quartet in A-Dur op. 145, No. 3:
Uwe Grodd, Matteo Napoli
- Allegro moderato (09:33:00)
- Adagio con moto (05:45:00)
- Rondo - Allegro (06:11:00)
- Introduction and Polonaise, Op. 119 (09:47:00)
- Allegro (06:46:00)
- Larghetto (01:39:00)
- Theme with Variations (Allegretto) (08:06:00)
- Theme (01:35:00)
- Variation 1 (01:07:00)
- Variation 2 (01:14:00)
- Variation 3 (00:57:00)
- Variation 4 (01:14:00)
- Variation 5 (01:15:00)
- Variation 6 (02:05:00)
Sonate sentimentale, Op. 169:
Sonata for Flute and Piano in G Major; Op. 87:
Variations on a Portuguese Hymn, Op. 152, No. 1:
William Bennett, Mile Kosi, Novsak Trio
Quintets for Flute and Strings (1990)
- Allegro (06:52:00)
- Andantino con moto (05:47:00)
- Finale - Allegro (00:00:03)
- Allegro (06:05:00)
- Menuetto - Allegro ma non troppo (05:34:00)
- Adagio cantabile (05:21:00)
- Finale - Vivace (04:02:00)
- Allegro moderato (06:01:00)
- Menuetto - Allegretto (03:37:00)
- Adagio - Andante (03:45:00)
- Finale - Allegro (04:01:00)
Ferdinand Ries: Quintett in b-moll:
Andreas Romberg: Quintett op. 21/5 in B-Dur:
Andreas Romberg: Quintett op. 21/4 in A-moll:
Flöte und Streicher erklingen in einer Art Dialog, wobei das Streichquartett wie ein "Mann" agiert. Sehr schön sowohl spieltechnisch, stilistisch als auch vom Aufnahmeklang (nicht dieser übermässige Raumhall, den ich persönlich auf Flötenaufnahmen hasse).
Trio Cantabile
- Allegro (04:08:00)
- andantino attace Rondo Allegro (03:58:00)
- Andante (06:21:00)
- Rondo (00:00:03)
- Andante (03:42:00)
- Allegro con moto (02:30:00)
- Nachtgesang. Andante con moto (05:22:00)
- Allegro deciso (10:15:00)
- Andante (04:56:00)
- Scherzo, Vivace (04:51:00)
- Finale, Presto (05:04:00)
Ferdinand Ries: Trio Es-Dur op. 63:
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: "Andante et Rondo" aus Trio d-moll op. 49:
Max Bruch: Drei Stücke aus op. 83:
Louise Farrenc: Trio e-moll op. 45:
Literature von/über Ferdinand Ries
- Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
- Tonger, P. J.: Conversations-Lexikon der TonkunstBeilage der Neuen MusikzeitungKöln: Wilhelm Hassel,1910.
Last edit 02.05.2020