Short bio Johann Christoph Pepusch
Birthday:
1667
Died:
1752 in London, England
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Baroque
Full biography Johann Christoph Pepusch
Johann Christoph Pepusch was an 18th-century German-born composer and musician who spent most of his career in England. Born in Berlin in 1667, Pepusch showed an early talent for music, and by the age of 14, he had already composed an opera.
Pepusch moved to London in 1700, where he quickly established himself as a leading composer and music scholar. He became the director of the Academy of Ancient Music, an organization devoted to reviving classical music from ancient Greece and Rome. Pepusch was a prolific composer, and his works included operas, oratorios, and instrumental music.
One of Pepusch's most famous works is the opera "The Beggar's Opera," which was first performed in 1728. This satirical work, which featured dance tunes and popular songs of the day, was a huge success and ran for over 60 performances. In fact, it was so popular that it led to a boom in English-language opera, which had previously been dominated by Italian composers.
Pepusch was also an important figure in the development of the English oratorio, which was a type of musical composition that told a religious story through music and song. He composed several oratorios, including "The Death of Abel" and "The Judgment of Paris."
Despite his success, Pepusch struggled financially for much of his life and was often forced to take on work as a music teacher and arranger to make ends meet. Nevertheless, he remained a respected figure in the London music scene until his death in 1752 at the age of 84. Today, Pepusch is remembered as a significant figure in the development of English musical theater and the baroque style of composition.
Compositions featuring Johann Christoph Pepusch
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleora, cantata for soprano & ensemble, No. 2 | 9:05 min | Vocal Music | 1720 |
| 2 | When Loves soft Passion..., for soprano & ensemble, No. 3 | 10:14 min | Vocal Music | 1720 |
| 3 | Love frowns in Beauteous Myra's Eyes, cantata for soprano & ensemble | 9:55 min | Vocal Music | 1720 |
| 4 | Menaloas, for soprano & ensemble, No. 4 | 7:50 min | Vocal Music | 1720 |
| 5 | Venus & Adonis, masque | 84:39 min | Opera | 1715 |
| 6 | Cloe, cantata for soprano, 2 oboes, 2 violins, viola & continuo | 7:02 min | Vocal Music | 1710 |
| 7 | Alexis, cantata for soprano voice & continuo | 6:06 min | Vocal Music | 1710 |
| 8 | The Island of Beauty, cantata for soprano voice & continuo | 8:39 min | Vocal Music | 1710 |
| 9 | The Spring, cantata for soprano, violin & continuo | 7:14 min | Vocal Music | 1710 |
| 10 | Sonata No 1 in F | 7:39 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 11 | Sonata No. 3 in F minor, for flute and harpsichord | 8:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 12 | Sonata No. 2 in D minor, for flute and harpsichord | 7:55 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Sonata No 4 in F major | 7:11 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 14 | Sonata No 2 in F | 4:18 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 15 | Sonata for flute & harpsichord No. 1 in C major | 8:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Sonata in D | 8:23 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 17 | Sonata for 2 treble instruments & continuo in D minor | 4:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Sonata No. 4 in C major,for flute and harpsichord | 10:52 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Sonata No. 5 in C minor, for flute & harpsichord | 8:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Sonata No. 6 in F major, for flute and harpsichord | 7:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Trio Sonata for recorder, viola da gamba & continuo in D minor | 6:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Trio sonata in F | 7:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Trio sonata in G | Chamber Music | - | |
| 24 | Trio sonata in G minor | 8:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 25 | Vivace for recorder | 1:26 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 26 | Voluntary for organ in C | 13:39 min | Keyboard | - |
| 27 | While Pale Britannia Pensive Sate, cantata for soprano, trumpet, violin, viola & continuo | 8:21 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 28 | Concerto No. 5 in D major, Op. 8 | 9:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Chamber symphony in D minor | 9:30 min | Orchestral | - |
| 30 | Concerto for 4 violins | 8:18 min | Concerto | - |
| 31 | Concerto for violin, strings & basso continuo in A major | 7:51 min | Concerto | - |
| 32 | Concerto for violin, strings & basso continuo in A minor | 8:34 min | Concerto | - |
| 33 | Concerto grosso for violin, strings & basso continuo in B flat major | 9:19 min | Concerto | - |
| 34 | Concerto grosso à 6 for trumpet, strings & basso continuo in D major | 10:11 min | Concerto | - |
| 35 | Concerto No. 1, for 2 flutes, 2 oboes and basso continuo | 9:13 min | Concerto | - |
| 36 | Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 8 | 7:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Concerto No. 3 in F major, Op. 8 | 6:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Concerto No. 4 in F major, Op. 8 | 9:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Sonata for flute & continuo No. 5 in B flat major | 7:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Concerto No. 6 in F major, Op. 8 | 9:22 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Concerto à 5 for oboe, strings & basso continuo in G minor | 7:25 min | Concerto | - |
| 42 | Concerto à 6 for cello, bassoon, strings & basso continuo in F major | 7:07 min | Concerto | - |
| 43 | Corydon, cantata for soprano & ensemble, No. 5 | 8:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Kindly Fate at Length Release Me, cantata for voice, 2 viols, viola, double bass, trumpet & continuo | 11:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | Preludes for recorder | Chamber Music | - | |
| 46 | Quintet in F for 2 recorders, 2 oboes, viola da gamba & harpsichord | Chamber Music | - | |
| 47 | Sinfonia for strings in D minor | 9:35 min | Orchestral | - |
| 48 | Sonata for 2 violins, cello & harpsichord in D major ("Smallcoal") | 3:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Johann Christoph Pepusch
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
The Harmonious Society Of Tickle-Fiddle Gentlemen, Johann Christoph Pepusch – Concertos And Overtures For London(CD, Album) | 2012 | Ramée |
| 2 |  |
Pepusch - Felix Rienth, Muriel Rochat Rienth, La Tempesta Basel – Tenor Cantatas & Recorder Sonatas(CD, Album) | 2008 | Enchiriadis |
| 3 |  |
Telemann, Händel, Schickhard, Pepusch, Purcell, Baston Und Stanley - Manfred Harras, Herbert Deininger – L'Arte Del Flauto Dolce(CD, ) | 1998 | Acanthus |
| 4 |  |
Vojtěch Sax, Benedetto Marcello, Johann Christoph Pepusch, Jean-Baptiste Loeillet, Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Sebastian Bach – Barokní sonáty pro kytaru a flétnu(CD, Album) | 1997 | Indies Records |
| 5 |  |
John Gay / Christopher Pepusch - The Broadside Band, Jeremy Barlow – The Beggar's Opera(2×CD, Reissue) | 1994 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 6 |  |
John Gay, Johann Christoph Pepusch, Patrizia Kwella, Paul Elliott, The Broadside Band, Jeremy Barlow – The Beggars´s Opera(CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | 1993 | Ediciones Del Prado |
| 7 |  |
Johann Christoph Pepusch / Henry Purcell / Thomas Augustine Arne / Robert Woodcock / Various – The Arnold Dolmetsch Years - Programme Three(CD, ) | 1992 | Allegro Records |
| 8 |  |
John Gay / Christopher Pepusch - The Broadside Band, Jeremy Barlow – The Beggar's Opera(2×CD, Album, Box Set, ) | 1991 | Hyperion |
| 9 |  |
J. Gay, J. C. Pepusch – Die Neuköllner Oper spielt: Die Bettleroper (1728)(2×LP, Stereo) | 1987 | Funky Records |
| 10 |  |
Quantz / Krebs / Pepusch / Telemann - Emmanuel Pirard, Jean-Paul Pirard, Anne Froidebise – Trios Pour Deux Flûtes Et Clavecin(LP) | 1981 | Alpha (34) |
| 11 |  |
Gay & Pepusch – The Beggar's Opera (Original 1920 Cast Recordings)(LP, Album) | 1980 | World Records (6) |
| 12 |  |
Baston, Telemann, Bononcini, Loeillet, Vivaldi, Pepusch, Adelheid Krause, Heinz-Ludwig Marnitz – Der Barocke Salon | 1980 | Marus (2) |
| 13 |  |
G. B. Pergolesi / J. C. Pepusch – Teeme Muusikat V(7") | 1979 | Мелодия |
| 14 |  |
John Gay, Accademia Monteverdiana, Denis Stevens – The Beggar's Opera | 1979 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 15 |  |
Pepusch / Haendel / Scheidler / Villa-Lobos / Ibert / Ginastera, Christian Lardé, Turibio Santos – Flute & Guitare(LP, Stereo) | 1978 | Erato |
| 16 |  |
J. C. Pepusch, F. Barsanti, C. Dieupart, J. B. Loeillet, J. C. Schickhardt - Ferdinand Conrad, Hugo Ruf, Johannes Koch – The Recorder, Volume II(LP, Stereo) | 1977 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 17 |  |
Loeillet, van Eyck, Telemann, Couperin, Carr, Pepusch – Recorder Music With Museum Instruments (II) Circa 1700 | 1975 | Telefunken |
| 18 |  |
G. F. Händel / A. Kühnel / J. Ch. Pepusch / G. Ph. Telemann - Das Süddeutsche Barockensemble – Deutsche Barockmeister(LP, Stereo) | 1971 | Prodisc (5) |
| 19 |  |
Telemann, Pepusch, Lotti – Barocke Triosonaten(LP) | 1966 | Bärenreiter-Musicaphon |
| 20 |  |
Sonates(LP, Stereo) | 1965 | Harmonia Mundi |
| 21 |  |
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Mario Duschenes, Kenneth Gilbert – Trio Sonatas By W. F. Bach - J. C. Pepucsch - J. B. Loeillet - G. P Telemann | 1965 | Baroque Records (2) |
| 22 |  |
Sir Malcolm Sargent, Pro Arte Orchestra, Old Vic Company, Gay, Pepusch & Austin – The Beggar's Opera: The Tavern Scene(7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo) | 1961 | His Master's Voice |
| 23 |  |
Telemann, Handel, Loeillet, Pepusch, Pierre Pierlot, Ruggero Gerlin – Early 18th Century Oboe Sonatas(LP, Album) | 1958 | London Records |
| 24 |  |
Pepusch - Austin – The Beggar's Opera(6×Shellac, 12", 78 RPM, Album) | 1940 | Victor Red Seal |
| 25 |  |
Carl Dolmetsch ∙ Joseph Saxby, Telemann, Pepusch, Matteis, Senaillié, Lawes – Blockflöten-Musik (Gespielt Von Carl Dolmetsch)(LP, 10", Mono) | - | Decca |
| 26 |  |
Chamber Music(LP, Stereo) | - | Musical Heritage Society |
| 27 |  |
J.C. Pepusch, W. Williams - Musica Poetica – Triosonaten(CD, Album) | - | Thorofon |
| 28 |  |
Telemann / Strungk / Anonymus / Pepusch, Manfred Harras, Martha Gmünder, Roswitha Friedrich – L'Arte Del Flauto (Deutsche Barocksonaten)(LP) | - | Swiss Pan |
| 29 |  |
John Gay / Johann Christoph Pepusch – The Beggar's Opera(DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Stereo) | - | Zweitausendeins |
| 30 |  |
Théâtre des Bouffes Du Nord, John Gay, Johann Christoph Pepusch – John Gay's The Beggar's Opera(DVD, NTSC) | - | Opus Arte |
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