Joseph Küffner


Joseph Küffner was a German musician and composer who, among other achievements, contributed significantly to the guitar repertory, including chamber music.

Life

He was a violinist with the Würzburg court orchestra, and was later, when Würzburg became part of Bavaria, assigned to take charge of military music. At this point he became bandmaster with a Bavarian Army regiment.

Music

A quintet of Küffner's for clarinet and strings was once attributed to Carl Maria von Weber, and is still recorded in collections of Weber's music. He composed seven symphonies and a large number of works for various chamber music combinations. His output also contains a substantial quantity of music for classical guitar.

Compositions

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