Lachner

(likh’-nér), (1) The odor, b. 1798; son of a poor organist at Rain, Upper Bavaria; organist at Munich. (a) Thekla, b. 1803; sister of above, organist at Augsburg. (3) Christ i ane, b. 1805; sister of above; organist at Rain. (4) Fz., Rain, April <z, 1803—Munich, Jan. 20, 1890; half brother of above; studied with Eisenhofer (comp.), and with Ett; 1882, organist Protestant Church. Vienna, and studied with Stadler, Sechter, and Weigl; a friend of Schubert and Beethoven; 1826, cond. Karthnerthor Th.; 1834, Mannheim; 1836, the production of his D minor symph. at Munich won him the appointment of ct.-cond.; 1852, was gen. mus. dir.; 1868 retired with pension in protest against the growing Wagner i an ism at court; his eight orch. suites are his best work, showing his contrapuntal gifts at their best; he prod. 4 operas, 2 oratorios, 8 symphs., incl. the “A ppa ionata,”’ chamber-music, etc. (5) Ignaz, Rain, Sept. 11, 1807—Hanover, Feb. 24, 1895. Bro. of (4) and his succe or as organist, 1825. 2nd cond. of court-opera, later ct.-mus,-dir., Stuttgart; 1858, ct.-cond., Stockholm; c. operas, pop. Singspiele, etc. (6) Vincenz, Rain, July 19, 1811— Carlsruhe, Jan. 22, 1893; bro. above; his succe or as organist and later succe or of Fz., as ct.-cond.; teacher and composer.