Franz Xaver Kleinheinz


Franz Xaver Kleinheinz was an Austrian composer, piano teacher and Kapellmeister.

Life

Born in near Mindelheim, Kleinheinz first went to Munich and in 1799 to Vienna, where he met Beethoven and soon became a sought-after piano teacher. His pupils included Giulietta Guicciardi and the sisters Therese Brunsvik and Josephine Brunsvik. From 1805, he took up a second residence in Brno and in August 1810 he was appointed as Kapellmeister in Bratislava. At the beginning of May 1813, it is said that Kleinheinz, "one of the most excellent piano players", had resigned from his post in Pressburg and returned to Vienna. From 1814 to 1824, he worked as a conductor at the Deutsches Theater in Pest.
Kleinheinz died in Pest at the age of 66.

Works

Fantaisie Sonate pour le Piano-Forte composée et dédiée à Son Excellence Madame la Comtesse de Brunsvik Maythény, op. 7, Vienna: Joseph Eder Sonate pour le Pianoforte avec l'Accompagnement d'un Violon obligé, composée et dédiée à Mad. la Comtesse Therese de Brunswik, op. 9 Hektors Abschied op. 10 für 1–2 Singstimmen und Cembalo, Vienna: Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir Der Handschuh op. 11 für Singstimme und Cembalo, Wien: Kunst- und Industrie-Comptoir Grande Sonate pour le Piano-Forte à quatre mains, composée et dediée aux Demoiselles les Comtesses Julie et Henriette de Brunswick, op. 12, Vienna: Kunst- und Industrie-ComptoirTrio für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier op. 13, Vienna: Bureau d'Arts et d'Industrie, 1802Der Kampf op. 14 für Gesang und Klavier, "dem Herrn Grafen Georg von Bérényi gewidmet", Vienna: Kunst- u. Industrie ComptoirTrois grandes sonates pour le fortepiano, ou clavecin op. 17, Leipzig: Hoffmeister und Kühnel La passione di Gesù Cristo, 1813