Paul Wineberger (1758 - 1821)
Parthia E flat major for oboe, 2 clarinets, 2 horns and bassoon
Paul Wineberger was one of these excellent musicians who were employed about 1´780/90 at the Wallerstein Court by Prince Kraft Ernst, but who were forgotten beside Antonio Rosetti and Josef Reicha. He was born 7 October 1758 in Mergentheim and studied music theory and composition in Mannheim. His teachers were Joseph "Abbé" Vogler and Ignaz Holzbauer. Paul Wineberger learnt playing the violin then changing to cello he replaced Franz Danzi in the Orchestra in Mannheim.
He moved to Wallerstein 1780 and did not accept the employment of duke Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. (Rosetti moved there 1789). Wineberger became master of the chapel in 1785. After long years of employment, he moved to Hamburg in 1798 playing at the French Theater and at the "Theater am Gaensemarkt". He was also a teacher, one of his pupils was for instance the pianist Johann Heinrich Clasing (1779 - 1829). Paul Wineberger died 8 February 1821 in Hamburg.
His compositional work is comprehensive, symphonies, sacred music pieces, solo concerti and wind parthias
