Carl Ludwig Amadeus Mangold (* October 8, 1813 in Darmstadt; † August 4, 1889 in Oberstdorf) was a German composer and conductor. His musical talent, inherited from generations, was trained early on by his father, the Grand Ducal Court Music Director and Court Kapellmeister Georg Mangold. In addition, by his brother, the composer and Court Kapellmeister Wilhelm Mangold and by his sister, the singer Charlotte Mangold, in violin playing, composition and singing and through regular quartet evenings in his parents' home.
In 1831, at the age of seventeen, he joined the Grand Ducal Court Orchestra in Darmstadt as a trainee under the direction of his brother Johann Wilhelm. He found further inspiration in artists such as Anton Bohrer, Paganini, Henri Herz, Clara Wieck, Henri Vieuxtemps and Margarethe Stockhausen, née Schmuck, the mother of Julius Stockhausen, as well as in art-loving Darmstadt homes such as those of Minister von Falck, the bookseller Leske, Dr. Huth and finally during visits to concerts in nearby Frankfurt am Main, but especially in 1834 during a trip to London, where the Handel festivals had a great influence on him, as well as the Italian Opera and the madrigal societies.
In 1835, after the death of his father, Mangold performed as a singer for the first time in Darmstadt, in a concert by the mandolin virtuoso Vimercati. From then on, he often appeared as a soloist in concerts, both as a violinist and as a singer, and also performed his own compositions. He published his first songs and devoted himself to the instrumental composition of symphonies, quartets, trios and other chamber music pieces.
In addition to operas and oratorios, Mangold created numerous songs and choral works for various ensembles.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Note: Translated from a German version of Wikipedia into English.
