Wenzel Gährich

Wenzel Gährich (16 September 1794 in Cerhovice, Bohemia – 15 September 1864 in Berlin) was a German violinist and composer. Gährich composed numerous ballets, especially for Michel François Hoguet and Paul Taglioni. He was the Royal Ballet-music conductor in Berlin.

Selected works

 * Ballet
 * Der Seeräuber (Berlin 1838, Wien 1854); choreography by Paul Taglioni
 * Don Quixote (Berlin c.1839); choreography by Paul Taglioni
 * Die Insel der Liebe, oder Das unausführbare Gesetz (Berlin 1844); choreography by Paul Taglioni
 * Die unterbrochene Hochzeit (Berlin 1845); choreography by François Michel Hoguet
 * Paul und Virginie (premiered Berlin, 10 March 1848); choreography by François Michel Hoguet after Pierre Gardel
 * Aladin, oder Die Wunderlampe (Berlin 1854); choreography by François Michel Hoguet
 * Die Weiberkur (Berlin); choreography by Adolphe Adam


 * Other stage works
 * 100,000 Thaler!, Farce with Songs (Berlin 1848); words by David Kalisch
 * Tafellied zum siebzehnten August achtzehnhundertfuenfundfuenfzig (Berlin 1855)
 * Jubelkantate zum siebzehnten August achtzehnhundertfuenfundfuenfzig (Berlin 1855)
 * Ein Landstand, Vaudeville (Berlin); words by A. Heinrich v. H. Michaelson
 * Der verliebte Dorfschneider, Divertissement (Berlin); words by Toni Stullmüller


 * Instrumental music
 * Sinfonie No. 1 in E♭ major (pub. 1831)
 * Concertino in G minor for viola and orchestra, Op. 2 (1831)
 * Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 3 (pub. 1831)
 * Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 4 (pub. 1833)
 * Rondo und Variationen (c.1841)