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 (Berlin 1838, Wien 1854); choreography by Paul Taglioni Don Quixote (Berlin c.1839); choreography by Paul Taglioni (Berlin 1844); choreography by Paul Taglioni (Berlin 1845); choreography by François Michel Hoguet (premiered Berlin, 10 March 1848); choreography by François Michel Hoguet after Pierre Gardel (Berlin 1854); choreography by François Michel Hoguet (Berlin); choreography by Adolphe Adam

Other stage works , Farce with Songs (Berlin 1848); words by David Kalisch (Berlin 1855) (Berlin 1855) , Vaudeville (Berlin); words by A. Heinrich v. H. Michaelson , 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) (c.1841)