John Lodge was born in Cheshire in 1801.
He was educated at Rugby and at Brasenose College, Oxford.
He studied counterpoint under Pietro Terziani at Rome for two years, and frequently visited Germany.
Around 1838 he adopted the name Ellerton.
In 1855 he entertained Richard Wagner in London, and Wagner in his memoirs says that "Ellerton was the first Englishman I have seen who does not care particularly for Mendelssohn". Ellerton was also, according to Wagner, the sole Englishman willing to honour him with a social invitation.
Ellerton, this "Neglected Genius", left us six grand symphonies and no fewer than fifty string quartets.
Symphony no. 1 in F, 1849
Symphony no. 2 in D, 1847
Symphony no. 3 in D minor, "Waldsymphonie" opus 120, 1858
Symphony no. 4 in E flat
Symphony no. 5 in C
Symphony no. 6 in E minor
String quintet in F minor, opus 100 circa 1849
String quartet opus 61 no. 1
String quartet opus 61 no. 2
String quartet opus 61 no. 3
He was educated at Rugby and at Brasenose College, Oxford.
He studied counterpoint under Pietro Terziani at Rome for two years, and frequently visited Germany.
Around 1838 he adopted the name Ellerton.
In 1855 he entertained Richard Wagner in London, and Wagner in his memoirs says that "Ellerton was the first Englishman I have seen who does not care particularly for Mendelssohn". Ellerton was also, according to Wagner, the sole Englishman willing to honour him with a social invitation.
Ellerton, this "Neglected Genius", left us six grand symphonies and no fewer than fifty string quartets.
Symphony no. 1 in F, 1849
Symphony no. 2 in D, 1847
Symphony no. 3 in D minor, "Waldsymphonie" opus 120, 1858
Symphony no. 4 in E flat
Symphony no. 5 in C
Symphony no. 6 in E minor
String quintet in F minor, opus 100 circa 1849
String quartet opus 61 no. 1
String quartet opus 61 no. 2
String quartet opus 61 no. 3