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Conrad Hansen
Conrad Hansen (24 November 1906 – 22 June 2002) was a German pianist and an eminent piano teacher. Life Born in Lippstadt, as an eight-year-old, Hansen had his first piano lessons in his hometown, and only two years later he was giving public concerts. Above all, he made a name for himself worldwide as an interpreter of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven. In 1922, Hansen went to Berlin as a pupil of Edwin Fischer, with whom he studied together with Grete Sultan and Ferry Gebhardt, and five years later he made his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker under their principal conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler. Further concerts followed under Eugen Jochum, Willem Mengelberg, Herbert von Karajan and even Richard Strauss. The recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 (Beethoven), Piano Concerto No. 4 from 1943 with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Furtwängler is still considered an insider tip by connoisseurs. Hansen gained worldwide fame as an artist as well as a mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lippstadt
Lippstadt () is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest town within the district of Soest. Lippstadt is situated about 60 kilometres east of Dortmund, 40 kilometres south of Bielefeld and 30 kilometres west of Paderborn. Geography Lippstadt is situated in the Lippe valley, roughly 70 kilometres east of Dortmund and roughly 30 kilometres west of Paderborn. The historic town centre is situated between several branches of the river Lippe. Neighbouring municipalities Division of the town Lippstadt consists of 18 districts: History Lippstadt was founded in 1168 by Bernhard II zur Lippe. In the early 13th century Lippstadt, with a population of 2700, had four parish churches. There was an Augustinian abbey which had existed since 1281. From 1400, the enclave and town of Lippstadt were to be a condominium shared by the county of Lippe and the counts of Cleves-Mark, who were succeeded by the Hohenzollerns (Brandenburg/Prussia), a situation that endured until t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erich Röhn
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form '' Euric''. The second element ''- ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic '' reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of '' Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly elected, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal works (mainly lieder), seven complete symphonies, sacred music, opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libr ...s, incidental music, and a large body of piano and chamber music. His major works include "Erlkönig (Schubert), Erlkönig" (D. 328), the Trout Quintet, Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 (''Trout Quintet''), the Symphony No. 8 (Schubert), Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 (''Unfinished Symphony''), the Symphony No. 9 (Schubert), "Great" Symphony No. 9 in C major, D. 944, the String Quintet (Schubert), String Quintet (D. 956), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chamber Music
Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers, with one performer to a part (in contrast to orchestral music, in which each string part is played by a number of performers). However, by convention, it usually does not include solo instrument performances. Because of its intimate nature, chamber music has been described as "the music of friends". For more than 100 years, chamber music was played primarily by amateur musicians in their homes, and even today, when chamber music performance has migrated from the home to the concert hall, many musicians, amateur and professional, still play chamber music for their own pleasure. Playing chamber music requires special skills, both musical and social, that differ from the skills required for playing solo or symphonic works. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft
The Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG; ''Reich Broadcasting Corporation'') was a national network of German regional public radio and television broadcasting companies active from 1925 until 1945. RRG's broadcasts were receivable in all parts of Germany and were used extensively for Nazi propaganda after 1933. Historical recordings of RRG broadcasts are today held by the German Broadcasting Archive. History The company was established in Berlin on 15 May 1925 with a start capital of 100,000 Reichsmark as an umbrella organisation by nine regional broadcasters – that is to say, all of the German radio stations other than the Deutsche Stunde in Bayern – serving the various states of the Weimar Republic. From 1926, a majority share was held by the state-owned Deutsche Reichspost authority, represented by RF engineer and Reichspostministerium official Hans Bredow as chairman in the rank of a ''Reichs-Rundfunk-Kommissar''. The logo of the RRG was designed by German graphic de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telefunken
Telefunken was a German radio and television apparatus company, founded in Berlin in 1903, as a joint venture of Siemens & Halske and the ''Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft'' (AEG) ('General electricity company'). The name "Telefunken" appears in: * the product brand name "Telefunken"; * ''Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie m.b.H., System Telefunken'', founded 1903 in Berlin as a subsidiary of AEG and Siemens & Halske; * ''Telefunken, Gesellschaft für drahtlose Telegraphie m.b.H.'' (from 1923 to 1955 – since 1941 subsidiary of the AEG only); * ''Telefunken GmbH'' in 1955; * ''Telefunken Aktiengesellschaft (AG)'' in 1963; * Merger of AEG and Telefunken to form ''Allgemeine Elektrizitäts-Gesellschaft AEG-Telefunken'' (from 1967 to 1979); * AEG-TELEFUNKEN AG (from 1979 to 1985); * ''TELEFUNKEN Fernseh und Rundfunk GmbH'', Hanover (1972, subsidiary of AEG-TELEFUNKEN); * Telefunken electronic GmbH (a spin-off of AEG-Telefunken and DASA * the company (since 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamburg Symphony Orchestra
The Symphoniker Hamburg (''Hamburg Symphony Orchestra'') is a German orchestra based in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 1957, it is one of the city's three largest orchestras. The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra is the orchestra in residence in the Laeiszhalle, the Hamburg Music Hall. In addition to symphony concerts, the Hamburg Symphony regularly performs as accompanying ensembles for operas and ballets at the Hamburg State Opera House. The orchestra also offers subscription series of children's concerts, and annual open-air concerts held in the central courtyard of Hamburg's town hall. History The Hamburg Symphony Orchestra gave its first concert on 16 October 1957 under the direction of its first chief conductor, Robert Heger. Heger served in the post until 1961. His successors included Heribert Beissel, who has held the longest tenure as chief conductor to date from 1972–1986, Carlos Kalmar (1987–1991), Miguel Gómez-Martinez (1992–1999), and Yoav Talmi (2000–2004). Prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felicitas Kukuck
Felicitas Kukuck (2 November 19144 June 2001) was a German music educator and composer of opera and other works. Biography Felicitas Kukuck was born in Hamburg in 1914. Her parents encouraged their daughter's artistic development from childhood and enabled her to attend good music schools. Her teachers included Eduard Zuckmayer (music), Edith Weiss-Mann (piano) and Robert Müller-Hartmann (harmony). Until 1933 she attended the Montessori oriented Lichtwark. The Nazi seizure of power marked a turning point in her life, as she learned that she had Jewish ancestors. She moved to Martin Luserke's "Schule am Meer" on Juist Island, and completed her studies in 1935 at the Odenwald School. After graduating, Kukuck studied piano and flute at the Berlin Musikhochschule, and in 1937 she successfully passed the examination to become a private music teacher. She studied composition with Paul Hindemith until his emigration, and in 1939 Felicitas Kukuck closed her musical studies. Felicitas K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yehudi Menuhin
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Yehudi or Jehudi (Hebrew: יהודי, endonym for Jew) is a common Hebrew name: * Yehudi Menuhin (1916–1999), violinist and conductor ** Yehudi Menuhin School, a music school in Surrey, England ** Who's Yehoodi?, a catchphrase referring to the violinist * Yehudi Wyner (born 1929), composer and pianist * Jehudi Ashmun (1794–1828), religious leader and social reformer Other uses * Yehudi lights See also * Yahud (other) * Yehuda (other) * Yuda (other), / Juda (other) / Judah (other) * Jew (word) The English term ''Jew'' originates in the Biblical Hebrew word ''Yehudi'', meaning "from the Kingdom of Judah". It passed into Greek as ''Ioudaios'' and Latin as ''Iudaeus'', which evolved into the Old French ''giu'' after the letter "d" wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günter Wand
Günter Wand (7 January 1912, in Elberfeld, Germany – 14 February 2002, in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer. Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne Conservatory, he was a composition student with Philipp Jarnach and a piano student with Paul Baumgartner. He was a conducting pupil of Franz von Hoesslin in Munich, but was otherwise largely self-taught as a conductor. During his 65-year-long career as a conductor, he was particularly revered for his Schubert and Bruckner, and was honoured with many significant awards, including the German Record Award and the internationally important Diapason d'Or. Career In February 1924, aged 12, Wand attended a performance of Der Zigeunerbaron at the Thalia Theatre in Wuppertal-Elberfeld, and was so entranced he decided to become a conductor. The role of Sandor Barinkay that evening was sung by Richard Tauber. Cologne Wand started his career in Cologne, where he was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Brahms Medal
The Johannes Brahms Medal (german: Johannes-Brahms-Medaille, links=no) of Hamburg is a music award established in 1928, named after the composer Johannes Brahms who was born in Hamburg. The medal is given irregularly by the to artists who contributed to musical life in Hamburg, especially devoted to music by Brahms. The medal shows a portrait of the composer. It was designed by the Hamburg sculptor Friedrich Wield. Until 1935 it was primarily given to German or Austrian composers, and for services to the musical life of Hamburg. But in 1935 international members of the Permanent Council organising Hamburg's International Festival were all awarded medals. Selected recipients * 1928: Karl Muck * 1929: Hamburger Philharmonisches Orchester und Orchester of the Hamburger Stadttheater * 1933: Eugen Papst, Alfred Sittard, Karl Böhm * 1934: Richard Strauss * 1935: Hans Pfitzner, Jean Sibelius, Albert Roussel, Siegmund von Hausegger, Joseph Haas, Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, Kurt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lübeck Academy Of Music
The Lübeck Academy of Music (german: Musikhochschule Lübeck) in Lübeck, Germany, is the only higher level music school in the northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein. The school is located in the World Heritage city of Lübeck, a historic hanseatic city. The school was founded in 1973 but its tradition goes back to 1911. The enrollment is approximately 500 students. The teaching staff includes Shmuel Ashkenasi, Sabine Meyer, James Tocco and others; current president is Rico Gubler. The Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, an annual summer festival devoted to classical music, holds its master classes at the academy. The school is a member of the Baltic Association of Music Academies. Alumni Among the alumni of the Musikhochschule Lübeck is Catherine Rückwardt, who became Generalmusikdirektorin of the Staatstheater Mainz in 2001, as one of four women at the time of Germany's 76 opera houses, and held the post to 2011. Thomas Mohr became a baritone and later heldentenor, also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
