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Ernst Krause (musicologist)
Ernst Krause (28 May 1911 – 8 August 1997) was a German musicologist and opera critic. Life Born in Dresden, Krause studied German and art history at the Goethe University Frankfurt. As a music critic, he first published in the ''Frankfurter General-Anzeiger''. In 1939, he moved to his hometown and worked as a journalist at the ''Dresdner Nachrichten''. From 1945 he was cultural editor for the ''Sächsische Zeitung''. From 1952, Krause worked as a critic for the ''Tägliche Rundschau'', from 1955 for the ''National-Zeitung (Berlin), National-Zeitung'' and from 1958 for the ''Sonntag (Wochenzeitung), Sonntag''. In 1955 Krause published his Strauss essay ''Richard Strauss - Gestalt und Werk'' (which was translated into six languages) and later ''Richard Strauss - Der letzte Romantiker''. His compendium ''Opera from A-Z'', which has been published in numerous editions, is considered a standard work. In his books, Krause did not content himself with the life sketches of the compos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe University (german: link=no, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main) is a university located in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was founded in 1914 as a citizens' university, which means it was founded and funded by the wealthy and active liberal citizenry of Frankfurt. The original name was Universität Frankfurt am Main. In 1932, the university's name was extended in honour of one of the most famous native sons of Frankfurt, the poet, philosopher and writer/dramatist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The university currently has around 45,000 students, distributed across four major campuses within the city. The university celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2014. The first female president of the university, Birgitta Wolff, was sworn into office in 2015, and was succeeded by Enrico Schleiff in 2021. 20 Nobel Prize winners have been affiliated with the university, including Max von Laue and Max Born. The university is also affiliated with 18 winners of the Gott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
