Eduard Flipse (26 February 1896 in
Wissenkerke
Wissenkerke is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Noord-Beveland, and lies about 20 km northeast of Middelburg.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1230 as Wiscenkerke, and means "(privat ...
– 12 September 1973 in
Breda
Breda () is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. The name derived from ''brede Aa'' ('wide Aa' or 'broad Aa') and refers to the confluence of the rivers Mark and Aa. Breda has ...
) was a Dutch conductor and composer, the son of Cornelis Flipse and Geertje Kruis. He was noted as a champion of the music of Dutch composers, such as
Léon Orthel
Léon Orthel (4 October 1905, Roosendaal – 6 September 1985, The Hague) was a Dutch composer, pianist and teacher.
In 1921 he became a student of the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. He studied violin with André Spoor, piano with Everhard ...
. He prepared the chorus for one of the earliest Dutch performances of
William Walton's
cantata
A cantata (; ; literally "sung", past participle feminine singular of the Italian verb ''cantare'', "to sing") is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir.
The meaning of ...
''
Belshazzar's Feast''. He was the first Dutch conductor of
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...
's ''
The Rite of Spring'' and
Alban Berg
Alban Maria Johannes Berg ( , ; 9 February 1885 – 24 December 1935) was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School. His compositional style combined Romantic lyricism with the twelve-tone technique. Although he left a relatively sma ...
’s
Violin Concerto.
Flipse became the "second conductor" (''"tweede dirigent"'') of the
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra (RPhO; nl, Rotterdams Philharmonisch Orkest) is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Rotterdam. Its primary venue is the concert hall De Doelen. The RPhO is considered one of the Netherlands' two principal orc ...
in 1927, and in 1930, became the orchestra's principal conductor, serving until 1962. His recordings with the orchestra include a live performance from the 1955 Holland Festival of
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler (; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism ...
's
Symphony No. 6.
[ Donald Mitchell, "Mahler on the Gramophone". ''Music & Letters'', 41(2), pp. 156-163 (April 1960).] In his later years, Flipse was the first conductor of the Antwerp Philharmonic (precursor to the
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders and now called
Antwerp Symphony Orchestra) from 1959 to 1970.
Flipse was married twice. His first marriage to Louise Francina Victoria Snel, from 1923 to 1940, produced a son, and ended in divorce. His second marriage was to Margaretha Cornelia Broeders, from 1942.
References
External links
J.B. van Benthem, Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, Dutch-language online biography of Eduard Flipse
1896 births
1973 deaths
Dutch composers
Dutch conductors (music)
Male conductors (music)
People from Noord-Beveland
20th-century conductors (music)
20th-century composers
20th-century Dutch male musicians
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