Eva Badura-Skoda (née Halfar; 15 January 1929 – 8 January 2021) was a German-born Austrian

musicologist Musicology (from Greek μουσική ''mousikē'' 'music' and -λογια ''-logia'', 'domain of study') is the scholarly analysis and research-based study of music. Musicology departments traditionally belong to the humanities, although some mu ...

Biography

Born in Munich, Eva Halfar studied at the Vienna Conservatory and took courses in musicology, philosophy, and art history at the universities of

Heidelberg Heidelberg (; Palatine German language, Palatine German: ''Heidlberg'') is a city in the States of Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914 ...

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Erich Schenk Erich Schenk (5 May 1902 – 11 October 1974) was an Austrian musicologist and Music history, music historian. Personal and scientific life Born in Salzburg (Austria-Hungary), Schenk studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum and then at the University ...

), and

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(Ph.D., 1953, with the thesis ''Studien zur Geschichte des Musikunterrichtes in Österreich im 16., 17. und 18. Jahrhundert''). In 1951 she married

Paul Badura-Skoda Paul Badura-Skoda (6 October 1927 – 25 September 2019) was an Austrian pianist. Career A student of Edwin Fischer, Badura-Skoda first rose to prominence by winning first prize in the Austrian Music Competition in 1947. In 1949, he perform ...

, with whom she collaborated on the volumes ''Mozart-Interpretation'' (Vienna, 1957; English transl., 1961; 2nd edition, rev., 1996) and ''

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

-Interpretation'' (Laaber, 1990; English transl., 1992). The couple had four children, including the pianist Michael Badura-Skoda (1964–2001); they separated later. In 1962 and 1963 she led summer seminars at the Salzburg

Mozarteum Mozarteum University Salzburg (German: ''Universität Mozarteum Salzburg'') is one of three affiliated but separate (it is actually a state university) entities under the “Mozarteum” moniker in Salzburg municipality; the International Mo ...

. In 1964 she was the Brittingham visiting professor at the

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, where she served as professor of musicology from 1966 to 1974. She was a visiting professor at

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(1976), Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario (1979),

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in Montreal (1981–82), and the

University of Göttingen The University of Göttingen, officially the Georg August University of Göttingen, (german: Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, known informally as Georgia Augusta) is a public research university in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Founded ...

(1982–83). In 1986 she was awarded the

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by the Austrian government. Badura-Skoda contributed many articles to books, reference works, and journals, and also edited scores by

Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions to musical form have led ...

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Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

, and

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 wor ...

. With Peter Branscombe, she edited the volume ''Schubert Studies: Problems of Style and Chronology'' (Cambridge, 1982). She also edited the report of the international Haydn congress held in Vienna in 1982 (Munich, 1986) and was an editor of a volume on ''Schubert and his friends'' (Cologne and Vienna, 1999). The book ''Mozart-Interpretation'', written with co-author Paul Badura-Skoda, is a detailed study of textual and performance issues which are of importance to the serious pianist, but also to any listener desiring insight into the significant issues that a pianist must deal with when presenting Mozart piano works. Badura-Skoda died in Vienna on 8 January 2021, aged 91."Cemetery search"
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Selected bibliography

* ''Schubert studies: problems of style and chronology''; edited by Eva Badura-Skoda and Peter Branscombe. Cambridge University Press, 1982. xiv, 369 p. * ''Proceedings of the International Joseph Haydn Congress Joseph Haydn'' (''Bericht über den Internationalen Joseph Haydn Kongress'') Vienna

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, 5–12 September 1982. Munich: Henle, 1986. * ''Interpreting Mozart: the performance of his piano pieces and other compositions'' by Eva and Paul Badura-Skoda. 2nd edition, New York/London. Routledge 2008, xvii, 474 p. 1 CD-ROM.

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