Georg Alfred Schumann (; 25 October 1866 – 23 May 1952) was a German

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

and director of the

Sing-Akademie zu Berlin The Sing-Akademie zu Berlin, also known as the Berliner Singakademie, is a musical (originally choral) society founded in Berlin in 1791 by Carl Friedrich Christian Fasch, harpsichordist to the court of Prussia, on the model of the 18th-century ...

Life

Schumann was born at Königstein. He was the son of Clemens Schumann (1839–1918) and the older brother of Camillo Schumann. He first studied the violin and organ with his father and grandfather, and was taught by

Friedrich Baumfelder Friedrich August Wilhelm Baumfelder (28 May 1836 – 8 September 1916 in Dresden) was a German composer of classical music, conductor, and pianist. He started in the Leipzig Conservatory, and went on to become a well-known composer of his t ...

, a well-known German composer, pianist, and conductor of his day. He later was a student at the

Leipzig Conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn ...

for seven years, conducted an orchestra at Danzig from 1891–1896 and from 1896-1899 the orchestra at Bremen. In 1900 he became professor and director at the

. In 1907 he became a member of the

Prussian Academy of Arts The Prussian Academy of Arts (German: ''Preußische Akademie der Künste'') was a state arts academy first established in Berlin, Brandenburg, in 1694/1696 by prince-elector Frederick III, in personal union Duke Frederick I of Prussia, and late ...

, in 1918 vice-president and finally in 1934 President.

Works (selection)

* Symphonies: ** Symphony No. 1, "Preis-Symphonie" in B minor (1887) ** Symphony No. 2 in F minor, Op. 42 (1905) * Other orchestral works: ** ''Amor und Psyche'', Op. 3 (1888) for soloists, choir and orchestra ** Celebration overture in C minor, Op.48 (1939) ** ''Joy of Life'' overture, Op. 54 (1911) ** ''Im Ringen um ein Ideal'', symphonic poem Op. 66 (1916) ** Orchestral Variations on ''Vetter Michel'', Op. 74 (1930) ** ''Ouvertüre zu einem Drama'', Op. 45 (1906) ** Serenade for Large Orchestra, Op. 34 (1902) ** Symphonische Variationen über den Choral ''Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten'', Op. 24 (1900) ** Variations and Gigue on Handel's "The Harmonious Blacksmith" for large orchestra, Op. 72 (1925) * Choral music: ** ''Ruth'' op. 50 (1908) ** ''Songs of Hiob'', Op. 60 (1914) *Chamber Music ** Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 19 (1898) ** Piano Quartet in F minor, Op. 29 (1901) ** Piano Quintet No. 1 in E minor, Op. 18 (1898) ** Piano Quintet No. 2 in F minor, Op. 49 (1909) ** Piano Trio No. 1 in F major, Op. 25 (1900) ** Piano Trio No. 2 in F major, Op. 62 (1915) * Piano Music: ** Drei Stücke, Op. 1 ** ''Stimmungsbilder'', Op. 2 (1886) ** ''Traumbilder'', Op. 4 (1890) ** Improvisationen, Op. 7 (1892) ** Drei Stücke, Op. 23 ** Sechs Fantasien, Op. 36 ** Ballade, Op. 65

Recordings

* Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2. Recorded by the Münchner Klaviertrio and released on cpo (777 712-2) in 2011. * Symphony No. 1 (''Preis-Symphonie'') and ''Serenade for Large Orchestra'' were released on cpo 3066793 in 2012. * Lieder. Recorded by Mary Nelson (soprano) and Mark Ford (piano) and released on Stone Records (B077MT8H1C) in 2017.

External links

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Georg Schumann Society, Berlin
1866 births 1952 deaths 19th-century German composers 20th-century German composers Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German male composers People from Königstein, Saxony People from the Kingdom of Saxony Academic staff of the Prussian Academy of Arts {{Germany-composer-stub