Julius Burger (Bürger) (

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11 March 1897 -

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, 12 June 1995) was an Austrian then American composer, pianist and conductor. He studied at the

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under

Franz Schreker Franz Schreker (originally ''Schrecker''; 23 March 1878 – 21 March 1934) was an Austrian composer, conductor, teacher and administrator. Primarily a composer of operas, Schreker developed a style characterized by aesthetic plurality (a mixture ...

, and was one of the group of Schreker's pupils - Alois Hába,

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, Ernst Křenek,

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- who followed Schreker to Berlin when Schreker was appointed Director of the

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. He had a long association with the

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, New York first dating from his apprenticeship in 1924–1926, when Bruno Walter recommended him as assistant to Artur Bodanzky. He was an assistant to Otto Klemperer at the Kroll Opera, then following the

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ban on Jewish artists in 1933, drifted between Vienna, Brussels and Paris as well as visits to London to work for the BBC as an orchestrater. In February 1938 Bürger and his wife exited a train to Vienna in Paris, and in 1939 they departed permanently for America. His mother and five of his brothers were sent to

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, his mother being shot by the roadside and the brothers murdered in the camp.

Works, editions and recordings

* ''Stille der Nacht'', for baritone and orchestra. Scherzo for Strings. Cello Concerto. Variations on a Theme of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach. ''Legende'', for baritone and orchestra. Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Simone Young, Toccata Classics (2006) * ''A Journey in Exile : The Lieder of Julius Burger''. First recordings of lieder composed from 1915-1988. Performed by Ryan Hugh Ross - Baritone, Siân Màiri Cameron - Mezzo Soprano, Nicola Rose - Pianist, Dr. Daniel Rieppel - Pianist. Spätlese Musik Records (2019). https://www.rediscoveredbeauty.org/burgerlieder-album

References

Musicians from Vienna 1897 births 1995 deaths 20th-century Austrian composers 20th-century Austrian conductors (music) 20th-century Austrian male musicians Austrian composers Austrian male composers Male conductors (music) Pupils of Franz Schreker University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna alumni Jewish emigrants from Austria after the Anschluss to the United States {{Austria-composer-stub