Luckhardt - Sigmund Bachrich (ÖNB 9818936)

Sigismund Bachrich (23 January 1841 – 16 July 1913), aka Sigmund Bachrich or Siegmund Bachrich, was a Hungarian

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ist, and

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of Jewish origin. He was born in Žabokreky in 1841. He studied violin at the

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from 1851 to 1857 with

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. He was

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at the

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from 1866 to 1869, when he returned to

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. He joined the

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as violist, remaining until 1899. He was a professor at the Vienna Conservatory until 1894. He played the viola with the

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from 1869, then joined the

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in 1890. He died in

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, either in

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. He composed for the

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, including ''Muzzedin'' (1883), ''Heini von Steier'' (1884), and ''Der Fuchs-Major'' (1889). His

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were published posthumously, in 1914, under the title ''Aus verklungenen Zeiten; Erinnerungen eines alten Musikers''.

Selected works

;Stage * ''Muzzedin'', Opera (1883) * ''Heini von Steier'', Opera in 1 act (1884); libretto by Hugo Wittmann * ''Sakuntala'', Ballet (1884) * ''Der Fuchs-Major'', Operetta (1889) * ''Des Herdes und der Liebe Flammen'', Operetta * ''Mahomeds Paradies'', Operetta ;Chamber music * ''Impromptu'' for violin and piano (1862) * ''Im Dorfe'', Idylle for violin and piano (1864) * ''5 Stücke'' for violin and piano, Op. 4 (1869) * ''Suite'' for violin and piano, Op. 7 (1872) * ''Capriccio, Madrigal und Mazurka'' for violin and piano (1881) * ''5 kleine Charakterstücke'' for violin and piano (1889) ;Piano * ''Fuscher-Tänze'', Ländler for piano 4-hands, Op. 10 (1872) * ''Fuscher-Tänze (Neue Folge)'' for piano 4-hands (1878) * ''Aus den Alpen'', Oberösterreichische Tänze for piano 4-hands (1881) ;Vocal * ''6 Lieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 5 (1872) * ''5 altdeutsche Lieder aus dem 16. Jahrhundert'' for voice and piano, Op. 14 (1873)

References

;Citations ;Sources
Biography
by the Jewish Encyclopedia
Biography
by the Österreichisches Musiklexikon

1841 births 1913 deaths Hungarian composers Hungarian male composers Hungarian classical violinists Male classical violinists {{violinist-stub