Heinrich Porges
Heinrich Porges (November 25, 1837 – November 17, 1900) was a Czech people, Czech-Austrians, Austrian choirmaster, music critic and writer of Jewish descent. Life Heinrich Porges was born in Prague, the son of Simon Porges (1801–1869) and his wife Charlotte. He originally studied Philosophy and Law in Prague, later turning to music. In 1863 he became an assistant of the critic Franz Brendel in editing the ''Neue Zeitschrift für Musik'' in Leipzig. In 1867 he produced the arts pages of the ''Süddeutsche Presse'' in Muncih. He remained there as music critic of the ''Münchner Neueste Nachrichten'' from 1880. Porges became a devotee and intimate of Richard Wagner despite Wagner's antisemitism, and his extensive notes on Wagner's rehearsal and staging were published in the journal ''Bayreuther Blätter'' over the period 1880-1896. His study of ''Tristan und Isolde'' was published after his death in 1906 by Hans von Wolzogen. He received a life pension from King Ludwig II of Bav ...
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