Felix Weingartner

Felix Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg (born the June 2nd 1863 with Zadar; died the May 7th 1942 with Winterthour) is a Austrian Leader and also a Compositeur neoromantic, a pianist and writer.

Biography

Weingartner studies with Graz, Leipzig then with Weimar with Franz Liszt. He is also the pupil of Carl Reinecke. Weingartner shares its work between the direction of orchestra and the artistic administration. In parallel, it is Compositeur and writer.

Whereas Weingartner occupies already with Mannheim and Berlin several positions of direction, it is chosen by Gustav Mahler in 1908 to direct the Opéra of State of Vienna for one three years period. From 1908 to 1927, Weingartner directs the Philharmonic orchestra of Vienna. Of 1919 with 1924, he is director of the popular Opéra of Vienna. In 1927, Weingartner went to Switzerland. From 1935 to 1936, it again directed the Opéra of State of Vienna. Moreover, Weingartner works with Hamburg, Boston, Munich and Basle.

Although Weingartner abundantly composed (of the opera, of the Symphonie S, the Lied er, and the Chamber music), its works today are seldom played.

As a leader, it has influence of the generations of musicians by his technique as clear as elegant.

Principal works

Symphonies

Symphony nº 1 in ground, opus 23
Symphonie nº 2 in E flat, opus 29
Symphonie nº 3 into semi, opus 49 with organ
Symphonie nº 4 in F, opus 61
Symphonie nº 5 in minor C, opus 71
Symphonie nº 6 in so minor, opus 74, “in remembering of November 19th, 1828” (“Tragic”). The second movement is based on parts which point out the movement scherzo or minuet of the unfinished Symphonie of Schubert, in so minor D. 759.)
Symphony nº 7, Choral , opus 87 (1935-7) (in manuscript?)

Operas

Sakuntala , opus 9,1884
Malakiwa , opus. 10,1886
Genesius , opus. 14,1892
Trilogy Orestes , opus. 30,1902
Kain und Abel , opus. 54,1914
Lady Kobold (according to Pedro Calderón of Barca; the same part inspired with Carl Reinecke an opening and with Joachim Raff an opera), opus. 57,1916
Die Dorfschule , opus. 64,1920
Meister Andrea , opus. 66,1920
DER Apostate , opus. 72 - not published.

Anecdote

In the Inter-war period, a leader Viennese had asked very famous Felix Weingartner with which tempo was to be played the Fifth symphony of Beethoven. Its answer was the following one: “Dear colleague, I precisely play this symphony next Sunday. Thus, you come will know! ”.

Writings

Die Lehre von der Wiedergeburt und das musikalische Drama. (" The teaching of the rebirth and the drama musical") 1895
Über das Dirigieren . (" Direction of orchestre") 1896 O. 1905
"Bayreuth" 1876-96, ein Bericht. (Bayreuth, a récit") (Weingartner was assistant then leader under the direction of Richard Wagner and later of Cosima Wagner)
Die Symphonie nach Beethoven . (" The symphony according to Beethoven") 1898
Ratschläge für Aufführungen klassischer Symphonien . (" The Councils for the execution of symphonies classiques") 3 volumes, 1906-23
Akkorde (gesammelte Aufsätze) . (" Agreements, meeting of articles") 1912
Lebenserinnerungen . (" Mémoires") 2 volumes, 1923/29

Biography

W. Jacob: F. von Weingartner. Ein Brevier . Wiesbaden 1933. < dbb>

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