Adrian Aeschbacher

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Adrian Aeschbacher (born May 10, 1912 in Langenthal ; † November 9, 2002 in Zurich ) was a Swiss pianist .

Life

Adrian Aeschbacher was first trained by his father, the choir conductor Carl Aeschbacher, and then went to the Zurich Conservatory . There were Emil Frey and Volkmar Andreae his teachers. He then studied with Artur Schnabel in Berlin for two years . His concert activities began in 1934 with a European tour, which mainly extended to Europe and, to a lesser extent, to South America. As the successor to the pianists Walter Gieseking and Andor Foldes , he was professor in the piano major at the Saarland University for Music and Theater from 1965 to 1977 .

effect

Adrian Aeschbacher was known as an excellent interpreter of the works of Beethoven , Schubert , Schumann and Brahms . His playing during the war years is documented on tapes of the former Reichs-Rundfunk-Gesellschaft (RRG). After the war he made some recordings for Deutsche Grammophon . Aeschbacher also left recordings at various ARD broadcasters .

Adrian Aeschbacher was the father of the conductor Matthias Aeschbacher .

literature

  • Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Aeschbacher, Adrian. 12th, completely revised edition. 1. Personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1959, p. 10 (first edition: 1882).
  • Wilibald Gurlitt, Carl Dahlhaus (editor): Riemann Musik-Lexikon. In three volumes and two supplementary volumes. Aeschbacher, Adrian. 12th, completely revised edition. 4. Supplementary volume, personal section A – KB Schotts-Söhne, Mainz 1972, p. 7 (first edition: 1882).
  • Alain Pâris : Classical music in the 20th century, instrumentalists, singers, conductors, orchestras, choirs . Aeschbacher, Adrian. 2nd Edition. dtv, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-423-32501-1 , p. 7 .
  • Ingo Harden, Gregor Willmes: Pianist Profiles. 600 pianists: their biography, their style, their recordings . Aeschbacher, Adrian. 1st edition. Bärenreiter, Kassel 2008, ISBN 978-3-7618-1616-5 , p. 19 .

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personal data
SURNAME Aeschbacher, Adrian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss pianist
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenthal
DATE OF DEATH November 9, 2002
Place of death Zurich