Alfred Kowalsky
Alfred Kowalsky (born February 17, 1879 in Pfaffenthal , Luxembourg ; † May 14, 1943 in Metz , Moselle department ) was a Luxembourg composer .
Life
Kowalsky studied organ with Charles-Marie Widor in Paris and later composition with Richard Strauss in Berlin .
Honors
A street was named after him in the Pfaffenthal district of his hometown Luxembourg.
Works (selection)
Operas
- Flame death. Musical drama in three acts (libretto by Margarethe Thulcke).
- Griselinde. Opera in three acts and four pictures . Linden & Hansen, Luxembourg 1918. (Libretto by Nikolaus Welter ).
- Dead women. A drama in three parts and two metamorphoses ("Vera"). Dionysos-Verlag, Berlin 1944.
- Le chasseur perdu en fôret . Senart, Paris 1925.
Operettas
- Three ate divine . Praum Verlag, Luxembourg (libretto by Batty Weber).
- D'Rosy vun the Stemillen . Stomps, Letzeburg 1911 (libretto by Nikolaus Wampach).
Other
- The jumping procession . Buyst, Luxembourg
- Cappriccio
- Trio for piano
literature
- Léon blisters: Alfred Kowalsky (1879–1943) . In: Lëtzebuerger Composers , Vol. 6 (1984), Issue 20, pp. 18-21.
- Guy Krier: Distinctive personalities from Pfaffenthal . In: 125 Jor Sang and Klang . 1982, pp. 61-63.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kowalsky, Alfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Luxembourg composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 17, 1879 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pfaffenthal , Luxembourg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1943 |
| Place of death | Metz |