Alois Pachernegg
Alois Pachernegg (born April 21, 1892 in Irdning ; † August 13, 1964 in Vienna ) was an Austrian conductor and composer .
Life
In his early youth, Pachernegg was a choirboy at Admont Abbey . From 1906 to 1913 he attended the school of the Musikverein für Steiermark in Graz, where he studied cello, piano, music theory and conducting under Roderich Mojsisovics von Mojsvár .
Pachernegg worked as the municipal music director in Leoben before moving to Berlin in 1927, where he was a conductor at Universum Film (UFA) and radio . In 1934 he went to Vienna as a freelance composer. After the end of the Second World War he was appointed conductor of the great entertainment orchestra of the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation in Vienna .
Works
- Under steam! A train passes by
- Three Rural Fragments (Suite)
- Grinzinger gallop
- tarantella
- Viennese candy
- Shepherd Music, op.33
- The Kobold: Funny Overture, op.39 (1936)
- Country dances (1939)
- Italian Comedy Overture
- Three Ennstal minuets for flute, clarinet and bassoon
- Push mood: three Hungarian dances
- German Baroque: a suite for a small orchestra, based on the old masters
- Csardas
- Hunting overture; The forest sounds ...
Web links
- Works by Alois Pachernegg in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pachernegg, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian conductor and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Irdning |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1964 |
| Place of death | Vienna |