Armin Kaufmann

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Armin Kaufmann (born October 30, 1902 in Neu-Itzkany, Bukowina , † June 30, 1980 in Vienna ) was an Austrian composer, violinist and music teacher.

Life

Born a Bukowina German , Kaufmann received his first violin lessons from his father. In Brno he studied violin , cello and music theory with Bruno Weigl . In Vienna he added composition with Joseph Marx and cello with Franz Schmidt . He completed his state diploma with distinction. From 1928 to 1938 Kaufmann taught at the New Vienna Conservatory and at the same time was second violinist in the Rothschild Quartet . From 1938 to 1966 he was a member of the Wiener Symphoniker as leader of the second violins. He wrote the “Circus Poldrini” in 1964 for the Viennese school youth. Every year the cultural office of the City of Vienna gave a series of concerts for them during class. Peter and the Wolf had been on the program for nine years . Now the Poldrini Circus followed. From 1966 to 1980 Kaufmann worked as a freelance musician and composer . In his compositional work, Kaufmann is to be counted among the representatives of new music . In addition to the great music theory currents of his time, Yugoslav folklore in particular also influenced his style of composition. Armin Kaufmann has mainly created chamber music works (especially 7 string quartets ) and solo literature. For large orchestra he wrote a. a. four symphonies . He also wrote some vocal works and pieces for mandolin , guitar and zither . Kaufmann himself describes his musical life as synaesthetic . He was buried in an honorary grave at the Vienna Central Cemetery .

In 1981 the Armin Kaufmann Society was founded. Since 2009 there is also the Music Academy Feldkirchen conducted Armin Kaufmann competitions .

Honors

Works

  • Little ballet. Suite in three movements for plucked orchestra . Trekel, Hamburg.
  • Poldrini Circus. Musical circus story for speaking voice and orchestra .
  • Mitoka Dragomirna for plucked orchestra. Versions for violoncello and piano as well as for mandolin and piano. Trekel, Hamburg.
  • Symphony in C . Doblinger, Vienna-Munich 1929.
  • 5 four-part male choirs .
  • Quartettino II op.47 for mandolin, violin, viola, violoncello. Trekel, Hamburg.
  • Satan in a sack. Fragment of a funny opera . Libretto: Karl Michael von Levetzow .
  • The noise in the oven. School opera for baritone, speaking role, children's choir, chamber ensemble, brass and percussion . Libretto: A.Jirasek, W. Pribil
  • Mandolin concert . Trekel, Hamburg.

Discography

  • 4th String Quartet, Op. 17. SPR 3161 Preiser Records
  • Music for trumpet a. String Orchestra SPA Records Saratoga Springs, New York, SPA 12
  • Quartettino III op.53.MDG A3450
  • 1st Symphony (Cuckoo Symphony ) op.65. Amadeo AV SR 3005
  • 2nd Symphony op. 74. SPR 105 Preiser Records
  • Erotikon for large orchestra op. 105. Armin Kaufmann Society. Memorial plaque.
  • Suite for 2 guitars op. 55. Armin Kaufmann Society. Memorial plaque.
  • Mitoka Dragomirna for plucked orchestra . On: Beyond the rainbow . Mülheim plucked orchestra (headed by Dominik Hackner). In-house production 2009

See also

literature

  • Armin Kaufmann in memory . In: ÖMZ 42/1987. H.10-11- p. 557.
  • Rudolph Franz Brauner: Armin Kaufmann . In: ÖMZ 6/1951. H.2, pp. 57-60 and in: ÖMZ 12/1957. H.6, pp. 246-247.
  • Franz Grasberger: Armin Kaufmann . In: The music in history and present (MGG) . Bärenreiter, Kassel 1958. Col. 758-759.
  • Kaufmann, Armin . In: Riemann. Music lexicon. Schott, Mainz 1959, 1972. Vol. 1 / A-K, p.907 and Erg.-Bd. A-K, p. 623.
  • Kaufmann, Armin . In: Who's who in Music and Musicians' International Directory . Burke's Peerage, London 1962. p. 116.
  • Flotzinger, Gruber (Hrsg.): Musikgeschichte Österreichs , Vol. 2. Verlag Styria, 1979.

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Other members: Fritz Rothschild (first violin), Arthur Kreiner (viola), Hans Czegka (violoncello). - See: (caption :) The Rothschild Quartet (...). In:  Radio Wien , No. 36/1931 (Volume VII), June 5, 1931, pp. 24 and 34. (Online at ANNO ). Template: ANNO / Maintenance / raw.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h armin-kaufmann.at
  2. ↑ Der Südostdeutsche, Volume 2, December 1964, No. 24
  3. ↑ ioem.net interview with Arnim Kaufmann
  4. ^ Grave site of Armin Kaufmann , Vienna, Central Cemetery, Group 40, No. 137.
  5. ^ Herbert Vogg: About Armin Kaufmann . In: 10 Years of the Armin Kaufmann Society 1991 . Self-published, Vienna 1991
  6. ^ Armin Kaufmann Competitions. ( Memento from August 4, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  7. ↑ outstanding artist award - music ( Memento from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 28, 2012
  8. ↑ Flotzinger, Gruber (Ed.): Musikgeschichte Österreichs , Vol. 2. Verlag Styria, 1979, p. 498
  9. ↑ Flotzinger, Gruber (Ed.): Musikgeschichte Österreichs , Vol. 2. Verlag Styria, 1979, pp. 505–506
personal data
SURNAME Kaufmann, Armin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian composer and violinist
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Neu-Itzkany, Bukowina
DATE OF DEATH June 30, 1980
Place of death Vienna