Artur Bodanzky
Artur Bodanzky , also Artur Bodansky , Artur Bodanszky , Artur Bodzansky or Arthur Bodanzky ( December 16, 1877 in Vienna - November 23, 1939 in New York ) was an Austrian-American violinist , concert conductor and conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
Life
Born as the son of the businessman Carl Bodanskie and Hanna Feuchtwang, he grew up with his brother Robert Bodanzky , his sister Irene Bodanzky (1885 Vienna - 1942 Theresienstadt) and his sister Ida Bodanzky, married to Christoph Hartung von Hartungen in a Jewish-assimilated family. Like his brother Robert, a librettist and anarchist who later became particularly well-known in Vienna, Artur Bodanzky decided against his father's will for his passion, music. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory and privately with Alexander von Zemlinsky . From 1897 to 1899 he was first violinist in the orchestra of the court opera , then Kapellmeister in Budweis and at the Carl-Theater in Vienna . From 1901 to 1903 he worked as an assistant to Gustav Mahler . After further positions as Kapellmeister in Vienna, Berlin and Prague , he became first Kapellmeister in Mannheim in 1909 ; his successor there was Wilhelm Furtwängler . In 1915 he emigrated to the United States to work for the Metropolitan Opera as chief conductor for the German-language repertoire. In 1922 he first introduced Mahler's Song of the Earth to the New York audience , with Mme. Charles Cahier and Orville Harrold sang the solos . In 1928 he resigned from the position of chief conductor of the Met. Joseph Rosenstock followed him . After Rosenstock received mostly bad reviews, Bodanzky was called back to his previous post, which he held until the end of his life.
Bodanzky was known for the musical direction of many Wagner operas, of which a number of early recordings of radio broadcasts exist. He was generally said to have a fast pace . It was rumored that he always wanted to end his concerts quickly so that he could play cards afterwards. Similar comments are, however, often made about any conductor whose tempos are found to be particularly fast.
Web links
- Literature by and about Artur Bodanzky in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bodanzky, Artur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bodansky, Artur; Bodanszky, Artur; Bodzansky, Artur; Bodanzky, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian-American violinist, concert conductor and conductor of the Metropolitan Opera in New York |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 16, 1877 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1939 |
| Place of death | new York |