Arthur Willner
Arthur Willner (born March 5, 1881 in Turn near Teplitz-Schönau , † 1959 in London ) was a pianist , composer and university professor .
Life
He grew up in Turn near Teplitz-Schönau in Bohemia and studied piano playing and composition at the conservatories in Leipzig and Munich .
From 1904 to 1924 he was professor of composition, counterpoint, music history and aesthetics at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin and was also temporarily deputy director. In 1924 he moved to the New Vienna Conservatory , where he taught until 1928. At the same time he taught at the Vienna Adult Education Center from 1924 to 1938 and advised the Viennese music publisher Universal Edition .
After Austria was annexed to Germany , he emigrated to Great Britain in 1938 , where he worked as a concert pianist, chamber musician , composer and arranger . During that time he wrote over 90 works. He was friends with the English composer Ernest John Moeran .
His estate, the Arthur Willner Collection, is kept in the Leo Baeck Institute New York .
Works
His complete works, comprising over 250 opus numbers, include 6 symphonies, instrumental concertos, other orchestral works, 5 string quartets, 2 string quintets, 2 piano trios, duos with piano, solo works, etc. a. They are largely forgotten. His orchestral arrangement of Bartók's Romanian folk dances became best known . The following also appeared in print:
- Dance tunes, op.25
- Enlightenment
- Bagpipes
- Concerto for string orchestra, op.37
- Suite for violin and violoncello, op.46
- Fugue Suite, op.56
- Dance Suite (1932)
Sources and web links
- Arthur Willner Collection
- Literature by and about Arthur Willner in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willner, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 5, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Teplitz-Schönau |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1959 |
| Place of death | London |