August Schmid-Lindner

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August Schmid-Lindner (born July 15, 1870 in Augsburg ; † October 21, 1959 in Auerberg , Upper Bavaria) was a German pianist , composer and university professor who worked in Munich .

Life

Schmid-Lindner was already a "proper organist" as a child of 10 years. As a high school student in Munich, Josef Rheinberger encouraged him to study music. This promoted him as a teacher at the Munich Academy of Music, together with the piano teacher Hans Bussmayer. Schmid-Lindner received final lessons from Liszt student Sophie Menter . So began his career, which in 1889 brought his first major success with the awarding of the Mendelssohn Prize in Berlin. He became known as a concert pianist, chamber musician and conductor as well as an excellent music teacher.

In 1900 he received a professorship at the Academy of Music in Munich, which he held until 1939. He was also known through a chamber orchestra under his direction in numerous concerts beyond Munich until 1939. He was also one of the founders of the Munich Bach Association. August Schmid-Lindner often worked with Max Reger , a. a. in the edition of piano works by Johann Sebastian Bach (such as: Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue). Schmid-Lindner edited and published numerous scores and sheet music in music publishers, especially by Franz Liszt , as well as his own compositions. Schmid-Lindner was also friends with Waldemar Bonsels and Fritz Skorzeny .

As part of the Mozart Week of the German Reich in 1941 he was entrusted with the musical direction of the performance of Così fan tutte in Munich, whose dance performances, under the direction of the choreographer Senta Maria , were performed by members of the school of Dorothee Günther , such as Lilo Ramdohr , were taken over.

In March 1953 Schmid-Lindner was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Works (selection)

  • Schmid-Lindner, August: Selected writings . Schneider Verlag, Tutzing 1973. ISBN 3-795-20121-7
  • Schmid-Lindner, August: The piano in Max Reger's art . Gau Music School Danzig-West Prussia, Danzig 1942
  • Schmid-Lindner, August: Love Dream No. 3 in A flat major Comp. F. Liszt; Bulkhead
  • Das verrückte Tischl - dance pantomime based on Mozart's fragment "Music for a Faschingspantomime" KV 446 (Arr .: A. Schmid-Lindner 1941) Publisher: Agency Bärenreiter ( Alkor-Edition Kassel )

Dedicated

Several composers dedicated their works to August Schmid-Lindner:

  • Max Reger : Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Johann Sebastian Bach Op. 81 (1904) for piano
  • Lilo Martin : Sonata in A minor op. 2 (1935) for piano

literature

  • Ambacher Schriften 7: Waldemar Bonsels and his composer friends Fritz Skorzeny and August Schmid-Lindner . Publisher: Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1986. ISBN 3-447-03229-4 .

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personal data
SURNAME Schmid-Lindner, August
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmidt-Lindner, August
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1959
Place of death Auerberg