August Walter (composer)
August Walter (born August 12, 1821 in Stuttgart , † January 22, 1896 in Basel ) was a German violinist and composer .
Life
Before August Walter turned to music, he began an apprenticeship as a pastry chef . He was a student of Bernhard Molique , who gave him lessons in violin playing and composition. Further studies led Walter to Simon Sechter in Vienna . In 1846 he went to Basel , where he worked as a music director and music teacher.
August Walter's wife Anna Walter-Strauss was a well-known singer.
Works
Walter caused a sensation with a widely played symphony in E flat major, composed in 1843/44 (among other things by the Vienna Philharmonic in December 1847), which “was still untouched by Schumann and is mainly subject to Beethoven's influence. “Walter's songs also became more popular.
Selection:
- Symphony in E flat major
- Octet in B flat major , op.7
- 3 string quartets
- Songs, male choirs
literature
- Arnold Niggli: The artist couple August and Anna Walter-Strauss , Zurich 1896.
- Swiss Music Dictionary , ed. v. Willi Schuh and Edgar Refardt , Zurich 1939, p. 210.
- "Walter, August". In: Hermann Mendel and August Reissmann: Musikalisches Conversations-Lexikon , Vol. 11, Berlin 1879, p. 256
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Richard von Perger and Robert Hirschfeld: History of the Imperial and Royal Society of Music Friends in Vienna , Vienna 1912, p. 296.
- ^ Karl Nef: History of the Symphony , Leipzig 1921, p. 240f.
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SURNAME | Walter, August |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 12, 1821 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
DATE OF DEATH | January 22, 1896 |
Place of death | Basel |