Carl Feilitzsch

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Carl Ludwig Gustav Freiherr von Feilitzsch , also Karl Ludwig Gustav Freiherr von Feilitzsch (born April 2, 1901 in Munich ; † August 7, 1981 there ) was a German composer .

He composed in an expressive musical language that remains tonally oriented, but further emancipates dissonance and uses it as a means of expression for the disparities of the modern world and the dramaturgy of his musical theater. He developed a composition method in which he organized the various degrees of sharpness with the help of a "dissonance table".

Life

Feilitzsch was born on April 2, 1901 in Munich. His musical inclinations were encouraged early on. Following instructions from his parents , he completed his Abitur in 1920 at the Wilhelmsgymnasium in Munich to study law in Munich, which he completed in 1925 with the legal trainee exam at the Ludwig Maximilians University . However, he also studies music theory with Adam and August Reuss at the Munich Academy of Music, today's Munich University of Music and Theater . After he decided to become a musician, from 1927 to 1929 he studied composition with Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen at the academy, a protagonist of the “Munich School” around the young Richard Strauss and Ludwig Thuille , which began with Josef Gabriel Rheinberger and Alexander Ritter .

During this time Feilitzsch was already composing operas: In 1928 the opera “Die Rote Fackel” with texts by Karl Kraus was premiered in the Nuremberg City Theater with great success. In 1929 the opera houses in Plauen and Ulm put on his fourth opera “Konrad and Marie”.

In 1931 he passed the final examination at the Academy of Music and attended the master class for dramatic composition with Hermann Wolfgang von Waltershausen until 1935 . After 1933 he was also a trainee in Hans Pfitzner's opera dramaturgical seminar .

In 1935 his musical career was drastically interrupted. The director of the Academy for Tonkunst is replaced by a member of the NSDAP . A short time later, Feilitzsch's lectures at the academy were banned due to "doubts about the ideological reliability" of the young composer.

In 1939 he joined a resistance group around Eugen Polzin and Franz Graf v. Otting et al. Five places at. 1940 Marriage to his distant cousin Gerda Freiin v. Feilitzsch and finally joining the NSDAP, as the Gestapo threatened to arrest him. 1940–41 participation in the Russian campaign. After returning home his main works emerged: “Apocalypse”, based on texts from the Revelation of John , the operas “Lechbruck Elegy”, “Metamorphoses of Love”, “Waldemar Dae” and “The Miller and His Child”.

In 1943 he converted to Roman Catholicism , a significant step as a member of a family that was one of the first seven Reformed families in Germany: The cousins ​​Philipp von Feilitzsch (1473–1528 / 1532) and Fabian von Feilitzsch (before 1457–1537 / 38) belonged to the Friedrich III. (Saxony) ("Friedrich the Wise of Saxony") provided loyal followers who took Luther into protective custody.

From 1945 Feilitzsch worked with the cabaret Die Schaubude and with Erich Kästner . The socially critical compositions Die Hinterbliebenen and Hurray Wir Die were created .

On January 16, 1947, the 1st Arbitration Chamber in Munich issued an arbitration ruling in the denazification procedure with “not charged” and the exemption from all procedural costs.

In 1949 his main work "The Apocalypse" was broadcast in concert on Bavarian Radio.

1951 World premiere of “The Apocalypse” in the stage version in the Brunnenhof of the Munich Residence , which is still in ruins (October 22, 1951), with five subsequent performances and further performances in Oldenburg and Tutzing.

1952 Production of the film version of the "Apocalypse" (Prize at the Venice Film Biennale, 1958),

1954 The type psychological book "K2M or the hypothesis of the fog column", a system of character studies, published by law, Munich, is published.

Between 1949 and 1967, 32 performances of his operas and ballets took place. In collaboration with Oskar Sala and his Mixtur-Trautonium, he experimented with electronic music. He also takes on the musical direction of productions of Bertolt Brecht's works (such as "Mother Courage", 1950 at the Kammerspiele or in recordings for Deutsche Grammophon such as "Therese Giehse sings from Mother Courage", Polydor GmbH, order no. 34064). Activities in these years also include radio plays with Erick Kästner, Paul Alverdes and Felix-Eberhard von Cube , a music version of Nestroy 's "The Dreams of Shell and Core" ( Salzburg Festival 1952), numerous theater music at the Residenztheater, the Münchner Kammerspiele and for short films, including “Das Glaswerk” (1961), an industrial film for Schott AG's Jenaer Glaswerke, and “ Der Münchner im Himmel ” (1962), a cartoon based on text by Adolf Gondrell with compositions for Mixtur-Trautonium.

In 1964 Feilitzsch received the Schwabing Art Prize .

Since the early 1960s, Feilitzsch has been increasingly committed to environmental protection. In 1969 he founded “Die Grüne Aktion” together with MdB Dr. Franz Gleißner , one of the first German citizens' initiatives for environmental issues. With this he successfully fought against the clearing of the Hofoldinger Forest in order to prevent the construction of the new Munich airport there. He writes political essays and essays (such as "Umweltschädiguns-Nostalgie und die destruction der Liturgy").

From 1970 he taught composition and orchestral conducting privately. The conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg becomes his most important student. In the last years of his life there is a collaboration with the choir community Neubeuert.

Karl Freiherr von Feilitzsch died on August 7, 1981 in Munich after suffering from cancer for a long time.

On his 100th birthday, the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" recognized him as a composer and committed fighter for nature and environmental protection.

Services

In his artistic work he was primarily concerned with psychologically deepened and dramatically haunting representations. Central to this was his confrontation with death, violence and fascism. But it was carried by a commitment that went far beyond that for real responsibility in current political and social events.

Feilitzsch considered the musical drama The Apocalypse to be his main work . The work is set to music from the text of the "Secret Revelation" (ascribed to the Evangelist Johannes) in the style of a cantata with strongly rhythmic jazz elements as a haunting warning of war, nuclear catastrophe and the destruction of nature. The Bavarian Radio broadcast the concert premiere in 1949 as “Music against the War”. The film from 1954, which was made under his direction, gives an authentic impression of his interpretation.

Works

Operas
  • The Red Torch (1928). Text by Karl Kraus
  • Konrad and Marie (1929)
  • Apocalypse
  • Operas Lechbruck Elegy
  • Metamorphoses of love
  • Waldemar Dae
  • The miller and his child
  • The student from Prague
cabaret
  • The bereaved
  • Hurray we're dying

List of performances

    • The apocalypse . Night studio of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation, Munich, September 1949
    • All's well that ends well . Münchener Kammerspiele, Munich, December 31, 1949
    • Madame Aurélie , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 1, 1950
    • The Death of the Salesman (DE), Kammerspiele Munich April 26, 1950
    • The student from Prague . Schauspielhaus München, Munich, May 1, 1950
    • Romeo and Jeanette . Radio play by Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, 23 September 1950
    • Much Ado About Nothing , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, December 18, 1950
    • The conceited patient , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 20, 1951
    • Chief Abendwind , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 20, 1951
    • Danton's death . Münchener Kammerspiele, Munich, July 5, 1951
    • The apocalypse . (World premiere) Theater im Brunnenhof, Munich, October 1951
    • Minna von Barnhelm , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, November 6, 1951
    • The heiress , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, December 8, 1951
    • The marriage of Mr. Mississippi , (UA) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, 26. March 1952
    • The dreams of shell and core . Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, July 1952
    • The Taming of the Shrew . Münchener Kammerspiele, Munich, January 17, 1953
    • The tattooed rose , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 24, 1953
    • Maria and Elisabeth , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, March 16, 1953
    • The farmer as a millionaire , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, April 23, 1953
    • Don Juan or the love of geometry , (premiere) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, May 21, 1953
    • An angel comes to Babylon , (UA) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, December 22, 195
    • Movie apocalypse
    • Gigi , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, January 12, 1954
    • Waiting for Godot , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, March 27, 1954
    • Sodom and Gomorrah , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, April 15, 1954
    • Beatrice and Jeanette . Südwestfunk, Baden-Baden, June 1954
    • Hamlet , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, July 12, 1954
    • The stone angel , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, November 26, 1954
    • Opening of the Indian Age , (premier) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, March 17, 1955
    • The darkness is light enough , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, May 24, 1955
    • The good person from Sezuan , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, June 30, 1955
    • Victoria, Kunt Hamsun . Akademie Theater, Vienna, September 1955
    • Elisabeth of England , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, September 28, 1955
    • The apocalypse . Oldenburg Castle, Oldenburg, October 1955
    • The cold light , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, November 21, 1955
    • Victoria . Lessing Theater, Nuremberg, January 1956
    • Victoria . Theater am Aegi, Hanover, February 1956
    • Victoria . Landestheater, Coburg, February 1956
    • Victoria . City Theater, Bern, February 1956
    • Wallenstein's death , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 21, 1956
    • After Damascus , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, April 10, 1956
    • Colonel Chabert . ARD, May 20, 1956
    • The visit of the old lady , (premiere) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, May 28, 1956
    • Herrenhaus , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, July 12, 1956
    • The Knight of Miracle , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, January 10, 1957
    • Emperor Joseph and the daughter of the railroad attendant , (premiere) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, January 10, 1957
    • The Marquis von Keith , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, April 6, 1957
    • By day and by night , Residenztheater München, Munich, July 9, 1957
    • Elektra , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, August 8, 1957
    • Tumult in the Narrenhaus , Residenztheater Munich, Munich, March 13, 1958
    • Macbeth , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, June 24, 1958
    • The apocalypse . Filming, Venice, May 1959
    • Taken under the microscope . Short film (Condor Films AG), Zurich, June 1959
    • The Duchess of Langeais , (UA) Residenztheater Munich, Munich, January 11, 1959
    • Midday turn , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, June 10, 1960
    • The Persian , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 7, 1961
    • Saint Joan . Deutsches Theater, Munich, July 1, 1961
    • The Käthchen von Heilbronn , Munich Residenztheater, Munich, September 9, 1961
    • As you like it , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, December 16, 1961
    • Thunderstorm at the lake , (premiere) Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, February 18, 1964
    • Macbeth , Residenztheater Munich, Munich, May 11, 1964
    • The dreams of shell and core . Schauspielhaus Zurich, December 31, 1964
    • Jokes, satire, irony and deeper meaning , Residenztheater München, Munich, February 20, 1965
    • The Florentine hat , Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, May 5, 1965
    • The recruiting officer , Residenztheater München, Munich, February 13, 1966
    • The suitors, Jv Eichendorff . Residenztheater Munich, Munich, 1967
    • Mass in Es (1967) . Jesuit Church St. Michael, Munich, April 2, 2016 (WP)

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Annual report on the Wilhelms-Gymnasium in Munich 1919/20.
  2. ↑ Show booth in new splendor. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, September 16, 1948.
  3. ↑ Certified copy in the personnel file d. University f. Music and Theater, Munich
  4. ↑ Review in: Münchner Merkur v. September 9, 1949; Radio world v. September 25, 1949
  5. ^ Bulletin of the Münchner Uraufführungbühne e. V. No. 1/1951 v. November 12, 1951 a. List of performances
  6. ↑ Münchner Merkur v. 16/18. 5th 1964; SZ v. May 16, 1964; SZ v. 9/11/1964; SZ v. September 14, 1964
  7. ^ Obituary: Karl Freiherr von Feilitzsch. In: Münchner Merkur, August 11, 1981, p. 9.
  8. ^ Composer and fighter: On the death of Karl v. Feilitzsch. In: Stadtanzeiger, No. 61, August 13, 1981.
personal data
SURNAME Feilitzsch, Carl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Feilitzsch, Carl Ludwig Gustav Freiherr von (full name); Feilitzsch, Karl Ludwig Gustav Freiherr von (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 2, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 7th August 1981
Place of death Munich