Emil Ábrányi

Emil Ábrányi (born September 22, 1882 in Budapest , † February 11, 1970 in Budapest) was a Hungarian composer and conductor.

family

Emil Ábrányi's parents were the poet Emil Ábrányi (* January 1, 1851 - May 20, 1920) and the soprano Margit Wein (* December 15, 1861 - November 28, 1948). His grandfather was Kornél Ábrányi . In 1906 Emil married the singer Róza Várnay. They had two sons, Emil Ábrányi (1907–1944) and Aurél Ábrányi (* 1914), a lawyer, and a daughter, Margit Ábrányi.

Life

Emil Ábrányi studied composition, organ and piano from 1895 to 1901 at the Music Academy in Budapest with Hans Koessler and István Thomán. From 1901 to 1903 he studied conducting with Artur Nikisch in Leipzig . After completing his studies, he was conductor from 1904 at the Cologne Opera and from 1907 at the Opera House in Hanover . In 1911 at the latest he was under contract at the Hungarian State Opera and was temporarily its director in 1919. From 1921 to 1924 he was director of the Városi Színház [City Theater], today's Erkel Színház . [Erkel Theater]. From 1922 to 1926 he taught conducting at the Music Academy . From 1926 to 1934 he was director of the MAV symphony orchestra in Debrecen , from 1942 to 1948 he was the conductor at the city theater in Szeged .

Works (selection)

Operas

• A ködkirály [Fog King / King of the Fog]; fantastic opera in one act, libretto: Árpád Pásztor; World premiere: March 2nd, 1907 in the Hungarian State Opera on May 17th, 1903
• Monna Vanna ; Opera in 3 acts; Libretto: Emil Ábrányi, father; based on the play Monna Vanna by Maurice Maeterlinck ; World premiere: March 2nd, 1907 in the Hungarian State Opera
• Paolo és Francesca ; Opera in 3 acts; Libretto: Emil Ábrányi, father; after Dante Alighieri ; Subject: Francesca da Rimini from the Divine Comedy ; First performance: January 13, 1912 in the Hungarian State Opera
• Don Quixote ; Opera in 3 acts; Libretto: Emil Ábrányi, father; after Miguel de Cervantes ; First performance on November 30, 1917 in the Hungarian State Opera
• Ave Maria: Májusi intermezzo [A May intermezzo]; 1 act; First performance February 25, 1922. A Városi Szinház , Budapest. German text editing by Hans Otto Henel
• A vak katona [The blind soldier]; in one act. Libretto: Ede Sas; First performance: June 11, 1923. A Városi Szinház , Budapest
• Az éneklö dervis [The singing dervish ]. in two acts, libretto: NW Khayatt. Completed in 1937. Not yet listed
• Liliomos herceg [The Prince of the Lilies]. in three acts. Libretto: Bohdaneczky. Completed in 1938. Not yet listed
• Bizánc [Byzantium]. In three acts. Libretto: Ernő Innocent-Vincze, based on Ferenc Herczeg . Completed in 1942. Not yet listed
• Éva boszorkány [the witch Eva]. In 3 acts, libretto after Ferenc Herczeg . Completed in 1944. Not yet listed
• Balatoni rege [A fairy tale from Lake Balaton ]. In 3 acts, libretto after Ferenc Herczeg . Completed in 1945. Not yet listed
• A Tamás-templom karnagya In. Libretto by György Láng based on his novel of the same name. The first opera about the life of Johann Sebastian Bach . Completed in 1947. Not yet listed. The Thomas Cantor . Musical drama from the life of JS Bach in 3 acts (6 images). German translation by Arpad Wein.

Works for choir and orchestra

• 1933 Szeged Fair

Instrumental music

• 1898 string quartet
• 1898 Petofi. Suite for orchestra
• 1899 Symphony in C minor
• 1900 Andante and Minuetto for wind instruments
• 1930 Symphonic poem Trianon

Recordings

• Capriccio ungherese for double bass and piano. Allegretto scherzando. Ferenc Csontos, double bass. Zsuzsa Bauer, piano. In: Hungarian Music Mosaic. Recorded in 2005. Published on Hungaroton HCD 32330. October 27, 2015.

literature

• Ildebrando Pizzetti: Ábrányi, Emil : In: Enciclopedia Italiana . 1929
• Ábrányi Emil . In: Ágnes Kenyeres, László Drótos, Ágnes Tapolcai: Magyar életrajzi lexikon; 1000-1990 . Arcanum, Budapest (Hungarian)
• Ábrányi, Emil. In: Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians . 2001

Web links

• Emil Ábrányi at opera.stanford.edu. List of his stage works

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Ferenc Bónis: Ábrányi Emil (Bp., 1882. scept. 22nd - Bp., 1970. February 11th): zeneszerző, ifj. In: Magyar Életrajzi Lexicon. Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Hungarian). 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Ábrányi Emil legifj. - Névpont.hu. Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Hungarian). 
3. ↑ Ábrányi, Emil . In: A. Eaglefield Hull; Albert Einstein (Ed.): The New Music Lexicon according to the Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians . Max Hesses Verlag, Berlin 1926, p. 2 ( archive.org ).
4. ↑ Monna Vanna: opera 3 felvonásban. January 1, 1906, accessed April 1, 2017 . 
5. ↑ Monna Vanna. Opera 3 falvonásban. Szövegét irta: Ábrányi Emil (Maetelinck drámája nyomán). Vocal score. Hung. & Ger. January 1, 1906, accessed May 5, 2017 (Hungarian). 
6. ↑ Paolo és Franceska; opera 3 felvonásban. January 1, 1909, Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Hungarian). 
7. ↑ Magyar Színháztörténet 1920-1949. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 13, 2016 ; Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Hungarian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ^ Ave Maria: a May interlude in one act. January 1, 1921, accessed on May 5, 2017 . 
9. ↑ Bizánc: opera 3 felvonásban (4 kép). January 1, 1942, accessed May 5, 2017 . 
10. ↑ The Thomas Cantor. Musical drama from the life of JS Bach in 3 acts (6 images). January 1, 1967, Retrieved May 5, 2017 . 
11. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Ábrányi, Emil. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved May 5, 2017 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
12. ↑ Ildebrando Pizzetti: Ábrányi, Emil. In: Enciclopedia Italiana. 1929, Retrieved May 5, 2017 (Italian).