Ernst Burger (Author)

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Ernst Burger (born March 26, 1937 in Munich ) is a German pianist and music writer .

Serious Burger

Life

Burger is the son of a teacher couple. After attending the humanistic grammar school in Burghausen , he studied at the Munich University of Music , where he passed his exam as a concert pianist. He then began to give concerts, mainly devoting himself to the piano works of Frédéric Chopin .

After a serious hand injury, writing about music is the focus of his activity. His books soon found worldwide recognition and prizes. Burger has been married to Dorothea Maillinger since 1972. There is a son from marriage. Ernst Burger lives in Munich and Schliersee.

Works

  • Franz Liszt. A life chronicle in pictures and documents List Verlag, Munich 1986 ISBN 3-471-77160-3
    • French edition: Franz Liszt. Chronique biographique en images et en documents . Fayard, Paris 1988
    • English edition: Franz Liszt. A Chronicle of his life in pictures and documents . Princeton University Press, New York 1989 ISBN 0-691-09133-1
  • Frédéric Chopin. A life history in pictures and documents . Hirmer, Munich 1990 ISBN 3-7774-5370-6
  • Robert Schumann. A life chronicle in pictures and documents Schott, Mainz 1999 ISBN 0-691-09133-1
  • Franz Liszt in the photography of his time . Hirmer, Munich 2003 ISBN 3-7774-9790-8
    • Franz Liszt nelle fotografie d'epoca. Collezione Ernst Burger [bilingual: Italian and English]. Rome, De Luca Editori d'Arte 2011
  • Erroll Garner. The life and art of a brilliant pianist . ConBrio, Regensburg 2006 ISBN 978-3-932581-81-6
  • Franz Liszt. The years in Rome and Tivoli . Schott, Mainz 2010, 2nd edition 2011 ISBN 978-3-7957-0715-6
  • Franz Liszt. Life and death in Bayreuth . ConBrio, Regensburg 2011 ISBN 978-3-940768-26-1

Awards

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ernst Burger  ( 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. at Schott Music@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.schott-musik.de  
  2. ↑ Music writer Ernst Burger turns 70 In: Neue Musikzeitung from March 26, 2007
  3. ↑ Awards from the Science Information Service
  4. ^ Laureate of the Robert Schumann Prize
  5. ↑ Awards ( Memento of the original from September 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) 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. on the website of the StadtMuseum Bonn  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www2.bonn.de
personal data
SURNAME Burger, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German pianist and author
DATE OF BIRTH March 26, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich