Ernst Otto Lindner

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Ernst Otto Timotheus Lindner (born November 28, 1820 in Breslau ; † August 7, 1867 in Berlin ) was a German musicological writer and journalist .

Life

Lindner studied philology in Breslau, where he also received his doctorate . In 1845 he accepted a position as a private tutor in Berlin. Around 1848 he became editor of the Vossische Zeitung , later he became editor-in-chief . In particular, he emerged as a music reviewer and promoted the dissemination of the works of Bach, Mozart and Gluck. Lindner was a friend of Arthur Schopenhauer and defended his philosophy in his work Zur Tonkunst . The story of the German song , which appeared posthumously in 1871, is considered to be Lindner's main work .

Works

  • The first standing German opera. 1855
  • Arthur Schopenhauer. By him. About him. A word of defense from Ernst Otto Lindner and memorabilia, letters and personal papers from Julius Frauenstädt. Berlin 1863
  • To the art of music. Treatises. 1864

literature

personal data
SURNAME Lindner, Ernst Otto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lindner, Ernst Otto Timotheus (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 28, 1820
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH August 7, 1867
Place of death Berlin