Ernst Riemann

Ernst Riemann (born January 24, 1882 in Coburg , † September 16, 1953 in Bozen ) was a German pianist and composer of serious music .

Live and act

Ernst Riemann studied at the Academy of Music in Munich under Bernhard Stavenhagen ( piano ) and Victor Gluth ( counterpoint ). After completing his studies in 1904, he first went to the Bavarian Court Opera , which was then under Felix Mottl's direction, as a solo coach , then to the Conservatory in Krefeld for a year before finally returning to Munich. There he perfected his pianistic skills with his great-aunt Sophie Menter . Ernst Riemann then embarked on a career as a concert pianist and successfully toured Europe for several years. In Romania he was awarded the gold medal for art and science for his work. In 1912, Ernst Riemann accepted a call from the Academy of Music in Munich, where he became professor of piano. Ernst Riemann held this position until his retirement in 1948. In addition to his teaching activities, Ernst Riemann founded the choir association for evangelical church music in Munich and led this association as a conductor. Ernst Riemann died in 1953 during a spa stay in Bolzano.

The musical legacy of Ernst Riemann is in the private archive of Tobias Bröker .

Compositions

Orchestral works

• Festival music, for orchestra
• Klabaudermann March , for piano, strings and percussion

Chamber music

• Waltz Evviva Pinola , for piano (before 1911)
• Scherzo , for piano (1917, arr. 1930)
• German Waltz , for 2 pianos (1921, arr. 1930)
• March , for piano four hands (1944)
• Gavotte , for piano (1952)
• Un petit rien , for piano
• Temple music , for bass, violin and organ
• Theme and variations on an old Masonic song , for cello and piano

Vocal music

• On a young rose leaf , for soprano and piano (1905)
• Difficult hour , for medium voice and piano (1906)
• Nocturno , for voice and piano (1909)
• Evening landscape , for high voice and piano (1913)
• Where is home , for voice and piano (1915)
• I dream, I'll come to the gate of heaven , for tenor and piano (1927)
• Alte Liebesweise , for voice and piano (before 1930)
• Reiselied , for voice and piano (before 1930)
• Apple Harvest , for voice and piano (before 1930)
• Knightly duel , for voice and piano (before 1930)
• Expectation , for high voice and piano (before 1930)
• Hochlandsdorf , for high voice and piano (before 1930)
• The lazy little boy , for soprano and piano (before 1930)
• An das Schicksal , for tenor and piano (before 1930)
• The Wandering Musician , for high voice and piano (1930)
• Christ Child's Lullaby , for soprano and piano (1931)
• Vengeance , for bass and piano (1932)
• The Center , for tenor and piano (1933)
• Last Lights , for voice and piano (1933)
• Two nights , for tenor and piano (1934)
• Gottfried , for high voice and piano (1934)
• The mysterious flute , for voice and piano (before 1935)
• Die Einsame , for medium voice and piano (1935)
• Each his own , for tenor and piano (1936)
• Songs of the Harper , for Voice and Piano (1941)
• A match , for voice and piano (1942)
• Wanderer's Night Song , for voice and piano (1942)
• Grab an der Marne , for voice and piano (1942)
• Twilight Hour , for high voice and piano (1946)
• For the winter of 1949/50 , for voice and piano (1949)
• Knightly advertisement , for high voice and piano
• Song of the Troubadour , for tenor and harp
• The postillon , for voice and piano
• Philine , for voice and piano
• Der Fischer , for voice and piano
• Scherz , for tenor and piano
• How sad you are , my soul, for voice and piano
• It's a roar and howl , for voice and piano

Individual evidence

1. ^ Würz, Anton (1953). In memoriam Ernst Riemann . In: Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, 114th year, pp. 729–730.
2. ↑ https://www.tobias-broeker.de/rare-manuscripts/mr/riemann-ernst/