Erwin Kroll
Erwin Kroll (born February 3, 1886 in Deutsch Eylau ; † March 7, 1976 in Berlin ) was a German pianist, composer, writer and music critic. Like his friend Otto Besch , Kroll was a composer from East Prussia.
Life
Around 1900 Kroll came to Königsberg i. Pr. And attended the Royal Hufengymnasium with Otto Besch . He studied philology and music at the Albertus University . He received his doctorate from the ETA Hoffmann, who has always been revered in Königsberg, as a Dr. phil. and went to school. In 1919 he turned entirely to music and continued the studies he had begun with Otto Fiebach and Paul Scheinpflug in Munich . There he found an important teacher, especially in Hans Pfitzner , to whom he later devoted a highly regarded book. In addition to his studies, Kroll was a répétiteur at the Munich State Opera and secretary of the Hans-Pfitzner-Verein für Deutsche Tonkunst , which was founded by Thomas Mann . In 1925 Kroll returned to East Prussia and became a music critic for the Hartungschen Zeitung , and from 1930 its head of the arts section . From 1934 he worked in Berlin as a critic and music writer. After the Second World War he headed the music department of the Northwest German Radio in Berlin until 1953 . With his book, Kroll has set a monument to the (forgotten) importance of Königsberg as a city of music.
Works
- East Prussian homeland - orchestral work
- Violin Sonata in B flat major
- Sonatina in F major
- East Prussian dances
- The Adebar - Fantasy on East Prussian folk tunes for large orchestra
- Vocal works and song arrangements
- Songs for solo voices and choral songs
Fonts
- Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann . Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig 1923.
- Hans Pfitzner . Drei Masken Verlag, Munich 1924.
- The theater . Festschrift for the 25th anniversary of the Dortmund City Theaters. The theater, Berlin 1930.
- Carl Maria Weber . Athenaion, Potsdam 1934.
- Königsberg, city of music . Atlantis, Freiburg i. Br. 1966.
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (January 27, 1956)
- Culture Prize of the East Prussian Landsmannschaft (1960)
See also
literature
- Erwin Kroll in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Kroll in the catalog of the German National Library
- Königsberg, city of music
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mann's appeal
- ↑ Silke Osman in the Ostpreußenblatt (2001)
- ^ Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung (January 29, 2011)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Kroll, Erwin |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and music critic |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1886 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | German Eylau |
DATE OF DEATH | March 7, 1976 |
Place of death | Berlin |