Frank Maus
Frank Maus (* 1937 in Haan ) is a German pianist and composer .
biography
Frank Maus grew up in Solingen and, after graduating from high school, studied piano and composition at the Cologne State Music Academy. In 1964 he was solo tutor at the Vienna State Opera and two years later solo tutor at the Deutsche Oper Berlin . He held this position until 1981. Then he moved to the University of the Arts in Berlin , where he received a professorship. From 1967 to 1989 Maus worked with Herbert von Karajan , among other things as a coach, musical advisor for Deutsche Grammophon and EMI and as Karajan's personal assistant.
From 2005, Frank Maus worked for several years as the artistic director of the Conservatory Sanssouci International (COSI) in Potsdam, which had been closed for a long time .
There was also collaboration with Lorin Maazel , Robert Stolz , Leonard Bernstein , Yehudi Menuhin , Daniel Barenboim , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Luciano Pavarotti , Plácido Domingo , Max Rostal , Nathan Milstein and Gregor Piatigorsky . Frank Maus was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic from 1982 to 1989 .
Works
- The great wall. Opera. First performed in 1993 in Taipei, a second version was performed in 1996 in Yokohama.
- Samel e Sanhong. Opera. World premiere in Seoul 2004.
- Chopin No. 3. Piano Concerto.
- Humanity to man. Cantata for baritone and piano. Dedicated to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
- Numerous piano and chamber music works in various formations.
Discography (selection)
- 1983: Music about Futurism . Bberlin: Academy of the Arts. LP-
- 1988: Music By Erich Itor Kahn . CRI. CD / LP.
- 1989: Antonio Vivaldi : The Four Seasons . Hamburg: Deutsche Grammophon. 2CD.
- 1990: Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon . Deutsche Grammophon. CD
- 1991: Berliner Philharmoniker , Stockholm Radio Choir, Stockholm Chamber Choir: Joseph Haydn : The Creation . Berlin Universal Music Entertainment, 2CDs.
- 1997: Johannes Brahms : Hungarian Dances . With Oscar Shumsky . CD. Nimbus.
- 2004: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin : Karl Amadeus Hartmann : Wax Figure Cabinet (five small operas) . Wergo. 2CD.
- 2006: Sound of the Times. With Esther Lee. CD. Jubal.
- 2008: Karajan Adagio: Gold. German Grammophon. 2CD.
- 2013: Karajan Adagio: Music to Free Your Mind . Deutsche Grammophon. 2CD.
Web links
- Works by and about Frank Maus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Klang der Zeiten CD booklet with the vita of Frank Maus, at Jubal Music
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Klang der Zeiten CD booklet with vita by Frank Maus, at Jubal Music
- ↑ search query. Berliner Philharmoniker , accessed on September 1, 2014 .
- ↑ A conversation with the composer Frank Maus and the director Michael Dittmann on KBS World Radio. Retrieved September 1, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mouse, Frank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haan |