Friedrich Herzfeld

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Friedrich Herzfeld (also Fritz Herzfeld ; born June 17, 1897 in Dresden , † September 19, 1967 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen ) was a German conductor , music writer and music critic .

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Friedrich Herzfeld was Kapellmeister in Aachen , Dresden and Freiburg im Breisgau and was best known as the conductor of works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart .

From 1931 he lived in Berlin. From 1939 to 1942 he was editor-in-chief of the Allgemeine Musikzeitung and from 1940 to 1943 he was press officer of the Berlin Philharmonic . He has authored books on music and musicians, and wrote reviews for music magazines. His best-known work is the Ullstein Lexicon of Music , which first appeared in 1957 as Lexicon of Music and has since been published under various titles in several new editions and revisions.

The dancer and choreographer Konstanze Vernon was the daughter of Friedrich Herzfeld. The historian Hans Herzfeld was his cousin.

Fonts

  • Minna Planer and her marriage to Richard Wagner . Goldmann, Leipzig 1938.
  • Royal friendship. Ludwig II and Richard Wagner. Goldmann, Leipzig [1940]. New edition 1941.
  • Wilhelm Furtwängler . Way and essence. Goldmann, Leipzig 1941. 2nd edition 1942. New edition: Goldmann, Munich 1950.
  • Adagio and Scherzo. Little poems about great masters. Frick, Vienna 1941.
  • Triad. Haydn - Mozart - Beethoven. Minerva, Berlin 1946.
  • General music theory. People and knowledge, Berlin / Leipzig 1949.
  • You and the music. An introduction for all music lovers. Druckhaus Tempelhof, Berlin 1951. New edition: Ullstein, Berlin 1956. New edition 1967.
    • Spanish: Tú y la música. Labor, Barcelona [1957].
    • Licensed edition: VMA, Wiesbaden 1981.
  • The master tones and wise men. Druckhaus Tempelhof, Berlin 1951. New edition: Ullstein, Berlin 1956.
    • Dutch: Grootmeesters der muziek. Podebeek, Antwerp 1957.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven . Süssenguth, Berlin 1952.
  • Magic of the Baton. Ullstein, Berlin 1953. New edition 1954. New edition 1959.
    • Danish: Taktstokkens magi. Skandinavisk, Odense [1954]. New edition 1963.
    • Spanish: La magia de la batuta. Labor, Barcelona [1958].
    • Swiss edition: Ex Libris, Zurich 1964.
    • Licensed edition: German Book Association, Berlin 1964.
  • Our musical instruments. Schneekluth, Darmstadt 1954.
  • Musica nova. The sound world of our century. Ullstein, Berlin 1954. New edition 1955. New edition 1959.
    • Dutch: Musica nova. Mirror of the hedendaagse muziek. Ruys, Bussum [1956].
    • Spanish: La música del siglo XX. Laboratory, Barcelona 1964.
    • Czech: Musica nova. Mladá Fronta, Prague 1966.
  • Lexicon of Music. Ullstein, Berlin 1957. Revised around 1970 (later Ullstein Music Lexicon or Ullstein Lexicon of Music ).
  • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau . Rembrandt, Berlin [1958].
  • Maria Meneghini-Callas or The Great Prima donna. Rembrandt, Berlin 1959. 2nd edition under the title Maria Callas or Die Primadonna. 1962.
  • A little music story for the youth. Weiss, Berlin-Schöneberg [1959]. New edition [1979], ISBN 3-8036-0138-X . Revised version: Zimmermann, Frankfurt am Main around 1984, ISBN 3-921729-21-1 .
    • Japanese: Watashitachi no ongakushi. Hakusui-sha, Tokyo 1964.
    • Lithuanian: Mažoji muzikos istorija. Vaga, Vilnius 1974.
  • Herbert von Karajan . Rembrandt, Berlin 1959. 2nd edition 1962.
    • Czech: Herbert von Karajan. Suprahon, Prague / Bratislava 1968.
  • Everything about music. Schott, Mainz 1959.
  • Harp tone and bang. Stories about music history. Ullstein, Berlin 1960.
  • You and music. German Book Association, Düsseldorf [1960].
  • The Berlin Philharmonic. Rembrandt, Berlin 1960.
  • The new Bayreuth. Rembrandt, Berlin 1960.
  • Magic of voice. Ullstein, Berlin 1961.
  • Igor Stravinsky . Rembrandt, Berlin-Zehlendorf 1961.
  • Record guide for opera lovers. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main 1962.
  • Rudolf shock . Rembrandt, Berlin-Zehlendorf 1962.
  • Elly Ney . Kister, Geneva 1962.
  • (Ed.): Ferenc Fricsay. A memorial book. Rembrandt, Berlin 1964.
  • Ullstein music dictionary. Ullstein, Berlin 1965 (new edition of Lexikon der Musik ).
    • License edition: DBG-Musiklexikon. German Book Association, Berlin / Darmstadt / Vienna 1965.
  • Magic of the Opera. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main 1970.
  • Ullstein Lexicon of Music. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main 1971 (formerly Ullstein Musiklexikon or Lexicon of Music ). New editions 1973, 1974, 1976, ISBN 3-550-06012-2 .
    • Licensed edition: The Lexicon of Music. German Book Association, Stuttgart / Hamburg / Munich 1976.
  • The lexicon of music. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Vienna 1979 (formerly Ullstein Lexicon of Music ).
  • The new Ullstein lexicon of music. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main 1989. Updated edition: 1993, ISBN 3-550-06523-X .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Gerhard Krause, Gerhard Müller (ed.): Theologische Realenzyklopädie . Volume 20: Crusades - Leo XIII. de Gruyter, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-11-012655-9 , p. 23, footnote 5 ( Google books ).
  2. ↑ Short biography on whoswho.de
  3. ↑ Konstanze Vernon on munzinger.de
  4. ↑ Hans Herzfeld in herzfeld-online.de
personal data
SURNAME Herzfeld, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Herzfeld, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Kapellmeister, music writer and music critic
DATE OF BIRTH June 17, 1897
PLACE OF BIRTH Dresden
DATE OF DEATH September 19, 1967
Place of death Garmisch-Partenkirchen