Fritz Skorzeny
Friedrich "Fritz" Skorzeny (born December 15, 1900 in Vienna ; died September 20, 1965 in Munich ) was an Austrian composer and music critic .
Life
Skorzeny received private lessons in violin and music theory from Bruckner's student Camillo Horn . As a 15-year-old he won a youth music competition. He then worked as a freelance composer, music teacher and music writer in Vienna.
Among other things, he worked as a music critic for the Neue Österreichische Tageszeitung (from 1950) and a number of domestic and foreign newspapers.
According to a contemporary review, his chamber music works represent the “synthesis of down-to-earth musicians and a profundity” that is reminiscent of Hans Pfitzner . Contacts are guaranteed with the writer Waldemar Bonsels , with whom he corresponded, with the double bass player Alfred Planyavsky , to whom he dedicated several works, and with the pianist August Schmid-Lindner , with whom he was friends. He wrote a foreword for the ten pieces by his composer colleague Armin Kaufmann . His Fantasy Sonata for piano and violin (1950) is dedicated to the memory of the violinist Ginette Neveu (1919–1949) who had died in a plane crash in the Azores the year before . His vocal works are based on poems by Bonsels , Lenau , Morgenstern and Rilke , among others . His works have been published by Musikverlag Doblinger (Vienna, Munich), which still has a number of his titles in stock.
Skorzeny was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery (group 84, row 44, grave 9).
Works (selection)
Orchestral works
- Symphonic Suite, 1952
- Concerto for oboe, strings and harp, 1955
- Concerto grosso, 1965
Vocal and choral works
- The carousel for male choir and orchestra, based on texts by Rainer Maria Rilke , 1942
- A spring of life for soprano and orchestra, 1943
- Four songs based on poems by Nikolaus Lenau
- Three children's songs based on Christian Morgenstern , 1956 [1963]
- Prater Spring , a cappella choirs, 1956
Chamber music
- Duo studies for violin and viola, 1948–1949
- Fantasy sonata for piano and violin in A major, 1950
- Sonata for viola and piano, 1952
- First suite for violin, viola and double bass, 1954/55
- Second suite for violin, viola and double bass, 1954
- Two sonatinas for double bass and piano, 1961
- A night music for 5 wind instruments, 1963
- 3 string quartets
- Trio for flute, viola and guitar
- Pro Juventute , string trio
- Tempora mutantur , Seven Little Piano Pieces
Awards
- 1955: State Prize for Music of the Republic of Austria
- 1961: Theodor Körner Prize
- 1961: Professional title of professor , awarded by the President of the Republic
- 1965: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
literature
- Waldemar Bonsels and his composer friends Fritz Skorzeny and August Schmid-Lindner , Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz 1991 (2 vol.)
- Walter Szmolyan : Contemporary composers from Vienna , in Austrian music magazine 25/5 (1970), 324–329
Web links
- Literature by and about Fritz Skorzeny in the catalog of the German National Library
- Fritz Skorzeny in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Fritz Skorzeny in the Bavarian Musicians' Lexicon Online (BMLO)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ZVAB: Skorzeny Fritz composer and music critic 1900 1965 , accessed on August 18, 2015
- ↑ Alexander Rausch : Fritz Skorzeny. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 .
- ↑ Armin Kaufmann: Ten Pieces , Music for Guitar, Vienna: Hladky 1956
- ↑ Musikverlag Doblinger , works by Fritz Skorzeny, accessed on August 18, 2015
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Skorzeny, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skorzeny, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and music critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 20, 1965 |
| Place of death | Munich |