Gottfried von Freiberg
Gottfried von Freiberg (born April 8, 1908 in Vienna ; † February 2, 1962 there ) was an Austrian horn player .
Life
The son of a high-ranking official in the Ministry of the Interior of the Austrian Monarchy developed his musical skills very early on. These were particularly encouraged by his mother's brother, the famous solo horn player of the Vienna Philharmonic, Karl Stiegler . The mother was a direct descendant of Franz Schubert .
Freiberg began his orchestral career at the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe . There he met the conductor Joseph Keilberth, who was the same age . During the time they spent together, the two of them greatly influenced their musical development. In addition to his involvement in Karlsruhe, he played in the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra in the summer of 1928 and also became a member of the Vienna State Opera Orchestra in 1928 .
In 1932 he succeeded Karl Stiegler with the Vienna Philharmonic and at the Music Academy . From 1936 to 1937 he worked for one season with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Sergei Alexandrowitsch Kussewizki , where he also worked with the solo horn player Willem Valkenier , among others . The success of the US stay, however, was clouded by problems: Freiberg's lips were constantly open because of the unfamiliar maritime climate. In addition, the anti-German mood in the USA grew during this time, which was particularly stressful for Freiberg since his grandfather was Jewish .
After Germany invaded Austria in 1938 , he was able to continue working unhindered because of his outstanding achievements. Possibly he was under the special protection of Joseph Goebbels . Without this “protector” his fate would probably have been sealed, unless he could have saved his family and himself by fleeing abroad in good time. His brother Guido was even in the medical corps.
Freiberg was the soloist of the world premiere of Richard Strauss' second horn concerto in August 1943, which was conducted by the conductor Karl Böhm .
After 1945 Freiberg was elected to the board of the Vienna Philharmonic because he was one of the few outstanding musicians who was not politically burdened. After a year he resigned in this position and continued to work in the following years as solo horn player with the Philharmoniker, professor at the music academy and chamber musician. In addition, Freiberg occasionally appeared as a soloist, e.g. B. again with Richard Strauss' second horn concerto in 1958 at the Wiener Musikverein (conductor: Karl Oesterreicher) and with Carl Maria von Weber's Concertino in Bad Gastein .
Teacher
Freiberg was able to accompany all solo pieces on the piano in class. His students are Roland Berger , Friedrich Gabler , Roland Horvath , Bernhard Krol , Hans Pizka and Kurt Schwertsik .
His final resting place is in the Hietzinger Friedhof (group 10, number 62) in Vienna.
source
literature
- Uwe Harten : Freiberg, Gottfried Rudolf (knight of). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
Web links
- Works by and about Gottfried von Freiberg in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Freiberg, Gottfried von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian horn player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd February 1962 |
| Place of death | Vienna |