Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf

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Hans August Alexander Bronsart von Schellendorf (born February 11, 1830 in Berlin , † November 3, 1913 in Munich ) was a German composer and pianist .

origin

Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf came from the Prussian officer family Bronsart von Schellendorff . His father was Lieutenant General Heinrich Bronsart von Schellendorff (1803–1874), his mother was Antoinette Martha Elisabeth d'Azemar de Rege (1810–1873). His younger brothers Paul and Walter became generals and successively Prussian ministers of war.

Life

In 1849 Hans Bronsart von Schellendorf became a student of Siegfried Dehn and studied at the same time at the Berlin University. In 1853/54 he joined the circle around Franz Liszt in Weimar and was taught by Liszt until 1857. During this time he got to know Richard Wagner , Hector Berlioz , Hans von Bülow , Felix Draeseke , Wendelin Weißheimer and Johannes Brahms . Liszt dedicated his Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major to Bronsart, which Bronsart premiered on January 7, 1857 in Weimar under the direction of the composer. In the following years he went on extensive concert tours that took him to Paris and Saint Petersburg .

In 1865, Bronsart took over the management of the Berlin Society of Friends of Music, succeeding his friend Hans von Bülow . Two years later he became director of the Royal Theater in Hanover . In 1887 Bronsart was appointed general manager of the court theater in Weimar and retired in 1895. He spent the last years of his life in Rottach-Egern , Pertisau and Munich. As a member of the General German Music Association , which he chaired from 1888 to 1898, Bronsart worked for a balance between the New German School and the representatives of the conservative direction.

family

On September 14, 1861 Bronsart married the Liszt student Ingeborg Starck (* August 24, 1840, † June 17, 1913), also a pianist and composer of several operas. The couple had two children:

  • Klara Wilhelma (born April 14, 1864)
  • Fritz Georg Heinrich Constanz (* November 12, 1868; † December 24, 1918), 1896–1903 authorized representative of Kilimanjaro Handels- u. Agricultural Society, Writer

plant

Bronsart von Schellendorf's catalog raisonné is not very extensive. Some works, including two symphonies (No. 1 In the Alps , with choir; No. 2 Forces of Destiny ), are considered lost. In addition to an opera , Bronsart also wrote chamber music and some compositions for piano solo. The composer's most well-known and certainly the most important works are the Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 1 (1856) and the Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, Op. 10 (1873). For the piano concerto , Hans von Bülow himself repeatedly campaigned as a pianist.

Stylistically, Bronsart's compositions do not clearly belong to the New German School, but represent an independent examination of various musical currents of the mid-19th century; Thus, in addition to influences from Liszt and Wagner, those from Schumann can also be recognized. A certain proximity to the early works of Brahms can also be discerned. A comprehensive appreciation of the composer Bronsart is still pending, especially since a large part of his oeuvre remained unprinted.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lutz Hagestedt, German Literature Lexicon , Volume 4, p. 332, partial view
personal data
SURNAME Bronsart von Schellendorf, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bronsart, Hans August Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH November 3, 1913
Place of death Munich