Helmut Eder
Helmut Eder (born December 26, 1916 in Linz , † February 8, 2005 in Salzburg ) was an Austrian composer .
Life
Eder studied with Carl Orff , among others, and was influenced by Alban Berg , Johann Nepomuk David and György Ligeti . He composed more than 130 works, ranging from chamber music to sacred music to opera . They were performed by the Vienna Philharmonic and the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of prominent conductors, including Seiji Ozawa and Wolfgang Sawallisch . Eder's opera Mozart was premiered in New York at the Salzburg Festival in 1991 . Helmut Eder was awarded theState Prize for Music (1962) and the Anton Bruckner Prize . After his death he was buried in the Salzburg municipal cemetery.
Compositions
- Oedipus (1958/59). Opera. Libretto : Fred Schroer (* 1907) (after Sophocles ' King Oedipus , German by Heinrich Weinstock ). Premiere 1960 Linz
- The Cardinal (1961/62). Opera. Libretto: Ernst Brauner. Premiere 1965 Linz
- The White Woman (1966). Opera. Libretto: Karl Kleinschmidt
- Conjugations 3 (1969). Opera. Libretto: Rudolf Bayr. Premiere 1969 Vienna (ORF)
- The uprising . Opera in 3 acts. Libretto: Gertrud Fussenegger . Premiere October 2, 1976 in Linz
- George Dandin . Opera. Libretto:? (after Molière ). Premiere 1979 Linz
- Mozart in New York (1989/90). Opera. Libretto: Herbert Rosendorfer . WP 1991 Salzburg
student
- Fridolin Dallinger (* 1933)
- Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter (1936-2003)
- Horst Lohse (* 1943)
- Wolfgang Seeliger (* 1946)
- Günther Firlinger (* 1951)
- Karl Ellinger (* 1952)
- Gunter Waldek (* 1953)
- Wolfgang Seierl (* 1955)
- Christoph Busching (* 1956)
- Herbert Willi (* 1956)
- Herbert Pascher (* 1958)
- Gerhard E. Winkler (* 1959)
- Helmut Rogl (* 1960)
- Alois Wimmer (* 1960)
literature
- Gernot Gruber, Gottfried Kraus: Helmut Eder (= composers of our time . No. 24 ). Verlag Lafite, Vienna 1988, ISBN 978-3-85151-061-4 , p. 160 .
- Uwe Harten : Helmut Eder. 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 Helmut Eder in the catalog of the German National Library
- Article in Salzburgwiki
- www.musikzeit.at Analyzes of works with facsimiles from Lafite
- ÖMZ (PDF; 767 kB) Appreciation article on the occasion of the award of the Austrian State Prize
- Archive recordings with Helmut Eder in the online archive of the Austrian Mediathek (interviews, radio reports)
Individual evidence
- ↑ outstanding artist award - music. Retrieved February 4, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eder, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 2005 |
| Place of death | Salzburg |