International Franz Schubert Institute

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Seat of the IFSI in Schubert's Death House, Vienna-Wieden (IV), Kettenbrückengasse 6
Schubert Encyclopedia, Tutzing 2004
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The International Franz Schubert Institute in Vienna was a scientific society that existed from 1987 to 2005, the purpose of which was to research the works and biography of the composer Franz Schubert .

history

In 1979, the head of the largest Schubert autograph collection in the Vienna City and State Library , Univ.-Doz. Dr. Ernst Hilmar a society for the promotion of Schubert research . From this, the Vienna-based International Franz Schubert Institute (IFSI) emerged in 1987 , which was initially located in the Franz Schubert Conservatory , but later in Schubert's "death house" (Vienna-Wieden) in Kettenbrückengasse.

Hilmar was initially concerned with creating a forum in which, unlike in the New Schubert Edition in Tübingen, the life documents on Schubert should be processed after the relevant editions by Otto Erich Deutsch were out of print. But very soon the idea arose to publish scientific studies on Schubert's work (as books) and a periodical, which saw itself as a forum for international Schubert research and was supposed to coordinate the activities of national associations and bundle their synergies.

From 1988 to 2003 Hilmar published the periodical Schubert through the glasses twice a year , of which a total of 29 issues (from the third issue onwards by Hans Schneider in Tutzing ) appeared. A total of 14 titles were published in the book series, some of them in several volumes. Schneider promoted the publications of the institute founded by Hilmar throughout its existence. Another patron of the IFSI is its President (1987–1992) and Honorary President (since 1992) Commercial Councilor Prof. Hans Peter Wertitsch (1939–1996).

Hilmar worked closely with singers ( Robert Holl , Elisabeth Schwarzkopf , Thomas Hampson , Mathias Hausmann, Josef Protschka ), pianists ( Alfred Brendel , Graham Johnson , David Lutz , Maurizio Pollini ), conductors ( Claudio Abbado , Peter Gülke , Mario Venzago ) and scientists together, among the contemporary composers whose interest in Schubert he aroused, we should also mention Ernst Krenek . Hilmar won a number of respected Schubert researchers as authors for his periodical and his book series, including Eva Badura-Skoda , András Batta, Erich Benedikt, Werner Bodendorff , Otto Brusatti , Juri Nikolajewitsch Chochlow , Suzannah Clark, Robert O. de Clercq, Jacques Delalande, Thomas A. Denny, Ilija Dürhammer , Walther Dürr , Gabriele Eder, Gunter Elsholz, Hellmut Federhofer , Marius Flothuis , Christopher H. Gibbs, David Goldberger, David Gramit, Renate Hilmar-Voit, Clemens Höslinger , Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen , Reinhard van Hoorickx , Friederike Janecka-Jary, Margret Jestremski, Susan Kagan, Franz Krautwurst , Karsten Lehl, Andrea Lindmayr-Brandl, Walburga Litschauer , Michael Lorenz , Andreas Mayer , Elizabeth Norman McKay, David Montgomery, Brian Newbould , Erich Wolfgang Partsch , Christian Pollack , Lucia Porhansl, Nicholas Rast, John Reed, Paul Reid, Daniel Rieppel, Ares Rolf, Christiane Schumann, Morten Solvik , Mathias Spohr , Rita Steblin , Marie-Elisabeth Tel lenbach, Peter Tenhaef, Ralf Tiemann, Egon Voss , Ewan West, Mary Wischusen, Susan Wollenberg and Elmar Worgull .

Editions, facsimile editions, studies, documentation, bibliographies and several encyclopedias on Schubert were created as part of the Institute's publications.

resolution

In November 2001 Hilmar was voted out of office as general secretary because of numerous violations of the association's statutes, but continued to work as the editor of the magazine Schubert durch das Brille . However, since he was no longer able to control and exercise unhindered in his function and his plans for a "Schubert Foundation" also failed due to a lack of sponsors, he retired in 2003 as editor. After Hilmar's departure, Hans Schneider asserted his financial claims against the IFSI, which "severed the life thread of the association". In 2005 the International Franz Schubert Institute was dissolved by a decision of the board. Minutes of the last general assembly on April 13, 2005: "The association received a claim from Verlag Schneider for printing costs for" glasses "23 to 30 in the amount of EUR 21,228.42, of which only EUR 1,500 (for" glasses ") 30). It was not possible to cover the remaining amount with subsidies, as these are only awarded for projects and not for the remediation of contaminated sites a continuation of the association is not possible. [...] The dissolution of the association is resolved with one abstention without a dissenting vote. "

Publications

Books
  • Volume 1. Franz Schubert: Three great sonatas for the pianoforte. Facsimile. Tutzing 1987.
  • Volume 2. Franz Schubert: The Count of Gleichen. Opera in two acts (D 918). Facsimile. Tutzing 1988.
  • Volume 3. Franz Schubert: stage works. Critical complete edition of the texts. Tutzing 1988.
  • Volume 4. EW Partsch: Franz Schubert - The Progressive? Tutzing 1989.
  • Volume 5. EN McKay: Franz Schubert's Music for the Theater. Tutzing 1991.
  • Volume 6. Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F minor D 940 for piano four hands. Tutzing 1991.
  • Volume 7. Franz Schubert. Alfonso and Estrella . Tutzing 1991.
  • Volume 8. Schubert Memorial Atzenbrugg Castle . Tutzing 1992 and 2002.
  • Volume 9. Franz Schubert: "Relic". Sonata in C for piano D 840. Tutzing 1992.
  • Volume 10.1. Franz Schubert. Documents 1817-1830. First volume. Texts. Tutzing 1993.
  • Volume 10.2. Franz Schubert. Documents 1801-1830. First volume. Texts. Addenda and comment. Tutzing 2003.
  • Volume 11. H.-J. Hinrichsen: Investigations into the development of the sonata form in Schubert's instrumental music. Tutzing 1994.
  • Volume 12. Franz Schubert. Rosamunde . Tutzing 1996.
  • Volume 13. F. Krautwurst: George Groves as a Schubert researcher. Tutzing 2002.
  • Volume 14. Schubert Encyclopedia. Tutzing 2004.
Reprints
  • Fierrabras . Text book. Tutzing 1988.
  • E. Krenek: Franz Schubert. A portrait. Tutzing 1990.
  • Franz Schubert: Ecossaise D 145/8. Album sheet for Seraphine Schellmann. Tutzing 1990.
  • Franz Schubert: Romance from the romantic play "Rosamunde". Tutzing 1991.
  • An unknown early Schubert portrait? Franz Schubert and the painter Josef Abel . Tutzing 1992.
magazine
  • Schubert durch die Brille , 1–3 Vienna 1988/89, 4–30 Tutzing 1990–2003.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Lorenz: "Reply to Walburga Litschauer's contribution" Perspectives of Schubert Research in Austria ", (Austrian music magazine, 65th year, issue 9, Vienna 2010, pp. 46-49)"
  2. ↑ Minutes of the last IFSI general assembly on April 13, 2005