Josef Krug-Waldsee

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Josef Krug-Waldsee

Josef Krug-Waldsee (born November 8, 1858 in Waldsee as Josef Krug; † October 8, 1915 in Magdeburg ) was a conductor and composer .

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Due to his talent, he passed the entrance examination at the Royal Conservatory for Music Stuttgart at the age of fourteen ; Here he received music lessons in violin, piano, singing and composition from 1872 to 1880. From 1882 he was the music director of the Neuer Singverein choir . At the same time, he took over the management of the Liederkranz Academy at the Stuttgart Technical University from 1885 to 1887 .

His choral work König Rother , premiered in 1887, brought him fame and was also performed internationally as his most famous work. Even then he called himself Krug-Waldsee to distinguish himself from the Hamburg composers Dietrich and Arnold Krug , who were not related to him , with reference to his place of birth.

From 1889 to 1892 Krug-Waldsee led the choir of the Hamburg City Theater . As Kapellmeister in Brno (1892/93), Nuremberg (1894 and 1899–1901) and Augsburg (1896) he demonstrated talent for management. In 1901, after a successful rehearsal of the Liszt Mazeppa, he was appointed director of the symphony concerts of the Magdeburg Municipal Orchestra and director of the teachers' choir in Magdeburg, where he succeeded Fritz Kauffmann until his retirement in January 1915. Here he also founded the Krug women's choir. The huge ensemble he assembled from these two choirs brought him professional recognition and in 1905 the title of music director and finally, at the end of 1912, the title of professor.

Appreciation

Memorial plaque for Josef Krug-Waldsee on the house where he was born in Ravensburger Strasse in Bad Waldsee

In his hometown Bad Waldsee, the work of Krug-Waldsee has received multiple appreciation:

  • In the municipal museum in the Kornhaus there is a permanent exhibition on the life and work of Krug-Waldsee.
  • A plaque on the composer's birthplace commemorates his work.
  • The community maintains a grave of honor at the cemetery in Bad Waldsee.
  • A street in Bad Waldsee is named after him.

Works (selection)

  • 5 songs op.1
  • The sea and the waves of love , symphonic poem for orchestra op.4
  • Harald , Ballade for baritone solo, choir and orchestra op.6
  • König Rother , for solos, choir and orchestra op.25
  • Seebilder for male choir, baritone solo and orchestra op.29
  • 2 duets op.45
  • Symphony c op. 46 Ms.
  • Bridal Song , Op. 60
  • The Procurator of San Juan , 1893
  • Astorre , Opera, 1896
  • Der Rotmantel , Opera, 1898

Web links

Commons : Josef Krug-Waldsee  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography on uni-magdeburg.de. Retrieved November 17, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Collections. From: museum-bad-waldsee.de , accessed on January 20, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Krug-Waldsee, Josef
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Krug, Josef (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Forest lake
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1915
Place of death Magdeburg