Joseph Braunstein
Joseph Braunstein (born February 9, 1892 in Vienna , † March 10, 1996 in New York City ) was a musician , writer and mountaineer .
Life
Joseph Braunstein came from a Jewish family in Vienna. During the First World War , his studies with Arnold Schönberg at the University of Vienna were interrupted. In 1920 he completed his studies in violin and history .
During his time in Austria he was an active mountaineer and member of the Donauland section .
In the following years he worked as a musician (among others in the Vienna State Opera and with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra ), writer and journalist . With the support of the Pope , he escaped to the United States via Italy in 1940 . In New York City he worked at the New York Public Library. From the 1950s he taught at several schools and universities.
He died in 1996 at the age of 104.
Fonts
- Beethoven's Leonore Overtures . Leipzig 1927
- Richard Wagner and the Alps . Vienna 1928
- Musica Aeterna Program Notes (1961-1967) . ISBN 0-306-70554-0 .
Editing:
- Thematic Catalog of the collected works of Brahms . New York 1956
- Stephan Steinberger : Life and Writings . Society of Alpine Book Friends, Munich 1919
literature
- Andrea Harrandt: Braunstein, Joseph (Josef). 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 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braunstein, Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian musician, writer, mountaineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1996 |
| Place of death | New York City , New York , United States |