Karol Szreter

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Karol Szreter (born September 29, 1898 in Łódź , † March 20, 1933 in Berlin ) was a Polish pianist in the field of classical music.

Life

Szreter began his musical career as a child prodigy ; at the age of nine he made his first public appearance in his native Poland. At the age of 13 he received a scholarship to study at the Petersburg Conservatory, where he stayed until the outbreak of the First World War. Szreter then continued his studies in Berlin with Egon Petri . After the war he began to perform in Central and Eastern Europe. The first recordings for the German label Vox were made in the early 1920s ; His collaboration with the German branch of the Parlophone label began around 1925 ; mostly popular numbers emerged, mostly accompanied by a studio orchestra. In 1925 he appeared in a trio with the cellist Emanuel Feuermann and the violinist Boris Kroyt in the Berlin Sing-Akademie and in the Blüthnersaal .

In 1926 Szreter recorded Ludwig van Beethoven's 4th piano concerto , in 1930 three of Beethoven's sonatas and Robert Schumann's Carnaval piano cycle . Under the shared pseudonym Tri-Ergon-Trio (or just Instrumental Trio ) he recorded in a trio with cellist Gregor Piatigorsky and violinist Max Rostal for the Tri-Ergon Photo-Electro-Records label .

In 1930 Szreter appeared for the first time in Great Britain, where he enjoyed great success with audiences and critics. In 1933 Parlophone planned a series of recordings of the chamber music of Johannes Brahms , which however could not be made due to the death of the pianist.

Karol Szreter died of leukemia on March 20, 1933 at the age of 34 . The burial took place on March 23, 1933 in the Heerstraße cemetery in today's Berlin-Westend district. The grave has not been preserved.

Recordings (selection)

With Gregor Piatigorsky

  • David Popper : The Butterfly, for cello (1924)
  • Daniel Van Goens : Scherzo for cello and piano, Op 12 (1924)
  • Pablo de Sarasate : Zapateado, for violin and piano, Op. 23/2 (1924)
  • Moritz Moszkowski : Guitar, Op 45/2 for cello (1927)
  • David Popper: Chanson Villageoise for cello and piano, Op 62/2
  • Karl Davidov : Romance sans paroles, for cello and piano, Op. 23 (1925)
  • Bloch / Schumann: Prayer - Evensong. Gregor Piatigorsky and Karol Szreter. Parlophone E11058
  • Tchaikovsky - None But the Lonely Heart from Six Romances op. 6, 1869, (arr.Piatigorsky), Gregor Piatigorsky & Karol Szreter

More shots

  • Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 7 (arranged by Josef Joachim) (Vox 6277-A), with Andreas Weissgerber
  • Robert Schumann: The bird as a prophet (Vox 6277-B) dto.
  • Chopin - Liszt : The Maiden's Wish (Życzenie), Op. posth. 74/1
  • Beethoven: Piano Concerto n.4 in G major op. 58 (1/2), orchestra under the direction of Frieder Weissmann
  • Johannes Brahms: Trio in C Major, Op. 87 (Odeon 11791)
  • Strauss : The bat
  • Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C sharp minor
  • Strauss: Soiree de Vienne (Parlophone E 10561)
  • Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  • Camille Saint-Saëns : Danse Macabre. With the Grand Symphony Orchestra, Frieder Weissmann (Parlophone E 10903)
  • Emil von Sauer : Boîte à Musique
  • Schumann: Carnaval opus 9
  • Schubert paraphrase, l. and 2nd part. Szreter, Hans Bund and Alfred Hecker (Odeon 0-1 1777)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ International Piano Quarterly . Vol. 5, 2001, ISSN  1368-9770 . P. 78.
  2. ↑ Karol Szreter † . In: Vossische Zeitung . Tuesday, March 21, 1933, morning edition. P. 3.
  3. ↑ Annette Morreau, Emanuel Feuermann . 2008, p. 1923.
  4. ↑ for example the number Der Steyrer Bua / Ein Abend am Traunsee , TE 222.
  5. ^ Terry King: Gregor Piatigorsky: The Life and Career of the Virtuoso Cellist . 2010. p. 285.
  6. ↑ Gramophone . Vol. 69, 1992, ISSN  0017-310X , p. 144. In an obituary, however, it was said that Szreter had died after an operation that had become necessary due to a kidney disease. See: Vossische Zeitung . Tuesday, March 21, 1933, morning edition. P. 3.
  7. ^ Vossische Zeitung . Wednesday March 22, 1933, morning edition. P. 8.
  8. ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin tombs . Haude and Spener, Berlin 2006, ISBN 3-7759-0476-X . P. 199.
  9. ^ The Art of Gregor Piatigorsky
  10. ↑ Discographic information on Andreas Weissgerber
personal data
SURNAME Szreter, Karol
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish musician
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1898
PLACE OF BIRTH Łódź
DATE OF DEATH March 20, 1933
Place of death Berlin