Kurt Striegler
Kurt Emil Striegler (born January 7, 1886 in Dresden ; † August 4, 1958 Wildthurn / Landau ) was a German musician , conductor and composer .
Live and act
The son of a chamber musician at the Saxon State Theater attended the Royal Saxon Kapellknaben-Institut in Dresden and was appointed Kapellmeister candidate at the Dresden court orchestra in 1905 by Ernst von Schuch . In 1912 he was appointed Kapellmeister . For more than 50 years he was involved in Dresden's musical life as a teacher, conductor, musician and composer, from 1939 to 1945 he headed the Volks-Singakademie , the Dresden men's choir and was a lecturer in composition , conducting training and instrumentation at the orchestral school of the Saxon State Orchestra . Striegler's students include the composer, writer , librettist and director Robert Bosshart , the conductor Rolf Kleinert and the composer and conductor Herbert Trantow . Striegler was a member of the NSDAP and in 1933 succeeded Paul Büttner , director of the Dresden Conservatory , and Fritz Busch , general music director of the Semperoper , both of whom had been ousted from office by the National Socialist rulers.
In 1950 Striegler moved to Munich . In 1953 the painter and graphic artist Otto Dix created the lithograph "Kurt Striegler". Striegler died in Wildthurn / Landau in 1958. He found his final resting place in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Dresden.
Works (selection)
- 1911: Elfenried (ballad by Max Freygang)
- 1920: Auf Schwingen des Windes (a song sequence for a voice with piano)
- 1920: Bard singing
- 1930: Spring hymn (for male choir and orchestra)
- 1932: Dagmar ( opera ), libretto: Robert Bosshart
- 1950: luck
- 1955: Der Fink (ballad for coloratura soprano and orchestra)
- 1956: Flower ritornelle (for one voice and chamber orchestra)
estate
Kurt Striegler's estate is kept in the music department (signature: Mus.10749-…) and in the manuscript collection (signature: Mscr.Dresd.App.1951-1952) Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library.
Sound carrier (selection)
- Karl Böhm , Kurt Striegler / Hans Pfitzner , Richard Strauss : Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Volume 13. Hans Pfitzner: Symphony in C major, Richard Strauss: Don Juan , Till Eulenspiegel's funny pranks , Salome's dance, Hans Ander-Donath's festive prelude, Silbermann- Organ of the Dresden Frauenkirche . Staatskapelle Dresden / Karl Böhm, Kurt Striegler [1939–1944]. CD PH07010
- Richard Wagner : The Valkyrie . Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Volume 23. (1st act), scenes from Tannhäuser , The Flying Dutchman , The Mastersingers of Nuremberg , Siegfried , Götterdämmerung . Margarete Teschemacher , Max Lorenz , Kurt Böhme, Josef Herrmann , Marianne Schech , Karl Elmendorf, Kurt Striegler [1944]. 2CD PH07048
- Sorbian Rhapsody for large orchestra (1954). 5th movement - Allegro vivace folk dance, length: 7:26, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Leipzig , Kurt Striegler, licensed by the German Broadcasting Archive through RBB Media GmbH, recording: December 22, 1954, Leipzig
Individual evidence
- ↑ How Dresden lost its innocence, Peter Bäumler, in: Dresdner Philharmonie, August 30, 2011 - accessed on January 12, 2017
- ↑ Calliope | Union catalog for archival and archive-like stocks and national documentation instrument for personal papers and autographs. Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Striegler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kurt Striegler's estate in the Saxon State Library - Dresden State and University Library
- Edition Staatskapelle Dresden - Wagner: Opera Highlights / Elmendorff, Striegler, Schech, Lorenz, Et Al
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Striegler, Kurt |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Striegler, Kurt Emil (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1886 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th August 1958 |
Place of death | Wildthurn, Landau on the Isar |