Louis Ehlert
Louis Ehlert (born January 23, 1825 in Königsberg i. Pr. , † January 4, 1884 in Wiesbaden ) was a German composer and music critic .
Life
Ehlert studied from 1845 at the Leipzig Conservatory under Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy . Since 1850 he lived in Berlin , where he taught at the of Carl Tausig founded the higher piano game school was. From 1863 to 1865 he lived in Florence . Back in Berlin, he devoted himself to composition and music writing . He later taught the children of Georg II in Meiningen (Saxony-Meiningen) . Most recently he worked in Wiesbaden.
From 1852 to 1857 he taught piano at the Stern Conservatory .
He composed a spring symphony , an overture to the winter fairy tale , a requiem for a child as well as numerous piano pieces, choral works and songs .
literature
- Robert Eitner : Ehlert . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 48, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1904, p. 283.
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon . Wurzburg 2002.
- ↑ List of teachers at the Stern Conservatory (1850–1936)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ehlert, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and music critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 23, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg i. Pr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 4, 1884 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |