Ludwig Hartmann (composer)
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Hartmann (born August 3, 1836 in Neuss , † February 14, 1910 in Dresden ) was a German composer and music critic .
Life
Hartmann was the son of the music director in Neuss, Friedrich Hartmann. He was trained at the Conservatory in Leipzig and then went to Weimar as a student of Franz Liszt . From 1859 until his death he lived in Dresden . His grave is in the local Johannisfriedhof in the Hartmann family grave. His wife Louise, daughter of the lawyer Julius von Kirchmann , also found her final resting place there.
In Dresden-Blasewitz , Ludwig-Hartmann-Strasse commemorates the composer.
plant
Hartmann's compositions were particularly popular in his songs and ballads , but he has also performed successfully as a piano composer and pianist. As a music writer and critic he earned a very respected name in Dresden. In his more than 50 years of activity he campaigned primarily for Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss and supported young singers of the Semperoper .
literature
- Kristina Popova (Ed.): The Dresden Society in portrait drawings by Robert Sterl. Robert Sterl Haus, Naundorf 2007, p. 8f.
- Hartmann 10 Ludwig . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 8, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 187.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ludwig Hartmann in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hartmann, Ludwig |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hartmann, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and music critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1836 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuss |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1910 |
| Place of death | Dresden |