Miloslav Könnemann
Miloslav Könnemann (* 1826 in Prague , Austria-Hungary ; † November 28, 1890 in Baden-Baden ) was a Bohemian-German conductor , orchestra conductor and composer .
Life
Miloslav Könnemann received his musical training at the Prague Conservatory . After his first job as court conductor of Prince August zu Hohenlohe-Öhringen and subsequent shorter engagements, Könnemann became conductor of the Austrian regiment No. 28 Benedek stationed in Rastatt in the early 1850s . Könnemann conducted the Orchester de la Conversation à Bade for the first time in 1857 in the neighboring spa town of Baden-Baden. In 1858 he gave up his military career and moved to Baden-Baden as a permanent orchestra conductor. Könnemann directed the symphony orchestra until his retirement in 1890 and worked with the greats of the international music scene. Already seriously ill, he gave his farewell performance on April 13, 1890. He died on November 28, 1890 in Baden-Baden. After a two-year interim he was followed in 1892 by Paul Hein. His son Arthur Könnemann (1861-1934) also worked as a composer and writer.
Könnemann left behind an extensive compositional work that was largely forgotten in Germany. In the Netherlands , his composition Der Fremersberg in particular has remained popular to this day.
Könnemann was the first chair master of the Masonic Lodge Badenia , founded in 1871 , a re-establishment of the Grand Lodge Zur Sonne that existed until 1933 .
Compositions (selection)
- The Fremersberg , a symphonic poem, 1853
- L'echo des montagnes , waltz, 1860
- Grand overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the service of Grand Duke Friedrich I of Baden , 1877
literature
- Jozef Robijns, Miep Zijlstra: Algemene muziekencyclopedie , Haarlem: De Haan, (1979) -1984, ISBN 978-90-228-4930-9
- Wolfgang Suppan, Armin Suppan : The New Lexicon of Brass Music , 4th Edition, Freiburg-Tiengen, Blasmusikverlag Schulz GmbH, 1994, ISBN 3-923058-07-1
- Paul E. Bierley, William H. Rehrig: The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music - Composers and Their Music , Westerville, Ohio: Integrity Press, 1991, ISBN 0-918048-08-7
Web links
- The Fremersberg on the website of the Philharmonie Baden-Baden in MP3 format
- Score from Der Fremersberg on the De muziekschatten website
- History of the Philharmonie Baden-Baden with a portrait of Könnemann under 1856
Individual evidence
- ^ History of the Philharmonie Baden-Baden , accessed on December 3, 2017
- ^ Rudolf Vierhaus: Supplements / Register of Persons, Walter de Gruyter, 2008, p. 801.
- ^ History of the Lodge Badenia , accessed on December 3, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Könnemann, Miloslav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bohemian-German conductor, orchestra leader and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague , Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1890 |
| Place of death | Baden-Baden |