Music year 1913

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Music year 1913
The “ scandal concert ” in the Wiener Musikverein under Arnold Schönberg has to be broken off after tumultuous riots.

Events

The “scandal concert” in Vienna

February 23 : The world premiere of the Gurre-Lieder by Arnold Schönberg by the Tonkünstler Orchestra in the Great Musikvereinssaal in Vienna under the direction of Franz Schreker is an overwhelming success. But the composer, hurt by the earlier conservative attitude of the Viennese audience, refuses to accept the applause. This takes revenge at the scandal concert on March 31st.
March 31 : An orchestra conducted by Arnold Schönberg plays pieces by contemporary composers in the Musikvereinssaal, most of whom belong to Expressionism and the Second Viennese School . The audience reacts to the unusual music with tumults and riots. The concert finally has to be canceled.

Further world premieres

ballet

The New York Times reported on the world premiere of Le sacre du printemps on June 8th

May 29 : The world premiere of the ballet Le sacre du printemps by Igor Stravinsky at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris with the Ballets Russes by Sergei Pavlovich Djagilew leads to a whistle concert and tumults. It is only thanks to the stoic calm of the conductor Pierre Monteux that the performance can be played to the end. The audience protests again and again at the following performances. Today the piece is considered to be the beginning of modern ballet .

Opera

January 22nd : The world premiere of the comic opera Tante Simona by Ernst von Dohnányi takes place at the Hofoper in Dresden.

April 1st : La vida breve , a lyric drama in two acts and four pictures by Manuel de Falla based on a libretto by Carlos Fernández-Shaw has its first performance in French at the Casino municipal in Nice. De Falla uses many elements from Spanish folklore in his veristically and impressionistically influenced opera, such as the Canto Jondo with rhythmic ostinati , as well as the flamenco .

November 4th : The opera Ulenspiegel by Walter Braunfels , based on the novel Thyl Ulenspiegel by Charles De Coster , has its world premiere at the Royal Court Theater in Stuttgart . After three to four more performances of the work, which was enthusiastically received by the audience, but received mixed reviews, no further production followed for around a hundred years.

Sketch for the 5th picture of the opera Sieg über die Sonne

December 3 : At the Luna Park Theater in Saint Petersburg is the futuristic opera Victory over the Sun (Победа над Солнцем) as a collective work of the artist Alexei Kruchenykh , Velimir Khlebnikov , Mikhail Matyushin and Kasimir Malevich premiered. The work only has one more performance on December 5th and leads to one of the greatest scandals in theater history.
December 4th : The world premiere of the comic opera L'amore medico ( The Lover as Doctor) by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari takes place at the Dresden Court Opera in the German adaptation by Richard Batka .
December 15th : The opera Parisina by Pietro Mascagni based on the libretto by Gabriele D'Annunzio has its world premiere at the Teatro alla Scala di Milano in Milan.
The musical farce Panurge by Jules Massenet also appeared in 1913 .

operetta

January 25th : The operetta Du liebes Wien by Robert Stolz is premiered in Vienna at the Intimate Theater .

February 6 : The world premiere of the operetta The Two Hussars by Leon Jessel takes place at the Theater des Westens in Berlin.

March 19 : The Laughing Husband , an operetta by Edmund Eysler based on the libretto by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald, has its world premiere at the Bürgertheater in Vienna.

October 4 : At the Berliner Theater in Berlin, the operetta As once in May is premiered by Walter Kollo with the libretto by Rudolf Bernauer and Rudolph Schanzer .

October 11th : The world premiere of the operetta The Ideal Wife of Franz Lehár takes place at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna.

October 25 : The operetta Polenblut by Oskar Nedbal with the libretto by Leo Stein based on a story by Alexander Sergejewitsch Pushkin is premiered at the Vienna Carltheater .

November 14 : The world premiere of the operetta The Juxbaron by Walter Kollo takes place at the Carl-Schultze-Theater in Hamburg.

December 20 : The first performance of the opera farce The night express train from Leo Fall takes place at the Johann Strauss Theater in Vienna.

December 31st : Leon Jessel's musical comedy Who last laughs is premiered in Berlin.

Other operettas from 1913:

Leo Fall : The student countess .
Edmund Eysler : A day in paradise .
Carl Michael Ziehrer : Prince Casimir (premiere in Vienna)
Ralph Benatzky : The Laughing Triple Alliance

Other works

The organ of the Centennial Hall

September 24th : With the world premiere of the work Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue for organ in E minor op. 127 by Max Reger , played by Karl Straube , the organ in the Jahrhunderthalle , the largest organ in the world at the time , becomes a creation of W. Sauer Orgelbau Frankfurt (Oder) , carried out by the organ building company EF Walcker & Cie , inaugurated.

The Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin

October 12 : The four tone poems after A. Böcklin composed by Max Reger are premiered in Essen with the municipal orchestra. The four parts of the work refer to four paintings by Arnold Böcklin , including Die Toteninsel .

The Wiener Konzerthaus today

October 19 : In the presence of Emperor Franz Joseph I , the Wiener Konzerthaus opens with a gala concert by the Wiener Concertverein . Richard Strauss composed this be Festive Prelude op. 61 .

Others

The Georgia Old-Time Fiddlers' Conventions are held for the first time in Atlanta , Georgia .

Born

First half of the year

January 2 : Gardner Read , American composer († 2005 )
January 24th : Norman Dello Joio , American composer and professor († 2008 )
January 25 : Witold Lutosławski , Polish composer and conductor († 1994 )
January 26 : Jimmy Van Heusen , American composer († 1990 )

February 4th : Gerhard Mendelson , German music producer in Vienna († 1976 )
February 12 : John R. Barrows , American bugler († 1974 )
February 17th : René Leibowitz , French composer, conductor, writer and music teacher († 1972 )

March 11 : John Weinzweig , Canadian composer († 2006 )
March 12 : Loulie Jean Norman , American soprano († 2005 )
March 13 : Irène Joachim , French soprano († 2001 )
March 13 : Lightnin 'Slim , American blues musician († 1974 )
March 14 : Witold Rudziński , Polish composer († 2004 )
March 16 : Rudi Schuricke , German singer and actor († 1973 )
March 19 : Günter Neumann (cabaret artist) , German composer, author and cabaret artist († 1972 )
March 26 : Bruce Low , Dutch hit and gospel singer († 1990 )
March 31 : Etta Baker , American blues singer and guitarist († 2006 )

April 4 : Cecil Gant , American blues singer and pianist († 1951 )
April 4 : Frances Langford , American singer and actress († 2005 )
April 4 : Muddy Waters , American blues musician († 1983 )
April 14 : Jean Fournet , French conductor († 2008 )
April 14 : Werner Wolf Glaser , Swedish composer and professor († 2006 )
April 24 : Violet Archer , Canadian composer († 2000 )

May 6 : Carmen Cavallaro , American musician and film actor († 1989 )
May 6 : Gyula Dávid , Hungarian composer († 1977 )
May 16 : Woody Herman , American jazz musician, clarinetist and band leader († 1987 )
May 18 : Charles Trenet , French singer, composer, poet and painter († 2001 )
May 31 : Peter Frankenfeld , actor, showmaster, singer († 1979 )

June 10 : Tikhon Nikolajewitsch Chrennikow , Russian composer († 2007 )
June 27 : Elton Britt , American country musician († 1972 )
June 28 : George Lloyd , English composer († 1998 )

Second half of the year

July 5 : Smiley Lewis , American blues and R&B singer († 1966 )
July 7th : Pinetop Perkins , American blues musician († 2011 )
July 12 : André Lavagne , French composer († 2014 )
July 15 : Cowboy Copas , American country musician († 1963 )
July 20 : Weniamin Iossifowitsch Fleischmann , Soviet composer († 1941 )
July 23 : Ernest van der Eyken , Belgian composer and conductor († 2010 )

August 22 : Robert Schollum , Austrian composer and conductor († 1987 )
August 23 : Bob Crosby , American singer and big band leader († 1993 )

September 15 : Henry Brant , American composer († 2008 )
September 23 : Aleksi Matschawariani , Georgian composer († 1995 )
September 25 : Maria Tănase , Romanian singer and chansonnière († 1963 )
September 27 : Kurt Honolka , German music writer, musicologist, journalist, music and theater critic († 1988 )

October 9 : Liselotte Malkowsky , German pop singer († 1965 )
October 10 : France Ellegaard , Danish-Finnish pianist († 1999 )
October 16 : Cesar Bresgen , Austrian composer († 1988 )
October 17th : Edwin Bär , Swiss conductor and composer († 2008 )
October 19 : Vinícius de Moraes , Brazilian poet and songwriter († 1980 )
October 20 : Grandpa Jones , American country musician († 1998 )
October 26 : Hans Jönsson , German film, television and radio play composer († 1993 )
October 26 : Netty Simons , American composer († 1991 )

November 5 : Guy Jonson , English pianist and music teacher († 2009 )
November 15 : Gus Johnson , American jazz bassist († 2000 )
November 22 : Benjamin Britten , English composer († 1976 )

December 4 : Johann Cilenšek , German composer and Vice President of the Academy of Arts of the GDR († 1998 )
December 7th : John Davis , American blues pianist and singer († 1985 )
December 10 : Morton Gould , American composer, conductor and pianist († 1996 )
December 10 : Pannonica de Koenigswarter , British jazz patron († 1988 )
December 10 : Ray Nance , American jazz trumpeter and violinist († 1976 )
December 21 : Andor Foldes , American pianist of Hungarian origin († 1992 )

Died

January 6th : Ernesto Elorduy , Mexican composer and pianist (* 1855 )
February 26 : Felix Draeseke , German composer (* 1835 )

March 16 : Tatyos Efendi , Turkish composer (* 1855 )
March 19 : John Thomas , Welsh harpist and composer (* 1826 )

August 7th : David Popper , Czech cellist and composer (* 1843 )
August 11 : Brasílio Itiberê da Cunha , Brazilian composer and diplomat (* 1846 )
December 9 : Franz Kullak , German pianist and composer (* 1844 )

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