Richard Pohl
Richard Pohl (born September 12, 1826 in Leipzig , † December 17, 1896 in Baden-Baden ) was a composer and music writer .
Life
Pohl studied mathematics and mechanics at the polytechnic schools in Chemnitz and Karlsruhe , then philosophy at the Universities of Göttingen and Leipzig, and at the same time trained to become a respected music critic in dealings with important musicians.
After a short teaching activity in Graz , he settled in Dresden in 1852, two years later, attracted by Franz Liszt , in Weimar and worked there until 1863, where he turned to Baden-Baden after Liszt had finally finished his Weimar activities.
Here, as the editor of two newspapers, he vigorously promoted intellectual life, especially musical conditions; With particular zeal and success he endeavored to bring the so-called New German School to recognition in its representatives Richard Wagner and Liszt, who had been friends with him from an early age and who were similar in spirit .
Works
Pohl published on larger literary works:
- Acoustic letters for musicians and music lovers (Leipzig 1853)
- Musical suffering , comedy (1856)
- Poems (Weimar 1859; 2nd edition, Baden 1883), connecting poems to Schumann's Manfred (1860) and Liszt's Prometheus
- Bayreuth memories (Leipzig 1877)
- Autobiography (Leipzig 1881)
- Richard Wagner (in Waldersee's Musical Lectures , Leipzig 1883)
- Richard Wagner, Studies and Reviews (Leipzig 1883)
- Franz Liszt (Leipzig 1883)
- Hector Berlioz. Studies and Memories (Leipzig 1884)
- The mountain ranges of musical development (Leipzig 1888)
He also published the monthly magazine Suggestions for Art and Science (with Franz Brendel , Weimar 1856-60) and a translation of Berlioz ' Gesammelte Schriften (Leipzig 1864, 4 volumes). Pohl was also the one who made a decisive contribution to her success with the translation of the opera Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint-Saëns .
family
His wife Johanna, (born Eyth, born March 19, 1824), a harpist , died on November 25, 1870 as a grand ducal Weimar chamber virtuoso.
literature
- Richard Pohl: Autobiographical. In: Musikalisches Wochenblatt. 12th year 1881, pp. 3a, 15a, 26a, 39a, 56a, 67a ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Robert and Clara Schumann's correspondence with Franz Brendel , Hermann Levi , Franz Liszt , Richard Pohl and Richard Wagner , ed. by Thomas Synofzik , Axel Schröter and Klaus Döge (= Schumann-Briefedition , Series II, Volume 5), Cologne: Dohr 2014
Web links
- Literature by and about Richard Pohl in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pohl, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and music writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 12, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1896 |
| Place of death | Baden-Baden |