Rudolf Alberth

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Rudolf Alberth (spelling until the 1950s: Albert) (born March 28, 1918 in Frankfurt am Main ; † May 29, 1992 in Munich ) was a German conductor and composer .

Alberth was heavily involved in contemporary music, especially with Bayerischer Rundfunk , and conducted numerous premieres at home and abroad. In the 1950s he worked a. a. with Olivier Messiaen in Paris and conducted the world premiere of Messiaen's composition Oiseaux exotiques at the Théâtre Marigny on March 10, 1956. In 1964 Alberth was appointed chief conductor of the Lower Saxony Symphony Orchestra in Hanover , which he held until the orchestra was dissolved at the end of the 1967 concert season / 1968 headed.

Rudolf Alberth left numerous recordings, including his own works, in the BR archive; In addition, commercial recordings are available from Telefunken and the French Club de Disques . He is the author of a book in which he presents personal experiences and reflections on music: Da capo. Cheerful and thoughtful things from my musical life , Munich: Langen Müller 1980.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alain Pâris: Classical Music in the 20th Century. 2nd Edition. dtv, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-423-32501-1 , p. 12.
  2. ↑ Rudolf Albert in the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
  3. ^ Peter Hill, Nigel Simeone: Olivier Messiaen: Oiseaux Exotiques. Landmarks in Music Since 1950. Ashgate Publishing, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7546-5630-2 , pp. 77 f. ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  4. ↑ Lexicon d. Music . Ullstein 1976
  5. ↑ As decided . In: Der Spiegel . No. 9 , 1968, p. 125 ( Online - Feb. 26, 1968 ).

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SURNAME Alberth, Rudolf
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Albert, Rudolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH May 29, 1992
Place of death Munich