Rudolf Bial
Rudolf Bial (born August 26, 1834 in Habelschwerdt , Province of Silesia , † November 23, 1881 in New York ) was a German violinist , composer , conductor and theater director.
Life
Bial received his musical education in Breslau, where he was employed as the first violinist in the chapel of the local theater at the age of 15. He was Kapellmeister in Lübeck from 1854 to 1856, then went on a concert tour to Australia as a violin virtuoso together with his brother Karl, became Kapellmeister at August Conradi's position at the Wallner Theater in Berlin in 1864 and headed the Kroll Theater from 1876 to 1879, whose repertoire he refined by caring for German and Italian opera. In the last year he moved to New York. There he directed a concert band.
Rudolf Bial died in New York in 1881 at the age of 47.
His brother Karl Bial (1833–1892) worked as a piano virtuoso, composer and music teacher in Berlin. He left behind several pieces for piano and songs.
plant
Among Rudolf Bial's compositions, some of which have become popular (130 numbers in total), his operetta Der Herr von Papillon (1868) had the greatest success.
Works (selection)
- 1872: The Mottenburger , farce with music
- 1874: Mein Leopold , Posse with music (singing antics in three acts), first performance September 28, 1874
- 1875: The love ring , farce with music (singing antics in three acts), first performance December 4, 1875, Berlin, Städtisches Friedrich-Wilhelm Theater
- 1876: The Registrator on his travels , farce with music (singing antics in three acts), first performance February 12, 1876
- ???: Honest work , farce with music (singing antics in three acts)
- ???: From level to level , farce with music
- ???: Hopfenrath's heirs , farce with music
- ???: Comtesse Helene , Posse in three acts
Marches:
- Donato March for Pianoforte , 1865
- Kladderadatsch Jubilee March , 1866, on the occasion of the celebration of the publication of the thousandth issue of the political-satirical weekly newspaper Kladderadatsch
literature
- Bial, Rudolf . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 2, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 876.
- Isidore Singer, Joseph Sohn: Bial, Rudolf. In: Isidore Singer (Ed.): Jewish Encyclopedia . Funk and Wagnalls, New York 1901-1906.
- Ewald Oswald Röder : Born Schlesier (Schlesisches Tonkünstlerlexikon), 1846/47
Web links
- Literature by and about Rudolf Bial in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Rudolf Bial in the German Digital Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Rudolf Bial in the International Music Score Library Project
- Rudolf Bial , digitized publications in the Frankfurt University Library
- Rudolf Bial's Compositions - NYPL Digital Collections
- Bial, Rudolf - Libretto Portal of the Bavarian State Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ewald Oswald Röder : Born Schlesier (Schlesisches Tonkünstlerlexikon), 1846/47
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bial, Rudolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bial, Rudolph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German violinist, composer, conductor and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 26, 1834 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Habelschwerdt |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 23, 1881 |
| Place of death | New York City |