Rudolf Zwintscher
Rudolf Zwintscher (born May 13, 1871 in Leipzig , † February 7, 1946 in Dresden ) was a German pianist and music teacher .
Life
Zwintscher's musical career is shaped by the work of his father, Bruno Zwintscher . As a student of Louis Plaidy (who in turn was appointed to the Leipzig Conservatory by the famous Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy ), Bruno Zwintscher himself worked for 21 years as a piano teacher at the renowned institute, wrote two textbooks on piano technique, which were published several times and also translated into English. So it was obvious that Rudolf Zwintscher completed a piano and composition course in 1890. In the context of Richard Strauss , he made a considerable contribution to the enrichment of Dresden's musical life in the first third of the 20th century. Between 1891 and 1925 he performed lively in concert halls in Europe and in the USA.
"Tired of the demanding life in society," as he explained in a short autobiography, he turned down a job offer at the London Music Academy as early as 1906. As "Saradusker, the song abuser", he joins the global men's society of the Schlaraffen in London . From 1919 until his death, the quieter place became the village of Laubegast on the banks of the Elbe (incorporated into Dresden in 1921). Here Zwintscher created numerous of his compositions and won a large group of students.
Zwintscher had two brothers, the philologist Arthur Zwintscher (1867-1937) and the painter Oskar Zwintscher (1870-1916).
Works
His compositional work includes around 100 songs, piano pieces, chamber music , duos for violin and piano, a piano sonata, a sonata for cello and piano, a piano trio, a symphonic poem for large orchestra, a concerto for piano and orchestra and the fairy tale opera Die Hummeln .
reception
Despite the extensive estate, Zwintscher's compositional work has largely been forgotten today. "It would be time for interpreters to be interested in the compositions of this man again, especially in the areas of piano-accompanying solo song and chamber music." The Zwintscher estate is stored in the music department (signature: Mus .9833 -...) and in the manuscript collection (signature: Mscr.Dresd.App.2479, 2479a) of the Saxon State Library - State and University Library Dresden .
On June 30, 1946, just five months after Zwintscher's death, a street in Dresden-Laubegast, the former Nerhoffstrasse, was renamed after him. For the immediate appreciation in the Soviet zone of occupation, ideological references were probably also decisive. Originally a follower of Feuerbach's philosophy, Zwintscher became a pacifist as a result of the First World War and later a socialist and communist.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Hans John: On the life and work of Rudolf Zwintscher, in: Dresden and advanced music in the 20th century, part I: 1900–1933, ed. by Matthias Herrmann and Hans-Werner Heister, Laaber 1999
- ↑ According to the main roll 2443 in "Schlaraffia Londinum, Reych 129"
- ↑ Bruno Artur Zwintscher: De Galatarum tetrarchis et Amynta rege quaestiones, phil. Diss. Leipzig 1891-92, no.139
- ↑ Calliope | Union catalog for archival and archive-like stocks and national documentation instrument for personal papers and autographs. Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
- ↑ DIE LAUBE, special issue 2008
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zwintscher, Rudolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist and music teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 1946 |
| Place of death | Dresden |