Ulrich Rück
Ulrich Rück (born October 18, 1882 in Nuremberg ; † November 6, 1962 there ) was a German musical instrument collector, chemist and piano dealer.
Life
Ulrich Rück and his brother Hans continued the collection of historical musical instruments founded by their father, Wilhelm Rück , around 1880 in Nuremberg. He expanded it considerably, especially in the 1930s . Shortly before his death, he transferred the collection, which at that time comprised around 1,500 objects, to the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg. After the Second World War it was the last large and most important private collection of historical musical instruments in Europe . Ulrich Rück saw himself not least as a promoter of a performance practice based on the use of historical musical instruments. He worked with musicologists all over Europe and maintained close contacts with restorers , especially Otto Marx , who was also in charge of the Heyer collection ( Cologne / Leipzig ). One of the most important restoration projects that Rück organized was making Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's fortepiano playable in the possession of the International Mozarteum Foundation Salzburg in 1937. Notes, photos and the extensive correspondence in the archive of Rück's estate provide information about the history of the collection and the restoration work of the Germanic National Museum.
Publications
- Mozart's fortepiano was built by Anton Walter, Vienna. Technical studies, comparisons and evidence. In: Mozart-Jahrbuch 1955 (1956), pp. 246–286
literature
- Rudolf Steglich : Mozart's grand piano sounds again. Mozart's gand piano sounds again. Le Piano de Mozart résonne de nouveau. Nuremberg: Pianohaus Wilhelm Rück and International Mozarteum Foundation, Salzburg 1937. 16 pages, with photos.
- Rudolf Steglich: Studies on Mozart's fortepiano , in: Neues Mozart-Jahrbuch (Regensburg), 1st year 1941.
- John Henry van der Meer: In memoriam Dr. Dr. hc Ulrich Rück , in: Monatsanzeiger des Germanisches Nationalmuseums, No. 80, November 1987, p. 638ff .
Web links
- Collecting musical instruments - the example of Rück , Germanisches Nationalmuseum, research project, 2015–2018.
- Subject indexing and digitization of correspondence in the estate , Germanisches Nationalmuseum, research project, 2005–2008.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Back, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musical instrument collector, chemist, piano dealer and instrument collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nuremberg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 6, 1962 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |