Ulrich Schreiber (Author)
Ulrich Schreiber (born February 2, 1936 in Essen , † June 14, 2007 in Düsseldorf ) was a German music and theater critic and author.
Life
Schreiber studied literature and philosophy. Since the mid-1960s, Schreiber has been active as a critic and record reviewer. He was for many large radio companies, several specialist magazines such as "Critique", "HiFi-Stereophonie", " Merkur ", "Musica", " Opernwelt " and newspapers such as the Handelsblatt , the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , the Frankfurter Rundschau and the Düsseldorfer Rheinische Post operates. He was a member of the jury of the German Record Critics and was a juror for the Association of German Critics, the Prix Mondial du Disque and the Berlin Theatertreffen. In 1999, Schreiber was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Bergische Universität Wuppertal .
Schreiber also became known as the author of the five-volume standard work “Opera Guide for Advanced Students”. He also worked on the “Handbuch des Deutschen Dramas” and manuals on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Schubert and Giuseppe Verdi . Not to forget his “Schallplatten-Klassik / Auslese”, a critical guide for the collector, Verlag G.Braun , Karlsruhe, 1978-80.
Ulrich Schreiber died in 2007 of complications from cancer. His estate of around 6,500 CDs was bequeathed to the Bergische Universität in February 2014.
Fonts
- Opera guide for advanced learners. The history of musical theater. Volume 1: From the beginnings to the French Revolution. Bärenreiter-Verlag , Kassel 1988, ISBN 3-7618-0899-2 .
- Opera guide for advanced learners. The history of musical theater. Volume 2: The 19th Century. Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel 1991, ISBN 3-7618-1028-8 .
- Opera guide for advanced learners. The history of musical theater. Volume 3: The 20th Century. Part 1: From Verdi and Wagner to fascism. Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel 2000, ISBN 3-7618-14364 .
- Opera guide for advanced learners. The history of musical theater. Volume 3: The 20th Century. Part 2: German and Italian Opera after 1945, France and Great Britain. Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel 2005, ISBN 3-7618-14372 .
- Opera guide for advanced learners. The history of musical theater. Volume 3: The 20th Century. Part 3: Eastern and Northern Europe, branch lines on the main route, intercontinental distribution. Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel 2006, ISBN 3-7618-18599 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ulrich Schreiber in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography ( Memento from November 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- “Incredibly knowledgeable. Ulrich Schreiber has completed an epochal work on opera ” , review in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , June 20, 2007, by Jürgen Kesting
- "Ulrich Schreiber (1936-2007)" , obituary in Die Welt , June 19, 2007
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biographical data from Ulrich Schreiber in: Musiktexte , volumes 112-115, Verlag Musiktexte, 2007, page 71
- ↑ Honorary doctor Ulrich Schreiber dies Press release of the University of Wuppertal from June 20, 2007
- ↑ 6,500 CDs from the estate of music critic Ulrich Schreiber: Family gives music educators an extensive CD collection from February 21, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schreiber, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German music and theater critic and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | eat |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 2007 |
| Place of death | Dusseldorf |