WA Rémy
WA Rémy (born June 10, 1831 in Prague as Wilhelm Mayer ; † January 23, 1898 in Graz ) was an Austrian composer and musician .
Life
The son of a lawyer attended the Prague Organ School from 1846 as a student of Carl Franz Pitsch . A close friendship connected him with August Wilhelm Ambros , Eduard Hanslick and Karl Kappel von Savenau . After completing his law studies, he entered the civil service and was first a civil servant in Pest , then in Vienna . From 1861 he devoted himself exclusively to music. From 1862 to 1870 he headed the Musikverein Graz and was among others the teacher of Ferruccio Busoni , Richard Heuberger , Wilhelm Kienzl , Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek , Richard Sahla and Felix Weingartner .
His compositions were published under the pseudonym WA Rémy (an anagram by W. Mayer).
Honors
- Knight's Cross of the Franz Joseph Order , 1887
- Name of Remygasse in Graz- Lend
Works (selection)
- 5 symphonies
- The Waldfräulein , Opera (Graz, 1876)
- Sardanapalus , overture
- Helena , symphonic poem
- Fantasy piece
- Slavic song play , solo parts, 2 pianos and choir
- Eastern roses , solo voices, 2 pianos and choir
- Chamber music
- Songs
In 2016 the pianist Carmen Stefanescu recorded several piano pieces by Rémy in Cologne. The soprano Shirin Asgari performed songs by Rémy in 2018/19 with the pianist Georg Wiedner.
literature
- Theophil Antonicek : Mayer Wilhelm, Ps. WA Remy. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 6, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1975, ISBN 3-7001-0128-7 , p. 2 f. (Direct links on p. 2 , p. 3 ).
- Rudolf Flotzinger : Mayer, Wilhelm (pseud. WA Rémy). In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 3, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-7001-3045-7 .
- MGG, New Grove
Individual evidence
- ↑ From the collection of sound images for the piano : “Shining stars” - “Sleep my child” - “In the garden” - “Is it true?” - “Tormenting thought” - “Fandango”
- ↑ "Birds where are they going so quickly?" - "Now the shadows are darkening"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rémy, WA |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mayer, Wilhelm (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian composer and musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 10, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prague |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 23, 1898 |
| Place of death | Graz |