Friedrich Wührer

Friedrich Wuhrer ( born June 29, 1900 in Vienna, † December 27, 1975 in Mannheim, Germany ) was a German -Austrian pianist.

Life

After Wuhrer had studied at the Vienna Academy of Music 1915-1920 with Franz Schmidt Piano, Ferdinand Lion conducting and music theory with Joseph Marx, he started early a pianist career that led him through almost all continents. His particular interest was the music of the Romantic and late Romantic period. He probably played the first the complete piano works of Schubert for the record. Friendship united him with Max Reger and Hans Pfitzner; the latter dedicated his Six Studies for the Piano, Op 51 ( 1943).

Its contemporary repertoire included works by Bartok, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Hindemith. In the twenties he was more frequent in concerts of Schoenberg circle, so in 1923 George -Lieder, Op 15, 1924 with Schoenberg at a performance of Pierrot Lunaire in Barcelona, ​​where Wuhrer in place of Edward helmsman the piano part took over, or 1925 Webern pieces for Cello and Piano, Op 11

Together with cellist Joachim Wuhrer Stutschewsky founded the Viennese duo with the violinist Karl Doctor (1885-1949) and the cellist Hermann Busch, the Vienna Trio, which existed until 1933.

As a piano teacher Wuhrer worked in Vienna, Mannheim (1934 ), Kiel (1936) and most recently in Munich. In addition, he conducted master classes at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

Wuhrer is mentioned in Thomas Bernhard's novel The Loser (1983).

Works

  • Masterpieces of piano music. Introduction and explanation of an artist. Heinrichshofen 's Verlag, Wilhelmshaven 1966
  • Chopin studies
  • Old Masters
  • Works of Franz Schmidt: Concertante Variations on a Theme by Beethoven for Piano ( left hand alone ) and Orchestra (1923 ) - Two-handed version (1952 )
  • Piano Concerto in E flat major ( for left hand alone; 1934) - Two-handed version (1952 )

Student

  • Franz König Hofer (1901-1970)
  • Frieda Valenzi (1910-2002)
  • Felicitas Karrer (* 1924)
  • Geoffrey Parsons (1929-1995)
  • Hedwig Bilgram (* 1933)
  • Maria Luisa Lopez- Vito ( b. 1939 )
  • Helmut Bieler ( born 1940 )
  • Sorrel Hays ( b. 1941 )
  • Richard Wilson ( b. 1941 )
  • Georg Ebert (1928-2013)
  • Hans Kann (1927-2006)
Paul Hindemith Stefan George Eduard Steuermann Joachim Stutschewsky Mozarteum University of Salzburg Geoffrey Parsons (pianist) Integrated Authority File
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