Ignaz Brüll

Ignaz howler ( born November 7, 1846 in Proßnitz, Moravia, † September 17, 1907 in Vienna) was an Austrian composer and pianist.

Life

Ignaz howler came from a highly musical family: His father was a trained baritone, his mother a pianist. Approximately since 1854 howler was taught by his mother at the piano. Other teachers were Brülls Julius Epstein (piano ), Johann Rufinatscha and Felix Otto Dessoff (composition).

1860 Howler debuted in Vienna as a pianist and had immediate success. But after several foreign tours with his own compositions, he gave up a career as a concert pianist in favor of composing. As a day job, he worked 1872-1878 at the Horakschen piano schools as a teacher. In 1881 he was appointed as artistic director there. 1882 married howler the banker's daughter Marie Schofield mountain. With her he had two daughters. With Johannes Brahms he formed a lifelong friendship. His grave site is located in Vienna's Central Cemetery and there on the old Jewish cemetery.

By Brülls composition The Golden Cross, an opera which was a great success, puts the rest of his work in the background.

Compositions

  • The beggars of Samarkand. Opera. Libretto: Otto Prechtler. UA 1864 Vienna
  • The golden cross. Opera in 2 acts (op. 27). Libretto: Salomon Hermann Mosenthal. UA December 22, 1875 Berlin ( Royal Opera House )
  • The country peace. Opera (op. 30). Libretto: Salomon Hermann Mosenthal. UA October 4, 1877 Vienna ( Court Opera )
  • Bianca. Opera. Libretto: Adolf Schirmer. UA 1879 Vienna
  • Queen Mariette. Opera (op. 40). Libretto: Camillo Walzel and Richard Genée. UA 1883 Vienna
  • A girl from the Champagne region. Ballet. Libretto: Alfred Maria Willner. UA 1886
  • The heart of stone. Opera (op. 55). Libretto: Joseph Victor Widmann. UA 1888 Vienna
  • Gringoire. Opera (op. 66). Libretto: Victor Léon. UA March 19, 1892 Munich ( Court Opera )
  • Check to the King. Opera (op. 70). Libretto: Victor Léon. UA 1894 Munich
  • Gloria. Opera. Libretto: Guido Menasci. UA 1896 Hamburg (conducted by Gustav Mahler )
  • The Horseman. Opera (op. 79). Libretto: Victor Léon. UA 1896 Vienna
  • 2 Piano Concertos
  • Chamber works
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