Paul Grümmer

Paul Grümmer ( born February 26, 1879 in Gera, † 30 October 1965 train ) was a German cellist.

Grümmer studied at the Conservatory in Leipzig by Julius Klengel.

Paul Grümmer played in the orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and became known as a member of the Busch Quartet, which he served until 1930. He wrote a school for the viola da gamba, played this instrument in ensembles for early music and has worked with Wanda Landowska. As a cellist, he founded together with the violinist and pianist Michael Váša Příhoda Raucheisen 1942, the master trio.

Grümmer lectured at the Vienna Academy of Music. His students included 1944-1948 Nikolaus Harnoncourt.

Works

• "The foundation of classical and virtuoso technique on the cello ," Universal Edition, Vienna, 1942.
• "Harmonic new daily exercises for Cello ," Bote & Bock, Berlin 1954.
• "Viola da gamba school," Simrock, Berlin 1928.
• Encounters - The life of a cellist, Munich 1963

Papers

Letters of Paul Grümmer are in stock at the Leipzig music publisher CF Peters and held by the music publisher AJ Benjamin / Sikorski in the Saxon State Archive in Leipzig.