Richard Pohl
Richard Pohl ( born September 12, 1826 in Leipzig, † December 17, 1896 in Baden- Baden) was a composer and writer on music.
Life
Pohl studied at the polytechnic schools in Chemnitz and Karlsruhe Mathematics and Mechanics, then at the universities of Göttingen and Leipzig philosophy and at the same time formed in intercourse with distinguished musicians a respected music critic.
After a short teaching in Graz he settled in 1852 in Dresden, two years later, attracted by Franz Liszt in Weimar down and worked there until 1863, where he, after Liszt had finally completed his Weimar activity, turned to Baden -Baden.
Here he has vigorously promoted as editor of two newspapers, the spiritual life, especially the musical states; with particular zeal and success, he has endeavored to bring the so-called New German School in their him personally since early times friendly and congenial representatives Richard Wagner and Liszt for recognition.
At larger literary works published Pohl:
- Acoustic letters for musicians and music lovers (Leipzig 1853)
- Musical suffering, comedy (1856 )
- Poems (Weimar 1859, 2nd edition, Baden 1883), connecting gaskets to Schumann's Manfred (1860 ) and Liszt's Prometheus
- Baireuther memories (Leipzig 1877)
- Autobiographical (Leipzig 1881)
- Richard Wagner ( Musical in Waldersee lectures, Leipzig 1883)
- Richard Wagner, studies and reviews (Leipzig 1883)
- Franz Liszt (Leipzig 1883)
- Hector Berlioz. Studies and Memories (Leipzig 1884)
- The mountain ranges of musical development (Leipzig 1888)
He also edited the monthly magazine suggestions for Art and Science ( with Franz Brendel, Weimar 1856-60 ) and a translation of Berlioz's collected works (Leipzig 1864, 4 volumes). Pohl was also the one who decisively contributed to the translation of the opera Samson et Dalila by Camille Saint- Saëns to their success.
His wife Johanna, née Eyth, a harpist, died on 25 November 1870 as the Grand Duke of Weimar chamber virtuoso.