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(Frants Shrek’-er) 1878–1934 Austrian composer A contemporary and friend of Schoenberg (he conducted the first performance of his Gurrelieder), Schreker never followed him into atonality. He was strongly influenced by Mahler (in his fine Chamber Symphony, by the chamber textures often found in late Mahler) and by Richard Strauss in his operas, of which Der ferne Klang (‘The Distant ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

figures in the early years of the twentieth century. Influenced by the French musical style as characterized by Debussy, Schreker’s music is notable for its harmony and sensual quality. Schreker, who lived most of his life in Vienna, enjoyed his first real success with the ballet Geburtstag der Infantin (‘The Birthday of the Infanta’, 1908). Thereafter, Schreker ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

and deeply loved by all his pupils. Recommended Recording: Orchestral Variations, op. 31, Chicago SO (cond) Pierre Boulez (Erato) Introduction | Modern Era | Classical Personalities | Franz Schreker | Modern Era | Classical ...

Source: Classical Music Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

, Covent Garden and the Met. Schorr’s recording legacy confirms his stature as the greatest Wagnerian bass of the twentieth century. Introduction | Modern Era | Opera Personalities | Franz Schreker | Modern Era | Opera Houses & Companies | The Birth of the Metropolitan Opera | Turn of the Century | Opera ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie

In 1937, Arnold Schoenberg said, ‘I have at last learned the lesson that has been forced upon me during this year, and I shall not ever forget it. It is that I am not a German, not a European, indeed perhaps scarcely a human being – at least the Europeans prefer the worst of their race ...

Source: Definitive Opera Encyclopedia, founding editor Stanley Sadie
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