Manoah Leide-Tedesco
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Manoah Leide-Tedesco was an Italian-American composer, conductor and violinist.
. His father, Lazzaro Laide-Tedesco, originally from Reggio Emilia, became Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Greater Naples
(1904-1941) and the Chief Rabbi of Naples. Manoah Leide-Tedeco grew up in an artistic family of composers, singers and musicians. His brother, Enrico Leide (1887-1970) was a concert cellist and orchestra conductor, conducting the first Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1920 to 1930.
Educated at the University of Naples, Leide-Tedesco did his post graduate studies in Czechoslovakia (1925–1931), receiving his Doctorate in Philology and Sociology. He attended the Prague Conservatory
where he continued his musical studies under Ildebrando Pizzetti
, Josef Suk
and Karel Jirák
.
From 1922-1935 Leide-Tedesco conducted many of the leading symphony orchestras of Central Europe including the Philharmonics of Prague, Vienna and Pressburg. During this time he was entrusted with some of the very first performances of the works of Maurice Ravel
(L'enfant et les sortilèges
and Alborada del Gracioso), Manuel de Falla
(El sombrero de tres picos
, El amor brujo
), Richard Strauss
(Piano Concerto Epilogue), Alessandro Longo
(Matrona di Efesus), Schoenberg
(Pierrot Lunaire
), Stravinsky (Histoire du Soldat
) and Ildebrando Pizzetti
.
Leide-Tedesco conducted the New Chamber Symphony of New York City from 1932-1935. The first performances of his own compositions were broadcast during this time over the NBC chain from Rockefeller Center. He conducted orchestras for: NBC, CBS, Chicago Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica (Mexico City), Czech Philharmonic, BBC, RAI Rome, West Germany Radio Corp., Koln, Grant Park Chicago.
Leide-Tedesco first visited the United States in 1912 and became a U. S. citizen in 1932. Between 1935 and 1945, he served with the United States Government where he was Chairman of Cultural Programs for the Office of Education. He also held positions with the United States Department of State and the Institute of International Understanding. He lectured widely in the United States and Latin America and campaigned for fairer immigration laws and better integration of new immigrants.
Throughout his life, Leide-Tedesco traveled the world collecting books, paintings, music and friends. Personal friends who corresponded frequently, and visited with him and his wife, Regina, in the artist community of Colorado Springs (1955-1981), included painters Emmanuel Glicenstein Romano, Alois Lecoque, and Paschel Quackenbush; musicians and composers Ernst Toch
, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
(no relation), Rafael Kubelík
, Karel Jirák
, and operatic singer Rosa Raisa
; as well as his good friend Albert B. Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine.
conducted the first Chicago Symphony Orchestra
performance of Leide-Tedesco's For Harvest Time, Prelude of Dances.
Other works by Leide-Tedesco include:
Op. 1 — Trio for Strings
Op. 2 — Cycle of Songs for Soprano
Op. 3 — Serenade for baritone and viola for the play La cena delle beffe
Op. 4 — Romance for Violin and Piano
Op. 5 — Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (unfinished)
Op. 6 — Chansonette Francaise for Orchestra
Op. 7-8 — Two Compositions for Violin and Orchestra
Op. 9-10 — Two Violin Solo from Scarlatti
Op. 11-14 — Wood Wind Quintets (two books)
Op. 15 — "Asturias" for Symphony Orchestra
Op. 16 — Preludes for Pianoforte (3)
Op. 17 — Prelude No. XXIV
Op. 18 — Fugue No. VIII
Op. 19 — Prelude of Dances for Symphony Orchestra
Op. 20 — Exotic Melodies from South America
Op. 21 — Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte
Op. 22 — Sonata di Siciliano per Pianoforte
Op. 23 — Quartetto ad Archi
Op. 24 — Concerto a Quattro con Fagotto
Op. 25 — Homage a Mahler - Violin and Orchestra
Op. 26 — Sonata for Oboe and Pianoforte (World premiere April 18, 1961 at the Teatro La Fenice (Sale Apollinee) as part of the Venice Biennale
International Festival of Contemporary music)
Op. 27 — Symphony on Greek Tragedy
Biography
Tranquillo Manoah Leide-Tedesco was born in Sinigaglia, Italy, but grew up in NaplesNaples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
. His father, Lazzaro Laide-Tedesco, originally from Reggio Emilia, became Rabbi of the Jewish Community of Greater Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
(1904-1941) and the Chief Rabbi of Naples. Manoah Leide-Tedeco grew up in an artistic family of composers, singers and musicians. His brother, Enrico Leide (1887-1970) was a concert cellist and orchestra conductor, conducting the first Atlanta Symphony Orchestra from 1920 to 1930.
Educated at the University of Naples, Leide-Tedesco did his post graduate studies in Czechoslovakia (1925–1931), receiving his Doctorate in Philology and Sociology. He attended the Prague Conservatory
Prague Conservatory
Prague Conservatory, sometimes also Prague Conservatoire, in Czech Pražská konzervatoř, is a Czech secondary school in Prague dedicated to teaching the arts of music and theater acting.- Instruction :...
where he continued his musical studies under Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti was an Italian composer of classical music.- Biography :Pizzetti was born in Parma in 1880. He was part of the "Generation of 1880" along with Ottorino Respighi and Gian Francesco Malipiero. They were among the first Italian composers in some time whose primary contributions...
, Josef Suk
Josef Suk
Josef Suk may refer to:*Josef Suk *Josef Suk , the elder composer's grandson...
and Karel Jirák
Karel Boleslav Jirák
Karel Boleslav Jirák was a Czechoslovak composer and conductor....
.
From 1922-1935 Leide-Tedesco conducted many of the leading symphony orchestras of Central Europe including the Philharmonics of Prague, Vienna and Pressburg. During this time he was entrusted with some of the very first performances of the works of Maurice Ravel
Maurice Ravel
Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects...
(L'enfant et les sortilèges
L'enfant et les sortilèges
L'enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties is an opera in one act, with music by Maurice Ravel to a libretto by Colette. It is Ravel's second opera, his first being L'heure espagnole...
and Alborada del Gracioso), Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla
Manuel de Falla y Matheu was a Spanish Andalusian composer of classical music. With Isaac Albéniz, Enrique Granados and Joaquín Turina he is one of Spain's most important musicians of the first half of the 20th century....
(El sombrero de tres picos
El Sombrero de Tres Picos
The Three-Cornered Hat is a ballet composed by Manuel de Falla, commissioned in its development by Sergei Diaghilev and performed in its completed form in 1919....
, El amor brujo
El amor brujo
El amor brujo is a piece of music originally composed by Manuel de Falla for a chamber group, then re-scored as a symphonic suite, and eventually as a ballet...
), Richard Strauss
Richard Strauss
Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till...
(Piano Concerto Epilogue), Alessandro Longo
Alessandro Longo
Alessandro Longo was an Italian composer and musicologist.After studying at the Naples Conservatory under Beniamino Cesi , he began teaching piano at his alma mater in 1887, deputizing for Cesi as pianoforte professor, and succeeded him in 1897...
(Matrona di Efesus), Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian composer, associated with the expressionist movement in German poetry and art, and leader of the Second Viennese School...
(Pierrot Lunaire
Pierrot Lunaire
Dreimal sieben Gedichte aus Albert Girauds 'Pierrot lunaire' , commonly known simply as Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21 , is a melodrama by Arnold Schoenberg...
), Stravinsky (Histoire du Soldat
Histoire du soldat
Histoire du soldat , composed by Igor Stravinsky, is a 1918 theatrical work "to be read, played, and danced" . The libretto, which is based on a Russian folk tale, was written in French by the Swiss universalist writer C.F. Ramuz...
) and Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti
Ildebrando Pizzetti was an Italian composer of classical music.- Biography :Pizzetti was born in Parma in 1880. He was part of the "Generation of 1880" along with Ottorino Respighi and Gian Francesco Malipiero. They were among the first Italian composers in some time whose primary contributions...
.
Leide-Tedesco conducted the New Chamber Symphony of New York City from 1932-1935. The first performances of his own compositions were broadcast during this time over the NBC chain from Rockefeller Center. He conducted orchestras for: NBC, CBS, Chicago Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica (Mexico City), Czech Philharmonic, BBC, RAI Rome, West Germany Radio Corp., Koln, Grant Park Chicago.
Leide-Tedesco first visited the United States in 1912 and became a U. S. citizen in 1932. Between 1935 and 1945, he served with the United States Government where he was Chairman of Cultural Programs for the Office of Education. He also held positions with the United States Department of State and the Institute of International Understanding. He lectured widely in the United States and Latin America and campaigned for fairer immigration laws and better integration of new immigrants.
Throughout his life, Leide-Tedesco traveled the world collecting books, paintings, music and friends. Personal friends who corresponded frequently, and visited with him and his wife, Regina, in the artist community of Colorado Springs (1955-1981), included painters Emmanuel Glicenstein Romano, Alois Lecoque, and Paschel Quackenbush; musicians and composers Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch was a composer of classical music and film scores.- Biography :Toch, born in Leopoldstadt, Vienna, into the family of a humble Jewish leather dealer when the city was at its 19th-century cultural zenith, sought throughout his life to introduce new approaches to music...
, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco was an Italian composer. He was known as one of the foremost guitar composers in the twentieth century with almost one hundred compositions for that instrument. In 1939 he migrated to the United States and became a film composer for some 200 Hollywood movies for the next...
(no relation), Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík was a Czech conductor and composer.-Early life:Kubelík was born in Býchory, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, today's Czech Republic. He was the sixth child of the Bohemian violinist Jan Kubelík, whom the younger Kubelík described as "a kind of god to me." His mother was a Hungarian...
, Karel Jirák
Karel Boleslav Jirák
Karel Boleslav Jirák was a Czechoslovak composer and conductor....
, and operatic singer Rosa Raisa
Rosa Raisa
Rosa Raisa was a Polish-born, Italian-trained, dramatic operatic soprano. In 1926 she created the role of Turandot at La Scala, Milan.-Career:...
; as well as his good friend Albert B. Sabin, developer of the oral polio vaccine.
Compositions
In 1952 Rafael KubelikRafael Kubelík
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík was a Czech conductor and composer.-Early life:Kubelík was born in Býchory, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary, today's Czech Republic. He was the sixth child of the Bohemian violinist Jan Kubelík, whom the younger Kubelík described as "a kind of god to me." His mother was a Hungarian...
conducted the first Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. It is one of the five American orchestras commonly referred to as the "Big Five". Founded in 1891, the Symphony makes its home at Orchestra Hall in Chicago and plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival...
performance of Leide-Tedesco's For Harvest Time, Prelude of Dances.
Other works by Leide-Tedesco include:
Op. 1 — Trio for Strings
Op. 2 — Cycle of Songs for Soprano
Op. 3 — Serenade for baritone and viola for the play La cena delle beffe
Op. 4 — Romance for Violin and Piano
Op. 5 — Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (unfinished)
Op. 6 — Chansonette Francaise for Orchestra
Op. 7-8 — Two Compositions for Violin and Orchestra
Op. 9-10 — Two Violin Solo from Scarlatti
Op. 11-14 — Wood Wind Quintets (two books)
Op. 15 — "Asturias" for Symphony Orchestra
Op. 16 — Preludes for Pianoforte (3)
Op. 17 — Prelude No. XXIV
Op. 18 — Fugue No. VIII
Op. 19 — Prelude of Dances for Symphony Orchestra
Op. 20 — Exotic Melodies from South America
Op. 21 — Sonata for Violin and Pianoforte
Op. 22 — Sonata di Siciliano per Pianoforte
Op. 23 — Quartetto ad Archi
Op. 24 — Concerto a Quattro con Fagotto
Op. 25 — Homage a Mahler - Violin and Orchestra
Op. 26 — Sonata for Oboe and Pianoforte (World premiere April 18, 1961 at the Teatro La Fenice (Sale Apollinee) as part of the Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale
The Venice Biennale is a major contemporary art exhibition that takes place once every two years in Venice, Italy. The Venice Film Festival is part of it. So too is the Venice Biennale of Architecture, which is held in even years...
International Festival of Contemporary music)
Op. 27 — Symphony on Greek Tragedy
Sources
- Cassidy, Claudia (December 10, 1952). "Poulenc's Concerto and Leide-Tedesco Dances New in Orchestra Hall". Chicago Daily Tribune, p. B8
- Milwaukee Journal (May 6, 1945). "Leide-Tedesco is Speaker at Closing Event". p. 4, Section VII
- No, Kum-Sok and Osterholm, J. Roger (1996). A MIG-15 to Freedom: Memoir of the Wartime North Korean Defector. McFarland. ISBN 0786402105
- Pittsburgh PressPittsburgh PressThe Pittsburgh Press is an online newspaper in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, currently owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Historically, it was a major afternoon paper...
(August 7, 1927). "Leide-Tedesco Home from European Trip". - Stuckenschmidt, H. H. (1968). Maurice Ravel, Variations on His Life and Work (Translated from German by Samuel R. Rosenbaum). Philadelphia: Chilton