Rudolf Raimann
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Rudolf Raimann was a Hungarian
composer
. For many years he worked as the chief composer and music director to Prince Esterházy. He composed 15 operas and operettas for the court, of which Enoch Arden is considered his best work. He also wrote numerous art songs and songs for the piano-forte.
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. For many years he worked as the chief composer and music director to Prince Esterházy. He composed 15 operas and operettas for the court, of which Enoch Arden is considered his best work. He also wrote numerous art songs and songs for the piano-forte.
Selected operas
- Enoch Arden, performed on the 8th of May 1894 in Budapest
- Das Waschermädel, performed in Vienna on the 19th of April 1905
- Paula macht alles, performed in Vienna on the 27th of March 1909
- Die Frau Gretl, performed in Vienna on the 7th of April 1911
- Unser Stammhalter, performed on the 15th of November 1912 in Vienna
Sources
- The Oxford Dictionary of Opera, by John WarrackJohn WarrackJohn Warrack is an English music critic, writer on music, and oboist. He is the son of Scottish conductor and composer Guy Warrack. From 1954–1961 he was music critic for The Daily Telegraph, and from 1961–1972 he was music critic for The Sunday Telegraph. From 1978–1983 he served as the Artistic...
and Ewan West (1992), ISBN 0-19-869164-5 - Opera Glass