Volkmar Andreae
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Volkmar Andreae was a Swiss
conductor and composer.
Andreae was born in Bern. He received piano instruction as a child and his first lessons in composition with Karl Munzinger. From 1897 to 1900, he studied at the Cologne
Conservatory and was a student of Fritz Brun
, Franz Wüllner
, and Friedrich Wilhelm Franke. In 1900 he was a soloist tutor at the Munich
Hofoper. In 1902 he took over the leadership of the Mixed Choir of Zürich (Gemischten Chores Zürich), where he remained until 1949, also leading the Stadtsängerverein Winterthur from 1902 to 1914 and the Männerchores Zürich from 1904 to 1914.
From 1906 to 1949 he led the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (Tonhalle-Orchester) and from 1914 to 1939 the Conservatory of Zürich. Later he worked as freelance composer in Vienna
and worked internationally as a conductor (especially with the works of Anton Bruckner
). He composed opera, symphony and chamber music, piano, violin, and oboe concerto, piano music, as well as choir music and songs. He died in Zürich
.
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
conductor and composer.
Andreae was born in Bern. He received piano instruction as a child and his first lessons in composition with Karl Munzinger. From 1897 to 1900, he studied at the Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
Conservatory and was a student of Fritz Brun
Fritz Brun
Fritz Brun was a Swiss conductor and composer of classical music.Brun was born in Lucerne. He was a student of Franz Wüllner at the conservatory at Köln, and studied piano and theory there until 1902. The following year he became a piano teacher at the music school in Bern...
, Franz Wüllner
Franz Wüllner
Franz Wüllner was a German composer and conductor. He led the premieres of Richard Wagner's operas Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, but was much criticized by Wagner himself, who greatly preferred the more celebrated conductors Hans von Bülow and Hermann Levi.Wüllner was born in Münster and studied...
, and Friedrich Wilhelm Franke. In 1900 he was a soloist tutor at the Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
Hofoper. In 1902 he took over the leadership of the Mixed Choir of Zürich (Gemischten Chores Zürich), where he remained until 1949, also leading the Stadtsängerverein Winterthur from 1902 to 1914 and the Männerchores Zürich from 1904 to 1914.
From 1906 to 1949 he led the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich (Tonhalle-Orchester) and from 1914 to 1939 the Conservatory of Zürich. Later he worked as freelance composer in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and worked internationally as a conductor (especially with the works of Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner was an Austrian composer known for his symphonies, masses, and motets. The first are considered emblematic of the final stage of Austro-German Romanticism because of their rich harmonic language, complex polyphony, and considerable length...
). He composed opera, symphony and chamber music, piano, violin, and oboe concerto, piano music, as well as choir music and songs. He died in Zürich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
.
Work
- Piano Trio No.1 in f minor, Op.1
- Piano Trio No.2 in E flat Major, Op.14
- String Quartet No.1 in B flat Major, Op.9
- String Quartet No.2, Op.33
- Quartet For Flute, Violin, Viola And Violoncello, Op. 43
- String Trio in d minor, Op.29
- Vater unser for Mezzo soprano, women's choir and organ
- Das Göttliche for Tenor, choir and orchestra, 1900
- Charons Nachen for soloists, choir, and orchestra, 1901
- Schutzgeister, Cantata, 1904
- Ratcliff, Opera, 1914
- Abenteuer des Casanova, Opera, 1924
- Li-Tai-Pe, Eight Chinese singins for tenor and orchestras, 1931
- La cité sur la montagne, festival music, 1942