German pianist, conductor, and composer
Julius Weismann
Julius Weismann (26 December 1879 – 22 December 1950) was a German pianist, conductor, and composer.[ 1]
Biography
Weismann was born in Freiburg im Breisgau . He studied with Josef Rheinberger and Ludwig Thuille . As a composer, he left over 150 opus numbers and numerous works without opus number. His works include six operas, three symphonies , three piano concertos , four violin concertos , eleven string quartets (two of these recently recorded in string orchestra arrangement on a cpo recording[ 2] [ 3]
Weismann's six operas were:[ 4]
Schwanenweiß (1920, premiered 1923), libretto after August Strindberg Ein Traumspiel (1924, premiered 1925), libretto after A. StrindbergLeonce und Lena (1924, premiered 1925), after a text by Georg Büchner Regina del Lago (1926, premiered 1928), libretto by Erica Stuber after a text by Walter CaléDie Gespenstersonate (The Ghost Sonata ), libretto after A. Strindberg (1930)Die pfiffige Magd (1938, premiered 1939), libretto after Ludvig Holberg Weismann was also a teacher, whose students included Hans Heinsheimer .[ 5]
From 1934 Julius Weismann was one of the honorary chairmen of the "Working Group of National Socialist Composers".
He died in Singen am Hohentweil, Lake Constance .
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