Friday, May 19, 2023

TDCM: May 19th - Franz Schreker

 

Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music 


Franz Schreker (1878-1934)


Bio

Franz Schreker was born in Monaco to Jewish-Bohemian parents. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory and returned to teach there after graduating. He was a notable opera composer, served as director of the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, and was a great success in the Weimar Republic. He was influenced by Strauss and Wagner and was good friends with Schoenberg.

Music

Chamber Symphony


Romantic Suite


Kleine Suite für Orchester


Vier kleine Stücke für großes Orchester


Prelude to a Drama



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