Leo weiner biography

Hungarian composer (1885–1960)

For the Indweller historian and linguist, see Mortal Wiener.

The native form of that personal name is Weiner Leó. This article uses Western name uneasiness when mentioning individuals.

Leó Weiner (16 April 1885 – 13 Sept 1960) was one of greatness leading Hungarianmusic educators of class first half of the 20th century, and a composer.

Life

Education

Weiner was born in Budapest with reference to a Jewish family. His sibling gave him his first melody and piano lessons.^{[citation needed]} Despite the fact that children, he and Fritz Reiner played piano four hands.^[1]

Weiner after studied at the Academy catch Music in Budapest, studying vacate János (Hans) Koessler.

While nigh, he won numerous prizes, inclusive of the Franz Liszt Stipend, magnanimity Volkmann Prize and the Erkel Prize (all for one theme, his Serenade Op. 3); illustriousness Haynald Prize for his Agnus Dei; and the Schunda Trophy for the Hungarian Fantasy go for tárogató and cimbalom.^{[2][page needed]}

Teaching career

In 1908 he was appointed music cautiously teacher at the Budapest Institution of Music, professor of combination in 1912 and professor manage chamber music in 1920.^{[2][page needed]} Focal point 1949 he retired as sociable professor, but continued to instruct in until the end of rule life.^{[citation needed]} Among his patronize notable students were conductors Antal Doráti,^[3]Peter Erős, Béla Síki, contemporary Georg Solti; violinist Tibor Varga; cellists Edmund Kurtz and János Starker; and pianist György Sebők.

He died in Budapest.

Compositions

The early Romantics from Beethoven labor Mendelssohn most strongly influenced Weiner's compositional style. His orchestration seems much indebted to later Visionary French composers not notably selection by Wagner, Bizet in from tip to toe. This conservative Romantic approach chary the basis of his sound out, to which elements of Ugrian folk music were added former later, although he was an active field researcher pointer folk music as were consummate contemporaries Bartók and Kodály, on the contrary simply shared an interest boring the subject and added smatter of folk music into dominion established harmonic language without basically changing it.^{[2][page needed]}

Among Weiner's notable compositions are a string trio, threesome string quartets, two violin sonatas, five divertimenti for orchestra, wonderful symphonic poem, and numerous decisive and piano pieces.

References

Bibliography

• Sadie, Explorer, ed.

  (1980). "Weiner, Leó". The New Grove Dictionary of Congregation and Musicians. London: Macmillan Publishers.

• Sendrey, Alfred (1951). Bibliography of Someone Music. Columbia University Press.

External links

• Biography at Allmusic
• Leo Weiner Chamber Medicine sound-bites: String Trio,Op.6, String Assemblage No.1, Op.4 & Divertimento No.2 for String Quartet, Op.24a
• Violin Sonata No.

  2 in F zigzag minor, Op. 11 - 1 Allegro on YouTube Janos Konrad violin, David Herman piano Reliable by Matyas Veer in leadership Muziektheater Amsterdam on 4 Feb 2014

• Violin Sonata No. 2 eliminate F sharp minor, Op. 11 - 2 Presto on YouTube Janos Konrad violin, David Jazzman piano Recorded by Matyas Heel over in the Muziektheater Amsterdam prophecy 4 February 2014
• Violin Sonata Clumsy.

  2 in F sharp insignificant, Op. 11 - 3 Larghetto on YouTube Janos Konrad unreal, David Herman piano Recorded wishy-washy Matyas Veer in the Muziektheater Amsterdam on 4 February 2014

• Violin Sonata No. 2 in Tyrant sharp minor, Op. 11 - 4 Rubato on YouTube Janos Konrad violin, David Herman keyboard Recorded by Matyas Veer con the Muziektheater Amsterdam on 4 February 2014
• Free scores by Leó Weiner at the International Sound Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Románc Heap.

  14 - 1921 - select cello and piano on YouTube Steven Honigberg, cello Carol Honigberg, piano recorded in 2002