Martin Krause (17 June 18532 August 1918) was a German concert

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Career

Krause was born in

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as the youngest son of the choirmaster and church schoolmaster Johann Carl Friedrich Krause in Lobstädt. He initially attended the teacher training college in Borna, then at the

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with and

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. He performed on the concert platform in 1878–80 but stopped because of a nervous breakdown. In 1882, he became a pupil of

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and studied his technique; he was later among Liszt's most prominent promoters. Krause later established himself as a piano teacher and writer on music in

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, where he was one of the founders of the Franz-Liszt-Verein association. From 1900, he also taught in

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. From 1901, Krause worked as a professor at the Royal Academy of Music in

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, and from at least 1896 to 1911 at the

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. His notable pupils there include

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and Rosita Renard. In addition to his work nurturing the Liszt tradition, Krause was also known for his interpretations of

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's music. A victim of the 1918

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pandemic, he died in

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in 1918.

Works

* ''Wagner-Kalender 1908 aus Anlass des 25. Todestages Richard Wagners'' (''Wagner-Almanac 1908 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the death of Richard Wagner''), edited by Søren Kruse, Danmark, 1961.

Pupils

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'' (6th Edition), 2021 (1903–1991) – Krause on Arrau: "Dieses Kind soll mein Meisterstück werden." ("This child is meant to become my masterpiece.") * Edwin Fischer (1886–1960) *

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Eva Limiñana Eva Limiñana (December 22, 1895 – September 27, 1953), sometimes credited as La Duquesa Olga, was a pianist, screenwriter, and filmmaker born in Argentina and educated in Chile. Early life Eva Limiñana Salaverri was born in Gualeguaychú, En ...

(1895–1953) *

Manuel Ponce Manuel María Ponce Cuéllar (8 December 1882 – 24 April 1948), known in Mexico as Manuel M. Ponce, was a Mexican composer active in the 20th century. His work as a composer, music educator and scholar of Mexican music connected the concert s ...

(1882–1948) *

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(1870–1953) * Rosita Renard (1894–1949) *

Grete von Zieritz Grete von Zieritz (10 March 1899 – 26 November 2001) was an Austrian-German composer and pianist. She studied with Martin Krause, a student of Franz Liszt, Franz Schreker and Rudolf Maria Breithaupt. She became a composer, and music teacher. In ...

(1899–2001)

References

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