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Schwergewicht
''Schwergewicht, oder Die Ehre der Nation'' (''Heavyweight or The Glory of The Nation'') is a ''burleske Operette'' with text and music by Ernst Krenek, his Op. 55 and (with ''Der Diktator'' and ''Das geheime Königreich'') the third of his 1928 one-acters. This satirical skit (as the composer was to call it in ''Horizons Circled'') was provoked by the German ambassador's comment that sports heroes – and not artists – were the true ambassadors of nations, and the title character Ochsenschwanz ("oxtail") is a reference to the boxer Max Schmeling. Like '' Jonny spielt auf'', it makes frequent allusions to jazz, both in its use of percussion and banjo and in its "Tempo di Blues". There is even a nod to Mendelssohn's '' Wedding March'' (see example). Performance history The score was begun 15 March 1927 in Kassel and completed on June 14; the premiere, conducted by Joseph Rosenstock, took place on 6 May 1928 at the Festspiele Wiesbaden in the Hessisches Staatstheater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden
The Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden (International May Festival, IMF) is a theater festival in Wiesbaden, Germany. Established in the late 19th century after the Bayreuth Festival, the festival is one of the most distinguished international theatre and music festivals in the world. It is presented annually in May at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden, the State Theatre of Hesse in the capital Wiesbaden. The festival currently features performances of operas, ballets, plays and musicals. Visiting companies, mostly from European theaters, present their recent productions along with performances of the Theater Wiesbaden. Concerts from a wide array of music genres are featured as well as artistic circus acts and modern dance presentations. Lectures, recitals, cabaret performances, art showings and readings are also part of the program. Kaiserfestspiele In 1896, the festival was established as "Kaiserfestspiele" (Imperial Festival) by Georg von Hülsen, director of the the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Das Geheime Königreich
''Das geheime Königreich'' (''The Secret Kingdom'') is an opera in one act with words and music by Ernst Krenek, his Op. 50 and the second of three one-acters (with '' Der Diktator'' and '' Schwergewicht, oder Die Ehre der Nation'') which premiered on 6 May 1928 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden as part of the Mai-Festwoche Wiesbaden. It is subtitled ' (fairy-tale opera in one act) and has been called a satirical fairy-tale opera. History A note to the press by the publisher Universal Editio (UE), probably from the end of 1927 and entitled ' (A cycle of one-acters) announces that Ernst Krenek composed three one-act operas after the success of ''Jonny spielt auf'', to be premiered together at the Festspiele Wiesbaden of 1928. ''Das geheime Königreich'' is listed as the second of the three, and described as a satirical fairy-tale (Satirisches Märchen). The premiere of the three operas was part of the Mai-Festwoche at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden on 6 May 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Rosenstock
Joseph Rosenstock (, ; in Kraków in New York City) was an American conductor. Career Early years He worked at the State Theatre in Darmstadt, where, on , he conducted '' Hagith'' by Karol Szymanowski, and at the State Opera in Wiesbaden, where, on , he conducted the premiere of three short operas by Ernst Krenek: , , and , as part of the festival. He was brought into the Metropolitan Opera in New York City to replace Artur Bodanzky in 1928. However, he received such poor critical reviews that he himself resigned after only six performances and Bodanzky was brought back. , 1933–1936 Returning to Germany, he worked in Mannheim and, from 1933–1936, as conductor of the Berlin , notably conducting the (all-Jewish) German premiere of Verdi's ''Nabucco'' on . Tokyo, 1936–1946 Rosenstock left Berlin in 1936 and moved to Japan to conduct the Japan Symphony Orchestra (which had been founded in 1926 and became the NHK Symphony Orchestra in 1951). He remained in Tokyo until 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Heinrich Krenek (, 23 August 1900 – 22 December 1991) was an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including ''Music Here and Now'' (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and ''Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music'' (1974). Krenek wrote two pieces using the pseudonym Thornton Winsloe. Life Born Ernst Heinrich Křenek in Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary), he was the son of a Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army. He studied there and in Berlin with Franz Schreker before working in a number of German opera houses as conductor. During World War I, Krenek was drafted into the Austrian army, but he was stationed in Vienna, allowing him to go on with his musical studies. In 1922 he met Alma Mahler, widow of Gustav Mahler, and her daughter, Anna, to whom he dedicated his Symphony No. 2, and whom he married in January 1924. That marriage ended in divorce before its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Der Diktator
''Der Diktator'' (''The Dictator'') is a tragic opera in one act with words and music by Ernst Krenek, his Op. 49 and the first of three one-acters (with ''Das geheime Königreich'' and '' Schwergewicht, oder Die Ehre der Nation'') which premiered on 6 May 1928 at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden as part of the Festspiele Wiesbaden. The score is inscribed with the date of completion, 28 August 1926. The title character is loosely based on Benito Mussolini, although the story is not deliberately political; Krenek later described it as "an anecdote from the private life of the 'strong man'. "Only from the irrational does he retreat, not so much out of fear but because he can do nothing with it, he cannot dominate it."1928 program note, quoted in The music is Puccinian in idiom, particularly in its use of the voice, and makes extensive use of leitmotives such as the alternating minor third triplet first heard in the bass as the war telegram is mentioned, which becomes the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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