Ewald Straesser (Sträßer) (27 June 1867 – 4 April 1933) was a German composer. Straesser was born in

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. He was a student of

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at the

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and other conductors and ensembles featured works by Straesser in their concerts. The conductor Karl Panzner (1866–1923) championed Straesser's symphonies early on (and premiered his 5th symphony.) Major works by Straesser include: *5 string quartets (Nos. 1 and 2, pub. 1901; no.3, pub.1913; no.4, published 1920; no.5, pub.1927) *other chamber works (including a piano sonata (Kleine sonate), violin sonata, piano quintet, clarinet quintet and piano trio) *6 symphonies (at least 3 unpublished) *concertos for piano, violin, and cello (1901, UK premiere 1903) (This last possibly lost. The piano concerto has been broadcast.) There is an Ewald-Sträßer-Weg (Way/Street) in Burscheid.

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* Includes CC recordings of all five quartets and a more nearly complete list of works * *

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has incipits and other information for Straesser's 2nd and 4th symphonies and one choral work (but gives opus 44 for symphony 4 while other sources give opus 46. Clearly the same work, however- symphony in G minor, unpublished) 1867 births 1933 deaths German Romantic composers People from Burscheid Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln alumni German male classical composers 20th-century German male musicians 19th-century German male musicians {{Europe-composer-stub