Hermann Reutter (; 17 June 19001 January 1985) was a German composer and pianist who worked as an academic teacher, university administrator, recitalist, and accompanist. He composed several operas, orchestral works, and chamber music, and especially many ''

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er'', setting poems by authors writing in German, Russian, Spanish, Icelandic, English, and ancient Egyptian and Greek, among others. He was director of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt from 1936 to 1945 and of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart from 1956 to 1966. He then taught master classes, regularly at the Musikhochschule München and at universities in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He founded the Internationale Hugo-Wolf-Akademie in Stuttgart in 1968, serving as its president until his death.

Career

Reutter was born in Stuttgart, where he took singing lessons with Emma Rückbeil-Hiller. He moved to

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in 1920 and studied voice with Karl Erler and then, at the Musikhochschule München, piano with

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, organ with Ludwig Mayer, and composition with

Walter Courvoisier Walter Courvoisier (7 February 1875 – 27 December 1931) was a Swiss composer. Life Born in Riehen, Courvoisier was a son of the surgeon Ludwig Georg Courvoisier. He initially studied medicine and worked as a doctor after obtaining his doctora ...

. He took part in the

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from 1923 and had contact to the "Donaueschingen circle", especially to

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advocate of the '' ...

. From 1926, he was a frequent composer at the annual festival of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein, for several world premieres of his works. He focused on

recitals as an accompanist from 1929, working with notable singers and conductors of the period. Between 1930 and 1936, he toured the U.S. seven times as the accompanist of singer Sigrid Onegin. In 1932, Reutter was appointed principal composition professor at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart. He composed the opera ''Lübecker Totentanz'' based on at the Marienkirche in Lübeck. Reutter was a member of the

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.Ulrich Bender, ''Kirchenmusiker im "Dritten Reich": Wilhelm Bender (1911 bis 1944): Musiker an der Berliner Parochialkirche: Person und Werk im kirchenpolitischen Wettbewerb'', BoD, 2011, p. 166. In 1936, his opera '' Doktor Johannes Faust'' was premiered at the

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. The same year, he became the director of Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium in Frankfurt, which was called the Staatliche Musikhochschule after 1938. After World War II, he returned to Stuttgart. He took part in the inaugural Ferienkurse für internationale neue Musik in

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in 1946, and accompanied Henny Wolff in selections from Mahler's ''

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'', songs from Ernst Krenek's ''Reisetagebuch'', Op. 62, and his own compositions. In 1948 and 1949, he was an instructor there for lied singing and its accompaniment. In 1951, a concert at the festival of the

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, conducted by

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, presented his Concerto for Two Pianos, Op. 63, with him and Hans Schröter as soloists. In 1950, Reutter composed a " Hymne an Deutschland" which President

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suggested as the national anthem, but it was not chosen. From 1952, he was professor of composition and lied interpretation at the Stuttgart Musikhochschule. In 1955, he became a member of the

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in Berlin and the

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in Munich. He served as a juror of the

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from 1956, and later as chairman of the jury in the category Singing. Reutter became the director of the Musikhochschule Stuttgart in 1956 and director emeritus in 1966. He taught internationally from 1960 in master classes at several universities in the U.S., Europe and Japan. He held a master class for lied at the Musikhochschule München from 1966 to 1974. He founded the in Stuttgart in 1968, and served as its president.

Private life

Reutter married Liselotte Lauk in 1940. The couple had two daughters and a son. Reutter died in

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Awards

Reutter received, among others, the Ludwig Spohr Award of Braunschweig in 1953, the Grand Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

in 1959 (with one star in 1975), an

honorary doctorate An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad ho ...

from the Music and Arts Institute in San Francisco in 1976, and the Hugo Wolf Medal of the International Hugo Wolf Society in Vienna the same year.

Works

Reutter's compositions are published by

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Stage

* ''Saul'', opera in 1 act, Op. 33 (1928, 2nd version 1947); libretto based on the play by

Alexander Lernet-Holenia Alexander Lernet-Holenia (21 October 1897, in Vienna — 3 July 1976) was an Austrian poet, novelist, dramaturgist and writer of screenplays and historical studies who produced a heterogeneous literary opus that included poetry, psychological ...

* ''Der verlorene Sohn'', opera in 5 scenes, Op. 34 (1929); libretto by

Rainer Maria Rilke René Karl Wilhelm Johann Josef Maria Rilke (4 December 1875 – 29 December 1926), shortened to Rainer Maria Rilke (), was an Austrian poet and novelist. He has been acclaimed as an idiosyncratic and expressive poet, and is widely recog ...

after

André Gide André Paul Guillaume Gide (; 22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (in 1947). Gide's career ranged from its beginnings in the symbolist movement, to the advent of anticolonialism ...

; revised in 1952 as the oratorio ''Die Rückkehr des verlorenen Sohnes'' * ''Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt'', musical drama in 10 scenes (1938); libretto after

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consist ...

* ''Der Lübecker Totentanz'', ein altes Mysterienspiel, Op. 35 (1948) * ''Der neue Hiob'', ein Lehrstück (didactic drama) for soloists, chorus, piano and string orchestra, Op. 37 (1930); libretto by Robert Seitz * '' Doktor Johannes Faust'', opera in 3 acts, Op. 47 (1936, revised 1955); libretto by Ludwig Andersen based on the puppet play by Karl Joseph Simrock * ', ballet in 4 scenes, Op. 48 (1937) * ''Odysseus'', opera in 3 acts, Op. 55 (1942); libretto by Rudolf Bach * ''Der Weg nach Freudenstadt. Ballade der Landstraße'' in 5 scenes, Op. 66 (1948); libretto by Sonja Korty * ''Don Juan und Faust'', opera in 7 scenes, Op. 75 (1950); libretto by Ludwig Andersen after

Christian Dietrich Grabbe Christian Dietrich Grabbe (11 December 1801 – 12 September 1836) was a German dramatist of the '' Vormärz'' era. He wrote many historical plays conceiving a disillusioned and pessimistic world view, with some shrill scenes. Heinrich Heine ...

* ''Topsy. Ein Spiel nach einer Idee von Sonia Korty'', Op. 76 (1950); libretto by Fred Schmitz based on the idea by Sonja Korty * ''Notturno Montmartre'', ballet in 4 scenes (1952) * ''Die Witwe von Ephesus'', opera in 1 act (1954, 2nd version 1965); libretto by Ludwig Andersen after

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Friedrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (, ; ; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Pa ...

* ''Die Brücke von San Luis Rey'', scenes from the novel ''

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'' by

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(1954); 2 versions; libretto by Gerhard Reutter * ''Hamlet'', opera in 5 acts (1979–1980); libretto by

August Wilhelm Schlegel August Wilhelm (after 1812: von) Schlegel (; 8 September 176712 May 1845), usually cited as August Schlegel, was a German poet, translator and critic, and with his brother Friedrich Schlegel the leading influence within Jena Romanticism. His tra ...

after

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's natio ...

Orchestral

* ''Die Kirmes von Delft'', ballet suite, Op. 48 (1937) * ''Tanz-Variationen'', Op. 76a (1951) * ''Notturno Montmartre'', ballet suite (1952) * ''Sinfonie'' for string orchestra (1960) * ''Figurinen zu Hofmannsthals "Jedermann"'' (1972)

Concertante

* Concerto No. 1 for piano and chamber orchestra, Op. 19 (1926) * ''Sinfonische Fantasie'', concerto no. 3 for piano and orchestra, Op. 50 (1938) * Concerto No. 4 ''"Variation über ein eigenes Thema in einem Satz"'' (Variations on an Original Theme in One Movement) in G minor, Op. 62 (1947) * Concerto in E in one movement for 2 pianos and orchestra, Op. 63 (1947) * Concertino for piano and string orchestra, Op. 69 (1947) * ''Konzertvariationen'' (Concert Variations) for piano and orchestra (1951) * ''Aus dem Hohelied Salomonis'' (From the Song of Solomon), concerto grosso for alto, viola, piano and orchestra (1956) * ''Prozession'', dialogue for cello and orchestra (1957); written for and premiered by cellist Gaspar Cassadó * ''Capriccio, Aria und Finale'' for piano and orchestra (1963) * ''Epitaph für Ophelia'' for violin and chamber orchestra (or piano) (1979)

Chamber music

* ''Rhapsodie'' for violin and piano, Op. 51 (1939) * ''Musik'' for viola and piano (1951) * ''Cinco Caprichos sobre Cervantes'' (5 Caprices on Cervantes) for viola solo (1968) * ''Pièce concertante'' for alto saxophone and piano (1968) * ''Sonata Monotematica'' for cello or bassoon and piano (1972)

Piano

* ''Fantasia apocalyptica'', Op. 7 (1926) * ''Variationen über den Choral " Komm, süßer Tod, komm, sel'ge Ruh'!" von

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'', Op. 15 (1928) * ''Die Passion in 9 Inventionen aus den "Biblischen Szenen"'', Op. 25 (1930); also for guitar (1984) * ''Tanz-Suite'' (Dance Suite), Op. 29 * ''Kleine Klavierstücke'' (Little Piano Pieces), Op. 28

Vocal

Reutter set poems by various Russian authors,

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, Icelandic poems,

Friedrich Hölderlin Johann Christian Friedrich Hölderlin (, ; ; 20 March 1770 – 7 June 1843) was a German poet and philosopher. Described by Norbert von Hellingrath as "the most German of Germans", Hölderlin was a key figure of German Romanticism. Pa ...

, ancient Egyptian poems,

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and

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, among many others. * ''3 Gesänge'' for medium voice and string quartet or string orchestra, Op. 3 (1937); words by

* ''Russische Lieder'' (Russian Songs), 8 songs for voice and piano, Op. 21 (1927); words by

Fyodor Tyutchev Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev ( rus, Фёдор Ива́нович Тю́тчев, r=Fyódor Ivánovič Tyútčev, links=1, p=ˈfʲɵdər ɪˈvanəvʲɪt͡ɕ ˈtʲʉt͡ɕːɪf; Pre-Reform orthography: ; – ) was a Russian poet and diplomat. ...

, Calzow,

Sergei Yesenin Sergei Alexandrovich Yesenin ( rus, Сергей Александрович Есенин, p=sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ jɪˈsʲenʲɪn; ( 1895 – 28 December 1925), sometimes spelled as Esenin, was a Russian lyric poet. He is one o ...

and

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich TolstoyTolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; russian: link=no, Лев Николаевич Толстой,In Tolstoy's day, his name was written as in pre-refor ...

* ''Missa brevis'' for alto, violin and cello, Op. 22 (1930) * ''Russische Lieder'' (Russian Songs), 6 songs for voice and piano, Op. 23 (1930); words by

Mikhail Lermontov Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov (; russian: Михаи́л Ю́рьевич Ле́рмонтов, p=mʲɪxɐˈil ˈjurʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈlʲɛrməntəf; – ) was a Russian Romantic writer, poet and painter, sometimes called "the poet of the Caucasu ...

, Calzow, Afanasy Fet and

Alexander Blok Alexander Alexandrovich Blok ( rus, Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Бло́к, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈblok, a=Ru-Alyeksandr Alyeksandrovich Blok.oga; 7 August 1921) was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publ ...

* ''Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke'' for medium voice and piano, Op. 31 (1947); words by

* ''Solokantate nach Worten des Matthias Claudius'' (Solo-Cantata on words of Matthias Claudius) for alto, viola and piano (or organ), Op. 45 (1948) * ''4 Lieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 54 (1941); words by

* ''3 Gesänge'' for low voice and piano, Op. 56 (1944); words by

* ''Fünf antike Oden nach Gedichten von Sappho'' (5 Ancient Odes after Poetry of Sappho) for mezzo-soprano, viola and piano, Op. 57 (1947) * ''5 Lieder'' for low voice and piano, Op. 58 (1945); words by

Theodor Storm Hans Theodor Woldsen Storm (; 14 September 18174 July 1888), commonly known as Theodor Storm, was a German writer. He is considered to be one of the most important figures of German realism. Life Storm was born in the small town of Husum, on the ...

* ''9 Lieder und Gesänge'' for high voice and piano, Op. 59 (1948); words by Gottfried Keller * ''3 Lieder'' for high voice and piano, Op. 60 (1946); words by

Matthias Claudius Matthias Claudius (15 August 1740 – 21 January 1815) was a German poet and journalist, otherwise known by the pen name of “Asmus”. Life Claudius was born at Reinfeld, near Lübeck, and studied at Jena. He spent the greater part of his li ...

* ''3 Lieder'' for high voice and piano, Op. 61 (1945); words by

Clemens Brentano Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano ; ; 9 September 1778 – 28 July 1842) was a German poet and novelist, and a major figure of German Romanticism. He was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz a ...

* ''3 Lieder nach Gedichten von Friedrich Hölderlin'' for high voice and piano, Op. 67 (1946–1947); words by

* ''Russische Lieder'' (Russian Songs), 7 songs for voice and piano, Op. 68 (1947); words by

and Nikolay Gumilev * ''7 Gesänge aus "Gesicht und Antlitz" (Ehrler-Zyklus I)'' for baritone and piano, Op. 64 (1948); words by

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* ''12 Lieder aus "Gesicht und Antlitz" (Ehrler-Zyklus II)'' for high voice and piano, Op. 65 (1948); words by

* ''Lyrisches Konzert'' for soprano, flute, piano, timpani and string orchestra, Op. 70 (1948); words by

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* ''Sechs Gedichte aus "Westöstlicher Diwan"'' for soprano, baritone and piano, Op. 73 (1949); words by

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as tr ...

* ''Monolog der Iphigenie'' for female voice and orchestra, Op. 74 (1949); words by

* '' Hymne an Deutschland'' for medium voice and piano (1950); words by

Rudolf Alexander Schröder Rudolf Alexander Schröder (26 January 1878 – 22 August 1962) was a German translator and poet. In 1962 he was awarded the Johann-Heinrich-Voß-Preis für Übersetzung. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times. Career Much ...

* ''Der himmlische Vagant'', Lyrisches Portrait des François Villon for alto, baritone and chamber orchestra (1951); words by

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* ''Lieder der Liebe'', 4 Gedichte for soprano and piano (1951); words by

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* ''Kleines geistliches Konzert nach Worten von Christian Wagner'' (Little Sacred Concerto on Words of Christian Wagner) for alto and viola (1953) * ''Spanischer Totentanz'', 5 Poems for 2 medium voices and orchestra (1953); words by

* ''Aus dem Hohelied Salomonis'' (From the Song of Solomon), Concerto Grosso for alto, viola, piano and orchestra (1956) * ''3 Zigeunerromanzen'' for voice and piano (1956); words by

* ''Meine dunklen Hände'', 5 Negergedichte for baritone and piano (1956); words by

and

Arna Bontemps Arna Wendell Bontemps ( ) (October 13, 1902 – June 4, 1973) was an American poet, novelist and librarian, and a noted member of the Harlem Renaissance. Early life Bontemps was born in Alexandria, Louisiana, into a Louisiana Creole family. His ...

* ''Die Jahreszeiten'', 4 Gedichte for medium voice and piano (1957); words by

* ''6 späte Gedichte'' for voice and piano (1957); words by

* ''Weltlicht'', 7 Icelandic poems for bass and orchestra (1959); words based on the novel ''Heimsljós'' (World Light) by

Halldór Laxness Halldór Kiljan Laxness (; born Halldór Guðjónsson; 23 April 1902 – 8 February 1998) was an Icelandic writer and winner of the 1955 Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote novels, poetry, newspaper articles, essays, plays, travelogues and ...

* ''Kleine Ballade von den drei Flüssen'' for soprano and chamber orchestra or piano (1960); words by

* ''Ein kleines Requiem'' for bass, cello and piano (1961); words by

* ''Andalusiana'', Arien und Intermezzi for soprano and orchestra or piano (1962); words by

* ''Ein Füllen ward geboren'', Chanson Variée in 3 Strophen for medium voice and piano (1962) * ''Epitaph für einen Dichter'' for high voice and piano (1962); words from ''A Green Bough'' by

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* ''5 Fragmente nach Friedrich Hölderlin'' for tenor and piano (1965); words by

* ''Drei Monologe des Empedokles'' for baritone and orchestra or piano (1966); words by

* ''Szene und Monolog der Marfa'' for soprano and orchestra (1966); words from the play ''

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'' by

Friedrich Schiller Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller (, short: ; 10 November 17599 May 1805) was a German playwright, poet, and philosopher. During the last seventeen years of his life (1788–1805), Schiller developed a productive, if complicated, friends ...

* ''Sankt Sebastian'', Triptychon for baritone and piano (1968); words by E. F. Sommer * ''Bogenschützen'', Vocals for high voice and piano (1971); words by

* ''9 Lieder nach Gedichten von Ricarda Huch'' for voice and piano (1971); words by

* ''Chamber Music'', 4 selected poems for low male voice and piano (1972); words by

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* ''5 Lieder nach Gedichten von Marie Luise Kaschnitz'' for medium voice and piano (1972); words by Marie Luise Kaschnitz * ''4 Lieder nach Gedichten von Nelly Sachs'' for medium voice and piano (1972); words by Nelly Sachs * ''Prediger Salomo (12, 1-9)'', Solo cantata for low voice, flute and piano or organ (1973) * ''Tre Notturni'', 3 Gedichte for low male voice, piano and wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon) (1975); words by

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* ''Der Liebe will ich singen'', Minnenlieder aus der Zeit der Staufer for soprano, baritone and orchestra or piano (1976) * ''3 Lieder der Ophelia aus Shakespeares Hamlet'' for soprano and piano (1980); words by

* ''Hamlet-Sinfonie'' in 2 parts for soprano, mezzo-soprano, 2 tenors, 2 baritones, 2 choristers, narrator and orchestra (1982); words by

after

* ''Hamlets erster und zweiter Monolog'' for the opera ''Hamlet'' for baritone and piano (1982); words by

after

Choral

* ''Die Rückkehr des verlorenen Sohnes'', chamber oratorio in 5 scenes for soloists, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 34 (1929, revised 1952); revision of the opera ''Der verlorene Sohn''; words by

in translation by

* ', oratorio for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus, children's chorus, organ and orchestra, Op. 43 (1933, revised 1970) * ''Der glückliche Bauer'', cantata after songs of Matthias Claudius for mixed or male chorus and orchestra, Op. 44 (revised version 1957); words by

* ''Gesang des Deutschen'', cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 49 (1937); words by

* ''Chorfantasie'' in 3 movements for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 52 (1939); words by

* ''Pandora'', cantata for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and orchestra, Op. 72 (1949); words by

* ''Bauernhochzeit. 8 Gedichte zum Singen, Spielen und Tanzen'' for mixed chorus and orchestra (1950); words from ''Stimmen der Völker'' (Voices of the Peoples) by

Johann Gottfried Herder Johann Gottfried von Herder ( , ; 25 August 174418 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the Enlightenment, '' Sturm und Drang'', and Weimar Classicism. Biography Born in Moh ...

* ''Sechs Chöre'' for mixed chorus, wind orchestra, piano, timpani and percussion (1952); words from ''El Gran Teatro del mundo'' by

Pedro Calderón de la Barca Pedro Calderón de la Barca y Barreda González de Henao Ruiz de Blasco y Riaño (, ; ; 17 January 160025 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, writer and knight of the Order of Santiago. He is known as one of the most distinguished Baroque ...

* ''Triptychon'' for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra (1959); words by

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Reutter, Hermann
bmlo.uni-muenchen.de

(stage works, in German) operone.de
Recordings of music by Hermann Reutter
muziekweb.nl {{DEFAULTSORT:Reutter, Hermann 1900 births 1985 deaths 20th-century classical composers 20th-century German composers 20th-century classical pianists German classical pianists Male classical pianists German male classical composers German opera composers Male opera composers Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin Nazi Party members People from the Kingdom of Württemberg Academic staff of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart German pianists German male pianists 20th-century German male musicians