Julius Weismann (26 December 1879 – 22 December 1950) was a German pianist, conductor, and composer.See LCCN.

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Weismann was born in

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. He studied with

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and

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. As a composer, he left over 150

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s and numerous works without opus number. His works include six operas, three

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, three

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s, four

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s, eleven

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s (two of these recently recorded in

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arrangement on a cpo recording), piano music, chamber works (including a violin sonata) and about 200 lieder. Weismann's six operas were: * ''Schwanenweiß'' (1920, premiered 1923), libretto after

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* ''Ein Traumspiel'' (1924, premiered 1925), libretto after A. Strindberg * ''Leonce und Lena'' (1924, premiered 1925), after a text by

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* ''Regina del Lago'' (1926, premiered 1928), libretto by Erica Stuber after a text by Walter Calé * ''Die Gespenstersonate'' (

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), libretto after A. Strindberg (1930) * ''Die pfiffige Magd'' (1938, premiered 1939), libretto after

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Weismann was also a teacher, whose students included Hans Heinsheimer.. Note 6. From 1934 Julius Weismann was one of the honorary chairmen of the "Working Group of National Socialist Composers". He died in Singen am Hohentweil, Lake Constance.

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