Kurt Emil Striegler (7 January 1886 – 4 August 1958) was a German composer and director.

Life and career

Born in

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, the son of a chamber musician at the Saxon State Theatre, he attended the Royal Saxon Kapellknaben Institute in Dresden and was appointed Kapellmeisteraspirant at the Dresdner Hofkapelle by

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in 1905. In 1912, he was appointed ''

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''. For more than 50 years, he was committed to Dresden's musical life as a teacher, conductor, musician and composer. From 1939 to 1945, he directed the , the Dresden Men's Singing Society and was

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for

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, conductor training and

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teaching at the orchestra school of the Staatskapelle Dresden. Strieglers' students include the composer, writer,

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and director Robert Bosshart, the conductor Rolf Kleinert and the composer and conductor Herbert Trantow. Striegler was a member of the

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and in 1933 succeeded

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, director of the

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, and

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, general music director of the

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, both of whom had been forced out of office by the National Socialist rulers. In 1950, Striegler moved to Munich. In 1953, the painter and

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created the

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"Kurt Striegler". Striegler died in 1958 in Wildthurn/Landau aged 72. He was laid to rest in the Old Catholic Cemetery in Dresden.

Work (selection)

* 1911: ''Elfenried'' (ballade by Max Freygang) * 1920: ''Auf Schwingen des Windes'' (a song sequence for one singing voice with piano) * 1920: ''Bardengesang'' * 1923: ''Turkish Izmır Marc

' *1924: ''Hand und Herz'' (opera after

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, libretto by the composer) * 1930: ''Frühlings-Hymne'' (for male choir and orchestra) * 1932: ''Dagmar'' (Opera), libretto: Robert Bosshart * 1950: ''Glück'' * 1955: ''Der Fink'' (ballade for coloratura soprano and orchestra) * 1956: ''Blumenritornelle'' (for one voice and chamber orchestra)

Estate

Striegler's estate is kept in the music department (call number: Mus.10749-...) and in the manuscript collection (call number: Mscr.Dresd.App.1951–1952)

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Recordings (selection)

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, Kurt Striegler/

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. Staatskapelle Dresden/Karl Böhm, Kurt Striegler 939–1944 CD PH07010 * Richard Wagner: ''

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''. Edition Staatskapelle Dresden – Volume 23. (1. Aufzug), Szenen aus ''

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, Max Lorenz, Kurt Böhme, Josef Herrmann,

Marianne Schech Marianne Schech (18 January 1914 – 22 July 1999) was a German operatic soprano and academic who appeared internationally. She was a member of the Bavarian State Opera from 1946 to 1970. She is known for leading roles in works by Richard Wagner ...

, Karl Elmendorf, Kurt Striegler

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2CD PH07048 * Sorbische Rhapsodie für großes Orchester (1954). 5. Satz – Allegro vivace Volkstanz, duration: 7:26,

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, Kurt Striegler, Lizenziert durch

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on RBB Media GmbH, recording: 22 December 1954,

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References

External links

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Nachlass Kurt Striegler
in der Sächsischen Landesbibliothek – Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Dresden
Edition Staatskapelle Dresden – Wagner: Opera Highlights / Elmendorff, Striegler, Schech, Lorenz, Et Al
{{DEFAULTSORT:Striegler, Kurt German composers German conductors (music) 20th-century German classical composers 1886 births 1958 deaths Burials at Old Catholic Cemetery, Dresden Composers from Dresden