Fritz Steinbach

Fritz Steinbach(17 June 1855 – 13 August 1916) was a Germanconductorandcomposerwho was particularly associated with the works ofJohannes Brahms.

Born inGrünsfeld,he was the brother of conductorEmil Steinbach.He studied at theLeipzig Conservatoryand in Vienna. Among his teachers wereMartin Gustav NottebohmandAnton Door.In 1886, he succeededRichard Straussas the conductor of theMeiningen Court Orchestra.He remained there until 1902, during which time he often collaborated with Brahms and gave frequent guest performances at the court ofGeorg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen.From 1898 to 1901, he was President of theAllgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein.He was the music director of theGürzenich Orchestrain Cologne from 1902 to 1914. He served as the director of theLower Rhenish Music Festivalin 1904, 1907, 1910, and 1913. He taught conducting at theCologne Conservatorywhere his pupils includedAdolf Busch(in composition),Fritz Busch(in conducting),Allard de Ridder,Karl Elmendorff,Hans Knappertsbusch,Franz Mittler,Karl Aagard Østvig,Albert van RaalteandErwin Schulhoff.His pupilWalter Blumecontinued his researches into Brahms.^[1]See:List of music students by teacher: R to S#Fritz Steinbach.

Steinbach met Johannes Brahms in 1875, and the two maintained a relationship until Brahms's death; Steinbach's performances of Brahms's music repeatedly won praise from the composer. Although Steinbach performed music by composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Mahler, and Reger, he was most prominently associated with Brahms, influencing younger conductors such asArturo ToscaniniandAdrian Boult.In general, Steinbach's conducting favored the Classical, rhythm-focused style ofHans Richterover the Romantic, lyrically-driven style of conductors such asArthur Nikisch,although Steinbach's flexibility oftempoalso attracted admirers.^[2]

He died in Munich. He was the great uncle ofPeter Maag.

References[edit]

^Neal Peres Da Costa-Off the Record:Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing - 2012 Page 265 "Steinbach's pupil, Walter Blume, published a description of these annotations."
^Dyment, Christopher (2016).Conducting the Brahms Symphonies: From Brahms to Boult.Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. pp. 29–48.ISBN 978-1-78327-100-9.

Sources[edit]

Kuratorium Meiningen:Stadtlexikon Meiningen,Bielsteinverlag Meiningen, 2008.ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2

External links[edit]

Free scores by Fritz Steinbachat theInternational Music Score Library Project(IMSLP)

[1] Neal Peres Da Costa-Off the Record:Performing Practices in Romantic Piano Playing - 2012 Page 265 "Steinbach's pupil, Walter Blume, published a description of these annotations."

[2] Dyment, Christopher (2016).Conducting the Brahms Symphonies: From Brahms to Boult.Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. pp. 29–48.ISBN 978-1-78327-100-9.

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