Alexander von Fielitz
Alexander von Fielitz in 1911
Born	(1860-12-28)December 28, 1860 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	July 29, 1930(1930-07-29) (aged 69) Bad Salzungen, Weimar Republic
Nationality	German
Occupation(s)	Composer, conductor
Employer(s)	Stern Conservatory, Berlin Chicago Musical College Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Notable work	Vendetta (opera, 1891) Das stille Dorf ("The Silent Village", opera, 1900) Toskanischen Lieder ("Tuscan songs")
Spouse	Maria Leonardi (m. 1886)

Alexander von Fielitz (December 28, 1860 – July 29, 1930) was a German composer.

Life and work

Fielitz studied with Julius Schulhoff and Edmund Kretschmer in Dresden. He worked as a theater conductor in Zurich, Lübeck, and Leipzig, and afterwards taught for several years at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. In 1905 he became a teacher at the Chicago Musical College and in 1906 he became the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. From 1908 he again taught at the Stern Conservatory, which he headed from 1915.

Compositions

Fielitz composed two operas – Vendetta in 1891 and Das stille Dorf ("The Silent Village") in 1900. He composed several songs; his Toskanische Lieder (" Tuscan songs") were particularly well-known. His romance for piano and violin was also popular.

Works

Alexander von Fielitz, Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee. ("Eliland. A song from the Chiemsee."). Poem by Karl Stieler. Breitkopf & Härtel, Berlin, Leipzig, Brussels, 1900.

References

• "Fielitz, Alexander von". Grande Musica. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
• "Alexander von Fielitz". Literaturportal Bayern. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
• Wetzel, Jürgen (2000). Berlin in Geschichte und Gegenwart (in German). Landesarchiv Berlin. pp. 72–75. ISBN  9783786123545.

External links

• Works by or about Alexander von Fielitz at Internet Archive
• Literature by and about Alexander von Fielitz in the German National Library catalogue