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Austrian composer and conductor
Gerhard Wimberger
Gerhard Wimberger (30 August 1923 – 12 October 2016)
[1] was an Austrian
composer
[2] and
conductor .
Career
Wimberger studied at the
Mozarteum in
Salzburg . His teachers were
Cesar Bresgen and
Johann Nepomuk David for composition, and
Clemens Krauss and
Bernhard Paumgartner for conducting.
After
World War II , in which he served in the army, he worked as vocal coach at the
Vienna Volksoper , then as conductor at the
Salzburg Theatre, before becoming a teacher for
conducting and
composition at the
Mozarteum . Among his many pupils were
Klaus Ager , Sergio Cárdenas,
Dieter Lehnhoff , and
Gerd Kühr . Wimberger also served as member of the directory of the
Salzburg Festival , and as president of the
Austrian Composers' Association AKM .
He died in October 2016 at the age of 93.
[3] A memorial concert was held in his honor at the Mozarteum in January 2017.
[4]
Scenic works
Heinrich und Kleist, Scenes for Music Theatre (2004), chamber opera (2011
[5]
[6] )
Wolf Dietrich Prince of Salzburg (1985/87), scenic chronicles
Paradou (1981/58), opera after Émile Zola
The Golden Shoes (1983), ballet music for television
Jedermann (1983), incidental music
Rules of Life (1970/73), scenic music
Helen the Victim (1967), musical
Lady Clown (1963/64), musical comedy
Hero and Leander (1962/63), dance drama
La Battaglia or the Red Feathers, opera
Display Story (1952/53)
Concert music
Musica Cellisima (2003), cello and orchestra
Musica Tranquilla (2000), orchestra
Strange Evening Music (1999), chamber orchestra
Flows (1997), string sextet
Combophony (1995), 7 instruments
Premonitions (1994), orchestra
Burletta (1993), violin, piano
In the Name of Love (1992), tenor, piano
Dance Concerto (1991/92), chamber orchestra
Vanity in the Life of a Manager (1991/92), voices and orchestra
Disegni (1991), piano
Three Sonatas for Synthesizer (1990–91)
Quintet (1990), classical wind quintet
Diary 1942 (1990/91), baritone, chorus, orchestra
Concerto for Synthesizer (1989)
Vagabondage (1988), big band
We Do Not Stop Breathing, mezzo-soprano, piano
Night Music Mourning Music Final Music (1987/88), orchestra
Fantasy for Eight Players (1982), octet
Concertino per Orchestra (1981)
Chromatic Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (1981), piano
Second Piano Concerto (1980/81), piano, orchestra
Six Love Songs on Baroque Texts (1980), baritone and harpsichord or piano
Sonetti in vita e in morte di Madonna Laura (1979), a cappella chorus
Projections on Themes of W. A. Mozart (1978), orchestra
Programme (1977/78), large orchestra
String Quartet (1978/79)
Concerto for Twelve Players (1978/79)
Contours (1977), piano
My Life, My Death (1976), baritone, instruments, and tape
Motus (1976), large orchestra
Plays (1975), 12 cellos, winds, and percussion
Short Stories (1974/75), eleven winds
Memento Vivere (1973/74), mezzo-soprano, baritone, 3 speakers, choir, orchestra
Mulitiplay – Canonic Reflections (1972/73), 23 players
Signum (1969), organ
Four Songs (1969), voice and instruments
Chronique (1968/69), orchestra
Ars Amatoria (1967), cantata for chorus, combo, and chamber orchestra
Four Movements on German Folksongs (1966), soprano, 3 instruments, chorus
Risonanze (1965/66), three orchestral groups
Kästner-Songbook (1962), medium voice, piano
Stories (1962), winds and percussion
Three Lyrical Chansons (1957), voice and chamber orchestra
Wedding Mail Cantata (1957), mixed chorus, harpsichord, and double bass
Allegro giocoso (1956), orchestra
Agustin Variations-Loga-rhythms (1956), orchestra
Figures and Fantasies (1956), orchestra
Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1955)
Divertimento (1954), string orchestra
Musica Brevis (1950), orchestra
Literature
Harald Goerz. Gerhard Wimberger .
Vienna : Lafitte, 1991.
Decorations and awards
References
International National Artists People