Manfred Schubert (composer)
Manfred Schubert (27 April 1937 – 10 June 2011)[1] was a German composer, conductor and music critic.
Life
[edit]Schubert was born the son of a lawyer in Berlin-Charlottenburg.[2] In his youth, he received violin and piano lessons; he passed his Abitur in Berlin-Köpenick.[2] From 1955 to 1960, he studied music education with Fritz Reuter,[3] Georg Knepler and Siegfried Bimberg and Slavic studies at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.[2] Von 1960 bis 1963 war er Meisterschüler for musical composition with Rudolf Wagner-Régeny at the Academy of Arts, Berlin.[2] From 1962 to 1990, he worked regularly as a music critic for the Berliner Zeitung, after that only sporadically. In 1978, he conducted the Staatskapelle Berlin at a guest concert in Lyon. From 1984 to 1985, he worked as a lecturer in composition and instrumentation at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler". Since 1963, he lived in Berlin as a freelance composer.[4]
Schubert died in Berlin at the age of 74.[2] His estate is owned by the Berlin State Library.[1]
Work
[edit]Compositions
[edit]Orchestral works
[edit]- 1965: Tanzstudien, for small orchestra (15')
- 1966: Orchestermusik 66 (Paean) (7')
- 1966: Suite für Orchester (22')
- 1970: Divertimento für Orchester (14')
- 1971: Konzert für Klarinette und Orchester (22')
- 1972: Hommage à Rudolf Wagner-Régeny, Concertante meditations for harp solo, 13 string instruments, percussion and celesta (20')
- 1974: Cantilena e Capriccio, per violino ed orchestra (16')
- 1979–82: I. Sinfonie, for large orchestra (32')
- 1988: Konzert für zwei Violinen und Orchester (25')
- 1990: Vogelreden III, Capriccio für 6 Flöten (1 Spieler) und Streichorchester (22')
- 1998–05: Ein ökumenisches Te Deum, for four solo voices, speaker, eight-part mixed choir, organ and large orchestra (75')[4]
Chamber music
[edit]- 1961: Musik für sieben Instrumente (12')
- 1963: I. Streichquartett (16')
- 1966: Sonata per flauto solo (15')
- 1967: Moments musicaux, for wind quintet (12')
- 1967: Septett (11')
- 1967/68: Nachtstück und Passacaglia, for octet (17')
- 1970: II. Streichquartett (14')
- 1975: Evocazione, per undici esecutori (10')
- 1984/85: Vogelreden II, Concertante Duo for Flute and Harp (12')
- 1987: Elegia con elgeganza, Canto aleatorio V per contrabbasso solo (9')
- 1987: Ramificazioni, Canto aleatorio VI per arpa sola (9')
- 2002: Trazóm Suédama, Trio for oboe, violin and violoncello (18')
Piano pieces
[edit]- 1960: Variazioni per pianoforte (11')
- 1961: I. Klaviersonate (10')
- 1963: II. Klaviersonate (11')
- 1967: Serenata semplice (3')
- 1969: Vier Cembalostücke (7')
- 1976: Esde Hafis, Canto aleatorio II per pianoforte solo (7')
Vocal music
[edit]- 1964: Acht Lieder, on poems by Bertolt Brecht (9')
- 1964: Traumwald, Four Lieder on poems by Christian Morgenstern for baritone and String Orchestra (6')
- 1973: Canzone amorose, Concerto for baritone and large orchestra on poems by Johannes Bobrowski (22')
- 1986: Nachtgesänge, after Carl Friedrich Zelter together with two intermezzi for medium voice and small orchestra (Goethe) (20')
- 1992: Miserere, for eight–part mixed choir and organ (8')
- 1996: Misericordia ejus, antiphon for 2 mixed choirs a cappella (12')
- 1995–97: Missa viadrina, for eight–part mixed choir a cappella (50')
- 2006: Zweite Romantik, seven sonnets for medium voice and piano (32')
Poetry collections
[edit]- 1997–2009: Blaues Haus auf rotem Grund; Reisegedichte
- 1998–2006: Muse und Metier; Künstlerprobleme
- 1993–2009: Wetterleuchten; Gedichte zwischen Hoffnung und Zweifel
Prizes
[edit]- Composition Prize at the Prague Spring International Music Festival (1966)
- Ernst-Zinna-Preis der Stadt Berlin (1966)[6]
- Prize of the Verband der Komponisten und Musikwissenschaftler der DDR (1966, 1969)[6]
- Hanns Eisler Prize of the Rundfunk der DDR (1977)[6]
- Recognition by the International Rostrum of Composers of the UNESCO in Paris (1984)[6]
Further reading
[edit]- Schubert, Manfred. In: Wilfried W. Bruchhäuser: Komponisten der Gegenwart im Deutschen Komponisten-Interessenverband. Ein Handbuch. 4th edition. Deutscher Komponisten-Interessenverband, Berlin 1995, ISBN 3-555-61410-X, p. 1162.
- Vera Grützner: Manfred Schubert. In Komponisten der Gegenwart (KDG). Edition Text & Kritik, Munich 1996, ISBN 978-3-86916-164-8.[7]
- Manfred Schubert. In Peter Hollfelder: Geschichte der Klaviermusik. Volume 1. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1989, ISBN 3-7959-0436-6, p. 328.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Schubert, Manfred – Musikabteilung". Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Grützner, Vera (1996). "Manfred Schubert". Komponisten der Gegenwart (in German). Munich. ISBN 978-3-86916-164-8.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Peter Hollfelder: Geschichte der Klaviermusik. F. Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1989, ISBN 3-7959-0770-5, p. 310.
- ^ a b Smitmans, Wolfgang. "Nachruf Manfred Schubert". hastedt Musikedition (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Hillenbrand, Markus. "Klassika: Manfred Schubert (1937–2011)". Klassika (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Manfred Schubert". hastedt Musikedition (in German). Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Vera Grützner in Munzinger-Archiv, Manfred Schubert
External links
[edit]- Literature by and about Manfred Schubert (composer) in the German National Library catalogue
- Manfred Schubert discography at Discogs
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