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Groves Dictionary Of Music And Musicians,vol.3, 1907
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1KONZERTMEISTER
3(3) STANISLAS (b. Oct. 8, 1820), pianist and pupil of Antoine, lived at St. Petersburg and in Paris.
5(4) APOLLINAIRE (b. Warsaw, Oct. 23, 1825; d. there, June 29, 1879) was a violinist. His first master was his elder brother Charles (1). He showed the same precocity of talent as the rest of his family, performing in public concerts at an age of not much over 4 years. Later on he travelled a great deal, chiefly in Russia, but also in France and Germany, and made a certain sensation by his really exceptional technical proficiency, not unaccompanied by a certain amount of charlatanism. In 1837 he is said 1 to have attracted the attention of Paganini in Paris, and to have formed a friendship with the great virtuoso which resulted in his receiving some lessons 2 from him (an honour which he shared with Sivori) and ultimately becoming heir to his violins and violin compositions. This, however, requires confirmation. He made tours in France and Germany in 1847, and in 1853 was appointed solo-violinist to the Emperor of Russia, and in 1861 director of the Warsaw Conservatoire. He played a solo at one of the Russian concerts given in connection with the Exhibition at Paris in 1878. His compositions (fantasias and the like) are musically unimportant.
7(5) EUGENIE, sister of the above, was a competent pianist, who performed with Stanislas and Apollinaire (Riemann).
9KONZERTMEISTER, see CONCERTMASTER.
11KORBAY, FRANCIS ALEXANDER (b. Budapest, May 8, 1846; d. London, Mar. 9, 1913), the son of parents distinguished as amateur musicians. He studied the piano under various masters, and composition, etc., under Moronyi and Robert Volkmann; he was trained as a tenor singer under Gustave Roger, and sang in grand opera at the National Theatre in Budapest from 1865 68; the continued exertion was too much for his voice, and he took to the piano under the advice of his godfather, Franz Liszt. After touring in Europe as a pianist, he went to America in 1871, playing and teaching for two years. By this time his voice had recovered sufficiently to enable him to give song-recitals at which he accompanied himself, and to teach singing. He lectured and composed, besides singing and playing, during his residence in New York, and an orchestral piece, 'Nuptiale,' was often played in the United States. A Hungarian overture was performed in London (1912); a set of songs to Lenau's 'Schilflieder,' and other single songs, have been published and often sung, but his arrangements of Hungarian national songs to English versions of his own are the things by which his reputation was made in England. He lived in London from 1894, and was a professor of singing at the R.A.M., 1894-1903.
13M. KORESTCHENKO, ARSÈNE NICHOLAEVICH (b. Moscow, Dec. 18, 1870), composer and pianist. At the Conservatoire—which he quitted in 1891—Korestchenko carried off the first gold medal for proficiency in two branches: pianoforte (Taneiev) and theory (Arensky). He became professor of harmony at the Conservatoire, and took classes for counterpoint and musical form at the Synodal School, Moscow. He is a prolific composer, as will be seen from the following list of his works:
15WORKS FOR THE STAGE
16'Balthasar's Feast,' op. 7, opera in 1 act (Moscow Opera, 1892).
17'The Angel of Death,' op. 10, opera in 2 acts, text from Lemontov.
18Incidental music to 'The Trojans' of Euripides, op. 15.
19Do. to 'Iphigenia in Aulis,' op. 18.
20'The Ice Palace,' op. 38, opera, subject from Lajechnikov (Moscow Opera, 1900).
21'The Magic Mirror,' op. 39, ballet.
23ORCHESTRAL WORKS
24Barcarolle, op. 6.
25'A Tale,' op. 11.
26'Scène poétique,' op. 12.
27Two Symphonic Sketches, op. 14.
28'Armenian Suite,' op. 20.
29'Scènes nocturnes' (second suite), op. 21.
30First Symphony (lyric), op. 23.
31'Musical Picture,' op. 27A.
33VOCAL AND ORCHESTRAL
34Cantata 'Don Juan,' op. 5.
35'Armenian Songs,' opp. 8, 13.
36'Prelude' for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Moscow Conservatoire, op. 9.
37'Georgian Songs,' op. 27c.
39MISCELLANEOUS
40Choruses, opp. 16, 29, 32, 37.
4180 Songs, opp. 2, 26, 28, 31, 35, 36.
42Pianoforte pieces, opp. 1, 3 (Concert Fantasia with orchestra), 19 22, 30, 33.
43String quartet, op. 25.
44Melody for violin and piano, op. 4.
45Do. for violoncello and piano, op. 34.
47KORNAUTH, EGON (b. Olmuetz, Moravia, May 14, 1891), one of the most talented of the modern school of German composers. He studied in the Musikakademie in Vienna under Fuchs, Schreker and Schmidt, at the same time matriculating in Philosophy at the Viennese University. When taking this degree, he was writing his dissertation on the string quartets of Haydn which aroused general attention. A prolific writer, he pauses midway between the German romanticism and the modern school, and in many ways recalls the delicate intimacy of Schumann, the colour harmonie of Brahms, and the melodies of Reger.
49WORKS.—Sonata, vln. and PF. C flat min., op. 3; sonatas, vln. E min. and D maj., opp. 9 and 13; rhapsody, vln. and orch., op. 15; sonata, clar. in E min., op. 5; PF. quintet, C min., op. 18; str. quartet, A min., op. 25; scherzo, fl. and PF., op. 11; little evening music, str., op. 11; str. quartet, G min., op. 26; five pieces for PF., op. 2; sonata, PF. in A flat, op. 4; piano-fantasy, E flat min.; three PF. pieces, op. 23; songs, opp. 1, 12, 21, 22; songs with orch., opp. 7 and 24; sinfonietta, orch. in A min., op. 20; ballade, orch. and vcl., G min., op. 17, overture, E maj., op. 13; Symphony suite, op. 8; 'Gesang der spätern Lieder' for female chor. and orch., op. 16; music to 'Traumland' str. quintet, 2 vlns., 2 v'las. and v'cl., op. 30.
51KORNGOLD, (1) JULIUS (b. Brno, Dec. 24, 1860), studied law in Vienna (graduated Dr. Jur.) and music at the Conservatorium there. He succeeded Hanslick as critic of the Neue Freie Presse in Vienna, in which capacity he has wielded a considerable influence. His son, (2) ERICH WOLFGANG (b. Brno, May 29, 1897), early showed precocious talent as a composer. He was 11 years old when his
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