Short bio Hans Pfitzner
Birthday:
1869 in Moscow, Russia
Died:
1949 in Salzburg, Austria
Active:
1890s - 1940s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Post-Romantic
Full biography Hans Pfitzner
Hans Pfitzner was a renowned German composer, conductor, and polemicist who was born on May 5, 1869, in Moscow to German parents. He died on May 22, 1949. As a composer, Pfitzner was known for his adherence to traditional musical forms, and he identified himself as an anti-modernist.
Pfitzner was a prolific composer who is best remembered for his opera, Palestrina, which was loosely based on the life of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a renowned Renaissance composer. He also wrote a number of other operas, including Der arme Heinrich, Das Herz, and Das Christ-Elflein.
Aside from his composing work, Pfitzner was also a conductor, teacher, and director. During his career, he taught at various renowned institutions, including the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. He was also a friend of the writer Thomas Mann and the conductor Bruno Walter.
Pfitzner was known for his conservative views , which included his opposition to modernist trends in music. He wrote extensively on music and often criticized contemporary composers such as Igor Stravinsky and Arnold Schoenberg, whom he saw as a threat to the traditional German musical heritage.
Pfitzner was also known for his close association with the Nazi Party, particularly during the early years of the party's rise to power. He was one of the few composers during this time to receive consistent support from the German state; however, after World War II, his association with the Nazi Party led to criticism and condemnation of his work.
Despite the controversies surrounding his politics and views on music, Pfitzner's contributions to the world of music are still celebrated today. His work has influenced generations of composers, and his operas are still performed in theaters around the world.
Compositions featuring Hans Pfitzner
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urworte Orphisch, cantata for soloists & chorus, Op. 57 | 10:44 min | Choral | 1948 |
| 2 | Cello Concerto No. 2 in A minor, Op. 52 | 18:48 min | Concerto | 1943 |
| 3 | Studies (6) for piano, Op. 51 | 19:47 min | Keyboard | 1943 |
| 4 | Fons Salutatis, for chorus & orchestra, Op. 48 | 5:38 min | Choral | 1941 |
| 5 | Elegie und Reigen, for orchestra, Op. 45 | 13:49 min | Orchestral | 1940 |
| 6 | Symphony in C major, Op. 46 | 16:13 min | Symphony | 1940 |
| 7 | Kleine Symphonie, in G major, Op. 44 | 20:19 min | Symphony | 1939 |
| 8 | Duo for violin, cello & piano (or small orchestra), Op. 43 | 13:06 min | Chamber Music | 1937 |
| 9 | Cello Concerto No. 1 in G major, Op. 42 | 15:05 min | Concerto | 1935 |
| 10 | Symphony in C sharp minor, Op. 36a | 38:58 min | Symphony | 1932 |
| 11 | Das Alter, for voice & piano, Op. 41/3 | 3:40 min | Vocal Music | 1931 |
| 12 | Der verspätete Wanderer, for voice & piano, Op. 41/2 | 3:09 min | Vocal Music | 1931 |
| 13 | Das Dunkle Reich, choral fantasy for soloists, organ & orchestra, Op. 38 | 34:41 min | Choral | 1929 |
| 14 | Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 34 | 31:55 min | Concerto | 1924 |
| 15 | Alte Weise, for voice & piano, Op. 33 | 13:32 min | Vocal Music | 1923 |
| 16 | Piano Concerto in E flat major, Op. 31 | 40:24 min | Concerto | 1922 |
| 17 | Von deutscher Seele, cantata for soloists, chorus, organ & orchestra, Op. 28 | 98:13 min | Choral | 1921 |
| 18 | Das Herz, opera, Op. 39 | 120:34 min | Opera | 1913 |
| 19 | Palestrina, opera in 3 acts | 153:32 min | Opera | 1911 |
| 20 | Lieder (2), for voice & piano, Op.21 | 6:01 min | Vocal Music | 1907 |
| 21 | Das Christ-Elflein, opera, Op. 20 | 98:56 min | Opera | 1906 |
| 22 | Studentenfahrt, for voice & piano, Op. 11/3 | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 23 | Rundgesang zum Neujahrsfest 1901, for voice & piano, WoO 2 | 3:07 min | Choral | 1900 |
| 24 | Die Rose vom Liebesgarten, opera | 142:26 min | Opera | 1897 |
| 25 | Der Arme Heinrich, for soloists & orchestra | 127:06 min | Choral | 1891 |
| 26 | Kuckuckslied, song for voice & piano | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | 1890 |
| 27 | Mein Liebchen ist kein stolzes Schloß, song for voice & piano | 1:25 min | Vocal Music | 1890 |
| 28 | O scneller, mein Roß | 2:56 min | Vocal Music | 1890 |
| 29 | Das Fest auf Solhaug, incidental music | 24:41 min | Orchestral | 1889 |
| 30 | Cello Concerto in A minor, Op posth | 25:14 min | Concerto | 1888 |
| 31 | Der Blumen Rache, ballade for alto, female chorus & orchestra | 16:00 min | Vocal Music | 1888 |
| 32 | Im tiefen Wald verborgen, song for voice & piano, Op. 2/4 | 1:41 min | Vocal Music | 1888 |
| 33 | Scherzo for orchestra in C minor | 10:39 min | Orchestral | 1888 |
| 34 | Ständchen, for voice & piano (text by Bürger) | 3:20 min | Vocal Music | 1885 |
| 35 | Die schlanke Wasserlilie, song for voice & piano | 1:56 min | Vocal Music | 1884 |
| 36 | Ein Fichtenbaum steht einsam, song for voice & piano | 3:14 min | Vocal Music | 1884 |
| 37 | Jungendlieder (6), for voice & piano | 18:53 min | Vocal Music | 1884 |
| 38 | Lied Werners aus dem "Trompeter von Säckingen," for voice & piano, Op. 45 | 5:17 min | Vocal Music | 1884 |
| 39 | Ständchen, for voice & piano (text by Graf von Schack) | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | 1884 |
| 40 | Abbitte, for voice & piano, Op. 29/1 | 2:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 41 | Abendlied, for voice & piano | 2:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 42 | Abendrot, song for voice & piano, Op. 24/4 | 3:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 43 | Abschied, song for voice & piano, Op. 9/5 | 2:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | An den Mond, for voice & piano, Op 18 | 6:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 45 | An die Bienen ("Wollt ihr wissen, holde Bienen"), for voice & piano, Op. 22/5 | 1:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 46 | An die Mark, song for voice & piano, Op. 15/3 | 5:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Das Käthchen von Heilbronn, incidental music, Op. 17 | Orchestral | - | |
| 48 | Das verlassene Mägdelein, song for voice & piano, Op. 30/2 | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 49 | Denk es o Seele, song for voice & piano, Op. 30/3 | 2:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 50 | Denk es, o Seele, song for voice & piano, Op. 30/5 | 2:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 51 | Der Gärtner, for voice & piano, Op. 9/1 | 3:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 52 | Der Kuhne, for voice & piano, Op. 9/4 | 1:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 53 | Der Trompeter, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 25/1 | 6:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 54 | Die bäume wurden gelb, for voice & piano, Op. 6/5 | 2:10 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 55 | Die Einsame, song for voice & piano, Op. 9/2 | 2:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 56 | Die Heinzelmännchen, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 14 | 10:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 57 | Die Nachtigallen, for voice & piano, Op. 21/2 | 2:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 58 | Die Stille der Nacht, song for voice & piano, Op. 29/4 | 3:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 59 | Die stille Stadt, song for voice & piano, Op. 29/4 | 3:54 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 60 | Du milchjunger knabe, song for voice & piano, Op. 33/3 | 1:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 61 | Eine melodie singt mein herz, song for voice & piano, Op. 35/5 | 3:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 62 | Eingelegte Ruder, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/3 | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 63 | En glänzt so schön die sinkende Sonne, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/1 | 2:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 64 | Es faßt mich wieder der alte Mut, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 4/4 | 1:15 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 65 | Es fällt ein Stern herunter, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/3 | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 66 | Fantasie for orchestra, Op. 56 | 12:59 min | Orchestral | - |
| 67 | Gebet, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/1 | 2:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 68 | Gegenliebe, song for voice & piano, Op. 22/4 | 1:53 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 69 | Geh nicht, die Gott für mich erschuf, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/4 | 1:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 70 | Gewalt der Minne, song for voice & piano, Op. 24/2 | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 71 | Gretel ("Vor der Tür im Sonnenschein"), for voice & piano, Op. 11/5 | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 72 | Hast du von den Fischerkindern, song for voice & piano, Op. 7/1 | 2:56 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 73 | Herbstbild, for voice & piano, Op. 21/1 | 3:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | Herbstgefühl, for voice & piano, Op. 40/4 | 1:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 75 | Herbsthauch, song for voice & piano, Op. 29/2 | 2:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 76 | Herbstlied, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 3/2 | 1:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | Herr Oluf, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 12 | 7:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 78 | Hussens Kerker, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/1 | 5:24 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 79 | Ich aber weiß, song for voice & piano, Op. 11/2 | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 80 | Ich hör' ein vöglein locken, for voice & piano, Op. 2/5 | 1:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 81 | Ich und du, song for voice & piano, Op. 11/1 | 3:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 82 | Ich will mich im grünen Wald ergehn, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/2 | 2:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 83 | Im Herbst, song for voice & piano, Op. 9/3 | 2:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 84 | Immer leiser wird mein Schlummer, song for voice & piano, Op. 2/6 | 3:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 85 | In Danzig, song for voice & piano, Op. 22/1 | 4:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 86 | Ist der Himmel darum im Lenz so blau?, for voice & piano, Op. 2/2 | 1:51 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 87 | Kalt und Schneidend weht der Wind, for voice & piano, Op. 2/3 | 3:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 88 | Klage | 3:07 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 89 | Leierkastenmann, song for voice & piano, Op. 15/1 | 4:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 90 | Lethe, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 37 | 4:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 91 | Leuchtende Tage, for voice & piano, Op.40/1 | 1:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 92 | Liebeslieder (6), Op 35 | 11:30 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 93 | Lied der Engel, for voice & piano | 1:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 94 | Lockung, for voice & piano, Op. 7/4 | 2:25 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 95 | Mailied, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/5 | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 96 | Mein Herz ist wie die dunkle Nacht, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 3/3 | 2:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 97 | Michaelskirchplatz, song for voice & piano, Op. 19/2 | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 98 | Mir bist du tot, for voice & piano | 2:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 99 | Müde, song for voice & piano, Op. 10/2 | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 100 | Nachts, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/2 | 3:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 101 | Nachtwanderer for voice & piano, Op. 7/2 | 1:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 102 | Naturfreiheit, for voice & piano | 4:39 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 103 | Neue Liebe, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/3 | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 104 | Piano Concerto in E flat, Op.16 | 25:10 min | Concerto | - |
| 105 | Quintet for piano & strings in C, Op 23 | 39:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 106 | Schön Suschen, song for voice & piano, Op. 22/3 | 5:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 107 | Sehnsucht, song for voice & piano, Op. 10/1 | 3:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 108 | Sextet for piano, clarinet & strings in G Minor, Op 55 | 26:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 109 | Sie haben heut Abend Gesellschaft, song for voice & piano, Op. 4/2 | 1:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 110 | Sonata for cello & piano in F sharp minor, Op. 1 | 29:06 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 111 | Sonata for violin & piano in E minor | 33:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 112 | Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 27 | 29:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 113 | Sonett nach Petrarca, song for voice & piano, Op. 24/3 | 5:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 114 | Songs (2) for voice & piano, Op. 19 | 5:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 115 | Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 3 | 7:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 116 | Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 5 | 6:40 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 117 | Songs (3) for voice & piano, Op. 10 | 8:00 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 118 | Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 4 | 5:32 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 119 | Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 15 | 19:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 120 | Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 24 | 13:55 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 121 | Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 29 | 13:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 122 | Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 30 | 9:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 123 | Songs (4) for voice & piano, Op. 32 | 11:30 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 124 | Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 7 | 8:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 125 | Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 9 | 13:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 126 | Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 11 | 14:49 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 127 | Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 22 | 18:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 128 | Songs (5) for voice & piano, Op. 26 | 16:34 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 129 | Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 6 | 14:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 130 | Songs (6) for voice & piano, Op. 40 | 13:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 131 | Songs (7) for voice & piano, Op. 2 | 16:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 132 | Songs and song cycles | Vocal Music | - | |
| 133 | Sonnets (3) for voice & piano, Op. 41 | 11:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 134 | Sonst, for voice & piano, Op. 15/4 | 6:17 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 135 | Stimme der Sehnsucht, song for voice & piano, Op. 19/1 | 2:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 136 | String Quartet in D major, Op. 13 | 30:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 137 | String Quartet No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 36 | 36:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 138 | String Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 50 | 26:23 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 139 | Säerspruch, song for voice & piano, Op. 32/2 | 1:28 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 140 | Tiefe Sehnsucht, for voice & piano | 1:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 141 | Tragische Geschichte, song for voice & piano, Op. 22/2 | 2:05 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 142 | Trauerstille, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/4 | 4:37 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 143 | Trio for violin, cello & piano, Op. 8 | 44:03 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 144 | Unter der Linden, song for voice & piano, Op. 24/1 | 3:27 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 145 | Untreu und Trost, for voice & piano | 2:26 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 146 | Venus Mater, song for voice & piano, Op. 11/4 | 4:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 147 | Verrat, for voice & piano, Op. 2/7 | 2:20 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 148 | Wanderers Nachtlied, for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 40/5 | 3:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 149 | Wasserfahrt, song for voice & piano, Op. 6/6 | 1:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 150 | Weihnachtslied, for soprano, children's chorus & piano, WoO 3 | 2:59 min | Choral | - |
| 151 | Wie frühlingsahnung weht es, for voice & piano, Op. 7/5 | 1:06 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 152 | Willkommen und Abschied, song for voice & piano (or orchestra), Op. 29/3 | 4:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 153 | Wo hast du all die schönheit hergenommen, song for voice & piano, Op. 35/3 | 1:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 154 | Zorn, song for voice & piano, Op. 15/2 | 2:46 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 155 | Zum Abschied meiner Tochter, for voice & piano, Op. 10/3 | 2:45 min | Vocal Music | - |
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