Short bio Hermann Reutter
Full biography Hermann Reutter
Hermann Reutter was a German composer and pianist born on June 17, 1900, and died on January 1, 1985. He was known for his compositions of operas, orchestral works, chamber music, and especially lieder, in which he set poems by authors writing in German , Russian, Spanish, and other languages. Reutter gained popularity in the early 1930s, and between 1930 and 1936, he toured the U.S. seven times as an accompanist. He was also a frequent composer for the annual music festival of the Allgemeine Deutsche Musikverein where many of his works were premiered.
One of Reutter's notable compositions is the song "Drum" or "Trommel" in German , which sets a poem of Langston Hughes. It is the second song in Reutter's song cycle. Another notable work is his chamber opera, "Der heilige Schutzengel," which premiered in Leipzig in 1940.
Reutter's work was influenced by a range of composers, including Bach, Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann. He studied in Stuttgart and Leipzig with Max von Pauer, Max Reger, and other notable composers, and also taught composition at the Stuttgart Hochschule für Musik from 1934 to 1940.
Reutter's legacy continues to inspire and influence contemporary composers and pianists, and his works continue to be performed and studied across the world.
Compositions featuring Hermann Reutter
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Epitaph für Ophelia, for violin & piano (or chamber orchestra) | 20:15 min | Chamber Music | 1979 |
| 2 | Chamber Music, for voice & piano | 6:15 min | Vocal Music | 1972 |
| 3 | Lieder (5) to posems of Marie Luise Kaschnitz, for voice & piano | 10:47 min | Vocal Music | 1972 |
| 4 | Lieder (4) to poems of Nelly Sachs, for voice & piano | 5:18 min | Vocal Music | 1972 |
| 5 | Caprichos (5) sobre Cervantes, for solo viola | 15:33 min | Chamber Music | 1968 |
| 6 | Monologe (3) des Empedokles, for voice & piano | 9:25 min | Vocal Music | 1966 |
| 7 | Die Jahreszeiten, for voice & piano | 9:49 min | Vocal Music | 1957 |
| 8 | Lieder (5) for voice & piano, Op. 58 | 16:47 min | Vocal Music | 1947 |
| 9 | Gesänge (3), for voice & piano, Op. 56 | 13:24 min | Vocal Music | 1943 |
| 10 | Lieder (4) for voice & piano, Op. 54 | 10:58 min | Vocal Music | 1940 |
| 11 | Johann Kepler, for voice & piano, Op. 64/5 | 5:35 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 12 | Weihnachtskantilene, for voice & piano | 17:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 13 | Trommel, for voice & piano | 1:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 14 | Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 20 | 18:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Nachtstücke (3) | Orchestral | - | |
| 16 | Meine dunklen Hände, Negergedichte (5) for voice & piano | 7:03 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 17 | Lieder (3) from poems of Friedrich Holderlin | 10:01 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 18 | Lied für ein dunkles Mädchen, for voice & piano | 2:10 min | Symphony | - |
| 19 | Abendangelus | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 20 | Herbstlied | Vocal Music | - | |
| 21 | Epitaph für einen Dichter Faulkner, for voice & piano | 9:52 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 22 | Einsame Nixe, song for voice & piano (from "9 Lieder nach Gedichten von Ricarda Huch") | 3:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 23 | Die Passione in 9 Inventionen | Keyboard | - | |
| 24 | Dance Suite for piano, Op. 29 | 11:01 min | Keyboard | - |
| 25 | Antike Oden (5), for voice, piano & viola, Op. 57 | 16:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
Albums featuring Hermann Reutter
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Hermann Reutter, Maria-Elisabeth Lott, Sontraud Speidel, Liedduo Andreas Und Anna Beinhauer – Chamber Music; Lieder; Piano Works(CD, Album) | 2018 | Capriccio (2) |
| 2 |  |
J. Brahms - Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Reutter, Günther Weißenborn – Die Schöne Magelone - Nachtwandler Op. 86,3 - Von Ewiger Liebe Op. 43,1 - Waldeseinsamkeit Op. 85,6 (Cologne, 1952/1954)(CD, ) | 2007 | Audite |
| 3 |  |
Hartmann | Eisler | Reutter | Kochan | Zimmermann – Sologesang Mit Orchester 1950-1975(CD, Compilation) | 2006 | RCA Red Seal |
| 4 |  |
Henze | Reutter | Zillig | Zechlin | Engelmann | Schenker | Manos Tsangaris – Funkoper(CD, Compilation) | 2004 | RCA Red Seal |
| 5 |  |
Fortner | Dessau | Eisler | Hartmann | Reutter | Blacher | Klebe | Matthus | Schwaen | Wagner-Régeny – Solo & Klavier 1945-1970(CD, Compilation) | 2001 | RCA Red Seal |
| 6 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Schubert, Hermann Reutter – Die Winterreise(CD, Album) | 1995 | Verona |
| 7 |  |
Hermann Reutter, Ihsan Turnagoel – Cinco Caprichos / Die Passion / Abendangelus / Drei Nachtstücke | 1985 | Wergo |
| 8 |  |
Romanzen-Lieder-Kantate(LP, Album) | 1980 | WERGO |
| 9 |  |
Genzmer · Reutter · Rapf · Fortner, Ludwig Hoelscher – Musik Des XX. Jahrhunderts Für Violoncello Und Klavier(LP, Album) | 1978 | MPS Records |
| 10 |  |
Lieder(LP) | 1975 | WERGO Schallplatten GmbH |
| 11 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Peter Cornelius (2), Hermann Reutter, Gerald Moore – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Singt Lieder Von Peter Cornelius | 1970 | His Master's Voice |
| 12 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Aribert Reimann / Schwarz-Schilling, Fortner, Reutter, Blacher, Reimann – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Singt Lieder Zeitgenössischer Komponisten | 1962 | Odeon |
| 13 |  |
Barry McDaniel, Otto Von Rohr, Hermann Reutter • Carl Loewe – Loewe-Balladen(LP, Album) | - | Saphir |
| 14 |  |
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Reutter – Aufbruch Des 20.Jahrhunderts Im Lied(LP, Compilation, Stereo) | - | Odeon |
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