Ernst Wendel (26 March 1876 – 21 May 1938) was a German violinist and conductor.
Life
Wendel was born in Breslau. For one season in 1896/97 Wendel was concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Theodore Thomas. From 1909 to 1935, he was General Music Director of the Bremer Philharmoniker. As a violinist, he taught Georg Kulenkampff. In 1914, in Stuttgart and in 1925/26, he conducted the Frankfurter Museumsgesellschaft. In 1913, he conducted Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 9 for the first time in Russia. [1] He made his mark on Musik in Königsberg. [2]
Wendel was married to the concert pianist Ilse Wendel née Wolde. His younger son was the set and costume designer Heinrich Wendel (1915-1980). [3]
Wendel died in Jena aged 62.
Work
- Das Grab im Busento, for male choir with orchestra
- Das deutsche lied, for men's choir with orchestra
He also composed a cappella men's choirs and Lieder.
Further reading
- Klaus Blum: Musikfreunde und Musici – Musikleben in Bremen seit der Aufklärung. Hans Schneider Verlag, Tutzing 1975, ISBN 3-7952-0177-2, from page 419
References
- ^ Principals CSO
- ^ Otto Besch ( Ostpreußenblatt, 28 April 2001)
- ^ Bernd-Ulrich Hergemöller (ed.): Mann für Mann: Biographisches Lexikon zur Geschichte von Freundesliebe und mannmännlicher Sexualität im deutschen Sprachraum, Teil 1. LIT Verlag, Münster 2010, ISBN 9783643106933, p. 1246f. ( Ernst Wendel, p. 1246, at Google Books).
External links
- Literature by and about Ernst Wendel in the German National Library catalogue
- Ernst Wendel discography at Discogs
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