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 The grave of Felix Draeseke at the Urnenhain Tolkewitz, Dresden. Picture by Androom (27 Aug 2012) |
Draeseke, Felix August Bernhard |
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BORN 7 Oct 1835, Coburg - DIED 26 Feb 1913, Dresden GRAVE LOCATION Dresden, Sachsen: Städtische Friedhof und Urnenhain Tolkewitz, Wehlener Strasse |
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Felix Draeseke was a proponent of the New German School after
he attended an early performance of Wagner's "Lohengrin". In
1856 "Der Dichter und der Componist" ("The Poet and the Composer"),
his first essay on Wagner, was published. From 1856 to 1861
he lived in Weimar, where Liszt had his music school. He visited
Wagner for a month in 1859 in Tribschen and witnessed Wagner
finishing "Tristan and Isolde". In 1862 he left Germany for
Switzerland and he worked as a teacher near Lausanne. He attended
the premiere of "Tristan and Isolde" in Munich in 1865. He returned to Germany in 1876 and settled in Dresden. It wasn't before 1884 that he obtained a permanent position at the conservatory in Dresden. He became a professor there in 1892. In 1894 he married his former pupil Frida Neuhaus (they had first met in 1882). In 1905 he sharply attacked "Salome" by Richard Strauss allthough Strauss was influenced by Draeseke's music. In 1912 he finished his fourth symphony. He continued declaring that Wagner was the greatest mind that he ever met until he died in 1913 after suffering a stroke. In 1935 his 100th birthday was celebrated by festivals in Coburg. His widow Frieda died on 14 Nov 1942. Related persons • admired Liszt, Franz • criticized Strauss, Richard Georg • admired Wagner, Richard • visited Wagner, Richard Sources • Wikipedia (English) • Wikipedia (German) |
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The grave of Felix Draeseke at the Urnenhain Tolkewitz, Dresden. Picture by Androom (27 Aug 2012) |
