Hector Berlioz (1803-1869)
Hector Berlioz (1803-1869). Profession: Composer. Residences: Grenoble, Paris. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 11-12-1803 Grenoble. France. Died: 08-03-1869 Paris, France. Buried: 11-03-1869 Montmartre cemetery, Paris, France. Hector Berlioz was a French Romantic composer, best known for his compositions Symphonie fantastique and Grande messe des morts (Requiem). Berlioz made significant contributions to the modern […]
Arnold Berliner (1862-1942)
Arnold Berliner (1862-1942). In front of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland (date unknown). Profession: Physicist. Residences: Breslau, Hamburg. Relation to Mahler: Friend since 1894 (Hamburg). Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-1894, Year 1894 Born: 26-12-1862 Gut Mittelneuland bei Neisse, Germany. Cousin of Albert Neisser (1855-1916). Died: 22-03-1942 Berlin, Germany. Buried: 00-00-0000 Berlin-Westend, Germany. Cremated, ashes interred. […]
Alban Berg (1885-1935)
Alban Berg (1885-1935). Alban Maria Johannes Berg was an Austrian composer. He was a member of the Second Viennese School with Arnold Schoenberg and Anton Webern, and produced compositions that combined Mahlerian Romanticism with a personal adaptation of Schoenberg’s twelve-tone technique. Berg was born in Vienna, the third of four children of Johanna and Conrad […]
Ferenc von Beniczky (1833-1905)
Ferenc von Beniczky (1833-1905). Profession: Intendant, politician. Residences: Budapest. Relation to Mahler: Intendant. Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 06-01-1833 Pest, Hungary. Died: 14-05-1905 Budapest, Hungary. Aged 72. Buried: 18-05-1905 Katolikus templom cemetery, Zsamboki, Hungary. Baron Ferenc (Franz/Francis) von Beniczky is Commissioner in charge of theatres. Beniczky has lined up Felix Mottl as chief conductor but, […]
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Portrait by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg, around 1800. There are several existing authentic portraits of Ludwig van Beethoven. The first existing portrait of Beethoven, was painted around 1800 by Gandolph Ernst Stainhauser von Treuberg. This was one of the earliest portraits of Beethoven. It was created after Beethoven first became successful […]
Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866-1945)
Richard Beer-Hofmann (1866-1945). Profession: Poet, writer. Residences: Brno, Vienna, New York. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: No. Address 1902: I, Wollzeile 15, Vienna, Austria. Born: 11-07-1866 Vienna, Austria. Died: 26-09-1945 New York, America. Buried: Jewish cemetery Unterer Friesberg, Zurich, Switzerland. Richard Beer-Hofmann was an Austrian dramatist and poet. His mother died within a week of his […]
Maria Barbera Boissevain-Pijnappel (1870-1950)
Maria Barbera Boissevain-Pijnappel (1870-1950). Maria Barbera Boissevain-Pijnappel (1870-1950). Profession: Lawyer, liberal-democratic senator in The Hague and Councilor in Amsterdam. Residences: Amsterdam, Blaricum. Relation to Mahler: No. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 10-07-1870 Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Died: 24-11-1950 Blaricum, The Netherlands. Aged 80. Buried: 28-11-1950 Crematorium Westerveld, Driehuis, Velsen, the Netherlands. Cremated. Maria Barbera Pijnappel (1870-1950) was married […]
Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921)
Year 1895. Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921). During a composition competition, the young Gustav Mahler has a fight with the conductor of the student orchestra, who refuses to perform a symphony of his. This scene makes an indelible impression on Natalie. From the very beginning, she sympathized with the genius – as she says – that runs into […]
Richard Batka (1868-1922)
No photo. Richard Batka (1868-1922). Profession: Critic, musicologist, librettist, critic. Residences: Vienna, Prague. Relation to Mahler: Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: 14-12-1868 Prague, czech Republic. Died: 24-04-1922 Vienna, Austria. Buried: “I want to see who can make a program for my Fifth!” (Gustav Mahler to Richard Batka in 1905). Richard Batka studied at […]
Franz Bartholomey
No photo. Franz Bartholomey (0000-0000) Profession: Clarinettist, teacher at the Conservatory. Residences: Vienna. Relation to Mahler: Teacher. Correspondence with Mahler: Yes. 00-00-0000, Year Born: Died: Buried: Vienna Hofoper. Mahler worked with Lilli Lehmann and Franz Bartholomey on 17-08-1906 at the Salzburg Festival.