Ferdinand Weidig (1841-1921)
No photo. Ferdinand Weidig (1841-1921) Profession: Trombone player. Relation to Mahler: Gustav Mahler’s copyist in Hamburg. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 29-05-1841 Hohnstein, Saxony 1865 First marriage: Juliane Hulda Albrecht (0000- before 1873). 1866 Moved to Hamburg. 1867 First child: Adolf (1867-1931). Moved in 1892 to Chicago. 1869 Second child: Juliana (1869-1935) Strange-Weidig. She married Gustav Strange (1869-1935) and […]
Paul Bekker (1882-1937)
Paul Bekker (1882-1937) in 1925. Profession: Musicologist Relation to Mahler: Paul Bekker is the autor of the first major work on the Mahler Symphonies. Correspondence with Mahler: Born: 11-09-1882 Berlin Died: 07-03-1937 New York Buried: 00-00-0000 He was one of the most articulate and influential German music critics of the 20th century. 1921. Gustav Mahlers Sinfonien by Paul […]