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Robert Fuchs (15 February 1847 – 19 February 1927) was an Austrian composer and music teacher. As Professor of music theory at the Vienna Conservatory, Fuchs taught many notable composers, while he was himself a highly regarded composer in his lifetime.

Robert Fuchs
Background information
Born(1847-02-15)15 February 1847
Fraunental, Austria
Died19 February 1927(1927-02-19) (aged 80)
Vienna, Austria
GenresClassical, romantic
Occupation(s)Composer, music teacher

Biography


He was born in Frauental, Austria[1] in 1847. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with Felix Otto Dessoff and Joseph Hellmesberger among others. He eventually secured a teaching position there and was appointed Professor of music theory in 1875. He retained the position until 1912. He died in Vienna in 1927.

He was the youngest brother of Johann Nepomuk Fuchs,[2] who was also a composer and an opera conductor.

Robert Fuchs taught many notable composers, See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Robert Fuchs.


Notability


"Unfailingly tuneful and enjoyable, Robert Fuchs’s piano trios are an easily accessible way to get to know a composer whom Brahms greatly admired," noted the magazine Gramophone. "In his time Fuchs was very highly regarded, with one critic famously pointing to Fuchsisms in Mahler’s Second Symphony."[citation needed]

The reason his compositions did not become better known was largely that he did little to promote them, living a quiet life in Vienna and refusing to arrange concerts, even when the opportunities arose. He certainly had his admirers, among them Brahms, who almost never praised the works of other composers. But with regard to Fuchs, Brahms wrote, “Fuchs is a splendid musician, everything is so fine and so skillful, so charmingly invented, that one is always pleased.”[2] Famous contemporary conductors, including Arthur Nikisch, Felix Weingartner and Hans Richter, championed his works when they had the opportunity but with few exceptions, it was his chamber music which was considered his finest work.

In his lifetime, his best known works were his five serenades; their popularity was so great that Fuchs acquired the nickname "Serenaden-Fuchs" (roughly, "Serenader Fox"). The serenades have been recorded by the Cologne Chamber Orchestra under Christian Ludwig for Naxos.[3][4]


List of compositions



Orchestral



Vocal



Chamber



Solo



References


  1. "Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)". 6 January 2015.
  2. Pascall, Robert (2007–2012. " Fuchs, Robert". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Retrieved 11 April 2012.(subscription required)
  3. Fuchs, R: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2 – Naxos Album Reviews", Naxos Classical Music, www.naxos.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. Hurwitz David (2012). "Fuchs' splendid serenades, completed". Classics Today, www.classicstoday.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  5. Robert Fuchs at www.operone.de
  6. Score available at IMSLP

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[de] Robert Fuchs (Komponist)

Robert Fuchs (* 15. Februar 1847 in Frauental an der Laßnitz, Steiermark; † 19. Februar 1927 in Wien) war ein österreichischer Komponist und Musikpädagoge der Romantik.
- [en] Robert Fuchs

[es] Robert Fuchs

Robert Fuchs (15 de febrero de 1847 - 19 de febrero de 1927) fue un compositor y profesor de música austriaco muy bien considerado en su tiempo. Como profesor de teoría de la música en el conservatorio de Viena enseñó a muchos compositores relevantes.

[ru] Фукс, Роберт

Ро́берт Фукс (нем. Robert Fuchs; 15 февраля 1847, Фрауэнталь-ан-дер-Ласниц — 19 февраля 1927, Вена) — австрийский композитор и музыкальный педагог. Брат Иоганна Непомука Фукса.



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