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Friedrich Wührer (born June 29, 1900, in Vienna; died December 27, 1975, in Mannheim) was an Austrian-German pianist and piano pedagogue. He was a close associate and advocate of composer Franz Schmidt, whose music he edited and, in the case of the works for left hand alone, revised for performance with two hands; he was also a champion of the Second Viennese School and other composers of the early 20th century. His recorded legacy, however, centers on German romantic literature, particularly the music of Franz Schubert. ==Biography== Wührer began piano study at age six with an Austrian teacher named Marius Szudelsky; after entering the Vienna Academy in 1915, Wührer continued studying piano with Franz Schmidt, along with taking courses in conducting under Ferdinand Löwe and music theory under Joseph Marx.〔(Munzinger Archiv, accessed December 16, 2009 (in German) )〕 His performing career began in the early 1920s, and he toured Europe and the United States in 1923.〔(Kennedy, Michael and Joyce Bourne, "Wührer, Friedrich," The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music, 1996, accessed at Encyclopedia.com December 16, 2009 )〕 Wührer was a founder of the International Society for Contemporary Music in Vienna.〔(American Symphony Orchestra, Frederick L. Kirshnit, ''Looking Forward, Looking Backward — Franz Schmidt: Concertante Variations on a Theme of Beethoven (1923)'' )〕 He formed friendships with composers Hans Pfitzner and Max Reger, and became associated with Arnold Schönberg and his circle, participating in performances of Schönberg's setting of 15 poems from ''Das Buch der hängenden Gärten'', op. 15; his ''Pierrot Lunaire'' as part of a touring company presenting the work in Spain;〔(Program notes for Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performance of Johann Strauss Waltzes arranged by Arnold Schönberg, September 23, 2009, accessed December 16, 2009 )〕 and Webern's Pieces for Cello and Piano, op. 11. Wührer also performed music by Béla Bartók, Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Prokofiev, and Paul Hindemith.〔 On July 3, 1930, he performed Schönberg student Paul Pisk's ''Suite for Piano'' in the first broadcast of that composer's music by the British Broadcasting Corporation.〔(Doctor, Jennifer Ruth, ''The BBC and Ultra-modern Music, 1922-1936: Shaping a Nation's Tastes'', Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999 )〕 Wührer made his Salzburg Festival debut in 1938.〔 In 1939, as Paul Wittgenstein, who commissioned the work, had fled Austria, Wührer performed in the premiere of Schmidt's Quintet for piano, violin, clarinet, viola, and cello in A major, albeit in his own arrangement for two hands rather than, as originally written for piano, left hand alone.〔(Brofeldt, Hans, Piano Music for the Left Hand Alone, ''Catalogue of composers who wrote for left hand'', entry on Franz Schmidt accessed December 16, 2009 )〕 Thereafter, Wührer performed all the Schmidt left hand compositions in his own two-hand arrangements. He and Wittgenstein viewed each other with animosity; Wittgenstein accused Wührer of being an enthusiastic Nazi who later tried to cover it up, and Wührer disparaged Wittgenstein's personality and pianism. Whether for this or some other reason, the recital programmes did not, as Wührer had promised Wittgenstein, make any note of the latter's exclusive rights to the works, and as a descendent of Jews, Wittgenstein had no recourse in Nazi-governed countries.〔(Waugh, Alexander, ''The House of Wittgenstein: A Family at War'', New York: Random House, 2009 )〕 Wührer continued his advocacy for modern works at least into middle age. For instance, he gave the premiere of Pfitzner's ''Sechs Studien für das Pianoforte'', op. 51, of which he was the dedicatee,〔Williamson, John, ''The Music of Hans Pfitzner'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992〕 shortly after its composition in 1943〔(Kater, Michael H., ''Composers of the Nazi Era: Eight Portraits'', Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000 )〕 and in the 1950s, he performed the Piano Concerto, op. 21, which was written in 1939 by Kurt Hessenberg.〔(Cassandra Artists, Hessenberg, Kurt, ''A Brief Autobiography'' )〕 Nonetheless, notwithstanding his pioneering work for music of the Second Viennese School and other moderns of his day, Wührer's principal focus as a performer, his posthumous reputation, and his recorded legacy came to rest on performances of music from the romantic era, particularly works in the German and Austrian traditions. Later in life, Wührer was a juror at the Second Van Cliburn International Piano Competition from September 26 to October 9, 1966, which awarded first prize to Radu Lupu.〔(Van Cliburn Foundation Archives for Second Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, September 26-October 9, 1966 )〕 Wührer was also a member of the piano jury at the 1968 Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition.〔(Queen Elisabeth International Music Competition of Belgium Archives — jury members )〕 Wührer's son, also named Friedrich, was a violinist and conductor who made classical records.〔(Sound Fountain, ''Little Things Mean a Lot: Some Cherished 7" records'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Friedrich Wührer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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