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Theodor Otto Helm (April 9, 1843 in Vienna – December 25, 1920 Vienna) was an Austrian music critic and writer. Theodor Otto Helm was a leading figure in Viennese musical life and a prominent music critic in Vienna for fifty years (1866–1916). While Helm specialized in criticism of the works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Bruckner, Johannes Brahms, Wilhelm Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, and Antonín Dvořák, he also wrote on younger composers including Béla Bartók and Gustav Mahler, and Arnold Schoenberg. Heavily involved in the Vienna music scene, including the Wiener Akademischer Wagner Verein, Helm counted both Bruckner and Brahms as close acquaintances. == Biography == In 1853 Theodor Helm began his studies at the Schotten Gymnasium der Benediktiner in Vienna. He eventually focused his efforts on studying law. Helm received his PhD in 1870. He taught as an instructor of the history of music and aesthetics at the Conservatory Horakschen beginning in 1874. In 1900 he was named professor. Helm began his writing career in Vienna's ''Neues Fremdenblatt'' in 1867. He continued his essays and music criticisms in ''Musikalisches Wochenblatt,'' a Leipzig weekly, (1870–1905) and continued with the paper when subsumed by the ''Neue Zeitschrift für Musik'.' Helm's greatest work is arguably his 1885 "Beethovens Streichquartette: Versuch einer technischen Analyse dieser Werke im Zusammenhange mit ihren geistigen Gehalt" (Leipzig, 1885) . This analysis of Beethoven's string Quartets is considered seminal work and has been reprinted many times by publishers across the world. He contributed freelance writings to ''Pestor Lloyd'' (a German newspaper issued in Budapest) and the Viennese ''Salonblatt'' and the ''Deutsche Zeitung" (1884–1901) While initially critical of Bruckner's work, in 1883 Helm converted in his views and became one of Bruckner's strongest advocates, penning dozens of glowing reviews throughout the rest of Bruckner's life.〔Jackson, p. 63〕 Bruckner and Helm regularly corresponded between 1883 until Bruckner's death in 1896. Often Bruckner was seeking a favorable review from Helm in "Deutsche Zeitung," albeit second hand account, of a non-Vienna venue concert. On occasion Bruckner visited Helm at his home III. Rochusgasse 10 in Vienna to visit and go over his symphonic scores with Helm. In 1902 Helm founded a three-year Bruckner Celebration (Akademische Gesangverein) six years after the composer's death. However the well known annual Bruckner festival wasn't founded until 1929. Ever the Viennese loyalist, Helm preferred Hans Richter and the lush string section of the Vienna Philharmonic over the "Prussian precision" of the Berlin Philharmonic.〔McColl, p. 49〕 Helm attended the funerals ceremonies of Anton Bruckner (1896), Johannes Brahms (1897), and probably Johann Strauss II (1899), and Hugo Wolf (1903) all in Vienna.〔Kalbeck, Max: ''Johannes Brahms''. Volume 1, Ch. 4 Circulation, Berlin: Brahms German Society, 1921. ()〕 Helm not only appreciated fine composition and performances but also excellent acoustics. After the opening concert "Golden Hall" of the Musikverein (Grosse Musikvereinssaal) Helm commented on the impressive acoustics "This achievement, is partly a stroke of pure luck (unfortunately acoustics still cannot be precisely forecast or calculated), and on the other hand it is undeniably merited by the excellent architect Hansen..."〔(Austrian Festivals for Choirs & Orchestras ). www.austrianfestivals.at〕 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「Theodor Helm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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