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Austrian musician (1891-1959)

Person · Open Library

Born
1891
Died
1959
Works
5

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  • Aus den "Frühen Gedichten" von Rainer Maria Rilke I/II [op.21, nr.4-5]

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Austria
Active from
1891
Active to
1959

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Listeners
209
Total plays
548

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Egon Kornauth (14 May 1891 – 28 October 1959) was an Austrian composer and music teacher. Kornauth was born in Olmütz, Moravia. A cellist and pianist from his youth, he went in 1909 to Vienna, where he studied with Robert Fuchs, Guido Adler, Franz Schreker (with whom he quarrelled) and Franz Schmidt. After teaching music theory at Vienna University from 1919, Kornauth embarked on an international career as pianist, accompanist and conductor that took him to Indonesia (1926-9) and to South Ameri

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Egon
Gender
male
Citizenship
Austria
Place of birth
Olomouc
Place of death
Salzburg
Occupation
musicologist
Languages spoken
German
Instrument
piano
Image
MengelbergKornauthSeyssInquart194X.jpg
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date of birth
1891-05-14
date of death
1959-10-28
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Egon Kornauth
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