Karol Rathaus
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1954
- Works
- 13
Top works
- Fünf Klavierstücke, Op. 9. Five pieces for pianoforte
- Allegro concertante; trumpet (or clarinet) and strings
- Ballade
- Fourth string quartet
- Praeludium and gigue
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Active from
- 1895-09-16
- Active to
- 1954-11-21
classical
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 393
- Total plays
- 1,947
Tags
composergermanUkrainianClassical20th Century
A prominent figure in the milieu of Germany’s intellectual and artistic life of the 1920’s, Karol Rathaus was regarded as one of that nation’s most promising composers. Rathaus had heard his music premiered by the world’s finest orchestras and played as sound tracks for the earliest talking motion pictures. His compositions also won him prizes, earned him commissions, opened the door to his restoration of Mussorgsky’s Boris Godunov for the Metropolitan Opera <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ka
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karol
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Ternopil
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Employer
- Queens College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film score
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Karol Rathaus.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1895-09-16
- date of death
- 1954-11-21
- Commons category
- Karol Rathaus
- pseudonym
- Leonhard Bruno
- name in native language
- Karol Leonard Bruno Rathaus
- P8168
- Ararat
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