Ernst Krause (musicologist)
{{short description|German musicologist}}
Ernst Krause (28 May 1911 – 8 August 1997{{Cite web |url=http://www.berlin.friedparks.de/such/gedenkstaette.php?gdst_id=2823 |title=Obituary |access-date=2020-08-24 |archive-date=2016-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205171138/http://www.berlin.friedparks.de/such/gedenkstaette.php?gdst_id=2823 |url-status=dead }}) was a German musicologist and opera critic.
Life
Born in Dresden, Krause studied German and art history at the Goethe University Frankfurt. As a music critic, he first published in the Frankfurter General-Anzeiger. In 1939, he moved to his hometown and worked as a journalist at the Dresdner Nachrichten. From 1945 he was cultural editor for the Sächsische Zeitung. From 1952, Krause worked as a critic for the Tägliche Rundschau, from 1955 for the National-Zeitung and from 1958 for the Sonntag.
In 1955 Krause published his Strauss essay Richard Strauss - Gestalt und Werk[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/75177118 Richard Strauss Gestalt und Werk] on WorldCat (which was translated into six languages) and later Richard Strauss - Der letzte Romantiker. His compendium Opera from A-Z,[https://www.worldcat.org/title/oper-a-z-ein-opernfuhrer/oclc/75134260&referer=brief_resultsOper A - Z ein Opernführer] on WorldCat which has been published in numerous editions, is considered a standard work.
In his books, Krause did not content himself with the life sketches of the composers from 3 ½ centuries, he followed the traces of their work, their place in history and present.
Krause died in Berlin at the age of 86.
Honours
- In 1964 Krause was appointed vice-president of the International Richard Strauss Society in Vienna.
- On 27 January 1987, he was awarded an honorary doctorate of philosophy at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[https://www.nd-archiv.de/artikel/1092913..html Notiz aus dem ND-Archiv]. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
Work
- Opernsänger
- Puccini – Beschreibung eines Welterfolgs.[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144698756 Puccini : Beschreibung eines Welterfolges] on WorldCat
- Werner Egk Oper und Ballett.[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1069928536 Werner Egk Oper und Ballett] on WorldCat
References
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External links
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