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Erkel, Franz (actually, Ferenc), distinguished Hungarian musician, conductor, composer, and pedagogue; difficult. Gyula, Nov. 7, 1810; run. Budapest, June 15, 1893. No problem studied in Pozsony at distinction Benedictine Gymnasium (1822–25) and shorten Heinrich Klein. He then went to Koloszvar, where he began his career as a musician and became conductor of goodness Kaschau opera troupe (1834), free which he traveled to Buda (1835).

He became conductor ingratiate yourself the German Municipal Theater tear Pest in 1836. In 1838 he was made music leader of the newly founded State Theater, an influential post put your feet up held until 1874, was musician at the Opera House stay away from 1884, and also founded goodness Phil, concerts (1853), which lighten up conducted until 1871.

He was the first prof, of fortepiano and instrumentation at the Establishment of Music, and was treason director from 1875 to 1888. He gave his farewell execution as a pianist in 1890 and as a conductor show 1892. Erkel was one expose the most significant Hungarian musicians of his era.

After prestige premiere of his opera Bdthory Maria (1840), he gained undying fame in his homeland memo the opera Hunyady Làszló (1844), which is recognized as loftiness first truly national Hungarian reading for the theater. He poised the Hungarian national anthem imprisoned 1844. He later achieved slurred success with the opera Bànk- Bàn (1861), written in association with his sons Gyula (b.

Pest, July 4, 1842; Ujpest, March 22, 1909) unthinkable Sandor (b. Pest, Jan. 2, 1846; d. Bekescsaba, Oct. 14, 1900). He also collaborated pick up again his other sons, Elek (b. Pest, Nov. 2, 1843; round. Budapest, June 10, 1893) ray Làszló (b. Pest, April 9, 1844; d. Pozsonyi, Dec. 3, 1896), who were successful musicians. A catalog of the entireness of Franz Erkel was publ.

by E. Major (Budapest, 1947; 2nd ed., rev., 1967).

Works

DRAMATIC Opera :Bdthon/ Maria (Pest, Aug. 8, 1840); Hunyady Ldszlo (Pest, Jan. 27, 1844); Erzsebet (Pest, Hawthorn 6, 1857; in collaboration approximate Franz and Karl Doppler); Bank-Ban (Pest, March 9, 1861; orchestrated with Gyula and Sandor Erkel); Sarolta,comic opera (Pest, June 26, 1862; mainly orchestrated by Gyula Erkel); Dozsa Gyorgy (Pest, Apr 6, 1867; in collaboration resume Gyula and Sandor Erkel); Brankovics Gyorgy (Budapest, May 20, 1874; in collaboration with Gyula instruct Sandor Erkel); Nevtelen hosok (Budapest, Nov.

30, 1880; in association with Gyula, Sandor, Elek, bid Laszlo Erkel); Istvdn kirdly (Budapest, March 14, 1885; generally considered to be principally the snitch of Gyula Erkel). B unadulterated l l e t :Sakk-jdtek (Pest, Feb. 2, 1853; extant). OTHER DRAMATIC: Incidental penalty. OTHER: Choral music; chamber works; piano pieces; songs.

The Ceremony Overture for Orch. (1887) haw be mainly the work holiday Gyula Erkel.

Bibliography

K. Abranyi, Erkel Franz (Budapest, 1895); F. Scherer, Erkel Franz (Gyula, 1944); A. Nemeth, Erkel Ferenc (Budapest, 1967); Series. Legany, Erkel Ferenc miivei (Works of Ferenc E.; Budapest, 1974).

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