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Alexander Albrecht

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He began his composing career at the Budapest Academy. His teacher Hans Koessler attempted to instill the classical composing principles in his pupils, but Albrecht found an inspiration also in modern compositions of his contemporaries. He studied works of
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of 1925. Later he focused on application of his new stylistic inventions and ideas. The most valued compositions from this period are the
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In the period from 1925 to 1928 he managed to establish own compositional language, most significantly apparent in the
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teacher). During his studies Albrecht asserted himself as a successful pianist. Concurrently he studied also law.
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In 1921, after the death of Eugen Kossow, the director of the "City Music School" and bandmaster of the
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and others. He gradually developed his original music language already in his juvenile works, such as
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In his last composing period, Albrecht worked mainly on transcriptions of his older compositions.
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Alexander Albrecht committed suicide on 30 August 1958, shortly after his 73rd birthday.
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Following his return to Bratislava in 1908, he accepted the post of organist at the
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Music Centre Slovakia (Bibliography and list of works included)
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Túžby a spomienky. Úvahy a retrospektívne pohl'ady skladatel'a
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List of works at Music Centre Slovakia - has audio excerpt.
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He was the first representative of a modern Slovak music.
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His father Ján (Johann) Albrecht was a professor at the
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In 1918 he married the linguist Margaréta Fischerová.
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Quintet for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
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Alexander Albrecht (general)

Arad
Hungarian Kingdom
Bratislava
composer
Slovak music
gymnasium
Hungarian
Bratislava
Béla Bartók
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Budapest
Hans Koessler
Max Reger
Johannes Brahms
piano
István Thomán
David Popper
chamber music
St. Martin's Cathedral
Vienna
Stravinsky
Malipiero
Milhaud
Reger
Debussy
Art Nouveau
Godár (2008)
Bratislava

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