Alexander Wunderer
Alexander Wunderer (11 April 1877 – 29 December 1955) was an Austrian oboist, orchestra leader and composer. He served as a professor at the State Music Academy in Vienna,[1] where he taught students including Frida Kern, Ľudovít Rajter and Herbert von Karajan.[2] He played as principal oboist with the Vienna Philharmonic and later served as executive director and manager of the orchestra.[3]
Selected works
[edit]- 24 Etüden in allen Tonarten (24 etudes in all keys) for oboe (1924)
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 21 (1946)
- Duet for 2 violas (1948)
- Zinkenbacher-Variationen, Theme and 10 Variations for piano, Op. 24 (published 1952)
- Aufbruch zur Jagd und Hallali
- Ländler for 4 horns
- Ländler Trio No. 1 for oboe, bassoon and piano
- Waldruhe
References
[edit]- ↑ "Features of the Instrument, Pictures and the Fingering". Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ "Herbert von Karajan biography by David Brensilver". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ Shirakawa, Sam (2 July 1992), The Devil's Music Master, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-992341-0
