| 1878 |
Mar
23 |
Born
to Ignaz Schrecker (1834-1888) and Eleonore von Clossmann (1854-1919),
Monaco; christened Franz August Julius Schrecker; The second of five
childen: Alexander Franz Maria (b. Monaco, 22 January 1877 - d. Monaco,
26 July 1878); Henriette Eleonore Getrude Maria (b. Triest, 5 June
1881 - d. Vienna, 17 April 1890); Eleonore Getrude Leonia (b. Linz,
15 July 1883 - d. Vienna, 6October 1957); Carl August (b. Linz, 10
September 1885 - d. Berlin, 193?) |
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| 1881 |
Sep |
Family
settles in Linz, Austria |
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| 1888 |
Jan
22 |
Ignaz
Schrecker dies of tuberculosis, Ungenach, Austria |
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summer |
Eleonore
Schrecker moves family to Vienna (Döbling) |
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| 1889 |
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Begins
formal musical studies at Böhm Music School, Döbling; studies
piano, organ, theory with Josef Böhm; violin and harmony with
Karl Pfleger |
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| 1892 |
Oct |
Enters
Vienna Conservatory; earns violin degree after studies with Ernst
Bachrich (1892-94) and Arnold Rosé (1894-97); earns composition
degree after studies with Robert Fuchs (1897-1900) |
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| 1896 |
Jul
18 |
"Love
Song" for string orchestra premiere, London, Budapest Opera Orchestra,
Josef Grossmann |
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| 1900 |
Mar
29 |
Andante
for Orchestra (from the Symphony in A minor) premiere,Vienna, Conservatory
Orchestra, Schreker |
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Jun
10 |
Psalm
116 for three-part women's chorus and orchestra premiere, Vienna,
Conservatory Orchestra, Richard von Perger |
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Jun |
Graduates
Vienna Conservatory |
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| 1901 |
Feb
10 |
Psalm
116 performed, Vienna, Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, Ferdinand Löwe |
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| 1902 |
Apr
24 |
First
opera, "Flammen", concert premiere (with piano accompaniment) Vienna
(Bösendorfersaal), Schreker |
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| 1902 |
Dec
9 |
"Intermezzo"
premiere, Vienna, Konzertverein, Ferdinand Löwe |
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| 1903 |
Mar
1 |
"Ekkehard"
premiere, Vienna, Vienna Philharmonic, Josef Hellmesberger |
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Apr
7 |
"Schwanengesang"
premiere, Vienna, Singakademie, Schreker |
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| 1906 |
Mar |
Begins
work as choral conductor, Vienna Volksoper (continues until March
1907) |
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| 1907 |
Dec |
Founds
Philharmonic Chorus |
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| 1908 |
Mar
10 |
First
Lieder recital devoted entirely to works by Schreker; Theo Drill-Orridge/Adolf
Lussmann, Richard Pahlen |
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Jun
27 |
"Geburtstag
der Infantin" (pantomime) premiere, Kunstschau, Vienna, Wiesenthal
Sisters, members of the Vienna Philharmonic, Schreker |
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| 1909 |
Mar
5 |
Performs
Brahms, Berlioz ("Les nuit d'été"), and Naumann in first
performance of Philharmonic Chorus |
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Jul |
Signs
general contract with Universal Edition |
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Nov
9 |
Marries
Maria Binder (1892-1979) |
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Nov
25 |
"Nachtstück"
premiere, Vienna, Tonkünstlerorchester, OscarNedbal |
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| 1910 |
Aug
9 |
Birth
of daughter, Ottilie Hedwig Maria Philomena; later known as Haidy
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Dec
10 |
Premieres
Zemlinsky's Psalm XXIII with Philharmonic Chorus |
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| 1911 |
Feb
17/18 |
Performs
Delius "Mass of Life" with Philharmonic Chorus |
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Dec
9 |
Premieres
Schönberg's "Friede auf Erden" with Philharmonic Chorus |
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| 1912 |
Mar
7 |
"Fantastic
Overture" premiere, Vienna, Tonkünstlerorchester, Oscar Nedbal |
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Apr
22 |
Performs
Scott, Zemlinsky, Mahler ("Das klagende Lied") with Philharmonic Chorus |
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Aug
18 |
"Der
ferne Klang" premiere, Frankfurt, Opera House, LudwigRottenberg |
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Sep
17 |
Appointed
teacher for music theory and composition at theVienna Academy; named
professor, 13 January 1913 |
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| 1913 |
Feb
9 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Leipzig first performance, Otto Lohse |
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Feb
23 |
Premieres
Schönberg's "Gurrelieder" with Philharmonic Chorus |
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Mar
15 |
"Das
Spielwerk und die Prinzessin", double premiere, Vienna, Court Opera,
Hugo Reichenberger; Frankfurt, Opera House, Ludwig Rottenberg |
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Oct
20 |
"Romantic
Suite" premiere, Vienna, Tonkünstlerorchester, Oscar Nedbal |
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| 1914 |
Feb
8 |
"Vorspiel
zu einem Drama" premiere, Vienna, Vienna Philharmonic, Felix Weingartner |
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Mar
1 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Munich first performance, Bruno Walter |
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Mar
31 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Hamburg first performance, Selmar Meyrowitz |
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Dec
23 |
Birth
of Imanuel Schreker |
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| 1915 |
Dec
19 |
Performs
Mahler's "Das klagende Lied" and the closing scene from "Das Spielwerk"
with the Philharmonic Chorus |
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| 1917 |
Mar
12 |
Chamber
Symphony premiere, Vienna, Music Academy faculty, Schreker |
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Mar
19 |
Performs
Berlioz' Requiem with Philharmonic Chorus |
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Oct
21 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Dresden first performance, Fritz Reiner |
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| 1918 |
Apr
25 |
"Die
Gezeichneten" premiere, Frankfurt, Opera House, Ludwig Rottenberg |
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Fall |
Paul
Bekker, "Franz Schreker. Studie zur Kritik der modernenOper", first
published in "Deutsche Bühne"; reprinted as brochure, 1919 |
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| 1919 |
Feb
15 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Munich first performance, Bruno Walter |
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Mar
28 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Nürnberg first performance, Robert Heger |
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May
17 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Dresden first performance, HermannKutzschbach |
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| 1920 |
Jan
21 |
"Der
Schatzgräber" premiere, Frankfurt, Opera House, Ludwig Rottenberg |
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Feb
27 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Vienna first performance, Franz Schalk |
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Mar |
Appointed
director, Berlin Hochschule für Musik; assumes duties in October |
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Mar
14 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Stuttgart first performance, Fritz Busch |
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May
20 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Prague first performance, Alexander Zemlinsky |
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"Der
Schatzgräber", Nürnberg first performance, Robert Heger |
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Jun
16 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Hannover first performance, Richard Lert |
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Sep |
Moves
to Berlin |
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Oct
16 |
"Die
Gezeichneten ", Cologne first performance, Hermann HansWetzler |
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Oct
30 |
"Das
Spielwerk" premiere, Munich, National Theater, BrunoWalter |
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Dec
8 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Zürich first performance, Max Conrad |
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| 1921 |
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Julius
Kapp, Franz Schreker: Der Mann und sein Werk published |
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Rudolf
Stephan Hoffmann, Franz Schreker published |
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Jan
5 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Berlin first performance (Staatsoper unter den Linden),
Fritz Stiedry |
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Feb
1 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Wiesbaden first performance, Franz Mannstädt |
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Sep
30 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Cologne first performance, Otto Klemperer |
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Sep
27 |
Shares
concert with Hans Pfitzner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold |
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(each
conducting own works), Karlsruhe, Badisches Landestheater-Orchester
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Oct
23 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Leipzig first performance, Alfred Szendrei |
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Dec
4 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Karlsruhe first performance, Fritz Cortolezis |
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| 1922 |
Apr
2 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Kassel first performance, Ernst Zulauf |
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Apr
3 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Berlin first performance (Staatsoper unter den
Linden), Leo Blech |
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May
1-6 |
Schreker
Festival, Essen |
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Oct
18 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Vienna first performance, Franz Schalk |
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Nov
25 |
Maria
Schreker makes stage debut in Münster in the role of Els in"Der
Schatzgräber" |
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| 1923 |
Jan
18 |
Maria
Schreker makes Berlin Staatsoper debut als Els in "Der Schatzgräber" |
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Jan
26 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Darmstadt first performance, Michael Balling |
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May
2 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Cologne first performance, Otto Klemperer |
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Oct
18 |
"Der
Geburtstag der Infantin" (full orchestra version) concert premiere,
Amsterdam, Concertgebouw, Willem Mengelberg |
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| 1924 |
Feb
2 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Prague first performance (Neues deutschesTheater),
Alexander Zemlinsky |
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Feb |
Second
Anbruch Schreker Issue (VI/2) |
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Mar
27 |
"Irrelohe"
premiere, Cologne, Opera House, Otto Klemperer |
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Mar
29 |
"Irrelohe",
Stuttgart first performance, Carl Leonhardt |
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Apr
10 |
"Irrelohe",
Frankfurt first performance, Ludwig Rottenberg |
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May
15 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Hannover first performance, Rudolf Krasselt |
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Nov
15 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", gala 25th Frankfurt performance, ClemensKrauß |
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Oct
25 |
"Irrelohe",
Leipzig first performance, Gustav Brecher |
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| 1925 |
Mar
20 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Bern first performance, Albert Nef |
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May
9 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Leningrad first performance, VladimirDranischnikow |
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May
11 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Berlin first performance (Staatsoper unter den Linden),
Erich Kleiber |
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Oct
5-23 |
Trip
to Soviet Union as guest of Soviet government; conducts "Derferne
Klang" in Leningrad, concert in Moskow |
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| 1926 |
Apr
30 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Stuttgart first performance, Ferdinand Drost |
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Oct
19 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Hannover first performance, Rudolf Krasselt |
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Nov
27 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Darmstadt first performance, Rosenstock |
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| 1927 |
Jan
22 |
"Spanisches
Fest" premiere, Berlin, Staatsoper unter den Linden,Leo Blech; choreography
by Max Terpis |
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May
24-28 |
Trip
to London (for board meeting of Aeolian Company) |
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Sep
28 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Stockholm first performance, Armas Järnefelt |
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| 1928 |
Mar
23 |
Fiftieth
birthday celebrations; special concert performance of excerpts from
"Das Spielwerk", Berlin, Staatsoper unter den Linden, Erich Kleiber |
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Dec
10 |
"Der
singende Teufel" premiere, Berlin, Staatsoper unter denLinden, Erich
Kleiber |
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| 1929 |
Jan
17 |
"Die
kleine Suite", broadcast premiere, Schlesische Philharmonie, Schreker |
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Feb
21 |
"Der
singende Teufel", Wiesbaden first performance, Josef Rosenstock |
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Apr
14 |
"Vom
ewigen Leben" premiere, Leipzig, Clara Wirz-Wyss, Hermann Scherchen |
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May
15 |
"Das
Spielwerk"/"Spanisches Fest", Mainz first performances, Paul Breisach |
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Nov
30 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", new Berlin production, Städtische Oper, Georg
Sebastian |
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| 1930 |
fall |
Moves
to villa in Berlin, Schachtensee. Assumes directorship of Hochschule
Chorus (performances includeMenselssohn's "Elijah" on 19 Mar 1931
and Schönberg's "Gurrelieder" on 5 June 1931) |
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| 1931 |
Oct
1 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Oldenburg first performance, Johannes Schüler |
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Nov |
First
visit to Estoril (until January 1932) |
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Dec
5 |
"Vier
kleine Stücke für grosses Orchester" premiere, Krefeld,
WalterMeyer-Giesow |
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| 1932 |
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First
concrete plans for emigration to United States |
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Jun |
Schreker
resigns Hochschule under right wing pressure; assumes Master Class
at Prussian Academy of the Arts |
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Oct
29 |
"Der
Schmied von Gent" premiere, Berlin, Städtische Oper, PaulBreisach |
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| 1933 |
May
17 |
Relieved
of duties at Prussian Academy; Schoenberg similarly given leave on
23 May |
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summer |
Vacation
in Estoril |
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Oct |
Return
to Berlin |
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Dec |
Suffers
stroke, Berlin |
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| 1934 |
Mar
21 |
Dies,
Berlin |
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Haidy
and Imanuel Schreker emigrate to Argentina |
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After
Schreker's death |
| 1935 |
Mar
27 |
"Das
Weib des Intaphernes" premiered at Schreker memorial concert, Vienna,
Neues Wiener Konzertorchester, FerdinandGrossmann |
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| 1948 |
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"Der
ferne Klang", Frankfurt radio production, Winfried Zillig |
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Schreker
prize of re-organized Berlin Hochschule für Musik awarded to
Wolfgang Fortner (inflation thereafter renders prize worthless) |
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| 1955 |
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"Der
ferne Klang", NDR (Hamburg) radio production, Winfried Zillig |
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| 1958 |
Mar
11 |
Vorspiel
zu einer grossen Oper ("Memnon") premiered, Hans Rosbaud |
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| 1959 |
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Franz
Schreker Gesellschaft founded |
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Gösta
Neuwirth, Franz Schreker published |
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| 1960 |
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"Die
Gezeichneten", NDR (Hamburg) radio production, Winfried Zillig |
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| 1964 |
Sep
13 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Kassel, Staatstheater, Ernst von Dohnanyi |
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| 1968 |
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Haidy
Schreker-Bures, El caso Schreker published
"Der Schatzgräber", ORF (Vienna) radio production, Robert Heger |
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| 1970 |
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Haidy
Schreker-Bures, Hören, Denken, Fühlen published |
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Haidy
Schreker-Bures, Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt, Werner Oehlmann, Franz
Schreker published |
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| 1971 |
Aug
9 |
Imanuel
Schreker dies in Australia |
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Dec |
Maria
Schreker donates the bulk of Schreker's posthumous papers to the
Austrian National Library, forming the basis of the Schreker-Fonds |
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| 1972 |
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Gösta
Neuwirth, Die Harmonik in der Oper Der ferne Klang von Franz Schreker
published |
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| 1974 |
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Friedrich
C. Heller, ed., Arnold Schönberg -Franz Schreker: Briefwechsel
published |
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| 1976 |
Oct |
Graz,
Schreker Symposium, Institut für Wertungsforschung (proceedings
published 1978) |
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Oct
14 |
"Der
ferne Klang", ORF (Graz) radio production, ErnstMärzendorfer |
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| 1978 |
Oct
1 |
"Christophorus"
premiered, Freiburg, Städtische Bühnen, Klaus Weise |
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Oct
6-8 |
Berlin,
Schreker Symposium, Hochschule der Künste (proceedings published
1980) |
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Dec
23 |
Maria
Schreker dies in Berlin |
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| 1979 |
Jan
20 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Frankfurt Opera, Michael Gielen |
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| 1981 |
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Eckardt
van den Hoogen, Die Orchesterwerke Franz Schrekers in ihrer Zeit published |
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Haidy
Schreker-Bures, Spaziergang durch ein Leben published |
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Jul
5 |
"Der
Schmied von Gent", Berlin, Deutsche Staatsoper, Rolf Reuter |
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| 1984 |
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Reinhard
Ermen, ed., Franz Schreker (1878-1934) zum 50. Todestag published |
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Feb
26 |
"Das
Spielwerk", ORF (Vienna) radio production, Peter Gülke |
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Aug
15 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", ORF (Salzburg) radio production, Gerd Albrecht |
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Sep
30 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Venice, La Fenice, Gabriele Ferro |
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| 1985 |
Jun
2 |
"Flammen"
scenic premiere, Vienna, PPP Musiktheater, Frank Strobel |
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Dec
8 |
"Irrelohe",
Bielefeld, Städtische Bühnen, Rainer Koch |
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| 1985 |
May
23 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", ORF (Vienna) radio production, Lothar Zagrosek |
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Sep
26 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Gera, Bühnen der Stadt, Wolfgang Wappler |
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| 1986 |
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Schreker
Foundation established; Yale Schreker Collection founded |
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| 1987 |
Oct
4 |
"Das
Spielwerk", Wuppertal, Bühnen der Stadt, Peter Gülke |
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Dec
20 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Düsseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein, Hans Wallat |
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| 1988 |
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Matthias
Brzoska, Franz Schrekrs Oper "Der Schatzgräber" published |
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Mar
13 |
"Das
Spielwerk und die Prinzessin, Wiesbaden, Staatstheater, Siegfried
Köhler |
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May
14 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", St. Gallen, Stadttheater, Samuel Friedmann |
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Jun
21 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Brussels, La Monnaie, Ingo Metzmacher |
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Sep
24 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Hagen, Stadttheater, Michael Halász |
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| 1989 |
Jan
9 |
"Der
singende Teufel, Bielefeld, Städtische Bühnen, Rainer Koch |
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Mar
15 |
"Irrelohe",
ORF (Vienna) radio production, Peter Gülke |
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May
28 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Hamburg, Oper, Gerd Albrecht |
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Sep
29 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Gera, Bühnen der Stadt, Wolfgang Wappler |
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| 1990 |
Mar
15 |
"Irrelohe",
ORF (Vienna) radio production, Peter Gülke |
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Oct |
"Der
ferne Klang", Berlin, CD production, Gerd Albrecht (Capriccio) |
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| 1991 |
Apr
20 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Vienna, Staatsoper, Gerd Albrecht |
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Dec
22 |
"Christophorus",
ORF (Vienna) production, Ingo Metzmacher |
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| 1992 |
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Christopher
Hailey, ed., Franz Schreker - Paul Bekker: Briefwechsel published |
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Jan
14 |
"Der
ferne Klang", Leeds, Opera North, Paul Daniel |
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Dec
13 |
"Der
Schmied von Gent", Bielefeld, Städtische Bühnen, Rainer
Koch |
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Dec
20 |
"Die
Gezeichneten", Zurich, Opernhaus, Eliahu Inbal |
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| 1993 |
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Christopher
Hailey, Franz Schreker (1878-1934). A Cultural Biography published |
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Aug |
"Die
Gezeichneten," Berlin, CD production, Lothar Zagrosek-Feb 1994 (Decca) |
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Dec
15 |
Haidy
Schreker dies in Buenos Aires |
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| 1998 |
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Ulrike
Kienzle, Das Trauma hinter dem Traum; Franz Schrekers Oper "Der ferne
Klang" und die Wiener Moderne published |
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May
14-16 |
Schreker/Zemlinsky
Symposium, Vienna, Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst |
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| 1999 |
Jul
10 |
"Der
Schatzgräber", Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater, Kazushi Ono |
