Ernst Krause (musicologist) explained

Ernst Krause (28 May 1911 – 8 August 1997[1]) 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[2] (which was translated into six languages) and later Richard Strauss - Der letzte Romantiker. His compendium Opera from A-Z,[3] 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 76.

Honours

Work

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary . 2020-08-24 . 2016-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160205171138/http://www.berlin.friedparks.de/such/gedenkstaette.php?gdst_id=2823 . dead .
  2. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/75177118 Richard Strauss Gestalt und Werk
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/title/oper-a-z-ein-opernfuhrer/oclc/75134260&referer=brief_results''Oper A - Z ein Opernführer
  4. https://www.nd-archiv.de/artikel/1092913..html Notiz aus dem ND-Archiv
  5. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144698756 Puccini : Beschreibung eines Welterfolges
  6. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1069928536 Werner Egk Oper und Ballett