Marij Kogoj Explained

thumb|right|Marij KogojMarij Julij Kogoj (Trieste, 20 September 1892^[1] – Ljubljana, 25 February 1956) was a Slovenian composer. He was a pupil of Schoenberg and Franz Schreker, and immensely popular during the 1920s, culminating with his opera Črne maske (Black masks).^[2] His career ended in 1932, when he was institutionalized for schizophrenia. He remained there until his death in 1956.^[3]

Works, editions, recordings

• Črne maske "Black masks" Opera 1928 - scheduled for performance January 2012^[4]

Recordings

• Complete Works for Violin & Piano, Črtomir Šiškovič (violin) and Emanuele Arciuli. (Stradivarius, 2000)

Marriage

Kogoj married Marija Podlogar in 1919.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. http://nl.ijs.si/fedora/get/sbl:1151/VIEW/ Slovenski biografski leksikon: Marij Kogoj
2. Opera, power and ideology: anthropological study of a national art p97 Vlado Kotnik - 2010 -"The interwar generation of Slovenian opera composers was characterized by an eclectic range of styles, from Romanticism to modernism. The 1920s were dominated by the Expressionist composer Marij Kogoj,60 a pupil of Schoenberg"
3. Web site: Marij Kogoj. zavod-parnas.org. www.gradez.si. 2016-05-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412143211/http://gradez.si/eng/Marij_Kogoj. 2017-04-12. dead.
4. http://www.sng-mb.si/opera-balet/crne-maske-2/ SNG Maribor
5. Book: Sadie . Julie Anne . Sadie . Stanley . Calling on the Composer: A Guide to European Composer Houses and Museums . 2005 . Yale University Press . New Haven, CT . 225.
6. Čuk . S. . Obletnica meseca . Ognjišče . 2016 . 2016 . 2 . 52 . February 7, 2024.