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Preface -- Book 1 1865-March 1884 -- Book 2 March 1884-March 1895 -- Book 3 March 1895-April 1899 -- Book 4 April 1899-1901 -- Book 5 1902-January 1907 -- Book 6 January 1907-1912 -- Appendix 1 Works conducted by Hans Richter -- Appendix 2 Cities and towns where Richter conducted -- Select Bibliography -- Index
New critical perspectives are offered on Hans Richter, the artist and political activist who played a major role in the shaping of the 20th century avant-garde. Richter was a significant force in the developments of expressionism, Dada, de Stijl, constructivism, and surrealism, and the creator, with Viking Eggeling, of the abstract cinema. 68 illustrations, 10 in color.
Hans Richter was the first career conductor to gain international fame and respect. During his career, which began in Budapest and ended over forty years later in Manchester, he dominated the musical life of Vienna, London, and Bayreuth, three of the most important musical centers of the nineteenth century. Few composers of the age were untouched by him: he gave first performances of works by Wagner, Brahms, Elgar, Bruckner, Dvo%rák, and Tchaikovsky, and assisted the careers of several others, including Sibelius and Bartok. His astonishing energy drove him to travel on punishing schedules--he gave a staggering 4,351 public performances--and he was also an accomplished musician, playing ever...
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The contributors to this book rewrite Richter's history to include his pivotal role in the development of the early twentieth-century avant-garde and his political activism.
Scripted documentary and interview with artist-sculptor-filmmaker-surrealist Hans Richter - his place in history and his pioneering work in several areas. Richter talks about his career - which started at the beginning of the century - early experiments with the movie camera, association with the world of the Surrealists, conflict with the National Socialists in Germany, the origins of Dada, and the evolution of his own style in painting, drawing and collage.