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Erik Werba
Erik Werba (left) with Raili Kostia [fi] in Helsinki, 1960
Born(1918-05-23)23 May 1918
Baden bei Wien, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Died9 April 1992(1992-04-09) (aged 73)
Hinterbrühl, Austria
Education
Occupations
  • Classical pianist
  • Academic teacher
  • Conductor
  • Composer
  • Writer
  • Music critic
Organizations

Erik Werba (23 May 1918 – 9 April 1992) was an Austrian classical pianist who is especially known as an accompanist of singers. He was also a music critic, conductor, composer, author and academic teacher.[1]

Career

Werba was born in Baden bei Wien,[2] the son of Ludwig Werba (1884–1945), who was born in Graz and became a composer, music director and vice-president of the Österreichisch-ungarischer Musikerverband, founded in 1896. Ludwig Werba died in a bombing raid on 2 April 1945.[3]

Werba completed the Matura at the Baden Gymnasium in 1936. He then studied at both the Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna and the University of Vienna,[4] where he earned a PhD in 1940.[5] He worked as a music critic and teacher, and directed the Mozartgemeinde after World War II. Werba was Kapellmeister at the Stadttheater Baden [de] from 1945 to 1946.[6] As a pianist, he focused on accompanying lieder singers.[7] He collaborated with Irmgard Seefried, Christa Ludwig, Walter Berry, Kim Borg,[8] Brigitte Fassbaender,[7] Peter Schreier[9] and Nicolai Gedda,[10] appearing internationally.[8]

Werba was a professor of lied and oratorio at the Wiener Musikakademie from 1949 to 1990,[1] and from 1964 to 1971 also at the Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Graz. As a journalist, he worked for the newsletters of the Mozartgemeinde, the Wiener Figaro, the Österreichische Musikzeitschrift and the periodical Musikerziehung.[11] As a composer, he wrote incidental music, chamber music and lieder.[1]

Werba died on 9 April 1992 in Hinterbrühl. He is buried at the Maria Enzersdorf cemetery.[1]

Compositions

Werba composed lieder, including:[12]

  • "Ich bin...", for high voice and piano (1936)
  • "Neige dein Köpfchen", for high voice and piano (1936)
  • "Ich saß vor dunklem Walde", for high voice and piano (1936)

Publications

  • Richard Strauss zum 85. Geburtstag, 1949[13]
  • Tenoralbum, 1951[1]
  • Bariton-Baß-Album, 1953[1]
  • Josef Marx, eine Studie, 1962[14]
  • Hugo Wolf oder – Der zornige Romantiker, 1971[15]
  • Erich Marckhl, 1972[16]
  • Hugo Wolf und seine Lieder, 1984[17]

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Erik Werba" (in German). Österreichischer Cartellverband [de]. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ Erik Werba oxfordreference.com
  3. ^ K.: Badener Stadtnachrichten. In memoriam Ludwig Werba. In: Badener Zeitung, 14 July 1945, p. 3 (Online at ANNO)Template:ANNO/Maintenance/bzt
  4. ^ "21 May 1968: 50. Geburtstag von Erik Werba". Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  5. ^ Erik Werba: Die Rolle und Bedeutung des Sängers bei Homer, Hesiod und Pindar. Dissertation. Universität Wien, Wien 1940, OBV.
  6. ^ Franziska Dzugan: Chamäleons im Blätterwald. Die Wurzeln der ÖVP-ParteijournalistInnen in Austrofaschismus, Nationalsozialismus, Demokratie und Widerstand. Eine kollektivbiografische Analyse an den Beispielen Wiener Tageszeitung und Linzer Volksblatt 1945 bzw. 1947 bis 1955. Dissertation. Universität Wien, Wien 2011, p. 171. – Volltext online (PDF; 1,4 MB).
  7. ^ a b "Stets "am Klavier: Erik Werba"" (in German). ORF. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Seefried, Ludwig, Berry und Borg waren die Sänger mit denen ich die Welt bereist habe." – Erik Werba in an earlier studio discussion. Broadcast on 24 May 2018 in Stimmen hören on Ö1
  9. ^ "Peter Schreier – Mozart-Lieder". belvedere-edition.de (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Nicolai Gedda • Erik Werba" (in German). Musikverein. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ^ Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Musikerziehung in Österreich (AGMÖ): Musikerziehung mit AGMÖ-Nachrichten. AGMÖ, Wien 1947/48–, OBV.
  12. ^ Broeker, Erik. "Erik Werba". tobias-broeker.de (in German). Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  13. ^ Richard Strauss zum 85. Geburtstag Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund
  14. ^ Josef Marx, eine Studie Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund.
  15. ^ Hugo Wolf oder – Der zornige Romantiker Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund
  16. ^ Erich Marckhl Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund
  17. ^ Hugo Wolf und seine Lieder Österreichischer Bibliothekenverbund
  18. ^ "Gedenktafeln in Wien / Mozartgemeinde Wien / Träger der Mozart-Medaille / Deutschordenshof, Singerstraße: Erik Werba 1960". viennatouristguide.at (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2019.

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