August Conradi

August Conradi

August Conradi (June 27, 1821—May 26, 1873) was a German organist and composer. Born in Berlin, he was originally intended by his father to study theology. Instead, he was enrolled at the Akademie der Künste in Berlin. [Walker, 6:page cit. pending.] There he studied harmony and composition with Karl Friedrick Rungenhagen, director of the Berlin Singkademie. In 1843, he became organist of the Invalidinhaus, Berlin, also writing his first symphony plus a "Zigeunerpolka" for orchestra the same year. The latter was arranged for piano by Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt [Searle, 4:663.] He held various conducting appointments; these included Stettin (1849), Berlin (1850), Düsseldorf (1852), and Cologne (1853), then Berlin again at such theaters as Kroll's, the Wallner-Theater and the Victoria-Theater. [Walker, 6:page cit needed.]

Conradi probably met Liszt in the early 1840's. He served as Liszt's copyist in Weimar in January and February 1844, and he spent 18 months there in 1848 and 49 at Liszt's instigation. Conradi prepared copies of the initial versions of Liszt's orchestral works, making suggestions on scoring. He also assisted Liszt in assembling a "Programme general" if all the repertory he had played during his virtuoso years [Walker, 6:Page cit. needed.] While Conradi was an extremely hard worker, he also possessed a somewhat routine mind. When he received his appointment as Kapellmeister in Stettin in the winter of 1849, his work at Weimar was taken over by the more imaginitive Joachim Raff. [Searle, 4:663.] Nevertheless, Liszt continued to use him as a copyist. In September 1855 Liszt wrote of his intention to send the score of his "Psalm 13" to Berlin so tht Conradi could make a fair copy for the first performance there. [Walker, 6:Page cit. needed.]

The extent of Conradi's help with Liszt's early orchestration has been well documented by Liszt scholar Peter Raabe, who demonstated that, whatever the position regarding initial drafts, the final versions were always Liszt's own. [Walker, 6:page cit. needed.]

Conradi wrote eight operas, a ballet, five symphonies, overtures, and string quartets as well as dance music, songs, vaudeville sketches, farces and potpourris (which were performed in garden concers for many years)> [Searle, 4:663.]

References

Bibliography

* ed Sadie, Stanley, "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, First Edition" (London: Macmillian, 1980). ISBN 0-333-23111-2
** Searle, Humphrey, "Conradi, August"
* ed Sadie, Stanley, "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Second Edition" (London: Macmillian, 2001). ISBN 0-333-60800-3
** Walker, Alan, "Conradi, August"


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