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'''Max Deutsch''' (17 November 1892, in [[Vienna]] – 22 November 1982, in [[Paris]]) was an [[Austria]]n-[[France|French]] [[composer]], [[Conducting|conductor]], and teacher.
'''Max Deutsch''' (17 November 1892, in [[Vienna]] – 22 November 1982, in [[Paris]]) was an [[Austria]]n-[[France|French]] [[composer]], [[Conducting|conductor]], and teacher.

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Max Deutsch (17 November 1892, in Vienna – 22 November 1982, in Paris) was an Austrian-French composer, conductor, and teacher.

He was a pupil of Arnold Schoenberg[1] and founded the theater Der Jüdische Spiegel (The Jewish Mirror) in Paris. Here, many works of composers like Schoenberg, Anton Webern, or Alban Berg were debuted in France. From 1940 to 1945, Deutsch served in the French Foreign Legion. In Paris, his students included the composers Philippe Capdenat, György Kurtág and Luis de Pablo, the music critic Heinz-Klaus Metzger, the Canadian-born Srul Irving Glick, the Italian Sylvano Bussotti, and the American composers David Chaitkin, Donald Harris, Eugene Kurtz, and Allen Shearer. See: List of music students by teacher: C to F#Max Deutsch.

Max Deutsch was a friend of Ferruccio Busoni.[1]

His "film symphony" Der Schatz (The Treasure) came out of a commission from German film director Georg Wilhelm Pabst. He wanted an original musical score for his 1923 film. in structure, Der Schatz served two purposes: film score and "stand-alone, symphonic work." The symphony survived because Deutsch donated the manuscript ot It is in the latter form that Der Schatz survived — Deutsches Filminstituit received a donation of the manuscript in 1982, shortly before Deutsch died. A score of years later, DeutschlandRadio Berlin contracted with Staatsphilarmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, conducted by Frank Strobel, to produce a record of "this extremely rare and totally unknown symphonic work." this recording also serves as the The recording became the foundation of a "synchronized restoration" pf the film.[1]

Perversely, before he died Deutsch systematically destroyed all of his compositions, so that his only surviving legacy is his students.[2]

In late 2013 a part of his oeuvre was released, namely a recording. He conducted the Suisse Romande Orchestra in a performance of several works by Arnold Schoenberg.[3]

Works

  • Oper Schach, 1923
  • Revue (z. B. Moulin Rouge) und Filmmusik für Georg Wilhelm Pabsts Der Schatz (1923) und Die freudlose Gasse (1925)

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Lewis, Dave. "Max Deutsche/Rheinland: Pfalz Staatsphilharmonie / Frank Strobel: Max Detsch: Der Schatz". AllMusic Review. allmusic.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. ^ Lefebvre, Henri; Sweet, Translator, David L, author. "Review: The Missing Pieces". Publisher’s Weekly. Retrieved December 26, 2015. Each sentence or phrase in this haunting project from French poet and publisher Lefebvre (not to be confused with the Marxist philosopher) describes something lost, erased, destroyed, or otherwise unfinished within the life of an artist. Some seem frivolous: "Tintin's bedroom doesn't appear in a single album by Hergé." Others are serious: "The composer Max Deutsch mercilessly destroyed his musical scores, having chosen to leave no trace other than teaching." {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Max Deutsch Conducts Arnold Schonberg Schonberg / Deutsch, Max Catalog #: 2100 Spars Code: DDD". Karusel Music. December 10, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2015.

Further reading

  • Albrecht Betz: In Frankreich bisweilen, in Frankreich konstant. Hanns Eisler und Max Deutsch in Michel Cullin und Primavera Driessen Gruber (Hg.): Douce France? Musik-Exil in Frankreich / Musiciens en Exil en France 1933-1945. Böhlau 2008, S.96

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