Else Schmitz-Gohr

Else Schmitz-Gohr (12 August 1901 – 13 December 1987) was a German composer, pianist, and teacher who is best remembered for her Elegy for the Left Hand for piano, her successful students, and her recordings of Max Reger’s works for piano.^[1]^[2]

Schmitz-Gohr was born in Cologne. She studied at the Cologne Conservatory and the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. Her teachers included Franz Bolsche, Wilhelm Klatte, Dr. Otto Klauwell, James Kwast, and Fritz Hans Rehbold. She socialized with sculptor Lili Graf.^[3] In 1918, she debuted as a pianist under conductor Hermann Abendroth, and in 1922 won the Gustav Hollaender medal.^[1]

Schmitz-Gohr toured throughout Germany and abroad as a pianist. She was known for her interpretation of modern composers, especially Max Reger, whose works she recorded commercially on LP KAS 30067 (Kaskade).^[4]^[2] She taught at the Rheinische Musikschule, the State Academy of Music in Cologne, and the Stern Conservatory. Her students included Dietmar von Capitaine, Bernhard Klee,^[1] Aloys and Alfons Kontarsky,^[5] Georg Kroll,^[6] Irene Vogel Osiander,^[7] Erika Rademacher, Eckart Sellheim,^[8] and Joachim Volkmann.^[9]

Compositions

Schmitz-Gohr's compositions were published by Schott Music.^[10] They included:

Chamber

Allegro in G minor (violin and piano)^[1]
Allegro Moderato in E minor (piano trio)^[1]
Andante in G minor (piano trio)^[1]
Kleine Flöten-Duette (two flutes)^[7]

Orchestra

Overture in G minor^[1]

Piano

Elegy for the Left Hand^[1]
Fantasie in F major^[1]
Suite^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA Inc. p. 623. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.
^ ^a ^b "Else Schmitz-Gohr". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
^ Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Deutsches Kunstarchiv. "Die Bildhauerin Lili Gräf bei Else Schmitz-Gohr". www.digiporta.net (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-27.
^ Wier, Albert E., ed. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 688.
^ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-37299-3.
^ "Tagebuch Klavier". www.broekmans.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
^ ^a ^b Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.
^ Who's who in the Arts. Who's Who-Book & Pub. 1975. ISBN 978-3-921220-23-8.
^ The Piano in Concert. Scarecrow Press. 1982. p. 1364. ISBN 978-0-8108-1469-1.
^ "SCHMITZ-GOHR, Else". Donne, Women in Music. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

Recordings

[:0-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers (Second edition, revised and enlarged ed.). New York: Books & Music USA Inc. p. 623. ISBN 0-9617485-2-4. OCLC 16714846.

[:1-2] "Else Schmitz-Gohr". Discogs. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[3] Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Deutsches Kunstarchiv. "Die Bildhauerin Lili Gräf bei Else Schmitz-Gohr". www.digiporta.net (in German). Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[4] Wier, Albert E., ed. (1938). The Macmillan Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians. New York: The Macmillan Company. p. 688.

[5] Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-37299-3.

[6] "Tagebuch Klavier". www.broekmans.com. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

[:2-7] Boenke, H. Alais (1988). Flute Music by Women Composers: An Annotated Catalog. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-26019-3.

[8] Who's who in the Arts. Who's Who-Book & Pub. 1975. ISBN 978-3-921220-23-8.

[9] The Piano in Concert. Scarecrow Press. 1982. p. 1364. ISBN 978-0-8108-1469-1.

[10] "SCHMITZ-GOHR, Else". Donne, Women in Music. Retrieved 2023-02-27.

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