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Kurt Schwaen was born on June 21, 1909 in Kattowice (Upper Silesia). In school he distinguished himself as a pianist and musical improviser. He took organ and piano lessons from Max Lubrich, a pupil of Max Reger, who also encouraged him to compose on his own. From 1929-1933 he studied musicology, German philology, art history and philosophy at Breslau and Berlin universities. In 1935, he was imprisoned because of illegal political activities. After being released he worked as a repetiteur in the field of dance. Towards the end of World War II he was called up to the Penal Division 999. During the years of German reconstruction, Schwaen, who lived in the eastern part of Germany, was involved in setting up music schools, then an important
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cultural-political task, and was musical adviser to the Berlin Theater Deutsche Volksbuhne. His friendship with Brecht at the Berliner Ensemble from 1953-1965 had a great influence on Schwaen as an artist. Since 1953, he has been a free lance composer. To date, he has composed over 600 compositions and was one of the most important East German composers. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Piano no 1 by Kurt Schwaen
Performer:
Siegfried Stöckigt (Piano)
Conductor:
Adolf Fritz Guhl
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Leipzig Radio Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1964; Germany
2.
Concerto for Piano no 2 "Vietnamese" by Kurt Schwaen
Performer:
Ton Nu Nguyet Minh (Piano)
Conductor:
Olaf Koch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Hallé Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1987; Germany
3.
Concerto for Violin by Kurt Schwaen
Performer:
Wolfgang Hentrich (Violin)
Conductor:
Dieter G. Worm
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Robert Schumann Philharmonic
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1979; Germany
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