Biography of Siegfried Wagner (1869-1930)

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06.06.1869

Born in Tribschen near Luzern only son of Richard Wagner

First lessons in harmonics from his grandfather, Franz Liszt, läter student of Humperdinck

1896

Co-conductor and director of the Bayreuth festival

1908

Art director of the festival

03.02.1914

Premiere of the Concertino for flute in Hamburg conducted by the composer.

04.08.1930

Dies in Bayreuth

Further information/Sources:

• → Siegfried Wagner bei Wikipedia
• → Noten von Siegfried Wagner auf imslp.org
• → Internationale Siegfried Wagner Gesellschaft e. V. Bayreuth
• → CDs by/of Siegfried Wagner bei JPC (mit Hörproben)
• → Music by/with Siegfried Wagner at amazon.de

Sheet music for flute:

Concertstück (F-Dur)

(flute, piano orchestral excerpt)

Zimmermann, ZM 34460

Rating: easy

1. sehr lebhaft

Present for his nephew Gilbert Graf Gravina, who was a flutist, for his 23rd birthday in 1913. The premiere was on the 3rd February 1914 in Hamburg with Siegfried wagner as a conductor.

In the orchestra there is a doubled woodwind group, four French horns and timpani.

Literature von/über Siegfried Wagner

• Adorján, András:  Lexikon der Flöte
  Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten
  1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,
  2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
• Rolland, Romain:  Musiker von heute
  München: Georg Müller,
  1927.