Hermann Bischoff was a German

Germany

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 composer of classical music

Classical music

Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...

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After leaving Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

 to continue his first studies of music, he met Richard Strauss

Richard Strauss

Richard Georg Strauss was a leading German composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras. He is known for his operas, which include Der Rosenkavalier and Salome; his Lieder, especially his Four Last Songs; and his tone poems and orchestral works, such as Death and Transfiguration, Till...

 and fell in with his circle.

Bischoff's two symphonies have been recorded on the record label Classic Produktion Osnabrück

Classic Produktion Osnabrück

Classic Produktion Osnabrück is a record label founded in 1986 by Georg Ortmann and several others. Its declared mission is to fill niches in the recorded classical repertory, with an emphasis on romantic, late romantic and 20th-century music...

, along with a 1926 Introduction und Rondo. His first symphony, dedicated Herrn Dr. Richard Strauss was performed (premiered?) in Essen

Essen

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 in the same festival (The 42nd Tonkünstler-Festival) in 1906 (May 24-8, 1906) that saw the premiere of Mahler's Sixth Symphony

Symphony No. 6 (Mahler)

The Symphony No. 6 in A minor by Gustav Mahler, sometimes referred to as the Tragische , was composed between 1903 and 1904 . The work's first performance was in Essen, on May 27, 1906, conducted by the composer.The tragic, even nihilistic ending of No...

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Compositions

• Two symphonies
  • No. 1 in E major (published in 1906)
  • No. 2 in D minor (published 1914 by F.E.C. Leuckart)
• Other works with Orchestra
  • Introduction and Rondo for Orchestra (1926)
• Various Songs with Piano (e.g. Op. 3, Op. 6, Op. 7, Op.15) and with Orchestral Accompaniment

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