Iván Eröd
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Iván Erőd, also Iván Eröd ' onMouseout='HidePop("78220")' href="/topics/Budapest">Budapest
), is an Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist.
with Pál Kadosa
(piano) and Ferenc Szabó
(composition). He emigrated to Austria in 1956 and studied there at the Vienna Music Academy, with Richard Hauser (piano) and Karl Schiske (composition). He took several summer classes at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, studying with Eduard Steuermann
and Luigi Nono
. In 1960 he launched a career as a pianist. From 1962 to 1968 he was solo répétiteur
at the Wiener Staatsoper
and the Wiener Festwochen. From 1967 to 1989 he taught music theory
and composition at the Graz Musikhochschule, and later taught at the Vienna Music Academy. His students have included Rudolf Hinterdorfer, Georg Friedrich Haas
and Gerhard Präsent
.
From 2004 to 2009 he was a teacher at Franz Liszt Academy of Music
. Since 2009 he is a member of the Széchenyi Academy of Fine Arts (Széchenyi Irodalmi és Művészeti Akadémia).
, is an opera singer at the Wiener Staatsoper. After the fall of Communism he purchased a farmhouse in Hungary.
and Zoltán Kodály
. Before his emigration and during his studies in Vienna, he was interested in the dodecaphony of the "Second Viennese School" and serialism
. His wind trio, op. 4 (1957, revised 1987), and his Ricercare ed Aria, op. 11 for wind quartet (1965) are based on twelve-tone scales, also his first opera, Das Mädchen, der Matrose und der Student (The Girl, the Sailor and the Student, 1960). He composed his second opera Die Seidenraupen (The Silkworms) from 1964 to 1968, when it was successfully premiered during the Wiener Festwochen at the Theater an der Wien
with singers Jeannette Pilou and Oskar Czerwenka. The composer describes that the work is based on three scales, for the three main characters, which are derived from each other and sometimes combined in a way leading to tonality. His first violin sonata, op. 14 (1969/70), was a return to a "new tonality", incorporating Hungarian and "gypsy" elements. He dedicated Milchzahnlieder (Baby Tooth Songs) for soprano and chamber orchestra, op. 17 (1973), and Krokodilslieder (Crocodile Songs), for baritone and chamber orchestra, op. 28 (1979), to his five children. Erőd composed orchestral works, such as a violin concerto, op. 15 (1973), a viola concerto, op. 30 (1979/80), Soirées imaginaires, op. 38 (1981), and Symphonie "From the Old World", op. 67 (1995).
His chamber music includes string quartets, a string sextet, op. 68 (1996), and Bukolika for chamber ensemble, op. 64 (1994), on Hungarian rural life. His first piano trio, op. 21, was written in 1976. He composed Lied
er, such as Canti di Ungaretti (1988). The song cycle Über die Asche zu singen, op. 65 (1994) reflects his family's persecution when he was a child. In the 1980s and 1990s he was influenced by Jazz and Blues, which shows in his piano concerto, op. 19, in the second piano trio, op. 42 (1981/82), and in the Minnesota Sinfonietta op. 51. Some of his vocal works are most serious, such as the Vier Gesänge, op. 49 (1983), the song cycle Schwarzerde (Black Soil) for baritone and orchestra, op. 49 (1984/85), and the cantata
Vox Lucis (Voice of the Light), op. 56 (1988/89).
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
), is an Hungarian-Austrian composer and pianist.
Career
Erőd studied at the Franz Liszt Academy of MusicFranz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
with Pál Kadosa
Pál Kadosa
Pál Kadosa was a piano teacher and Hungarian composer of the post-Bartók generation. His early style was influenced by Hungarian folklore while his later works were more toward Hindemith and expressively forceful idioms. He was born in Léva. He studied at the national Hungarian Royal Academy...
(piano) and Ferenc Szabó
Ferenc Szabó
Ferenc Szabó was a Hungarian composer. As a communist, Szabó was obliged to emigrate through Berlin to the USSR . He became a respected figure in Soviet musical life, and found the opportunities to explore common ground between the concert hall and mass music-making on a far higher level...
(composition). He emigrated to Austria in 1956 and studied there at the Vienna Music Academy, with Richard Hauser (piano) and Karl Schiske (composition). He took several summer classes at the Darmstädter Ferienkurse, studying with Eduard Steuermann
Eduard Steuermann
Eduard Steuermann was an Austrian pianist and composer. The actress Salka Viertel was his sister...
and Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music and remains one of the most prominent composers of the 20th century.- Early years :Born in Venice, he was a member of a wealthy artistic family, and his grandfather was a notable painter...
. In 1960 he launched a career as a pianist. From 1962 to 1968 he was solo répétiteur
Répétiteur
Répétiteur , repetitore , or Korrepetitor / Repetitor , originally from the French verb répéter meaning "to repeat, to go over, to learn, to rehearse"....
at the Wiener Staatsoper
Vienna State Opera
The Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...
and the Wiener Festwochen. From 1967 to 1989 he taught music theory
Music theory
Music theory is the study of how music works. It examines the language and notation of music. It seeks to identify patterns and structures in composers' techniques across or within genres, styles, or historical periods...
and composition at the Graz Musikhochschule, and later taught at the Vienna Music Academy. His students have included Rudolf Hinterdorfer, Georg Friedrich Haas
Georg Friedrich Haas
Georg Friedrich Haas is an Austrian composer of spectral music.He grew up in Tschagguns and studied composition with Gösta Neuwirth, Iván Erőd, and piano with Doris Wolf at the Musikhochschule in Graz...
and Gerhard Präsent
Gerhard Präsent
Gerhard Präsent is an Austrian composer, conductor and academic.-Professional career:Gerhard Präsent studied from 1976 at the Musikhochschule Graz, composition with Iván Erőd and conducting with Milan Horvat. He graduated in 1982 in composition and in 1985 in conducting, in both subjects with...
.
From 2004 to 2009 he was a teacher at Franz Liszt Academy of Music
Franz Liszt Academy of Music
The Franz Liszt Academy of Music is a concert hall and music conservatory in Budapest, Hungary, founded on November 14, 1875...
. Since 2009 he is a member of the Széchenyi Academy of Fine Arts (Széchenyi Irodalmi és Művészeti Akadémia).
Non-musical life
Erőd's life had early tragedies, particularly his brother and grandparents being murdered at Auschwitz in 1944. He also fled Hungary after the events of 1956. He married in 1969 and has five children. His son, Adrian ErödAdrian Eröd
Adrian Eröd , baritone, is an Austrian opera singer. He was born in 1970, and is the son of composer Iván Erőd.- Career :After his studies with Walter Berry and Franz Lukasovsky at the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Adrian successfully participated in several competitions...
, is an opera singer at the Wiener Staatsoper. After the fall of Communism he purchased a farmhouse in Hungary.
Works
Stylistically, Erőd's music was initially influenced by Hungarians such as Béla BartókBéla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
and Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue, linguist, and philosopher. He is best known internationally as the creator of the Kodály Method.-Life:Born in Kecskemét, Kodály learned to play the violin as a child....
. Before his emigration and during his studies in Vienna, he was interested in the dodecaphony of the "Second Viennese School" and serialism
Serialism
In music, serialism is a method or technique of composition that uses a series of values to manipulate different musical elements. Serialism began primarily with Arnold Schoenberg's twelve-tone technique, though his contemporaries were also working to establish serialism as one example of...
. His wind trio, op. 4 (1957, revised 1987), and his Ricercare ed Aria, op. 11 for wind quartet (1965) are based on twelve-tone scales, also his first opera, Das Mädchen, der Matrose und der Student (The Girl, the Sailor and the Student, 1960). He composed his second opera Die Seidenraupen (The Silkworms) from 1964 to 1968, when it was successfully premiered during the Wiener Festwochen at the Theater an der Wien
Theater an der Wien
The Theater an der Wien is a historic theatre on the Left Wienzeile in the Mariahilf district of Vienna. Completed in 1801, it has seen the premieres of many celebrated works of theatre, opera, and symphonic music...
with singers Jeannette Pilou and Oskar Czerwenka. The composer describes that the work is based on three scales, for the three main characters, which are derived from each other and sometimes combined in a way leading to tonality. His first violin sonata, op. 14 (1969/70), was a return to a "new tonality", incorporating Hungarian and "gypsy" elements. He dedicated Milchzahnlieder (Baby Tooth Songs) for soprano and chamber orchestra, op. 17 (1973), and Krokodilslieder (Crocodile Songs), for baritone and chamber orchestra, op. 28 (1979), to his five children. Erőd composed orchestral works, such as a violin concerto, op. 15 (1973), a viola concerto, op. 30 (1979/80), Soirées imaginaires, op. 38 (1981), and Symphonie "From the Old World", op. 67 (1995).
His chamber music includes string quartets, a string sextet, op. 68 (1996), and Bukolika for chamber ensemble, op. 64 (1994), on Hungarian rural life. His first piano trio, op. 21, was written in 1976. He composed Lied
Lied
is a German word literally meaning "song", usually used to describe romantic songs setting German poems of reasonably high literary aspirations, especially during the nineteenth century, beginning with Carl Loewe, Heinrich Marschner, and Franz Schubert and culminating with Hugo Wolf...
er, such as Canti di Ungaretti (1988). The song cycle Über die Asche zu singen, op. 65 (1994) reflects his family's persecution when he was a child. In the 1980s and 1990s he was influenced by Jazz and Blues, which shows in his piano concerto, op. 19, in the second piano trio, op. 42 (1981/82), and in the Minnesota Sinfonietta op. 51. Some of his vocal works are most serious, such as the Vier Gesänge, op. 49 (1983), the song cycle Schwarzerde (Black Soil) for baritone and orchestra, op. 49 (1984/85), and the cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
Vox Lucis (Voice of the Light), op. 56 (1988/89).
Awards
- 1962: Ferruccio Busoni International Piano CompetitionFerruccio Busoni International Piano CompetitionThe Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition is a music competition for young pianists that takes place in Bolzano, Italy.-History: The first Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition was organized by Cesare Nordio in 1949 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the death of pianist and...
, Third Prize - 1970: Österreichischer Staatspreis (National Prize of Austria)
- 1981: Musikpreis des Landes Steiermark (Music Prize of Styria)
- 1986: Prize of the City of Vienna for Music
- 2001: Great Silver Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- 2006: Honorary member of the Österreichischer Komponistenbund (Austrian Composers Association)
External links
- Iván Eröd website
- Iván Eröd Steirischer Tonkünstlerbund
- Eröd, Iván Music Information Center Austria
- Iván Eröd Budapest Music Center
- Holender singt bei Kinderopern- Uraufführung in Staatsoper premiere of children's opera i the Vienna State OperaVienna State OperaThe Vienna State Opera is an opera house – and opera company – with a history dating back to the mid-19th century. It is located in the centre of Vienna, Austria. It was originally called the Vienna Court Opera . In 1920, with the replacement of the Habsburg Monarchy by the First Austrian...
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