Rudolf Hans Bartsch
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Rudolf Hans Bartsch was an Austria
n military officer, and writer
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s and short stories
, which, according to today's critics often glorify the old nostalgic Austria. Gero von Wilpert ( for a very fertile, non-critical narrator of the old Austria - kind with sentimental novels and short stories, cute and bittersweet love stories of playful levity) ...
His novel about Franz Schubert
, Schwammerl (mushrooms), one of the most successful Austrian books before World War II
, served in 1916 as a template to the operetta
Das Dreimäderlhaus
by the composer Heinrich Berté
, which was also filmed several times.
Bartsch adapted the mythological poem Autumn Chorus to Pan, from ancient works about the god Pan and the seasons. It tells the signs of the cycle of life and the transience of the earth in the sense of the changing seasons. The work gained greater prominence when it was set to music in January 1911 by Joseph Marx
, who was, at the time, one the most played song composers of Austria. It was set as a one-movement cantata
for mixed choir , boys' choir , organ and large orchestra. This is the first orchestral work written by Marx. The Autumn Chorus to Pan was recorded in June 2008 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
& Chorus under Jiří Bělohlávek
together with other choral works by Joseph Marx for the British label Chandos Records
.
Streets were named after him in his hometown of Graz
plus in Leibnitz
and Mureck
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n military officer, and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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Life and work
Bartsch wrote novelNovel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s and short stories
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
, which, according to today's critics often glorify the old nostalgic Austria. Gero von Wilpert ( for a very fertile, non-critical narrator of the old Austria - kind with sentimental novels and short stories, cute and bittersweet love stories of playful levity) ...
His novel about Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert
Franz Peter Schubert was an Austrian composer.Although he died at an early age, Schubert was tremendously prolific. He wrote some 600 Lieder, nine symphonies , liturgical music, operas, some incidental music, and a large body of chamber and solo piano music...
, Schwammerl (mushrooms), one of the most successful Austrian books before World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, served in 1916 as a template to the operetta
Operetta
Operetta is a genre of light opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter. It is also closely related, in English-language works, to forms of musical theatre.-Origins:...
Das Dreimäderlhaus
Das Dreimäderlhaus
Das Dreimäderlhaus , adapted into English language versions as Blossom Time and Lilac Time, is a Viennese pastiche 'operetta' with music by Franz Schubert, rearranged by Hungarian Heinrich Berté , and a libretto by Alfred Maria Willner and Heinz Reichert...
by the composer Heinrich Berté
Heinrich Berté
Heinrich Berté, born Heinrich Bettelheim - August 23, 1924, in Perchtoldsdorf, Austria) was an Austria-Hungarian composer of operas and operettas.-Life:...
, which was also filmed several times.
Bartsch adapted the mythological poem Autumn Chorus to Pan, from ancient works about the god Pan and the seasons. It tells the signs of the cycle of life and the transience of the earth in the sense of the changing seasons. The work gained greater prominence when it was set to music in January 1911 by Joseph Marx
Joseph Marx
Joseph Rupert Rudolf Marx was an Austrian composer, teacher and critic.-Life and career:Marx pursued studies in philosophy, art history, German studies, and music at Graz University, earning several degrees including a doctorate in 1909. He began composing seriously in 1908 and over the next four...
, who was, at the time, one the most played song composers of Austria. It was set as a one-movement cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
for mixed choir , boys' choir , organ and large orchestra. This is the first orchestral work written by Marx. The Autumn Chorus to Pan was recorded in June 2008 by the BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.-History:...
& Chorus under Jiří Bělohlávek
Jirí Belohlávek
Jiří Bělohlávek is a Czech conductor. His father was a barrister and judge. In his youth Bělohlávek studied cello with Miloš Sádlo and was later a graduate of the Prague Conservatory and the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague...
together with other choral works by Joseph Marx for the British label Chandos Records
Chandos Records
Chandos Records is an independent classical music recording company based in Colchester, Essex, in the United Kingdom, founded in 1979 by Brian Couzens.- Background :...
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Streets were named after him in his hometown of Graz
Graz
The more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
plus in Leibnitz
Leibnitz
Leibnitz is a city in the Austrian state of Styria and at the 2001 census had a population of approximately 7.577 .It is located to the south of the city of Graz, between the Mur and Sulm rivers....
and Mureck
Mureck
Mureck is a municipality in the district of Radkersburg in Styria, Austria.-References:...
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Awards and honors
- freemanFreedom of the CityFreedom of the City is an honour bestowed by some municipalities in Australia, Canada, Ireland, France, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, Gibraltar and Rhodesia to esteemed members of its community and to organisations to be honoured, often for service to the community;...
the city of Graz , 1932 - Peter RoseggerPeter RoseggerPeter Rosegger was an Austrian poet from the province of Styria. He was a son of a farmer and grew up in the forests and fields. Rosegger went on to become a most productive poet and author as well as an insightful teacher and visionary...
Prize , 1951
Novels
- Zwölf aus der Steiermark, 1908
- Elisabeth Kött, 1909
- Schwammerl. Schubert-Roman, 1912
- Das deutsche Leid. Ein Landschafts-Roman, 1912
- Die Geschichte von der Hannerl und ihren Liebhabern, 1913
- Der letzte Student, Ullstein, Berlin 1913
- ER. Ein Buch der Andacht, 1915
- Der Flieger, 1915
- Frau Utta und der Jäger, 1915
- Lukas Rabesam, 1917
- Der junge Dichter. Roman, 1918
- Heidentum. Die Geschichte eines Vereinsamten, 1919
- Ewiges Arkadien!, 1920
- Seine Jüdin oder Jakob Böhmes Schusterkugel, 1921
- Ein Landstreicher, 1921
- Die Haindlkinder
- Das Tierchen. Die Geschichte einer kleinen Grisette, 1922
- Die Salige
- Venus und das Mädchengrab. Liebesgeschichte eines Sonderlings, 1926
- Die Verliebten und ihre Stadt, 1927
- Die Apotheke zur blauen Gans. Roman aus seltsamem Grenzland, 1928
- Wild und frei. Thema mit Variationen, 1928
- Der große alte Kater. Eine Schopenhauer-Geschichte, 1929
- Die Verführerin. Eine Wiener Geschichte, 1930
- Der große und der kleine Klaus, 1931
- Das Lächeln der Marie Antoinette, 1932
- Ein Deutscher. Zsgestellt aus Fragmenten der Erinnergen des Christoph Magnus von Raithenau, 1933
- Der große Traum der kleinen Wienerin. Eine heitere Staatsaktion, 1936
- Brüder im Sturm, 1940
- Wenn Majestäten lieben, 1949
Short Stories, Novellas
- Bittersüße Liebesgeschichten, 1910
- Vom sterbenden Rokoko, 1913
- Unerfüllte Geschichten
- Frauen. 3 Novellen, 1918
- Musik. 3 Novellen, 1923
- Novellen, 1924
- Histörchen, 1925
Plays
- Ohne Gott. Die Tragödie einer Mutter, 1915
- Fernes Schiff. 3 Akte (6 Bilder) aus dem Leben des großen Kolonisators John Smith, 1934
Literature
- Theodor LessingTheodor LessingTheodor Lessing was a German Jewish philosopher.He is known for opposing the rise of Hindenburg as president of the Weimar Republic and for his classic on Jewish self-hatred , a book which he wrote in 1930, three years before Hitler came to power, in which he tried to explain the phenomenon of...
: Rudolf Hans Bartsch. Ein letztes deutsches Naturdenkmal. Staackmann, LeipzigLeipzigLeipzig 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...
1927. - Hans Dolf: Rudolf Hans Bartsch. Bruder des großen Pan. Eine Studie über den Dichter mit einer Auswahl aus seinen Werken. Leykam, Graz 1964.
- Sophie Rahaberger: Das religiöse Problem bei Rudolf Hans Bartsch. Univ. Diss., Graz 1959.
External links
- Local . Writers Rudolf Hans Bartsch in Baden BadenBaden bei Wien-Points of interest:The town offers several parks and a picturesque surrounding, of which the most frequented is the Helenental valley. Not far from Baden, the valley is crossed by a widespread aqueduct of the Vienna waterworks...
. Zeitung, 26 September 1925 http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&aid=bzt&datum=19250926&seite=2&zoom=2 - writer Rudolf Hans Bartsch in Baden Baden. newspaper , 3 October 1925 http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno?apm=0&aid=bzt&datum=19251003&seite=4&zoom=2 links above