Hans Müller-Kray

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Hans Müller-Kray (13 October 1908 – 30 May 1969) was a German conductor, music director and academic teacher.

Life and career

Hans Müller was born in

Folkwangschule. He passed the final examination as a state-certified music teacher. He worked as a choral conductor and pianist, touring the world as an accompanist.[1] He directed choirs in Essen-Werden and Essen-Steele.[2]

He was Kapellmeister at the Stadttheater Essen, the municipal opera of Essen from 1932.[1] In the 1933/34 season, he was the pianist of the ballet Der Grüne Tisch, worked with Kurt Jooss, also on a tour in Germany and other countries.[2] From 1934 to 1941, he was Kapellmeister at the Theater Münster. He became Kapellmeister of the Reichssender Frankfurt broadcaster on 15 May 1942.[1]

After World War II, he was Kapellmeister at the

Süddeutscher Rundfunk. He worked in this double function until his death, with the title Generalmusikdirektor from 1951.[1] He cultivated the broad symphonic repertoire, including contemporary music which had been suppressed under the Nazi regime. He also conducted opera, including over 30 complete recordings.[3]

He changed his surname to Müller-Kray officially on 22 June 1955.[2] He taught at the Musikhochschule Stuttgart from 1958, appointed professor in 1961.[1]

Müller-Kray died at his workplace in the Stuttgart Funkhaus of sudden heart failure at the age of 60.[2] His grave is in the cemetery of Steinenbronn.[2]

Recordings

Müller-Kray conducted in 1951 the first complete recording of Schumann's opera Genoveva with the forces of the Staatsoper Stuttgart, including Friederike Sailer in the title role.[3] The same year, he conducted a radio production of Verdi's Ernani.[4] He led several recordings with the tenor Fritz Wunderlich, including Cherubini's Der Wasserträger.[5]

Further reading

  • Dieter Schorr: Hans Müller-Kray zum Gedaechtnis, in Das Orchester, Jg. 1969, p. 317.
  • Erwin Dickhoff: Essener Köpfe, Verlag Richard Bacht GmbH, Essen, 1985,
    ISBN 3-87034-037-1
    , pp. 171–172

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Hans Müller-Kray". Munzinger-Archiv (in German). Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Gagnaux, René. "Hans Müller-Kray / Courte biographie". rene-gagnaux-1.ch (in French). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b Nauhaus, Gerd. "Genoveva op. 81. / Robert Schumann (1810–1856)". schumann-portal.de (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. ^ Ermen, Reinhard (28 June 2015). "Giuseppe Verdi / "Ernani" / Lyrisches Drama in 4 Akten" (PDF). SWR (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. ISBN 978-3-79-578612-0
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