Marcel Tyberg
Marcel Tyberg (27 January 1893, in
Biography and career
Marcel Tyberg was born into a musical family in Vienna. His father, Marcell Tyberg (Sr.), was a well-known violinist, while his mother, Wanda Paltinger Tybergova, was a pianist in the school of
In 1927, following the death of his father, Tyberg moved with his mother to the town of
His Symphony No. 2 was premiered by his friend Rafael Kubelik with the
When
Tyberg's surviving music, in the form of manuscript scores, was entrusted by him to his friend, Dr. Milan Mihich, and ultimately brought to the United States. Works from this cache have begun to be recorded. These include the Symphony No. 2 (
The Symphony No. 3 contains in the second movement direct thematic citations and rhythmic over-structures that originate from Hans Rott's Symphony No. 1 and that were also cited by Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 greatly. At current research status it is not known if Tyberg has directly cited Mahler or if he had access via Mahler to Rott's score of his Symphony No. 1, which was kept locked in private by Gustav Mahler, who was a close friend of Rott. Stylistic similarities to Anton Bruckner may be thought, however are not verified by compositional techniques, instrumentation and musical depth. Instead, they are much more related to Rott, who was a scholar of Bruckner and who, by Mahler's words, invented the new symphony.
Works
The known surviving works by Marcel Tyberg include:[4]
Orchestral
- Symphony No. 1 (1922-1924)
- Allegro molto (1922) – Adagio (1922) - Scherzo (31 December 1922) – Finale, Allegro non troppo (12 April 1924)
- Scherzo and Finale for Schubert's Unfinished Symphony (1927-1928)
- Symphony No. 2 in F minor (1927-1931)
- Allegro appassionato – Adagio – Scherzo – Finale
- Symphony No. 3 in D minor (1938-1943)
- Andante Maestoso – Scherzo – Adagio – Rondo
Chamber
- String sextet in F minor, for 2 violins, 2 violas, cello and double bass (1931-1932)
- Allegro non troppo – Scherzo – Adagio molto sostenuto (Tema con variationi) – Scherzo – Finale
- Piano Trio in F major (1935-1936)
- Allegro maestoso – Adagio non troppo – Rondo
Instrumental
- Piano Sonata No. 1 in B minor (1914-1920)
- Allegro appassionato – Larghetto (Tema con variationi) – Rondo
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor (1934-1935)
- Allegro con fuoco – Adagio – Scherzo – Finale
- 4 Lieder without words for piano
Sacred
- Mass No. 1, for Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Bass and organ (1933-1934)
- Mass No. 2, for Soprano, Contralto, Tenor, Basso and organ (1941)
Lieder
- 21 lieder on Heine’s lyric Intermezzo
- Rache, text by Poridzky
- 5 lieder on texts by Daisy von Adelsfeld-Salghetti
- Ave Maria
- 6 Austrian lieder for small orchestra (three orchestrated from the Heine lieder)
- 4 songs in English, texts by Moore and others
- Evening Bells, text by Thomas Moore
- To a Flower, text by Barry Cornwall
- My Heart’s in the Highlands, text by Robert Burns
References
- ^ a b c d Redler, Zachary. "Marcel Tyberg". The OREL Foundation. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b Yadzinski, Edward (2010). "[Notes to Naxos CD 8.572236]". Naxos Records. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "The OREL Foundation | Marcel Tyberg | Biography". orelfoundation.org. Retrieved Feb 24, 2021.
- SOAS, University of London. Archived from the originalon 1 August 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2024.