Editing Robert Fuchs (composer)

{{short description|Austrian composer and music teacher}}
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|birth_place =  [[Frauental an der Laßnitz]], [[Styria]], [[Austria]]
|death_place = Vienna, Austria
|occupation = Composer, music teacher 
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|genre = Classical, romantic
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'''Robert Fuchs''' (15 February 1847 – 19 February 1927) was an [[Austria]]n [[composer]] and music [[teacher]]. As Professor of [[music theory]] at the [[University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna|Vienna Conservatory]], Fuchs taught many notable composers, while he was himself a highly regarded composer in his lifetime.

==Biography==

He was born in [[Frauental an der Laßnitz]], [[Styria]], Austria<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mahlerfoundation.org//mahler/personen-2/fuchs-robert-1847-1927|title = Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)|date = 6 January 2015}}</ref> in 1847. He studied at the Vienna Conservatory with [[Felix Otto Dessoff]] and [[Joseph Hellmesberger, Sr.|Joseph Hellmesberger]] among others. He eventually secured a teaching position there and was appointed Professor of [[music theory]] in 1875. He retained the position until 1912. He died in Vienna in 1927.

He was the youngest brother of [[Johann Nepomuk Fuchs (composer)|Johann Nepomuk Fuchs]],<ref name=Grove/> who was also a composer and an opera [[conducting|conductor]].

Robert Fuchs taught many notable composers, {{See LMST|Robert|Fuchs}}

==Notability==

"Unfailingly tuneful and enjoyable, Robert Fuchs's piano trios are an easily accessible way to get to know a composer whom [[Johannes Brahms|Brahms]] greatly admired," noted the magazine Gramophone. "In his time Fuchs was very highly regarded, with one critic famously pointing to Fuchsisms in [[Gustav Mahler|Mahler]]'s Second Symphony."{{citation needed|date=January 2014}}

The reason his compositions did not become better known was largely that he did little to promote them, living a quiet life in Vienna and refusing to arrange concerts, even when the opportunities arose. He certainly had his admirers, among them Brahms, who almost never praised the works of other composers. But with regard to Fuchs, Brahms wrote, ''"Fuchs is a splendid musician, everything is so fine and so skillful, so charmingly invented, that one is always pleased."''<ref name=Grove>Pascall, Robert (2007–2012. [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/10342 " Fuchs, Robert"]. ''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online''. Retrieved 11 April 2012.{{subscription required}}</ref> Famous contemporary conductors, including [[Arthur Nikisch]], [[Felix Weingartner]] and [[Hans Richter (conductor)|Hans Richter]], championed his works when they had the opportunity with few exceptions, but it was his chamber music which was considered his finest work.

In his lifetime, his best known works were his five serenades; their popularity was so great that Fuchs acquired the nickname "Serenaden-Fuchs" (roughly, "Serenader Fox"). The serenades have been recorded by the Cologne Chamber Orchestra under Christian Ludwig for [[Naxos Records|Naxos]].<ref>[http://www.naxos.com/reviews/reviewslist.asp?catalogueid=8.572222&languageid=EN  Fuchs, R: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2 – Naxos Album Reviews"], Naxos Classical Music, www.naxos.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.</ref><ref>Hurwitz David (2012). [http://www.classicstoday.com/review/fuchs-splendid-serenades-completed/ "Fuchs' splendid serenades, completed"]. ''Classics Today'', www.classicstoday.com. Retrieved 11 April 2012.</ref>

==List of compositions==

===Orchestral===
*Symphonies
**Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 37
**Symphony No. 2 in E{{music|flat}} major, Op. 45
**Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 79
*Serenades
**Serenade for string orchestra No. 1 in D major, Op. 9
**Serenade for string orchestra No. 2 in C major, Op. 14
**Serenade for string orchestra No. 3 in E minor, Op. 21
**Serenade for string orchestra and 2 horns in G minor, Op. 51
**Serenade for small orchestra in D major, Op. 53
*Andante grazioso & Capriccio for string orchestra, Op.63
*Piano Concerto in B{{music|flat}} minor, Op.27

===Vocal===
*Operas
**''Die Königsbraut'', in 3 acts, Op.46 (1889) (''librettist: [[Ignaz Schnitzer]]'') premiered in Vienna<ref>[http://www.operone.de/komponist/fuchsrob.html Robert Fuchs<!-- bot-generated title -->] at www.operone.de</ref>
**''Die Teufelsglocke'', in 3 acts (w/o Op.) (1891) (''librettist: [[Bernhard Buchbinder]]'')
*Choral works
**Mass in G, Op. 108
**Mass in D minor, Op. 116
**Mass in F, without opus number

===Chamber===
*Quintets
**Quintet for clarinet and string quartet in E{{music|flat}} major, Op. 102
*Quartets
**String Quartet No. 1 in E major, Op. 58
**String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 62
**String Quartet No. 3 in C major, Op. 71
**String Quartet No. 4 in A major, Op. 106
**Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 15
**Piano Quartet No. 2 in B minor, Op. 75
*Trios
**Trio in F{{music|sharp}} minor for violin, viola, and piano, Op. 115
**Seven Fantasy Pieces for violin, viola and piano, Op. 57
**String Trio in A major, Op. 94
**Piano Trio in C major, Op. 22
**Piano Trio in B{{music|flat}} major, Op. 72
**Terzetti (trios for two violins and viola) Opp. 61 Nos. 1 in E minor, 2 in D minor
**Terzetto in C{{music|sharp}} minor, Op. 107
*Duos
**Two Violins
***Twenty Duos, Op. 55
***Phantasiestücke, Op. 105 (16 duos)
**Violin and Viola
***Twelve Duets, Op. 60
**Violin and Piano
***Violin Sonata No. 1 in F{{music|sharp}} minor, Op. 20
***Violin Sonata No. 2 in D major, Op. 33
***Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 68
***Violin Sonata No. 4 in E major, Op. 77
***Violin Sonata No. 5 in A major, Op. 95
***Violin Sonata No. 6 in G minor, Op.103
***Ten Fantasy Pieces for violin and piano, Op. 74
**Viola and Piano
***Viola Sonata in D minor, Op. 86
***Six Fantasies for viola and piano, Op. 117
**Cello and Piano
***Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 29
***Cello Sonata No. 2 in E{{music|flat}} minor, Op. 83
***Seven Fantasy Pieces for cello and piano, Op. 78
**Double-Bass and Piano
***Double Bass Sonata, B{{music|flat}} major, Op. 97<ref>Score available at IMSLP</ref>
***Three Pieces for Double Bass and Piano, Op. 96

===Solo===
*Organ
**Fantasia in C major, Op. 87
**Fantasia in E minor, Op. 91
**Fantasia in D{{music|flat}} major, Op. 101
**Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme
*Piano
**Improvisation for Piano, Op. 11
**Piano Sonata No. 1 in G{{music|flat}} major, Op. 19
**Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 88
**Piano Sonata No. 3 in D{{music|flat}} major, Op. 109
**Jugendklänge, Op. 32
**Lieb' Schwesterlein (Dear Little  Sister), Op. 32, No. 14
**Twelve Waltzes, Op.110
**4 Klavierstücke, Op.111
**''Dewdrops'' (''Tautropfen''), Thirteen Pieces for Piano, Op. 112
*Harp
**Harp Fantasy, Op. 85

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Grote, Adalbert (1994). ''Robert Fuchs : Studien zu Person und Werk des Wiener Komponisten und Theorielehrers.'' München : Musikverlag E. Katzbichler; Berliner musikwissenschaftliche Arbeiten, Bd. 39. {{OCLC|35285239}}. {{ISBN|3 87397 079 1}}.

==External links==
*{{IMSLP|id=Fuchs, Robert|cname=Robert Fuchs}}
*{{ChoralWiki|Robert Fuchs}}
*[http://www.mutopiaproject.org/cgibin/make-table.cgi?Composer=FuchsR Free scores] at the [[Mutopia Project]]
*[http://www.editionsilvertrust.com/music-e-to-f.htm Information and soundbites] at the Edition Sivertrust catalogue online
*{{AllMusic |class=artist |id=q2179 |tab= |label=Robert Fuchs |first= |last= |accessdate= }}

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