Brun, Fritz
Brun, Fritz
Brun, Fritz, Swiss conductor, teacher, and composer; b. Lucerne, Aug. 18, 1878; d. Grosshochstetten, Nov. 29, 1959. He studied in Lucerne (1892–95) and at Cologne (1896–1901), then settled in Bern (1909), where he taught at the Cons, and conducted the Bern Sym. Orch. until 1943.
Works
orch.: 1O syms. (1908–53); Variations for Piano and String Orch. (1944); Piano Concerto (1944); Cello Concerto; Rhapsodie for Orch. (1958). chamber: 4 string quartets (1898, 1921, 1943, 1949); Violin Sonata (1906); Cello Sonata (1953).
Bibliography
Kleine Festgabe für F B.(Bern, 1941).
—Nicolas Slonimsky/Laura Kuhn/Dennis McIntire
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