A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Dannreuther, Edward

DANNREUTHER, Edward, born Nov. 4, 1844, at Strassburg. When five years old was taken to Cincinnati, U. S., where he learned music from F. L. Ritter. In 59 entered the Conservatorium at Leipzig, and remained there till 63, under Moscheles, Hauptmann, and Richter. His career was very brilliant, and he held all the scholarships of the Conservatorium. From Leipzig he removed to London, where he has since resided (excepting two professional visits to the United States), and is one of the most prominent musicians of the metropolis, well known as a pianoforte-player and teacher, littérateur and lecturer, and a strong supporter of progress in music. He is especially known as the friend and champion of Wagner. He founded the Wagner Society in 1872, and conducted its two series of concerts in 73 and 74. He was also a warm promoter of the 'Wagner Festival' in 1877, translated his 'Music of the Future' (Schott 1872), and received Wagner in his house during his stay in London. He was the first to play the concertos of Liszt and Tschaikowsky (Crystal Palace, Jan. 27, 72; Nov. 21, 74; March 11, 76).

But while Mr. Dannreuther is an earnest apostle of the new school, he is no less zealous for the old, as the range of the programmes of his well-known chamber concerts, his own able interpretations of Bach and Beethoven, his lectures on Mozart, Beethoven, and Chopin, his article on Beethoven in Macmillan's Magazine (July, 76), and other acts and words abundantly prove. He has not yet published any music.