A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Henschel, Georg
HENSCHEL, Georg, born Feb. 18, 1850, at Breslau, made his first appearance as a pianist at 12 years of age. In 1867 he entered at the Leipzig Conservatorium under Moscheles, Richter and Gotze. His next move, in 1870, was to Berlin, where he studied composition under Kiel and singing under Adolph Schulze. Since that date Heir Henschel's reputation as a concert singer has been steadily increasing. His voice is a baritone of great power, richness, and compass. His style is pure, his repertoire large, and he is always conscientious and loyal to the composer. His own compositions are numerous and varied, embracing solo and part songs; choruses; a gipsy serenade with orchestra; a serenade for stringed orchestra in canon form; the 130th Psalm for solos, 5-part chorus, and orchestra (op. 30).
Mr. Henschel made his first appearance in England Feb. 19, 1877, and has now (1879) taken up his residence here.
[App. p.671 "Additions will be found under Symphony Orchestra, vol. iv. 43, and Boston Musical Societies, Appendix, vol. iv. p. 555. In the winter of 1885–6 Mr. Henschel started a series of sixteen concerts, called the London Symphony Concerts, at which he appeared as conductor for the first time in England. An interesting feature of the series was that each programme contained a composition by a living English composer, many of whom were introduced to the public for the first time in this way. From Easter 1886 to Easter 1888 he was Professor of Singing (vice Mme. Goldschmidt), at the Royal College of Music, London. [ M. ]"]