Richard Batka (1868–1922). Austrian music critic and librettist of Czech descent, who wrote in German. After studying and working in Prague, he moved to Vienna in 1908, where he worked as librettist, editor, and music critic, notably with the Wiener Fremdenblatt (a copy of his article on Massenet in which survives in Schenker’s papers (OC C/373), and a concert review (OC, 2/p.22). He also taught history of opera at the Vienna Conservatory 1909–14. His numerous book publications include Aus der Opernwelt: Prager Kritiken und Skizzen (Munich, 1907) and Allgemeine Geschichte der Musik (Stuttgart, 1909–15). No correspondence between Schenker and him is known. He is mentioned by Schenker in: (Grove Dictionary of Opera; Ernst Tittel, Die Wiener Musik Hochschule; Max Graf, Composer and Critic; other sources) |
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Richard Batka (1868–1922). Austrian music critic and librettist of Czech descent, who wrote in German. After studying and working in Prague, he moved to Vienna in 1908, where he worked as librettist, editor, and music critic, notably with the Wiener... |