Grunsky, Karl (Carl) (1871-1943). Writer on music and leading music critic, strong supporter of Wagner and Bruckner. Grunsky published his influential Musikästhetik in 1907, which went through many editions; and a number of articles on the music dramas of Wagner in 1906-1908, e.g. "Die Rhythmik im Parsifal", Richard Wagner-Jahrbuch (1908), 276-370. See also his contributions to Bruckner's Symphonien erläutert mit Notenbeispielen (Berlin: Schlesinger, n.d.). Federhofer speaks of "a dispute between Schenker and Grunsky" in 1908, regarding Halm and Bruckner ( Nach Tagebüchern, p.134). See his correspondence with Schenker 1908-10 (OJ 5/15, 11/29; 59/6) Also mentioned in: OJ 12/27, [10], December 12, 1907 (Cotta to S) (concerns Grunsky's desire to know the identity of the author of Harmonielehre ) |
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Grunsky, Karl (Carl) (1871-1943). Writer on music and leading music critic, strong supporter of Wagner and Bruckner. Grunsky published his influential Musikästhetik in 1907, which went through many editions; and a number of articles on the music dramas of Wagner... |