Dohnanyi

Japanese: ドホナーニ

Hungarian composer, pianist, and conductor. Born in Požonj (now Bratislava), he studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Budapest. He made his debut as a pianist in 1898. His works were highly praised by Brahms, and he was called the greatest Hungarian composer and pianist since F. Liszt. He taught at the Berlin School of Music from 1905 to 1915, and was principal of his alma mater from 1919 to 1920. He worked with Kodály to reform music education. He was principal of the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra from 1919 to 1944. He defended Kodály and Bartók, and actively featured their works. He served as principal of his alma mater (now called the Liszt School of Music) again from 1934 to 1940, and fought against Nazification and anti-Semitism. He left his home country in 1948 and died in the United States. His works are in the style of late German Romanticism, and show his mature style in chamber music such as two piano quintets (1895, 1914), three string quartets (1899-1926), and the Sextet (1935). He also composed three symphonies, orchestral works, concertos, and an opera. His grandson, C. von Dohnányi (1929-), was also active as a conductor, and served as music director of the Cleveland Orchestra.

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Japanese:

ハンガリーの作曲家，ピアノ奏者，指揮者。ポジョニュ（現ブラチスラバ）に生まれ，ブダペストの王立音楽アカデミーで学ぶ。1898年ピアノ奏者としてデビュー。作品もブラームスに絶賛され，F.リスト以来のハンガリーの作曲家，ピアノ奏者と称された。1905年−1915年ベルリン高等音楽学校で教鞭(きょうべん)をとり，1919年−1920年母校校長。コダイとともに音楽教育の改革にとりくむ。1919年−1944年ブタペスト・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団首席指揮者。コダイ，バルトークを擁護し，その作品を積極的にとりあげた。1934年−1940年再び母校（リスト高等音楽学校と改称）校長を務め，ナチ化，反ユダヤ主義と戦う。1948年故国を去り，米国で没した。作品はドイツ後期ロマン派の流れを汲み，二つのピアノ五重奏曲（1895年，1914年），三つの弦楽四重奏曲（1899年−1926年），《六重奏曲》（1935年）などの室内楽曲に円熟した書法を示した。ほかに三つの交響曲，管弦楽曲，協奏曲，オペラなど。孫のC.vonドホナーニ〔1929-〕も指揮者として活躍し，クリーブランド管弦楽団音楽監督などを歴任。

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