Richard Stöhr was a teacher to an astonishing total of 10,000 students over his 50-year career, including notable figures like Leonard Bernstein, Marlene Dietrich, and Herbert von Karajan.
Recording & Production
This album features the first-ever recordings of Richard Stöhr's Suite No. 1 in C major, Op. 8, and Symphony No. 1 in A minor, Op. 18.
Composer Biography
Richard Stöhr's most successful publication was his "Practical Method of Teaching Harmony," first published in 1906 and reaching 27 editions, with further German-language editions released up to 2003.
Composer Biography
Richard Stöhr, born Richard Franz Stern into a Jewish family in Vienna, converted to Catholicism and changed his surname to Stöhr to advance his imperial career, a path also taken by Gustav Mahler.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Richard Stöhr considered himself a late-Romantic composer, admitting in 1905, "I am not a modern composer; I do not understand the modern direction, and after it has triumphed the world will not understand me."
Composer Biography
Richard Stöhr composed 141 works with opus numbers, spanning genres from two operas and an oratorio to twenty orchestral works (including seven symphonies) and 166 Lieder.
Composer Biography
Richard Stöhr studied counterpoint with Robert Fuchs, an eminent music pedagogue whose students included Korngold, Mahler, Sibelius, and Hugo Wolf.
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