Felix Draeseke

Felix August Bernhard Draeseke (October 7 1835 – February 26 1913) was a composer of the "New German School" admiring Liszt and Wagner. He wrote compositions in most forms including eight operas and stage works, four symphonies, and much vocal and chamber music.

Notable Works

Orchestral Music

• Symphony nr. 3 in C opus 40 "Symphonia Tragica" (1885–6)
• Symphony nr. 4 in e " Symphonia Comica" (1912)
• Julius Caesar, Symphonic Poem (1860, revised 1865)
• Penthesilea, Symphonic Prelude (after Kleist), op 50 (1888)
• Jubel-ouvertüre, op. 65 (1898)
• Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in E-flat, op. 36 (1885–6)
• Symphonic Andante for Cello and Orchestra in e, WoO 11 (1876)

Operas

• König Sigurd - Opera in 3 Acts after Emanuel Geibel's Sigurd (1853–7)
• Dietrich von Bern - Opera in 3 Acts (1877; revised by Otto zur Nedden, 1925)
• Gudrun - Opera in 3 Acts (1879–84)
• Bertram de Born - Opera in 3 Acts (1892–4)

Choral and Vocal Music (Religious and Secular)

• Christus. Mysterium in a Prelude and Three Oratorios, opp.70-3 (1895–9):Vorspiel: Die Geburt des Herrn, (Prelude: The Birth of the Lord) op. 70;First Oratorio: Christi Weihe (Christ's Consecration), op. 71; Second Oratorio: Christus der Prophet (Christ the Prophet), op. 72;Third Oratorio: Tod und Sieg des Herrn (Death and Victory of the Lord), op. 73
• Grand Mass in a, op.85 (1908–9)
• Requiem in e (1909–10)
• Columbus, Cantata for soprano, baritone, male chorus, and orchestra, op 52 (1890)

Chamber Music

• String quartet nr. 2 in e, op. 35, (1886)
• String quartet nr. 3 in c-sharp, op. 66 (1895)
• Quintet in A 'Stelzner-Quintett' for violins (2),viola, violotta, and cello (1897)
• Quintet in F for violins (2), viola, and cellos (2), op.77 (1901)
• Viola Sonata No. 2 in F (1902)
• Clarinet Sonata in B-flat op. 38
• Cello Sonata, op. 51 (1890)

Portions of this page are reprinted by permission of the Internationale Draeseke Gesellschaft and International Draeseke Society/North America.

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