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Beschreibung

This brochure is the printed version of a lecture which was given by Dr Ulrich Wirz, the head of administration for the International musical retreat Haus Marteau, on the 25th September, 2008 at the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse Lyon on the occasion of the international chamber music festival “Les Musicades”.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Preliminary Remarks
• Henri Marteau: Life and Legacy
• Childhood and first concert successes
• As a young star in the world’s concert halls
• Professor in Geneva
• Move to Berlin
• Career setback due to the First World War
• In the shadow of his former glory
• The end of his career and death
• International musical retreat to maintain Marteau‘s legacy
• Literature
• Epilogue