Max Schönherr

Max Schönherr (23 November 1903 – 13 December 1984) was an Austrian composer, arranger and conductor.

Biography

Schönherr studied in Graz and was a composer of light orchestral music in Vienna. Outside of his native country, Schönherr was best known for his Austrian dances. His Austrian Peasant Dances, Op 14, recorded in the 1940s, received international attention. Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra recorded some of these dances in the recording Concert in the Park.

His other compositions include: Concertino for Piano and small Orchestra, Festive Musical for Piano and small Orchestra, Dances of Salzburg for small Orchestra or salon Orchestra, Perpetual Motion, Op. 29, Das Trünkene Mucklein, and the ballet Hotel Sacher.^[1]

There appears to be no modern recordings (CDs) of any of this composer's works. There are, however, a number of examples of this composer conducting. Also there is an old 78rpm recording (HMV C. 2905) from the late 1940s entitled Austrian Peasant Dances, which has Max Schönherr as the arranger. The conductor is Walter Goehr and the orchestra is simply listed as (Symphony Orchestra). A more recent recording (1963) is the RCA Victor Dynagroove LSC-2677 LP featuring Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops Orchestra entitled Concert in the Park, which has a Wedding March which is not on the old 78 record, and the 78 recording has two dances that are not on the Victor LP. The actual titles of the Austrian Peasant Dances on this RCA LP are: Wedding March, Clog Dance, The Stomper, Hog Dance, and Two Step.

The most extended recording was by Henry Krips and the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1959 and comprised Hochzeitsmarsch aus Ebensee, Schuhplattler, Gugga Polka, Salzburger Schustertanz, Gstrampfter, Polsterltanz aus Ischl, Sautanz, and Bauerngalopp.

References

1. ^ Max Schonherr "Universal Editions List of works"

• Max Schönherr, The Concise Grove Dictionary of Music, Oxford University Press, 1994

See also: Schönherr

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Name	Schoenherr, Max
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Date of birth	1903
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Date of death	1984
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