Theodor von Frimmel

Theodor von Frimmel (December 15, 1853 – December 3, 1928) was an Austrian art historian, musicologist and Beethoven biographer. He was born in Amstetten and eventually settled in Vienna.

Biography

Theodor von Frimmel was assistant curator at the Imperial Natural History Museum (Hofmuseum) of Vienna until 1893, later taught art history at the Vienna Athenäum and was director of a gallery. He is mainly remember as musicologist for essays on Beethoven's work, life and images.

Works

* Beethoven und Goethe: eine Studie, 1883;
* Neue Beethoveniana, 1888;
* Ludwig van Beethoven, 1901;
* Beethoven-Studien, München, Georg Müller 1905-1906, (2 vols.);
* Bemerkungen zur angeblich "kritischen" Ausgabe der Briefe Beethovens, Wien , 1907
* Beethoven-Jahrbuch, only 1908/1909;
* Beethoven-Briefe,1910-1911, (5 vols.);
* Beethoven im zeitgenössischen Bildnis. Wien, König 1923.
* Neuausgabe des Beethovens-Werkverzeichnisses von G. Nottebohm/Th. v. Frimmel (new list of Beethoven's work), Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel 1925;
* Beethoven-Handbuch, 2 vols., 1926.

References

* [http://www.dictionaryofarthistorians.org/frimmelt.htm Dictionary of art historians]
* [http://mt.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/schenker/profile/person/frimmel_theodor.html Correspondence with Heinrich Schenker]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3870/is_199810/ai_n8825022 Musical Times, articles on Frimmel contribution on Beethoven's letter]
* [http://www.sapere.it/tca/MainApp?srvc=vr&url=/4/2886_1&macro=4/c_1&macroname=BIOGRAFIE&refname=Frimmel,%20Theodor%20von%0A A short biography (Italian encyclopedia)]
* [http://www.forum-lvbeethoven.com/Forum//read.php?2,6585 A walk-through explanation of Beethoven correspondance edited by Frimmel(Italian)]

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NAME=Frimmel, Theodor von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=German composer
DATE OF BIRTH=1853-12-15
PLACE OF BIRTH=Amstetten
DATE OF DEATH=1928-12-03
PLACE OF DEATH=Vienna