Ludwig Wüllner (19 August 1858 – 19 March 1938) was a German concert and operatic tenor, as well as an actor and narrator. He is regarded as one of the most versatile and important stage performers of his time.
Born in Münster, Wüllner was the son of the composer and conductor Franz Wüllner and grandson of the philologist Franz Wüllner [de] (1798–1842).[1] His mother was Anna, née Ludorff. He learned to play the piano and violin at an early age and sang in the choir of the Maximiliansgymnasium, Munich [de], which he attended in 1876 – among others with Rudolf von Hößlin [de], Karl Schlösser, Gustav von Schoch and Carl Seitz. From 1876 to 1880, he read German studies in Munich and Berlin and received his doctorate in 1881 in Strasbourg with the topic "Das Hrabanische Glossar und die ältesten Bayrischen Sprachdenkmäler. A grammatical treatise".[1] After further studies in Berlin, he was Privatdozent for German philology at the Royal Theological and Philosophical Academy in Münster (today University of Münster) from 1884 to 1887.[1] He performed as a violinist, singer and narrator.[1]
Wüllner performed in 1902 in Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius in a performance of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in Düsseldorf.[5] Successful concert tours took him to England, where he performed in 1903 in London and Manchester,[2] to the Netherlands, France,[6] Scandinavia, Russia, the UK and the U.S.[2] Elgar dedicated his "The Wind at Dawn" to him in 1907.[7] In 1910, Wüllner sang the American premiere of Gustav Mahler's Kindertotenlieder in New York, conducted by the composer.[2][3]
Wüllner was also an important narrator and reciter of poems, ballads and monologues. He was particularly fond of the melodrama form, including the 1902 melodrama Das Hexenlied, with music by Max von Schillings and text by Ernst von Wildenbruch.[2] A recording of this work was made in 1933 with the 74-year-old Wüllner and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by the composer, only a few days before Schillings' death. There are several recordings of Wüllner's speaking voice in his unique style. Wüllner died in Kiel at the age of 79[6] and was buried in the Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde [de] in Berlin-Steglitz (Ehren- und Familiengrab, im Walde 227). His grave was an honorary grave of the city of Berlin from 1956 to 2014.
Schillings' Das Hexenlied & recitations: Ludwig Wüllner "Germany's greatest bard". Ludwig Wüllner (narrator), Max von Schillings (composer, conductor), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Compact Disc, Bayer Records 200 049. 1999.
Schillings' Das Hexenlied and other compositions. Max von Schillings (composer, conductor), Berliner Philharmoniker, Staatskapelle Berlin, Ludwig Wüllner (narrator), Barbara Kemp (soprano), Josef Mann (tenor). Compact Disc, Preiser 90294. 2001.
Referencesedit
^ abcd"Ludwig Wüllner". Lexikon Westfälischer Autorinnen und Autoren – 1750–1950 (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
^ abcMeyer-Kalkus, Reinhart (2020). "3 Ludwig Wüllner, Vortragskunst aus dem Geist des deutschen Kunstlieds". Geschichte der literarischen Vortragskunst (in German). Springer-Verlag. pp. 420–424. ISBN978-3-47-604802-8.
Eisenberg, Ludwig (1903). "Wüllner, Ludwig Dr.". Großes biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert (in German). Leipzig: Paul List – via Internet Archive.
Edward F. Kravitt: "The Joining of Words and Music in Late Romantic Melodrama", The Musical Quarterly, vol. 62, 1976, pp. 571–590.
H. Kullnick: Berliner und Wahlberliner. Personen und Persönlichkeiten in Berlin von 1640 bis 1960. Berlin s. d. (ca. 1960).
Uta Lehnert: Den Toten eine Stimme: Der Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde. Edition Hentrich, Berlin 1996.
Franz Ludwig: Ludwig Wüllner: Sein Leben und seine Kunst. Mit vierzehn Beiträgen zeitgenössischer Persönlichkeiten (with list of Lieder sung by W.). Erich Weibezahl Verlag, Leipzig 1931.
Erich H. Müller (ed.): Deutsches Musikerlexikon. Limpert, Dresden 1929.
Matthias Nöther: Als Bürger leben, als Halbgott sprechen. Melodram, Deklamation und Sprechgesang im wilhelminischen Reich. Böhlau, Cologne/Weimar 2008.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ludwig Wüllner.
Gaynor G. Jones und Bernd Wiechert: "Ludwig Wüllner". In L. Macy (ed.): Grove Music Online.
"Nachlass Ludwig Wüllner", Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster [de]
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Ludwig Wullner 19 August 1858 19 March 1938 was a German concert and operatic tenor as well as an actor and narrator He is regarded as one of the most versatile and important stage performers of his time Ludwig WullnerLudwig Wullner c 1910 photograph by Nicola PerscheidBorn 1858 08 19 19 August 1858Munster GermanyDied19 March 1938 1938 03 19 aged 79 Kiel GermanyOccupationsTenor Actor Narrator LecturerOrganizationsMeiningen Court TheatreParentFranz Wullner Ludwig Wullner in 1921 Newspaper ad 1906 Honorary grave on the Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde Contents 1 Life 2 Drama roles 3 Recordings 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksLife editBorn in Munster Wullner was the son of the composer and conductor Franz Wullner and grandson of the philologist Franz Wullner de 1798 1842 1 His mother was Anna nee Ludorff He learned to play the piano and violin at an early age and sang in the choir of the Maximiliansgymnasium Munich de which he attended in 1876 among others with Rudolf von Hosslin de Karl Schlosser Gustav von Schoch and Carl Seitz From 1876 to 1880 he read German studies in Munich and Berlin and received his doctorate in 1881 in Strasbourg with the topic Das Hrabanische Glossar und die altesten Bayrischen Sprachdenkmaler A grammatical treatise 1 After further studies in Berlin he was Privatdozent for German philology at the Royal Theological and Philosophical Academy in Munster today University of Munster from 1884 to 1887 1 He performed as a violinist singer and narrator 1 From 1887 he studied voice with Benno Stolzenberg composition with Gustav Jensen and piano with Otto Klauwell de at the Hochschule fur Musik und Tanz Koln In one of his first appearances as a concert singer he sang the tenor part in Beethoven s Ninth Symphony with the Gurzenich Orchestra Cologne conducted by his father in 1888 2 In 1889 he was engaged as an actor at the Meiningen Court Theatre 2 where he worked until 1895 In 1889 Georg II Duke of Saxe Meiningen awarded him the title of Herzoglich Meiningischer Hofschauspieler From 1889 he gave guest performances at the most important German language theatres in the world including Deutsches Theater Berlin Vienna Burgtheater Prinzregententheater in Munich the Schauspielhaus in Leipzig and Deutsches Theater in New York Wullner made his operatic debut in 1896 at Deutsches Nationaltheater in Weimar in the title role of Wagner s Tannhauser 2 Wullner was particularly known as a Lieder singer collaborating with some of the most important musicians and composers of their time such as Johannes Brahms Richard Strauss Fritz Steinbach Arthur Nikisch Hermann Zilcher Artur Schnabel and Felix Weingartner 2 3 Wullner was often called the Kammersanger of the German people admired for the clarity of his diction and the expressive dramatic presentation 2 Max Reger dedicated one of his six songs Sechs Lieder Op 35 to him in 1899 4 Wullner performed in 1902 in Elgar s The Dream of Gerontius in a performance of the Lower Rhenish Music Festival in Dusseldorf 5 Successful concert tours took him to England where he performed in 1903 in London and Manchester 2 to the Netherlands France 6 Scandinavia Russia the UK and the U S 2 Elgar dedicated his The Wind at Dawn to him in 1907 7 In 1910 Wullner sang the American premiere of Gustav Mahler s Kindertotenlieder in New York conducted by the composer 2 3 Wullner was also an important narrator and reciter of poems ballads and monologues He was particularly fond of the melodrama form including the 1902 melodrama Das Hexenlied with music by Max von Schillings and text by Ernst von Wildenbruch 2 A recording of this work was made in 1933 with the 74 year old Wullner and the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by the composer only a few days before Schillings death There are several recordings of Wullner s speaking voice in his unique style Wullner died in Kiel at the age of 79 6 and was buried in the Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde de in Berlin Steglitz Ehren und Familiengrab im Walde 227 His grave was an honorary grave of the city of Berlin from 1956 to 2014 Drama roles editWullner appeared in dramatic roles including Title role in Schiller s Wallenstein 8 title role in Schumann s Manfred 9 title role in Lessing s Nathan der Weise 10 title role in Shakespeare s Konig Lear 3 Recordings editSchillings Das Hexenlied amp recitations Ludwig Wullner Germany s greatest bard Ludwig Wullner narrator Max von Schillings composer conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Compact Disc Bayer Records 200 049 1999 Schillings Das Hexenlied and other compositions Max von Schillings composer conductor Berliner Philharmoniker Staatskapelle Berlin Ludwig Wullner narrator Barbara Kemp soprano Josef Mann tenor Compact Disc Preiser 90294 2001 References edit a b c d Ludwig Wullner Lexikon Westfalischer Autorinnen und Autoren 1750 1950 in German Retrieved 29 May 2021 a b c d e f g h i Kutsch K J Riemens Leo 2012 Wullner Ludwig Grosses Sangerlexikon in German 4th ed De Gruyter pp 5105 5106 ISBN 978 3 59 844088 5 a b c Meyer Kalkus Reinhart 2020 3 Ludwig Wullner Vortragskunst aus dem Geist des deutschen Kunstlieds Geschichte der literarischen Vortragskunst in German Springer Verlag pp 420 424 ISBN 978 3 47 604802 8 Sechs Lieder Op 35 Max Reger Institute Retrieved 15 July 2021 Foreman Lewis Max von Schillings 1868 1933 String Quartet in E minor Music Web International Retrieved 15 July 2021 a b Wullner Ludwig Bayerisches Musiker Lexikon Online de in German Retrieved 29 May 2021 Kent Christopher 2012 Edward Elgar A Research and Information Guide Routledge p 108 ISBN 978 1 13 527189 3 Ludwig Wullner als Wallenstein in Schillers Die Piccolomini Wallensteins Tod nat museum digital de Manfred dramatisches Gedicht von Lord Byron Einl Ludwig Wullner Ill Walter Tiemann Klassik Stuftung Weimar Ludwig Wullner als Nathan in Lessings Nathan der Weise nat museum digital deFurther reading editHermann Albert ed Illustriertes Musiklexikon J Engelhorns Nachf Stuttgart 1927 Foto Franz Wullner und Ludwig Wullner in Friedrich Blume ed Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart vol 14 Kassel 1968 Hermann Degener ed Wer ist s 10th ed Leipzig 1939 Einstein Alfred 1929 Wullner Ludwig Hugo Riemanns Musik Lexikon Eisenberg Ludwig 1903 Wullner Ludwig Dr Grosses biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Buhne im XIX Jahrhundert in German Leipzig Paul List via Internet Archive Edward F Kravitt The Joining of Words and Music in Late Romantic Melodrama The Musical Quarterly vol 62 1976 pp 571 590 H Kullnick Berliner und Wahlberliner Personen und Personlichkeiten in Berlin von 1640 bis 1960 Berlin s d ca 1960 Uta Lehnert Den Toten eine Stimme Der Parkfriedhof Lichterfelde Edition Hentrich Berlin 1996 Franz Ludwig Ludwig Wullner Sein Leben und seine Kunst Mit vierzehn Beitragen zeitgenossischer Personlichkeiten with list of Lieder sung by W Erich Weibezahl Verlag Leipzig 1931 Erich H Muller ed Deutsches Musikerlexikon Limpert Dresden 1929 N N Ludwig Wullner zum 75 Geburtstag in Munchner Neueste Nachrichten No 225 19 August 1933 p 2 Matthias Nother Als Burger leben als Halbgott sprechen Melodram Deklamation und Sprechgesang im wilhelminischen Reich Bohlau Cologne Weimar 2008 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ludwig Wullner Gaynor G Jones und Bernd Wiechert Ludwig Wullner In L Macy ed Grove Music Online Nachlass Ludwig Wullner Universitats und Landesbibliothek Munster de Ludwig Wullner in the Internet Archive Ludwig Wullner discography at Discogs Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Opera nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ludwig Wullner amp oldid 1193954898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
