The Odeon was built in 1826–1828 on a commission from King Ludwig I of Bavaria and was originally a concert hall and ballroom. Klenze designed the exterior as an identical counterpart to that of the Palais Leuchtenberg, so that there was no outward indication of its function.[1] The auditorium, which measured 75 by 125 feet (23 by 38 m) and seated 1,445, had two superimposed colonnades which provided access on the ground floor and a gallery with standing room, and a ceiling 50 feet (15 m) high with a skylight.[1][2] The orchestra was accommodated in a semi-circular exedra, behind which in niches were busts by Johannes Leeb of the ten composers then considered most important in the history of music: Beethoven, Mozart, Gluck, Handel, Haydn, Vogler, Méhul, Weber, Cimarosa and Winter.[2] The ceiling was decorated with frescoes in the Nazarene style: Apollo among the Muses by Wilhelm Kaulbach, Apollo among the Herdsmen by Adam Eberle and The Judgement of Midas by Hermann Anschütz.[2][3] The hall, which has been called "one of the most extraordinary classical architectural solutions of the concert hall",[4] had excellent acoustics and was popular with the public.[1]
The building was gutted in an air raid on the night of 25 April 1944. Beginning in 1951, it was rebuilt by Josef Wiedemann to house the Ministry of the Interior.[1] Recreation of the façade took until 1954. The former auditorium became an interior courtyard. Numerous lovers of music and architecture asked for it to be restored as a concert space, but this was not technically or financially feasible. The preservationist and architect Erwin Schleich campaigned for it to be recreated on the site of the Palais Leuchtenberg, also destroyed in the war, but despite widespread support organised by the Arbeitskreis Odeon (Odeon Working Group) formed by Schleich in 1960, that plan was also rejected. It pitted preservationists who argued that such a recreation would be a "forgery" against those like Schleich who valued "social utility" over authenticity.[5]
In 2003–06, the courtyard was covered with a glazed roof (a gridshell) by the architecture firm of Ackermann and Partner.[6]
^ abcHermann Alexander von Berlepsch, Munich: Its Art-treasures and Curiosities; Supplement to Every Travelling Guide, Munich, 1871, OCLC 681426067, p. 45.
^J. Fey, "Der Maler Johann Adam Eberle", Aus Aachens Vorzeit 9 (1896) 119–28, p. 120 (in German) digitised at Archive.org.
^eine der außergewöhnlichsten klassizistischen Lösungen der Bauaufgabe Konzertsaal - Georg Dehio, Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmäler, Bayern Volume IV, München und Oberbayern, 3rd ed. rev. Ernst Götz et al., Munich: Deutscher Kunstverlag, 2006, ISBN9783422031159, p. 878.
^Gavriel David Rosenfeld,Munich and Memory: Architecture, Monuments, and the Legacy of the Third Reich, Weimar and now 22, Berkeley: University of California, 2000, ISBN9780520219106, pp. 189–92.
^"Hofüberdachung des ODEONs von Leo von Klenze, München: 2003 - 2006", Ackermann und Partner (in German), retrieved 3 March 2013.
Further reading
Heinrich Habel. Das Odeon in München und die Frühzeit des öffentlichen Konzertsaalbaus. Neue Münchener Beiträge zur Kunstgeschichte 8. Berlin: de Gruyter, 1967. ISBN9783110032772(in German)
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Heinrich Habel, , Bavarian Ministry of the Interior (pdf) (in German)
Robert Münster, , Bavarian Ministry of the Interior (pdf) (in German); originally published in Musik in Bayern 61 (2001) 53–64.
Josef Wiedemann, , Bavarian Ministry of the Interior (pdf) (in German)
odeon, munich, odeon, former, concert, hall, odeonsplatz, munich, bavaria, germany, which, named, after, built, early, 19th, century, design, klenze, forming, counterpoint, externally, identical, palais, leuchtenberg, rebuilt, after, being, almost, totally, de. The Odeon is a former concert hall in the Odeonsplatz in Munich Bavaria Germany which is named after it Built in the early 19th century to a design by Leo von Klenze and forming a counterpoint to the externally identical Palais Leuchtenberg it was rebuilt after being almost totally destroyed in World War II and now houses the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior Exterior of the Odeon from the Ludwigstrasse Inner courtyard formerly the concert auditorium after being glazed over in 2007 Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory EditThe Odeon was built in 1826 1828 on a commission from King Ludwig I of Bavaria and was originally a concert hall and ballroom Klenze designed the exterior as an identical counterpart to that of the Palais Leuchtenberg so that there was no outward indication of its function 1 The auditorium which measured 75 by 125 feet 23 by 38 m and seated 1 445 had two superimposed colonnades which provided access on the ground floor and a gallery with standing room and a ceiling 50 feet 15 m high with a skylight 1 2 The orchestra was accommodated in a semi circular exedra behind which in niches were busts by Johannes Leeb of the ten composers then considered most important in the history of music Beethoven Mozart Gluck Handel Haydn Vogler Mehul Weber Cimarosa and Winter 2 The ceiling was decorated with frescoes in the Nazarene style Apollo among the Muses by Wilhelm Kaulbach Apollo among the Herdsmen by Adam Eberle and The Judgement of Midas by Hermann Anschutz 2 3 The hall which has been called one of the most extraordinary classical architectural solutions of the concert hall 4 had excellent acoustics and was popular with the public 1 The building was gutted in an air raid on the night of 25 April 1944 Beginning in 1951 it was rebuilt by Josef Wiedemann to house the Ministry of the Interior 1 Recreation of the facade took until 1954 The former auditorium became an interior courtyard Numerous lovers of music and architecture asked for it to be restored as a concert space but this was not technically or financially feasible The preservationist and architect Erwin Schleich campaigned for it to be recreated on the site of the Palais Leuchtenberg also destroyed in the war but despite widespread support organised by the Arbeitskreis Odeon Odeon Working Group formed by Schleich in 1960 that plan was also rejected It pitted preservationists who argued that such a recreation would be a forgery against those like Schleich who valued social utility over authenticity 5 In 2003 06 the courtyard was covered with a glazed roof a gridshell by the architecture firm of Ackermann and Partner 6 References Edit a b c d Geschichte des Odeons von Leo von Klenze bis heute Archived 2008 06 22 at the Wayback Machine Bavarian Ministry of the Interior in German with historical photographs and plan a b c Hermann Alexander von Berlepsch Munich Its Art treasures and Curiosities Supplement to Every Travelling Guide Munich 1871 OCLC 681426067 p 45 J Fey Der Maler Johann Adam Eberle Aus Aachens Vorzeit 9 1896 119 28 p 120 in German digitised at Archive org eine der aussergewohnlichsten klassizistischen Losungen der Bauaufgabe Konzertsaal Georg Dehio Handbuch der Deutschen Kunstdenkmaler Bayern Volume IV Munchen und Oberbayern 3rd ed rev Ernst Gotz et al Munich Deutscher Kunstverlag 2006 ISBN 9783422031159 p 878 Gavriel David Rosenfeld Munich and Memory Architecture Monuments and the Legacy of the Third Reich Weimar and now 22 Berkeley University of California 2000 ISBN 9780520219106 pp 189 92 Hofuberdachung des ODEONs von Leo von Klenze Munchen 2003 2006 Ackermann und Partner in German retrieved 3 March 2013 Further reading EditHeinrich Habel Das Odeon in Munchen und die Fruhzeit des offentlichen Konzertsaalbaus Neue Munchener Beitrage zur Kunstgeschichte 8 Berlin de Gruyter 1967 ISBN 9783110032772 in German External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Odeon Munich Heinrich Habel Klenzes Odeon zur Baugeschichte und Typologie Bavarian Ministry of the Interior pdf in German Robert Munster 117 Jahre klingendes Leben im Odeon Bavarian Ministry of the Interior pdf in German originally published in Musik in Bayern 61 2001 53 64 Josef Wiedemann Der Wiederaufbau des Odeons 1950 51 Bavarian Ministry of the Interior pdf in German Coordinates 48 08 37 N 11 34 36 E 48 143484 N 11 576801 E 48 143484 11 576801 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Odeon Munich amp oldid 961953575, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
