Max Paul Eugen Bekker (11 September 1882 – 7 March 1937) was a German music critic and author. Described as having "brilliant style and […] extensive theoretical and practical knowledge,"[1] Bekker was chief music critic for both the Frankfurter Zeitung (1911–1923), and later the New Yorker Staats-Zeitung (1934–1937).
Max Paul Eugen Bekker was born in Berlin on 11 September 1882 as the only child of Hirsch Nachmann Michel Bekker and Olga Elsner.[2][1] He studied piano with Alfred Sormann, theory with Benno Horwitz, and violin with Fabian Rehfeld.[2][3] He began his career as a violinist in the Berlin Philharmonic,[4] before employment as a conductor between 1902 and 1905.[3] He ceased playing violin professionally in 1906, although continued to give lessons privately.[3]
After Bekker stopped professional performance he began music criticism, publishing monographs on Oskar Fried (1906/7) and Jacques Offenbach (1909), as well as a successful book on Beethoven in 1911.[2][3] The work on Beethoven brought him to national prominence and earned him a position at the Frankfurter Zeitung.[2][3]
In 1916 he published Das deutsche Musikleben, considered by Carl Dahlhaus to be a seminal work in music sociology.[3] Two concepts introduced in that work are the idea of "form" and of music as a "socially formative force" (gesellschaftbildende Kraft).[3] In his 1918 work Die Sinfonie von Beethoven bis Mahler, Bekker developed the idea that symphony had a "community-building force" (gemeinschaftbildende Kraft). This concept was influential in Russia via Boris Asafyev,[5] and was drawn on by Theodor Adorno in his essay "Radio Physiognomics".[6]
Bekker married three times: to Dora Zelle between 1909 and 1920, to Hanna vom Rath between 1920 and 1930, and to Margit Reinhard from 1935 until his death.[2] He had one child with Zelle and three with Rath.[2]
The music library of Yale University houses the Paul Bekker Collection, which contains Bekker's correspondence, documents, photographs, printed scores, and manuscripts, given to Yale by the wife of Bekker's eldest son, Konrad.[7]
^ abcdefgHailey, Christopher (1994). "The Paul Bekker Collection in the Yale University Music Library". Notes. 51 (1): 20. doi:10.2307/899169. ISSN 0027-4380. JSTOR 899169.
^Slonismksy, Nicolas; Kuhn, Laura; McIntire, Dennis. "Bekker, (Max) Paul (Eugen)". encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
^Fanning, David (2 May 2013), "The symphony since Mahler: national and international trends", The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony, Cambridge University Press, pp. 96–97, doi:10.1017/CCO9781139021425.006, ISBN9781139021425, retrieved 28 May 2022
^Babich, Babette (11 September 2014). "Adorno's radio phenomenology". Philosophy & Social Criticism. 40 (10): 971. doi:10.1177/0191453714548503. ISSN 0191-4537. S2CID 145780073.
^"The Paul Bekker Papers". Archives at Yale. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
paul, bekker, paul, eugen, bekker, september, 1882, march, 1937, german, music, critic, author, described, having, brilliant, style, extensive, theoretical, practical, knowledge, bekker, chief, music, critic, both, frankfurter, zeitung, 1911, 1923, later, york. Max Paul Eugen Bekker 11 September 1882 7 March 1937 was a German music critic and author Described as having brilliant style and extensive theoretical and practical knowledge 1 Bekker was chief music critic for both the Frankfurter Zeitung 1911 1923 and later the New Yorker Staats Zeitung 1934 1937 Paul BekkerBekker c 1925 27Born 1882 09 11 11 September 1882Died7 April 1937 1937 04 07 aged 54 OccupationsMusic criticauthorNotable creditsFrankfurter Zeitung New Yorker Staats Zeitung Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editMax Paul Eugen Bekker was born in Berlin on 11 September 1882 as the only child of Hirsch Nachmann Michel Bekker and Olga Elsner 2 1 He studied piano with Alfred Sormann theory with Benno Horwitz and violin with Fabian Rehfeld 2 3 He began his career as a violinist in the Berlin Philharmonic 4 before employment as a conductor between 1902 and 1905 3 He ceased playing violin professionally in 1906 although continued to give lessons privately 3 After Bekker stopped professional performance he began music criticism publishing monographs on Oskar Fried 1906 7 and Jacques Offenbach 1909 as well as a successful book on Beethoven in 1911 2 3 The work on Beethoven brought him to national prominence and earned him a position at the Frankfurter Zeitung 2 3 In 1916 he published Das deutsche Musikleben considered by Carl Dahlhaus to be a seminal work in music sociology 3 Two concepts introduced in that work are the idea of form and of music as a socially formative force gesellschaftbildende Kraft 3 In his 1918 work Die Sinfonie von Beethoven bis Mahler Bekker developed the idea that symphony had a community building force gemeinschaftbildende Kraft This concept was influential in Russia via Boris Asafyev 5 and was drawn on by Theodor Adorno in his essay Radio Physiognomics 6 Bekker fled Germany for Paris after Hitler s rise to power and emigrated to New York in 1934 becoming chief music critic of the New Yorker Staats Zeitung He died in New York on 7 March 1937 1 2 Bekker married three times to Dora Zelle between 1909 and 1920 to Hanna vom Rath between 1920 and 1930 and to Margit Reinhard from 1935 until his death 2 He had one child with Zelle and three with Rath 2 The music library of Yale University houses the Paul Bekker Collection which contains Bekker s correspondence documents photographs printed scores and manuscripts given to Yale by the wife of Bekker s eldest son Konrad 7 See also editNeue MusikReferences edit a b c Hailey Christopher 2001 Bekker Max Paul Grove Music Online Oxford Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 gmo 9781561592630 article 08109 ISBN 978 1 56159 263 0 Retrieved 6 September 2022 subscription or UK public library membership required a b c d e f g Hailey Christopher 1994 The Paul Bekker Collection in the Yale University Music Library Notes 51 1 20 doi 10 2307 899169 ISSN 0027 4380 JSTOR 899169 a b c d e f g Nielsen Nanette 2018 Paul Bekker s musical ethics Routledge p 9 ISBN 978 0 367 23197 2 OCLC 1196320568 Slonismksy Nicolas Kuhn Laura McIntire Dennis Bekker Max Paul Eugen encyclopedia com Retrieved 28 May 2022 Fanning David 2 May 2013 The symphony since Mahler national and international trends The Cambridge Companion to the Symphony Cambridge University Press pp 96 97 doi 10 1017 CCO9781139021425 006 ISBN 9781139021425 retrieved 28 May 2022 Babich Babette 11 September 2014 Adorno s radio phenomenology Philosophy amp Social Criticism 40 10 971 doi 10 1177 0191453714548503 ISSN 0191 4537 S2CID 145780073 The Paul Bekker Papers Archives at Yale Retrieved 28 May 2022 External links editWorks by Paul Bekker at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Paul Bekker at Internet ArchivePortals nbsp Classical music nbsp Biography nbsp Music Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paul Bekker amp oldid 1207551866, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
