Weingartner, Felix. (1863–1942)
Signed 1934 Diploma of the Basel Musikschule
An original diploma issued by the Musikschule und Konservatorium of Basel in July 1934 and signed by the important conductor Felix Weingartner, director of the academy, as well as Swiss composer Joseph Lauber and two other musicians. The diploma was awarded in piano to a Carl Stotzer for a career as a teacher, with honors; the second page shows Stotzer's grades. Weingartner had come to Basel in 1927 and would lead the music academy and its conducting class as well as directing the Basel Symphony Orchestra for several years. 2 pp. of a bifolium. Some very light foxing, but an excellent signature and overall in fine condition. 9 x 11.5 inches (22.6 x 29.5 cm).Born in Austria-Hungary, Weingartner studied piano in Leipzig and then in Weimar with Franz Liszt. In his long conducting career he led orchestras and operas in Berlin, Munich, Mainz, Vienna (succeeding Gustav Mahler as the director of the Vienna Hofoper), Boston, and Basel. Alongside his conducting, he considered himself as equally, if not more importantly, a composer, and left seven symphonies, several operas, chamber music and art songs. (13801)
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