Ernst Krenek

Ernst Krenek

Ernst Krenek (1900 – 1991) was a US-American composer of Austrian origin.
Ernst Krenek (1900 – 1991) was a US-American composer of Austrian origin.

PUBLICATIONS

Correspondence 1929-1964
Year of Publication: 2020
Theodor W. Adorno, Ernst KrenekYear of Publication: 2020

In June 1923, Symphony No. 2 by composer Ernst Krenek – only twenty-two years of age at the time – was first performed as part of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Musikverein’s Musicians Festival in Kassel. In the audience sat a 19-year-old philosopher who had just started writing his dissertation, showed great interest in music and who experienced this performance as a shock: Theodor W....