Theodor von Frimmel

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Theodor von Frimmel (December 15, 1853 – December 3, 1928) was an Austrian art historian, musicologist and Beethoven biographer. He was born in Amstetten and eventually settled in Vienna.

[edit] Biography

Theodor von Frimmel was assistant curator at the Imperial Natural History Museum (Hofmuseum) of Vienna until 1893, later taught art history at the Vienna Athenäum and was director of a gallery. He is mainly remember as musicologist for essays on Beethoven's work, life and images.

[edit] Works

Beethoven und Goethe: eine Studie, 1883; Neue Beethoveniana, 1888; Ludwig van Beethoven, 1901; Bemerkungen zur angeblich "kritischen" Ausgabe der Briefe Beethovens, Wien , 1907 Beethoven-Jahrbuch, only 1908/1909; Beethoven-Briefe, 5 vols., 1910-1911 (ed.); Beethoven im zeitgenössischen Bildnis. Wien, König 1923. Neuausgabe des Beethovens-Werkverzeichnisses von G. Nottebohm/Th. v. Frimmel (new list of Beethoven's work),Leipzig, Breitkopf & Härtel 1925; Beethoven-Handbuch, 2 vols., 1926.

[edit] References

• Dictionary of art historians

• Correspondence with Heinrich Schenker

• Musical Times, articles on Frimmel contribution on Beethoven's letter

• A short biography (Italian encyclopedia)

• A walk-through explanation of Beethoven correspondance edited by Frimmel(Italian)

Persondata
NAME	Von Frimmel, Theodor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	German composer
DATE OF BIRTH	1853-12-15
PLACE OF BIRTH	Amstetten
DATE OF DEATH	1928-12-03
PLACE OF DEATH	Vienna