Richard Wüerst

Richard Wüerst (22 February 1824 – 9 October 1881) was a German composer, music professor and pedagogue.

Wüerst was born and died in Berlin. He was a pupil of Carl Friedrich Rungenhagen at the Prussian Academy of Arts and a pupil of Felix Mendelssohn's. He later taught in the conservatory of Theodor Kullak (what would soon become the Stern Conservatory) and edited the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung (from 1874 to 1875). One of his notable students was Heinrich Hofmann. See: List of music students by teacher: T to Z#Richard Wüerst.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 22, 1824 (Berlin), Died October 9, 1881 (Berlin)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-12332 10-in. 9/4/1912 Sous le balcon Rosario Bourdon ; Howard Rattay Violin and cello duet, with strings and bass composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Wüerst, Richard," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111324.

Wüerst, Richard. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111324.

"Wüerst, Richard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111324

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