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Fritz Brun

Fritz Brun (18 August 1878 – 29 November 1959) was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer of classical music. Life Brun was born in Lucerne. He was a student of Franz Wüllner at the conservatory at

Fritz Brun (18 August 1878 – 29 November 1959) was a Swiss pianist, conductor and composer of classical music. Life Brun was born in Lucerne. He was a student of Franz Wüllner at the conservatory at Cologne, and studied piano and theory there until 1902. The following year he became a piano teacher at the music school in Bern. From 2003 to 2015, these symphonies were collectively performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Bratislava Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the Swiss conductor Adriano and released in May 2019 by Brilliant Classics. The set consists of individual recordings by the Guild Music Label. Beside the symphonies, Brun also composed 4 string quartets, a piano concerto, a cello concerto, many more including vocal works. Brun’s work has been considered and compared to the style of Brahms. This might be because Brun specialized in and admired the work of Brahms, especially as a conductor. Symphonies *No. 1 in B minor (1901) (premiered 1 June 1908 conducted by the composer) *No. 2 in B (1911) (premiered 14 February 1911 conducted by Volkmar Andreae) *No. 6 in C (1932–1933) (premiered 29 October 1933 conducted by Hermann Scherchen) (premiered 12 December 1960, conduct

Era
Late Romantic
Lived
1878–1959
From
Switzerland
Born in
Lucerne · died Grosshöchstetten
Known as
composer, conductor, pianist
Instruments
piano