Fritz Geißler

Fritz Geißler (or Geissler, 16 September 1921 – 11 January 1984) was a composer in the German Democratic Republic who wrote around 140 works, including four operas and eleven symphonies. Life and career Geißler was born in Wurzen, Saxony, on 16 September 1921 Works The compositional legacy of Fritz Geißler involves about 140 pieces, including eleven symphonies, concertos for violin, flute, cello, piano, and organ, four operas – Der Zerbrochene Krug (The Smashed Jug), Der Schatten (The Shadow), Der verrückte Jourdain (The Crazy Jourdain), and Das Chagrinleder (Shagreen), ballets, cantatas, oratorios, and chamber music of widely varying types and settings. His works were performed by noted artists, and by important orchestras and opera houses of both East and West Germany and elsewhere. Further reading * Kneipel, Eberhard: Fritz Geißler. In: Dietrich Brennecke, Hannelore Gerlach, Mathias Hansen (eds.): Musiker in unserer Zeit. Mitglieder der Sektion Musik der Akademie der Künste der DDR. Deutscher Verlag für Musik, Leipzig 1979, p. 253 ff. * Geißler, Fritz. In: * Geißler, Fritz. In: External links *Official web site, featuring a full works-list and discography *Interview with Arila