Abstract
Abstract Imre Waldbauer (1892–1952) attained his greatest stature as a performer in his position as the first violinist of the Waldbauer–Kerpely Quartet, named after him and cellist Jenő Kerpely. This ensemble premièred Bartók's String Quartets nos. 1, 2 and 4 and his early Piano Quintet. Although Waldbauer's name is mostly mentioned in the Bartók-literature primarily because of his quartet, he was also important for Bartók as a “standalone” violinist as well. Waldbauer and Bartók played numerous sonata recitals from the 1910s to the 1930s, and Waldbauer also played the first performance of important violin works by Bartók: the “One Ideal” from the Two Portraits, (première: Budapest, 12 February 1911), the Violin Sonata no. 2 (première: Berlin, 7 February 1923) and nos. 16, 19, 21, 28, 36, 42, 43, 44 from the Forty-Four Duos (concert hall première: Budapest, 20 January 1932). Although Waldbauer seems like an individual of special importance, very little is known about his relation to Bartók and about his life in general (unlike his violinist contemporaries, e.g. Joseph Szigeti or Zoltán Székely). The present paper focuses on the relationship between the composer and the violinist, using materials from the yet unexplored Waldbauer legacy held in the Budapest Bartók Archives (recent donation from the Waldbauer family).
Highlights
Imre Waldbauer (1892–1952) attained his greatest stature as a performer in his position as the first violinist of the Waldbauer–Kerpely Quartet, named after him and cellist Jenő Kerpely
The present paper focuses on the relationship between the composer and the violinist, using materials from the yet unexplored Waldbauer legacy held in the Budapest Bartók Archives
Imre Waldbauer’s first violin teacher was his own father, who introduced him to the field of chamber music
Summary
Imre (Emmerich) Waldbauer was born in Budapest on 13 April 1892.10 His father, a born Austrian, was József (Josef) Waldbauer, a graduate of the Academy of Music in Budapest and the violist of the Hubay-Popper String Quartet. Between the academic years 1904/1905 and 1909, Imre Waldbauer was a student at the Academy of Music in Budapest, where he was taught by Jenő Hubay (violin) and David Popper (chamber music).. After the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic and the success of the counter-revolution, Waldbauer – like Bartók, Kodály, Ernő (Ernst von) Dohnányi, and Kerpely – was forced to take a leave He participated in the strike committee against the forced resignation of Dohnányi in October 1919.29 He returned only to the 1927/1928 academic year as a paid-per-lesson string quartet instructor.. Waldbauer had originally left the Academy of Music in Budapest only for a one-year leave.47 It was shortly before the expiration of his holiday that he made efforts to keep his position in Hungary alongside his professorship in Iowa.. He regularly performed in recitals organized by the State University Iowa, playing the classic chamber music literature as well as modern compositions. He substituted for Feri Róth in his quartet during their tour in spring 1949.52 He even appeared as soloist of the University Orchestra
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