Alexander von Fielitz
Alexander von Fielitz was a German composer.Life and work
Fielitz studied with Julius Schulhoff and Edmund Kretschmer in Dresden. He worked as a theater conductor in Zurich, Lübeck, and Leipzig, and afterwards taught for several years at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin. In 1905 he became a teacher at the Chicago Musical College and in 1906 he became the conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. From 1908 he again taught at the Stern Conservatory, which he headed from 1915.Compositions
Fielitz composed two operas – Vendetta in 1891 and Das stille Dorf in 1900. He composed several songs; his Toskanische Lieder were particularly well-known. His romance for piano and violin was also popular.Works
Alexander von Fielitz, Eliland. Ein Sang vom Chiemsee.. Poem by Karl Stieler. Breitkopf & Härtel, Berlin, Leipzig, Brussels, 1900.
