Hugo Kaun
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2 Lieder, Op.102 Lieder, Op.32 Orgelstücke, Op.622 Piano Pieces, Op.73 Balladen, Op.833 Lieder, Op.373 Piano Pieces, Op.564 Klavierstücke, Op.24 Lieder, Op.334 Lieder, Op.354 Lieder, Op.365 Klavierstücke, Op.936 Lieder, Op.1196 Lieder, Op.256 Pieces for String Orchestra, Op.708 Stücke, Op.106A
Am Rhein, Op.90D
Dorfgeschichten, Op.9F
Fantasiestück, Op.66G
Geistliche GesängeGesangscene, Op.35H
Heil dir im SiegerkranzI
Im Urwald, Op.43J
Juventuti et Patriae, Op.129L
Lass mich dir sagen, Op.4Lied des GlöcknersM
Maria Magdalena, Op.44O
Octet, Op.34OrgelkompositionenOster- und WandervogelliedP
Piano Concerto No.1, Op.50Piano Concerto No.2, Op.115Piano Quintet, Op.39Piano Sonata, Op.2Piano Trio No.1, Op.32Piano Trio No.2, Op.58Poetische Stimmungsbilder, Op.110Preludes for Piano, Op.118S
Sir John Falstaff, Op.60String Quartet No.1, Op.40String Quartet No.3, Op.74String Quartet No.4, Op.114Suite No.1 for 2 Pianos, Op.92Symphony No.1 'An mein Vaterland', Op.22Symphony No.3, Op.96V
Vielliebchen, Op.14Vineta, Op.16Violin Sonata, Op.82Vöglein wohin so schnell, Op.5W
Waldesgespräche, Op.78WikipediaHugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (March 21, 1863 – April 2, 1932) was a German composer, conductor, and music teacher.
Kaun was born in Berlin, and completed his musical training in his native city. In 1886 (or 1887), he left Germany for the United States and settled in Milwaukee, which was home to a well-established German immigrant community . As the conductor of local choral societies such as the Milwaukee Liederkranz and the Milwaukee Men's Choir, Kaun quickly acquired an important influence over the city's musical life. He also taught at the conservatory, where his colleagues included
Wilhelm Middelschulte. Kaun's eldest son, Bernhard Kaun, later became a composer of film scores in Hollywood.
At the turn of the century, Kaun returned to Germany and continued his teaching in Berlin. Although he received numerous lucrative offers of employment from abroad, these inducements could not persuade him to leave Berlin a second time. In 1912, he was appointed to the Prussian Academy of Arts. He chronicled his eventful life in his autobiography Aus meinem Leben (From My Life). He died in Berlin.
Kaun composed in a Romantic style for a wide range of genres, including operas, symphonies, tone poems, pieces for solo organ and piano, as well as works for other combinations of instruments. His opera Der Fremde was first performed at the Dresden Hofoper (now the Semperoper) on 23 February 1920, with a cast including Richard Tauber, Elisabeth Rethberg and Friedrich Plaschke, conducted by Fritz Reiner.