Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel
Karl Dietrich Leonhard Engel (born Oldenburg, 21 February 1824; died Adlershof, February 1913) was a German musician and writer.
Biography[edit]
He went to Russia as a violin virtuoso at the age of 18, becoming a member of the Imperial Orchestra at Saint Petersburg at 22, and later its concertmaster. He went to Dresden in 1869 and took up his residence there.
Literary works[edit]
Among his works are:
- Deutsche Puppen Komödien (1874–93)
- Das Volksschauspiel Doktor Johann Faust (2d ed., 1882)
- Zusammenstellung der Faustschriften vom 16 Jahrhundert bis Mitte 1884 (2d ed., 1884)
- Die Don Juan Sage auf der Bühne (1887)
Musical works[edit]
His musical compositions include a concerto in B minor and the humorous fantasy entitled “Jüdischer Carneval.”
Notes[edit]
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References[edit]
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). . Encyclopedia Americana.
External links[edit]
- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
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