Bernhard Paumgartner
Illustration — Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) was an Austrian conductor, composer and musicologist.
Bernhard Paumgartner

Georg Fayer · ÖNB, Bildarchiv Austria, Inventarnummer Pb 580.555-F 544 ( · Public domain
- Born
- 1887 · Vienna.
- Died
- 1971 · Salzburg.
- Nationality
- Austria
- Occupation
- conductor · composer · writer · musicologist · music historian · university teacher · biographer · translator
- Fields
- opera
- Education
- University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
- Honours
- Austrian Decoration for Science and Art · Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971) was an Austrian conductor, composer and musicologist.
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Bernhard Paumgartner studied at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Carl-Olof Anderberg is recorded as having studied under Bernhard Paumgartner. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Employment is recorded with University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and Mozarteum University Salzburg. Distinctions recorded are Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Order of St.
Paumgartner was born 14 November 1887 in Vienna. In 1917, he became the head of the Mozarteum music academy in Salzburg where he taught both Herbert von Karajan and Vittorio Negri. In 1945, Paumgartner played a major role in reintroduction of the Salzburg Festivals. In 1956, Paumgartner played a major role in one week Mozart festival to commemorate the 200th birthday of Mozart. Paumgartner died in Salzburg on 27 July 1971.
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• Das Taghorn – Works of minnesingers (1922) • "Das heisse Eisen" play/opera (1923) • "Die Hoehle von Salamanca" opera (1923) • Mozart – Biography (1927) • "Der Rossini in Neapel" play/opera (1935) • Franz Schubert. Eine Biographie – Biography (1943). Published in Spain by Alianza Editorial, SA, in 1992, under the title Franz Schubert. • Bach – Biography (1950) • Mozart – Biography (1957). Published in Spain by Alianza Editorial, SA, in 1991. • Das von der Antike Instrumentelle Ensemble bis zur Gegenwart (1966) • Einige Bemerkungen zu Mozarts Oper, genannt "Zaide" [Some Remarks on Mozart's Opera "Zaide"] in "Salzburg Festival 1968: Official Program", Salzburg.1968, pp. 121-123.
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Bernhard Paumgartner is recorded as having received Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Order of St. Gregory the Great. Recognition and collections. Paumgartner received Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Order of St.
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1887
Bernhard Paumgartner born at Vienna.
1971
Bernhard Paumgartner died at Salzburg.
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• Honorary title of privy councillor • Honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Salzburg (14 November 1967) • Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (1962) • Honorary Citizen of the City of Salzburg (1963) • Ring of Salzburg (1963) • Naming of Bernhard-Paumgartner-Weg in Salzburg
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Bernhard Paumgartner studied at University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.
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