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Louis Gruenberg (/ ˈ ɡ r uː ən b ɜːr ɡ / GROO-ən-burg; August 3 1884 [O.S. July 22] – June 10, 1964) was a Russian-born American pianist and prolific composer, especially of operas. An early champion of Schoenberg and other contemporary composers, he was also a highly respected Oscar-nominated film composer in Hollywood in ...
Mar 28, 1982 · However, Louis Gruenberg was somebody in the decades between world wars. His composing career carried him high and fast. ''The Hill of Dreams'' won the Flagler Prize in 1919 and his...
As Dedicatee (1) Compositions by: Gruenberg, Louis. The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., June 10 — Louis Gruenberg, the composer, died of a stroke last night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. He was 79 years old. He is survived by his widow, his...
Biography. Louis Gruenberg (b. near Brest-Litovsk, Russia, 22 July/3 Aug 1884; d. Beverly Hills, CA, 10 June 1964) arrived with his family in the United States in 1885 and received his first music lessons from his father, a violinist. At age 8 he began studying piano with Adele Margulies at the National Conservatory of Music in New York.
Biography. Performances. Features. Photos. From his earliest years, Gruenberg played both solo recitals and in ensembles and in his early twenties he went to study in Europe with the great pianist and composer, Ferruccio Busoni, at the Vienna Conservatory.
Louis Gruenberg composed continuously until his death in 1964 in Beverly Hills. Besides other works, he wrote five symphonies, four full length operas (Volpone, Jack and the Beanstalk, Antony and Cleopatra and The Dumb Wife) and the lengthy oratorio A Song of Faith.
