- Born: Düren, Germany, 19 April 1868
- Died: Berlin, Germany, 24 July 1933
German composer, contemporary of Strauss, best known for Mona Lisa.
Operas
- Ingwelde (1894)
- Der Pfeifertag (1899)
- Der Moloch (1906)
- Mona Lisa (1915) ****
"The history of music is not simply the history of masterpieces… Posterity is not always fair and can be fickle, and our keenest hope is that the curiosity of the reader will be attracted to a number of works that merit more than a passing reference in music history." – Vincent Giroud
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