Stehle

(shta’-lé), Gv. Ed., Stein hausen, Wiirtemberg, Feb. 17, 1839—St. Gallen, June 21, 1915; cond. at St. Gallen Cath.; c. symph. tone picture ‘‘Saul,” for org. (shti’-bélt), Daniel, Berlin, 1765—St. Petersburg, 1823; a most unvirtuous virtuoso. Under patronage of the Crown Prince, a pupil of Kirnberger, early début; 1790, favourite pianist, teacher and composer at Paris; prod. v. succ. opera “Roméo et Juliette’ (1793). He seems to have suffered from kleptomania and general dishonesty, which with his insolence, snobbery, and his debts, forced him to leave Paris in 1797, for London, succ.; he was ‘Storm Rondo’’ (or the finale of his 3rd concerto ‘‘L’Orage, précédé pastoral’), rivalling the notorious “‘Batile of Prague,’ by Koczwara. 1799, he toured Germany, challenging Beeat Vienna results. He carried Haydn’s ‘“‘Creation’? back to Paris and prod. it, 1800, with great succ., with himself as cembalist; but had to leave Paris again, remaining in London, until 1805, when he revisited Paris for 3 years; 1808 toured and settled in Petersburg; 1810, Imp. ct.-cond. and cond. of French Opera; here prod. 2 new operas, as well as earlier ones. In spite of his odious personality, his virtuosity was remarkable, and his compositions show much originality in modulation and _scoring. He wrote a pop. pf.-method; c. 6 operas, 5 ballets, and much piano-mus., including 50 études, many programme-pcs. of extraordinary vogue. Stein (shtin), (1) Jn. Andreas, Heidelsheim, Palatinate, 1728—Augsburg, 1792; inv. ‘(German (Viennese) pf.action”; organist and famous pf.maker. Succeeded by son (2) Matthius Andreas (Augsburg, 1776— Vienna, 1842), who 1802 set up for himself in Vienna. (3) Maria Anna (or Nanette Streicher), Augsburg, 1769—Vienna, 1838; daughter of (1); a devoted friend of Beethoven; also a manager of the pf.-factory. son (4) Jn. Bapt. (b. Vienna, 1795), was her succe or. (5) Fr., Augs1781 — (of consumption nent pianist. Haar), pianist and teacher. Andreas, Vienna, 1797—1863; son and succe or of (2); pupil of Forster, ct.-pf.-maker composer. (8) Eduard, Kleinschirma, Saxony, 1818 —Sonders hausen, 1864; ct.-conductor and composer. (9) The odor, Altona, 1819—St. Petersburg, og, 1893}; pianist; début at 12; 1872, pf.- prof. Petersburg Cons. (10) Fritz, b. Heidelberg, Dec. 17, 1870; theologian at first, then studied music; 1902, organist and cond. at Heidelberg; 1906, dir. University, cond. academic concerts; 1914, ct.-cond. in Me in in gen - (vice Reger); 1928-33, prof. of musical science and munic. mus. dir. in Kiel; after 1933, dir. of State Hochschule, Berlin; ed. thematic catalogue of Reger’s works and wrote his biography. (shtin’-bikh), (1) Emil, Lengenrieden, Baden, Nov. 14, 1849 —Mayence, Dec. 6, 1919; pupil Leipzig Cons.; 1877, cond. Mayence town-orch.; c. orch. and chamber mus., etc. (2) Fritz, ~ Griinsfeld, Baden, 17, 1855—Munich, Aug. 13, 1916; bro. and pupil of above; also pupil Leipzig Cons.; won Mozart Scholarship; 1880-86, 2nd cond. at Mayence; 1886 ct.-cond. Me in in gen; pub. a septet, ’cellos on at a, songs.