Willem Mengelberg is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Willem Mengelberg as Dutch conductor (1871-1951).
Willem Mengelberg was born at Utrecht in 1871. His recorded nationality is Netherlands. He trained at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln.
This was the century of the virtuoso and the touring soloist, when a performer could become famous across a continent.
He worked as conductor, composer and university teacher.
The instruments recorded are piano, organ and voice.
His work is classed as classical music.
What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (1902), Commander of the Order of the Crown and commander of the Order of the Dannebrog.
That the work came out of Netherlands shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Willem Mengelberg died in 1951, aged 80. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great
- Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau — 1902
- Commander of the Order of the Crown
- commander of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau
- Instruments: piano, organ and voice
- Genres: classical music
