Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský [SEP] date of death
Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský
Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský KSG (24 May 1881, Trnava – 28 May 1958, Bratislava) was a Slovak composer, conductor and pedagogue. He was popular mostly because of his songs, some becoming traditional.
Life.
In 1900, he passed his maturita exam in Trnava. From 1900 to 1901, he studied composition at the Budapestian conservatory with Hans von Koessler. From 1901 to 1903, he studied at the conservatory in Vienna with Hermann Graedener. Finally, from 1903 to 1905,
in 1933.
Recordings.
- Štefan Margita "Smiles and Tears"; Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Slzy a úsmevy, Op.25 (Smiles and Tears) song cycle.
- Gabriela Beňačková "From the Heart": Mikuláš Schneider-Trnavský Songs about Mother: If Only They Knew; Mother; If I Knew; Little Flower: Far and Wide; The Nightingale; A Lovely Dream; Student Period Songs: The Settler; The Bowed Rose; Your Shy Eyes; The Girl Is Being Married; From My Heart