ABSTRACT
German violinist, conductor, and composer, born in Siegen; brother of Fritz Busch. In 1912 he was conductor of the Konzertverein Orchester in Vienna; he also taught violin at the Berlin Hochschule fÅr Musik. He established the Wiener-Konzertvereins Quartett in 1913, and reorganized it in 1919 as the Busch Quartet. Aside from his performances with that group, he made an important recording of the Brahms Horn Trio with Aubrey Brain and Rudolf Serkin (Victor 7965/8, album VM 199). He also recorded with his Busch Chamber Players, helping to bring wide attention to the Baroque masters. The 12 Handel Concerti Grossi (opus 6) were recorded for Columbia (album SL 158), and five of the Bach Brandenburg Concerti were recorded for Angel (album COLC 13). Yehudi Menuhin was one of his pupils. Busch died in Guildford, Vermont. [Potter 1985 is a discography.]
German conductor and pianist, born in Siegen; brother of Adolf Busch. He conducted the Deutsches Theater in Riga, and gave two-piano recitals with Max Reger. In 1912 he was music director in Aachen, and then he went to the Stuttgart Opera. From 1922 to 1933 he directed the Dresden Staatsoper. He was invited to Glyndebourne in 1934, and for five years conducted outstanding performances and made classic recordings of the Mozart operas for HMV/Victor (Cosi fan tutte, VM 812/813/814, 20 discs; Don Giovanni, VM423/424/425, 23 discs; Nozze di Figaro, VM 313/314/315,17 discs). Then he toured South America in 1940-1945, and had four seasons conducting at the Metropolitan Opera, 1945-1949. Busch died in London. [Delalande 1984 is a discography.]
A string quartet established in 1919 by Adolf Busch, as a continuation of his WienerKonzertvereins Quartett. The original members with Busch were Karl Reitz, (replaced by Gîsta Andreasson in 1921), Emil Bohnke (replaced by Karl Doktor in 1921), and Paul GrÅmmer (replaced by Hermann Busch in 1930). The group soon achieved international acclaim; it made world tours and came to the U.S. in 1939. The quartet was active until
1952; there were further member changes in 1948. Recording for HMV/Victor, the group made significant discs of the Beethoven and Schubert quartets.
