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German composer (1869–1949)

Also known as: Hans Erich Pfitzner, Pfitzner, Ханс Пфицнер, 한스 피츠너, ハンス・プフィッツナー, 汉斯·普菲茨纳

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E. T. A. Hoffmann1776–1822
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Romantic music criticism and tales about artistic genius and inspiration, a sensibility Pfitzner's work continues. (AI reason)
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Wilhelm Furtwängler1886–1954
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Writes conductor's essays on interpretation and the German symphonic tradition in a similarly conservative-Romantic vein. (AI reason)
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Joseph von Eichendorff1788–1857
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Writes late-Romantic lyric poetry of longing and nature, the voice that permeates Pfitzner's Lieder and cantata settings. (AI reason)
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Walter Bruno1946–
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Paul Bekker1882–1937
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Writes Weimar-era music criticism on new aesthetics, part of the essay polemics surrounding Pfitzner's writings. (AI reason)
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