Erwin Dressel

Erwin Dressel (10 June 1909, in Berlin – December 1972, in Berlin) was a German composer and pianist.

Following the success of his incidental music for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, Dressel wrote many operas for the . He also arranged music for the radio, concertized as a pianist and wrote orchestral music, including four symphonies; as well as concertos for various instruments (including one for two saxophones).

Selected works[]

Opera

• Armer Columbus, opera, Op.23 (1927); libretto by Arthur Zweiniger
• Der Bär, burlesque opera in 1 act; libretto by Robert Wolfgang Schnell
• Der Kuchentanz, tragic opera in 3 acts (1927–1928); libretto by Arthur Zweiniger
• Die Laune des Verliebten, lyric opera in 1 act; libretto by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Der Rosenbusch der Maria, Legend in 4 scenes (1929); libretto by Arthur Zweiniger
• Das Urteil von Zalamea, opera in 3 acts, 6 scenes, Op.50; after Lope de Vega and Arthur Zweiniger
• Die Zwillingsesel, opera in 3 acts; libretto by Arthur Zweiniger

Orchestral

• Abendmusik for chamber orchestra, Op.33
• Balladesker Marsch
• Capriccio ritmico
• Caprice fantastique
• Cassation
• Deutsche Märchen-Suite for chamber orchestra, Op.36
• Französische Ouvertüre
• Heitere Begegnungen
• Ouverture zu einem Märchenspiel, Op.47
• Rondoburleske
• Serenade II in E♭ major for string orchestra
• Symphony in D♭ major

Concertante

• Concerto for alto saxophone and orchestra
• Concerto for oboe, clarinet, bassoon and orchestra
• Concerto for saxophone and orchestra, Op.27
• Duo-Konzert (Double Concerto) for soprano and alto saxophones and chamber orchestra

Chamber music

• Bagatellen (Bagatelles) for saxophone and piano
• Canto variato for cello and piano
• Partita for alto saxophone (or clarinet, or viola) and piano (1965)
• Sonata for alto saxophone and piano, Op.26
• String Quartet (1928)
• Suite for violin and piano
• Trio miniature for clarinet, horn and bassoon

Piano

• Piano Sonata
• Zehn Klavierstücke (10 Piano Pieces)

Vocal

• Von allerlei Tieren ein lustig Musizieren, Song Cycle for voice and piano, Op.39

References[]

• Joseph Clark, "Dressel, Erwin" in The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie. New York: Macmillan Publishers Limited (1980): 5 629

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