Ernst Grenzebach

Ernst Grenzebach (14 February 1871 – 29 May 1936) was a German concert baritone and voice teacher. He taught, among others, two of the most famous German heroic tenors: Max Lorenz and Lauritz Melchior.[1]

Life and career

Born in Berlin, Grenzebach was the son of a Berlin merchant. From 1900 to 1904 he studied opera and concert singing at the Stern Conservatory. Although he was also active as a concert soloist, from 1904 he devoted himself primarily to teaching. He conducted the Grenzebach'sche Frauenchor which consisted of his students. In the 1920s he lived in Nassauische Strasse in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. He was the principal teacher of opera and concert singing at the Klindworth-Scharwenka-Konservatorium, which for decades enjoyed the reputation of an internationally renowned training institution. He was regarded as the vocal pedagogue of Berlin and was a professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Berlin from 1928 to 1934. Else Prausnitz (1885-1976) was the piano accompanist during his lessons for many years.[2]

The later record producer, manager and composer Herbert Grenzebach (1897–1992) was his nephew[3] whose musical education was supported by his uncle.

Grenzebach died in Berlin aged 65.

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References
  1. Radio Belcanto: Max Lorenz, retrieved 17 July 2020
  2. Lexikon verfolgter Musiker und Musikerinnen der NS-Zeit: Else Prausnitz, retrieved 17 July 2020
  3. Recording Pioneers: Herbert July GRENZEBACH, retrieved 17 July 2020
  4. Ernst Grenzebach in the Großes Sängerlexikon
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