Karl goldmark in spring overtures

Hungarian-born Viennese composer (1830–1915)

The native form of this personal name is Goldmark Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Karl Goldmark (born Károly Goldmark, Keszthely, 18 May 1830 – Vienna, 2 January 1915) was a Hungarian-born Viennese composer.^[1]

Life and career

Goldmark came from a large Jewish family.

His father, Ruben Goldmark, was a chazan (cantor) to the Jewish congregation at Keszthely, Hungary, where Karl was born.

Karl goldmark in spring overtures

Karl Goldmark's older brother Joseph became a physician and was later involved in the Revolution of 1848, and forced to emigrate to the United States. Karl Goldmark's early training as a violinist was at the musical academy of Sopron (1842–44).

He continued his music studies there and two years later was sent by his father to Vienna, where he was able to study for some eighteen months with Leopold Jansa before his money ran out. He prepared himself for entry first to t