Max von Schillings

German conductor, composer and theatre director

Max von Schillings (April 19, 1868 – July 24, 1933) was a German conductor, composer and theatre director. He was the chief conductor at the Berlin State Opera from 1919 to 1925.

Schillings' opera Mona Lisa (1915) was internationally successful and was performed at the Metropolitan Opera. The composer married Barbara Kemp, the soprano who sang the title role. Before Mona Lisa, Schillings had already written three operas: Ingwelde (1894), Der Pfeifertag (1899) and Der Moloch (1906).

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Works

4 Lieder aus der Wanderzeit, op. 2
Abenddämmerung, op. 1
Das Hexenlied, op. 15
Der Pfeifertag, op. 10
Glockenlieder, op. 22
Glockenlieder, op. 22: Nr. 1. Die Frühglocke
Glockenlieder, op. 22: Nr. 2. Die Nachzügler
Glockenlieder, op. 22: Nr. 3. Ein Bildchen
Glockenlieder, op. 22: Nr. 4. Mittagskönig und Glockenherzog
Herbstbild
Moloch, op. 20
Moloch, op. 20: Das Erntefest
Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa: Act I
Mona Lisa: Act II
Mona Lisa: Prologue
String Quartet in E minor
String Quartet in E minor: I. Sehr getragen
String Quartet in E minor: II. Ruhig fließend
String Quartet in E minor: III. Rasch und heiter
String Quartet in E minor: IV. Bewegt und mit Leidenschaft
String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 32
String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 32: I. Mäßig bewegt
String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 32: II. Sehr getragen
String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 32: III. Schnell und lebendig
String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 32: IV. Kräftig bewegt und fest
Symphonic Prologue to King Oedipus, op. 11