Norman Shetler
American puppeteer and pianist (1931–2024)
Norman Shetler (16 June 1931[1] – 25 June 2024[2]) was a pianist, puppeteer, puppet constructor and piano professor. Originally from the United States, he lived most of his adult life in Austria.
Life and career
Norman Shetler was born in Dubuque, Iowa, in 1931.[1][3]
While a student in Vienna, the Soviet Union funded his participation in the first Tchaikovsky Competition.[4] There he met Van Cliburn. He also dreamed of studying with the Soviet virtuoso Sviatoslav Richter.[importance?]
In 1955 he moved to Vienna, Austria, where he studied piano[where?], graduating in 1959. He specialized in accompanying singers,[5] having worked with Anneliese Rothenberger, Peter Schreier,[6][7] Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,[8] Brigitte Fassbaender, Hermann Prey, Margaret Price and Thomas Quasthoff,[9] and also with instrumentalists such as violinist Nathan Milstein and cellist Heinrich Schiff. Despite specializing in accompanying, he was also a soloist.[10][11] He was recorded over 70 times.[citation needed]
Between 1983 and 1991, Shetler taught Piano and Lied Accompaniment at the Würzburg School of Music and Drama.[3] Beginning in 1992, he was a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna. He also taught masterclasses, particularly at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg.[12][13][14]
Shetler was also a puppet maker and puppeteer beginning no later than 1985.[15] His show "Musical Puppet Cabaret" toured internationally, in festivals and on television.[16][17][18]
Discography
- Franz Schubert: Winterreise D 911 (arr. Rummel) - Xaver Hutter, narrator; Martin Rummel, cello - paladino music pmr 0018 (2011)
References
- ^ a b "Lagger Shetler". Winterreise. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ Pianist und Puppenmeister Norman Shetler tot (in German)
- ^ a b "Pianist Shetler: "Die Wohnung turnt mich an wie nur was" - derStandard.de". DER STANDARD (in Austrian German). Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "USC pianist reflects on his past with Van Cliburn". USC News. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Brahms, Johannes; Shetler, Norman (1972), Elly Ameling singt Lieder von Johannes Brahms, BASF, OCLC 03161957, retrieved 2020-01-17
- ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 1988-04-25.
- ^ Clements, Andrew (2006-11-24). "CD: Schumann: Dichterliebe; Liederkreis; Op 24 & 39, etc., Schreier/Shetler". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Kimball, Carol (2013-05-01). Art Song: Linking Poetry and Music. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4803-5252-0.
- ^ "Thomas Quasthoff / Norman Shetler - Carl Loewe: Balladen - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Piano Recital Given by Norman Shetler". The New York Times. 1964-01-25. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Network Three - 7 August 1966 - BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Masterclasses 2009 at the Salzburg Mozarteum Archived 2007-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Masterclasses Mozarteum 2008 at the Salzburg Mozarteum". Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
- ^ Crispin, Darla; Gilmore, Bob (2014-10-07). Artistic Experimentation in Music: An Anthology. Leuven University Press. p. 399. ISBN 978-94-6270-013-0.
- ^ New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. 1985-10-07. p. 101.
- ^ Mozart Puppets from Austria Archived 2010-05-30 at the Wayback Machine Festival of Fine Arts at the Florida Southern College
- ^ Musikalisches Puppenkabarett at the Eckelshausener Musiktage (in german)
- ^ Holland, Bernard (6 October 1985). "CHAMBERMUSIC: LOCKENHAUS FESTIVAL (Published 1985)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-11-24.
External links
- Library of Congress entry
- Official Website of Norman Shetler
- Classic Online Complete discography of Norman Shetler
- Norman Shetler discography at Discogs
- Norman Shetler at IMDb
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