Felix Mottl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Felix Mottl

austrian conductor and composer

Date of Birth: 24-Aug-1856

Place of Birth: Unter Sankt Veit, Vienna, Austria

Date of Death: 02-Jul-1911

Profession: composer, conductor, musician, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Felix Josef von Mottl (between 29 July/29 August 1856 – 2 July 1911) was an Austrian conductor and composer.
He was regarded as one of the most brilliant conductors of his day.
He composed three operas, of which Agnes Bernauer (Weimar, 1880) was the most successful, as well as a string quartet and numerous songs and other music.
His orchestration of Richard Wagner's "Wesendonck Lieder" is still the most commonly performed version.
He was also a teacher, and his pupils included Ernest van Dyck and Wilhelm Petersen.