Felix Greissle
Austrian-born music editor, conductor, and teacher
Felix Greissle (November 15, 1894 – April 26, 1982) was an Austrian-born American conductor, arranger, music editor and educator. He was the son-in-law of composer Arnold Schoenberg with whom he had studied. He worked closely with Schoenberg as a rehearsal coach and conductor; leading the premiere performances of several of Schoenberg's works. He was also a conductor at the Vienna State Opera prior to fleeing Germany for the United States after the Anschluss in 1938. He became a naturalized American citizen and worked as a music editor and music educator in New York City and Philadelphia.
Life and career
Felix Greissle was born in Vienna, Austria on November 15, 1894. He began his musical training as a cellist. He studied musicology at the University of Vienna where he was a pupil of Guido Adler.
In 1919 Greissle began private lessons with composer Arnold Schoenberg, and in 1921 Griessle married Gertrud Schoenberg (named for her mother Gertrud Schoenberg); the composer's eldest daughter. He was married to Gertrud until her death in 1947.
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