Bernhard Paumgartner (born 14 November 1887 in Vienna; died 27 July 1971 in Salzburg) was an Austrian conductor, composer and musicologist. He is most famous for being Herbert von Karajan's composition teacher at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he recognized his pupil's potential gifts for conducting. Karajan would become a notable conductor. He also taught Vittorio Negri.

Bernhard Paumgartner (1887–1971)

Works

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  • Das Taghorn – Works of minnesingers (1922)
  • Mozart – Biography (1927)
  • Franz Schubert. Eine Biographie – Biography (1943). Published in Spain by Alianza Editorial, SA, in 1992, under the title Franz Schubert.
  • Bach – Biography (1950)
  • Mozart – Biography (1957). Published in Spain by Alianza Editorial, SA, in 1991.
  • Das von der Antike Instrumentelle Ensemble bis zur Gegenwart (1966)

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