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In Austria, Lehar is considered to be Austrian, not Hungarian. I believe it is fair to say he was an Austrian composer, as his father was from Moravia and his mother was German-speaking as well. Just being born in the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian empire doesn't make him a Hungarian. Like Sigmund Freud, who is also an Austrian neurologist, despite of being born in what is nowadays the Czech Republic. - 84.114.147.101 22:45, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
What exactly is Viennese about Lehár? <KF> 20:36, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I moved here the following text that carries little information without some context, if "Golden Age"/"Silver Age" designations carry any heft: "The era in which his music thrived came to be known as the Silver Age".
Having been born in Komorn, epicentre of Slovakia's Hungarian minority to the present, Franz Lehár is Hungarian by birth and Ancestry (Lehár being a Hungarian Surname). Furthermore, I once read, [and I'm sure I could find and cite, if needed for this chat page] that he considered himself Hungarian, and attempted unsuccessfully to get Hungarian citizenship in 1947, as he was considered an undesireable by the ruling communist regime. Therefore, he was much more Hungarian than Austrian, even if it is wholly and absolutely unrepresented in his musical style, which is classic Vienna.
The Gold/Silver Age comment, in regards to the viennese waltz, is technically correct - however, since dates regarding the rise and fall of the viennese operetta can fluctuate greatly depending on the source you ask, I think it either needs to remain left out, or be redone with an explanation as to the terms, and their usage. - Giamberardino
Some of Lehar's historic 1947 recordings for Decca Records with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra are currently available on a Naxos Records CD. The disc is available through www.amazon.com. Sallyrob 16:34, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
The text of the article says: "Despite his work being in contrast with the erudition of Wagner, associated with the Nazis, Lehár's work was enjoyed by Hitler...". I am not sure what this means, in particular "associated with the Nazis" — what is associated with the Nazis? Is it Wagner, Wagner's erudition, or what? I am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with the sentiment being expressed, because I don't know what it is. Can any clarify what the the article is trying to say here? Ondewelle ( talk) 08:58, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Why don't you compare the German version with this ? What is "a diacritic" ?
In general, why do articles in different languages differ so much about the same subject / topic ? 02462 20 54 72 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.233.152.88 ( talk) 11:12, 26 January 2016
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Bain News Service - Franz Lehár.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on April 30, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-04-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 04:14, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
AFAICT the article makes no mention of Lehár's non-stage works. de:Franz Lehár#Vokalwerke lists several songs and de:Franz Lehár#Instrumentalwerke lists several instrumental pieces. — Aɴɢʀ ( talk) 12:50, 11 May 2017 (UTC)
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In Austria, Lehar is considered to be Austrian, not Hungarian. I believe it is fair to say he was an Austrian composer, as his father was from Moravia and his mother was German-speaking as well. Just being born in the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian empire doesn't make him a Hungarian. Like Sigmund Freud, who is also an Austrian neurologist, despite of being born in what is nowadays the Czech Republic. - 84.114.147.101 22:45, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
What exactly is Viennese about Lehár? <KF> 20:36, 20 Jun 2004 (UTC)
I moved here the following text that carries little information without some context, if "Golden Age"/"Silver Age" designations carry any heft: "The era in which his music thrived came to be known as the Silver Age".
Having been born in Komorn, epicentre of Slovakia's Hungarian minority to the present, Franz Lehár is Hungarian by birth and Ancestry (Lehár being a Hungarian Surname). Furthermore, I once read, [and I'm sure I could find and cite, if needed for this chat page] that he considered himself Hungarian, and attempted unsuccessfully to get Hungarian citizenship in 1947, as he was considered an undesireable by the ruling communist regime. Therefore, he was much more Hungarian than Austrian, even if it is wholly and absolutely unrepresented in his musical style, which is classic Vienna.
The Gold/Silver Age comment, in regards to the viennese waltz, is technically correct - however, since dates regarding the rise and fall of the viennese operetta can fluctuate greatly depending on the source you ask, I think it either needs to remain left out, or be redone with an explanation as to the terms, and their usage. - Giamberardino
Some of Lehar's historic 1947 recordings for Decca Records with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra are currently available on a Naxos Records CD. The disc is available through www.amazon.com. Sallyrob 16:34, 9 August 2007 (UTC)
The text of the article says: "Despite his work being in contrast with the erudition of Wagner, associated with the Nazis, Lehár's work was enjoyed by Hitler...". I am not sure what this means, in particular "associated with the Nazis" — what is associated with the Nazis? Is it Wagner, Wagner's erudition, or what? I am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with the sentiment being expressed, because I don't know what it is. Can any clarify what the the article is trying to say here? Ondewelle ( talk) 08:58, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
Why don't you compare the German version with this ? What is "a diacritic" ?
In general, why do articles in different languages differ so much about the same subject / topic ? 02462 20 54 72 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.233.152.88 ( talk) 11:12, 26 January 2016
Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:Bain News Service - Franz Lehár.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on April 30, 2017. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2017-04-30. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page. — Chris Woodrich ( talk) 04:14, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
AFAICT the article makes no mention of Lehár's non-stage works. de:Franz Lehár#Vokalwerke lists several songs and de:Franz Lehár#Instrumentalwerke lists several instrumental pieces. — Aɴɢʀ ( talk) 12:50, 11 May 2017 (UTC)