Conductors Baton of Felix von Weingartner

Ivory mounted in gold
Engraved on gold rim:“Felix von Weingartner 26.XII.1910”

Length: 14.5”

Austrian conductor and composer Felix Weingartner (1863-1942) studied at the Lei[zig Conservatory with LIszt. After holding several appointments in Germany, including those of conductor of the Royal Opera in Berlin (1891-98), he conducted at the Vienna State Opera (1908-10), where he succeeded Gustav Mahler. He was music director (1912-14) at Hamberg and conductor from 1919 to 1924 of the Vienna Volksoper and from 1919 to 1927 of the Vienna Philharmonic. Afterwards he directed the Basel Conservatory until 1934, when he returned to the Vienna State Opera for two seasons. He composed, among other works, six symphonies, three symphonic poems, and several operas. His writings on music include an important essay on conducting, and he edited (1899) the complete works of Berlioz.
Bibliography: See his Lebensereinnerugen (1928, tr. Buffets and Rewards, a Musician’s Reminiscences, 1937).