Alban Förster

Alban Förster (October 23, 1849 - January 18, 1916) was a German composer and conductor.

Life A native of Reichenbach im Vogtland, he studied at the Dresden Conservatory, where he later taught in 1881 and 1882. His opera The Maidens of Schilde, to a libretto by , premiered in Dresden in 1889. His opera Lorle, to a libretto by Hans Heinrich Schefsky (a pseudonym of ), was premiered in the same city in 1891. He died at Neustrelitz, where he had been a court musician and later court conductor.

Works (selection) Musikalisches Bilderbuch (for piano), Op. 9 Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 61 Für die Jugend (for piano), Op. 97 Zwölf Tonbilder (for piano), Op. 138 Vier heitere Männerchöre (choral), Op. 166 Piano Trio No. 3, Op. 172 Wollt ihr's hören? Six declamation pieces for piano, Op. 138 Leichte Sonatine in F (Violin Sonata), Op. 200 Symphony in E major (1888), WoO. Ouverture zu einem Lustspiel in B♭ major for winds and percussion, WoO.