Otto Erich Deutsch

Otto Erich Deutsch (5 September 1883 – 23 November 1967) was an Austrian musicologist. He is known for compiling the first comprehensive catalogue of Franz Schubert's compositions, first published in 1951 in English, with a revised edition published in 1978 in German. It is from this catalogue that the D numbers used to identify Schubert's works derive.

Life Deutsch was born in Vienna on 5 September 1883 to a Jewish family.

Following his studies of art history and literature in Vienna and Graz, he worked as an assistant at the Department of Art History of the University of Vienna. His specialization was the Biedermeier period, which led naturally to his interest in Schubert, whose life took place during this cultural era. His scholarly career was interrupted by World War I when he served in the Austrian Army. and of the British musicologist and Schubert scholar Maurice J. E. Brown.

Deutsch died in Baden bei Wien on 23 November 1967 at the age of 84. evidence constituted the essential ingredients of biographical exposition."

Works

(English translation of Deutsch's German original. Eric Blom provided many translations for this work)

Films , film by Claus Spahn, ARD 1983, 60 min.