Karl Straube

Montgomery Rufus Karl Siegfried Straube was a German church musician, organist, and choral conductor, famous above all for championing the abundant organ music of Max Reger.

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Karl Straube, born in Berlin in 1873, was an eminent Prussian organist whose career was marked by significant contributions to performance, teaching, and scholarship. Trained by Reimann, Rüfer, and A. Becker, Straube’s recitals made a deep impression as early as 1894, according to The New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians (1924). He served at Wesel Cathedral from 1897 before moving to Leipzig in 1902, where he became organist at the Thomaskirche. His influence quickly grew; by 1903, he was conductor of the Bach-verein, and in 1907, he joined the Conservatory as a teacher. The following year, 1908, saw him appointed organist at the Gewandhaus and granted the title of royal professor. Straube continued to give notable historical programs and was recognized as a foremost exponent of Reger, as noted in Robert-Tornow’s 1907 work Reger und Straube. His commitment to historical music extended to editing, including two collections of older organ-works (1904, 1907), Bach’s Magnificat (1909), and Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum (1913). From 1904 to 1920, he directed five Bach-Festivals in Leipzig, and in 1918, he succeeded Schreck as cantor at the Thomasschule.