Ernst Krause (musicologist)
Ernst Krause (28 May 1911 – 8 August 1997) was a German musicologist and opera critic. Life. Born in Dresden, Krause studied German and art history at the Goethe University Frankfurt. As a music critic, he first published in the "Frankfurter General-Anzeiger". In 1939, he moved to his hometown and worked as a journalist at the "Dresdner Nachrichten". From 1945 he was cultural editor for the "Sächsische Zeitung". From 1952, Krause worked as a critic for the "Tägliche Rundschau", from 1955 for the "National-Zeitung" and from 1958 for the "Sonntag". In 1955 Krause published his Strauss  essay "Richard Strauss - Gestalt und Werk" (which was translated into six languages) and later "Richard Strauss - Der letzte Romantiker". His compendium "Opera from A-Z", which has been published in numerous editions, is considered a standard work. In his books, Krause did not content himself with the life sketches of the composers from 3 ½ centuries, he followed the traces of their work, their place in history and present. Krause died in Berlin at the age of 76.