Alexander Albrecht

His father Ján (Johann) Albrecht was a professor at the gymnasium, and his mother Mária von Vaszary came from an old Hungarian family.

He studied composition as a pupil of Hans Koessler (a cousin of Max Reger and a great admirer of Johannes Brahms), and piano with István Thomán.

In 1921, after the death of Eugen Kossow, the director of the "City Music School" and bandmaster of the Kirchenmusikverein zu St. Martin, Albrecht took over his place.

His teacher Hans Koessler attempted to instill the classical composing principles in his pupils, but Albrecht found an inspiration also in modern compositions of his contemporaries.

[4] He gradually developed his original music language already in his juvenile works, such as Andante con moto for organ, Piano Suite or the String Quartet in D major.