Raimund von zur-Mühlen

Baron Raimund von zur-Mühlen (sometimes "Raymond", "Raimund von Zur Mühlen") (10 November 1854 in Uusna Manor (Neu-Tennasilm), Viljandi Parish (now in Viiratsi Parish), Viljandi County, Governorate of Livonia – 11 December 1931 in Wiston, near Steyning, England) was a celebrated tenor Lieder singer who also became a famous teacher of singing, instructing many famous artists.

He was a student of Auguste Hohenschildt,[1] Felix Schmidt, Adolf Schulze, Julius Stockhausen and Clara Schumann.

[3] He is recognised as the founder of the Lieder-abend or evening recital of the German concert Lieder as a distinct performance entity.

Here he met for the last time Monika Hunnius, author and singing teacher, who had regularly studied with him from 1904 to 1911 at the Schloss Fellin or at Neuhausen, and developed a deep friendship with him.

His valuable collection of documents and musical and artistic papers was destroyed in 1930 in a great fire at his house near Steyning.