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Bülow, Hans Guido, Freiherr von (häns gē`dō frī`hĕr fən bü`lō), 1830–94, German pianist and conductor. After hearing Wagner Cosima Wagner, 1837–1930, was the daughter of Liszt and the comtesse d'Agoult. From 1857 to 1870 she was the wife of Hans von Bülow . In 1870 she married Wagner. After his death she was largely responsible for the continuing fame of the Bayreuth festivals.
..... Click the link for more information. 's Lohengrin in 1850 at Weimar under Liszt Liszt, Franz (fränts lĭst), 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist.
..... Click the link for more information. 's direction, he studied piano with Liszt and later conducted the premieres of several of Wagner's operas. In 1857 he married Liszt's daughter Cosima, who left him in 1869 and later became the wife of Wagner. While retaining his admiration of Wagner's music, Bülow became the most ardent champion of Brahms Brahms, Johannes (brämz, Ger. yōhän`nĕs bräms), 1833–97, German composer, b. Hamburg.
..... Click the link for more information. . He framed the aphorism that Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms are the three B's of music. One of the first pianists to be concerned with stylistically proper performances, Bülow made critical editions of the works of many composers. The first of the modern virtuoso conductors, he achieved his greatest distinction as conductor (1880–85) of the ducal orchestra at Meiningen.