'''Hugo Wolf''' (1860-1903) [[Austria]]n [[composer]], is ranked with [[Franz Schubert]] as a writer of songs. He had an unhappy life – was dismissed unfairly from the [[Vienna]] Conservatory, suffered from a chronic illness and, as a music critic, was a passionate supporter of [[Richard Wagner]] in a Vienna besotted with [[Brahms]], so found it almost impossible to gain commissions. | '''Hugo Wolf''' (1860-1903) [[Austria]]n [[composer]], is ranked with [[Franz Schubert]] as a writer of songs. He had an unhappy life – was dismissed unfairly from the [[Vienna]] Conservatory, suffered from a chronic illness and, as a music critic, was a passionate supporter of [[Richard Wagner]] in a Vienna besotted with [[Brahms]], so found it almost impossible to gain commissions. |