Fritz Werner
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Fritz Werner (15 December 1898 – 22 December 1977) was a German choral conductor, church music director, conductor, organist and composer. He founded the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn in 1947 and conducted it until 1973.
Career
Born in Berlin, Werner studied at the Berliner Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik, the University in Berlin and at the
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn
Fritz Werner founded the Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn in 1947 and conducted it until 1973. First they concentrated on the music of
In 1998 the choir celebrated his 100th birthday with a performance of his motets Die Botschaft on Bible words for mixed choir a cappella with soprano, baritone and oboe soloists in the Nikolaikirche Heilbronn, conducted by Michael Böttcher.[7]
Composer
His compositions of more than 50 opus-numbers have included the cantata Trauermusik (1935), Apfelkantate (1939), Symphonie in d (1954), Suite Concertante (1969), Psalmen-Triptychon (1972), a collection of motets Die Botschaft (1973), and concertos for trumpet, horn, piano and violin.[1] His cantata Jesus Christus herrscht als König for choir, brass and timpani was published as well as a piano concerto, Konzertante Musik für Flöte, Oboe und Horn, Symphonische Musik für Streichorchester (music for string orchestra), and the cantata Von der Eitelkeit der Welt (Of the vanity of the world).[8] In 1964 he wrote as his op. 44 an oratorio for Pentecost Veni, sancte spiritus (Come, Holy Spirit) on the sequence Veni sancte spiritus. The Oratorium nach Worten der Heiligen Schrift (oratorio after Bible words) for mixed choir, two solo voices and orchestra was first performed on 16 May 1971.[7] It was published by the Carus-Verlag under the title Veni Sancte Spiritus.[9] The music for string orchestra was premiered by the Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn on 31 January 1968.[10] His Suite Concertante for high trumpet, string orchestra and percussion op. 48 was recorded right after its premiere on 23 September 1971 with Maurice André and the same chamber orchestra.[11] His Trumpet and Organ Duo op. 53 was recorded several times, for example with Michael Feldner and Petra Morath-Pusinelli[12] or with Malte Burba and Johannes von Erdmann.[13]
Fritz Werner contributed to a revitalisation of church music in Germany in the 20th century, as also Rudolf Mauersberger, Günther Ramin and Johann Nepomuk David.[1]
Awards
- 1973 Bundesverdienstkreuz I. Klasse[14]
- 1974 Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
References
- ^ ISBN 3-88309-089-1.
- ^ a b Fritz Werner on bach-cantatas
- ^ Von Woltz bis Werner – Einblicke in 450 Jahre Musik aus Heilbronn (exhibition of 450 years of music in Heilbronn) archive of Heilbronn (in German)
- ^ Weihnachtsoratorium BWV 248 Fritz Werner
- ^ Johann Sebastian BACH (1685–1750) The Cantatas - Volume 2 review by John Quinn on musicweb.international, 2005
- ^ the passions - christmas oratorio - b minor mass - motets Volume 3, review by John Quinn on musicweb.international, 2005
- ^ a b Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn Konzertchronik Archived 2011-03-11 at the Wayback Machine concert chronology
- ^ "Works of Fritz Werner". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ^ Veni Sancte Spiritus Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine editor Carus-Verlag
- ^ Neue Horizonte: 50 Jahre Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine (New Horizons: 50 Years WKH)
- ^ Maurice Andre interprete Werner / Krol
- ^ Fantasia notturna
- ^ Festliche Musik
- ISBN 3-928990-68-3
Sources
- Christhard Schrenk: Ein Künstlerleben im 20. Jahrhundert – Fritz Werner (1898–1977). In: Heilbronner Köpfe II. Stadtarchiv Heilbronn, Heilbronn 1999, ISBN 3-928990-70-5(Kleine Schriftenreihe des Archivs der Stadt Heilbronn. Band 45), p. 191–200 (in German)
External links
- Literature by and about Fritz Werner in the German National Library catalogue
- Heiko Bockstiegel (2001). "Werner, Fritz". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 19. Nordhausen: Bautz. cols. 1545–1550. ISBN 3-88309-089-1.
- Heinrich-Schütz-Chor-Heilbronn
- Entries for Bach recordings of Fritz Werner on WorldCat
- Entries for musical scores of Fritz Werner on WorldCat