Walter Schartner
Walter Schartner (3 December 1894 – 24 May 1970
Life
Schartner was born in Berlin in 1894.[1] There he attended the Stern Conservatory where Leo Blech was his main teacher.[1] A first Kapellmeister position in Königsberg was followed by posts in Münster and Bremerhaven.[1] In 1926, he conducted the Hans Rudolf Waldburg production of Handel's opera Rodelinda in Bremerhaven. From 1928 to 1944, he worked in Görlitz.[1] In 1928, he became musical director of the Theatre Görlitz , and in 1930 took over the symphony concerts.[2]
In 1945, Schartner was appointed director of the
In 1950, Schartner received a proposition from the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber.[4] In 1950/51, he was conductor of the {Loh-Orchester Sondershausen.[5] After that, he was conductor of the Berliner Rundfunk.[6] In 1951, together with the Berlin Radio Choir and the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra he presented the complete opera recording of ' Lortzing's Regina.[7] Later he was 1st Kapellmeister and Musical Director of the Volkspark Rehberge in West Berlin.[6]
Until his death, Schartner was married with the composer, pianist, lyricist and chanson interpreter Jeanette Chéro (born 1927, née Roscher, civil name Christiane Schartner).[8]
Further reading
- Susanne Baselt: Chronik des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Halle. Part I: 1946 bis 1964. Edited by the management of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Halle, 1999, pp. 38ff.
- Herbert A. Frenzel , Hans Joachim Moser (ed.): Kürschners biographisches Theater-Handbuch. Schauspiel, Oper, Film, Rundfunk. Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz. de Gruyter, Berlin 1956, p. 637.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Susanne Baselt: Chronik des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Halle. Part I: 1946 bis 1964. Edited by the management of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Halle, Halle (Saale) 1999, pp. 38f.
- ^ Ernst Kretzschmar: Görlitz unter dem Hakenkreuz (Schriftenreihe der Städtischen Kunstsammlungen. N.F. H. 18). Städtische Kunstsammlungen, Görlitz 1982, p. 39.
- ^ a b Gisela Heine: Das Philharmonische Staatsorchester Halle. G. Heine, Halle (Saale) 1997, p. 11.
- ^ Susanne Baselt: Chronik des Philharmonischen Staatsorchesters Halle. Part I: 1946 bis 1964. Edited by the management of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Halle, Halle (Saale) 1999, p. 41.
- ^ html Names of the Kapellmeisters of the Hofkapelle and the conductors of the Loh-Orchester Sondershausen, foerderverein-loh-orchester.de, retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1956, p. 637.
- ISBN 978-3-598-11784-8, p. 237.
- ISBN 3-7950-2042-5, p. 204.
External links
- Literature by and about Walter Schartner in the German National Library catalogue
- Walter Schartner discography at Discogs