Alexander Fyodorowitsch Goedicke
Alexander Fedorovich Goedicke ( also: Gedike, Goedike, Goedike or Gödicke , Russian Александр Фёдорович Гедике * February 20 . Jul / 4. March 1877 . Greg in Moscow ; † 9. July 1957 ) was a Russian organist , pianist and composer .
Life
Goedicke's ancestors came from Germany , but had been musicians in Moscow for several generations. He studied piano with Paul Pabst and Vasily Safonow at the Moscow Conservatory and composition with Anton Arenski and Georgi Konjus . Goedicke was known in Russia as an organist, pianist and music teacher. In 1909 he was appointed professor of piano at the Moscow Conservatory. He later taught organ and chamber music and made a name for himself primarily as a Bach interpreter.
In addition, Goedicke, although he had no formal training in composition, also created a large number of his own works, including several operas and symphonies , but mainly organ and piano music . Goedicke's cousin was the Russian composer and pianist Nikolai Medtner .
Works (selection)
- Concert piece for piano and orchestra op.11 in D major (1900)
- Concerto for organ and string orchestra op.35 in D major (1927)
- Trumpet Concerto op.41 in B flat minor (1930)
- Concert Etude for Trumpet and Orchestra op.49 in G minor (1936)
literature
- Galina Grigor′yeva: Gedike (Goedicke), Aleksandr Fyodorovich. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
Web links
- Works by and about Alexander Fjodorowitsch Goedicke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sheet music and audio files by Alexander Fjodorowitsch Goedicke in the International Music Score Library Project
- Goedicke International Organ Competition ( Memento from March 17th, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Albrecht Gaub: Gedike, Aleksandr Fëdorovič. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 7 (Franco - Gretry). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2002, ISBN 3-7618-1117-9 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
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SURNAME | Goedicke, Alexander Fjodorowitsch |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gedike; Godike; Goedike; Godicke |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian musician and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1877 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Moscow |
DATE OF DEATH | July 9, 1957 |
Place of death | Moscow |