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)

personal data
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

[mgg-1] 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)