Arno Landmann

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Arno Landmann (born October 23, 1887 in Blankenhain , Thuringia , † May 10, 1966 in Schriesheim ) was a German instrumentalist , author , arranger and composer .

Life

After attending high school in Jena , he began 1903 a study of the Grand Ducal School of Music in Weimar , in addition to his main subject organ , he studied bassoon , piano and cello .

In 1908 he was appointed organist at the Stadtkirche Weimar and in 1909 as an organ teacher at the Grand Ducal Music School in Weimar. After moving to the Leipzig Conservatory , the exceptional talent became a student of Karl Straube and Max Reger . Straube described him as "an unsurpassable organ virtuoso". He quickly belonged to the closest circle of Reger's students, as well as Joseph Haas , Karl Haase and Gottfried Rüdinger.

In 1911 Landmann was appointed organist at the large Steinmeyer organ in the Christ Church (Mannheim) , an office he held until 1943 . In addition to his work as church music director , which he pursued from 1923 , Landmann composed and performed in many German cities.

Karg-Elert dedicated the Impression in D flat major to Landmann, No. 9 from Opus 86, Ten Characteristic Pieces for Organ, Leuckart, Leipzig, 1911.

Works

Organ works
  • op. 2, In memoriam in C minor (dedicated to EW Degner), Pabst, Leipzig, 1909.
  • op. 4a, fantasy about the chorale "Herzliebster Jesu, what have you done wrong", Schott's Sons, Mainz, 1923.
  • op.4b, six chorale improvisations. Schott's Sons, Mainz, 1923.
  • op. 7, Passacaglia in C sharp minor, Benjamin, Leipzig, 1922.
  • op.9, Sonata in B flat minor, Schott, Mainz, 1923.
  • op. 10, 4 performance pieces. Schott's Sons, Mainz, 1923.
  • op.11, Passacaglia and Fugue in E flat major, Schott's Sons, Mainz, 1925.
  • op. 12, Variations on the chorale "Who only lets God rule" in G minor, Schott's Sons, Mainz, 1925.
  • op. 13, chorale fantasy on "How already the morning star shines for us", "Vom Himmel hoch", "O du cheerful" (women's choir ad lib.) in G sharp minor / E major, Simrock / Benjamin, Leipzig, 1927.
  • op. 14, Eight Choral Preludes, 1927.
  • op. 16, thirty-two chorale preludes, 1929 among others "Pull in to your gates".
  • op. 29, Variations on a Theme by GF Handel, Ed. Prof. Wolfgang Stockmaier, Möseler Verlag (MOS19210, M-2037-0410-2), Wolfenbüttel, 1979.
  • JS Bach: Organ transcription Chaconne in D minor (from the 2nd Partita for solo violin, BWV 1004), Simrock / Benjamin (Elite Edition)
Contribution in
  • "Organ sounds from recent and recent times", Volume III, Wilhelm Trenkner, Leuckhart, Leipzig, 1920
  • Choral improvisation: "How beautifully the morning star shines for us"
Posts in
  • Choral preludes for worship, Volume 3, Bärenreiter BA5483
  • I want to sing to you Jehovah + I want to love you + go on, go on + soar up to your God
Posts in
  • Organistica Volume 4 - De Tempore Natali (Krumbach, Wilhelm), Edizioni Carrara
  • silent Night
Organ and singing voice
  • op.8, wedding song for a voice and organ, Schott's Sons, Mainz, 1923.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Biography Arno Landmann (1887–1966), In: schwaebische-orgelromantik.d (accessed on July 5, 2020)
personal data
SURNAME Farmer, Arno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German instrumentalist, author, arranger and composer
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Blankenhain
DATE OF DEATH May 10, 1966
Place of death Schriesheim