Bernhard Heinrich Irrgang

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Bernhard Heinrich Irrgang

Bernhard Heinrich Irrgang (born July 23, 1869 in Zduny , then Posen Province ; † April 8, 1916 in Berlin ) was a German organist , composer and teacher for organ playing.

Life

The father Heinrich Irrgang was a Protestant cantor and teacher in Zduny. Bernhard was trained from 1890 to 1896 at the Royal Music Institute Berlin and in the academic master class for composition. From the beginning of his studies as an organist in various parishes, Irrgang was a member of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1897 . Otto Dienel's pupil worked from 1894 to 1905 as an organist at the newly built Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Kreuzberg , then until 1910 as music director in the St. Marien congregation in Berlin . From 1910 he was organist at the Berlin Cathedral and Court Church .

The organ virtuoso was known in Berlin for his "groundbreaking" concerts. Among his performances were over 550 free weekly concerts, at which he performed compositions by Josef Rheinberger and his pupil Julius Schuppmann . In 1909 Irrgang made a concert tour to Sweden.

From 1905 he taught organ playing at the Stern Conservatory and from 1912 at the Royal Music Institute. John J. McClellan is one of his students . Irrgang composed organ sonatas and sacred songs , motets and arias ; in his sonatas he followed the tradition of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Josef Rheinberger .

Robert Breuer counted Irrgang's organ playing "among the manliest memories of our youth". For Richard Gölz , who he met in 1914, he was one of the “great organ masters” of the time.

The tomb is located in the Berlin cathedral cemetery I . The State Institute for Music Research Berlin has a Bernhard Irrgang collection that contains organ reports, concert reviews and programs as well as sheet music; The Berlin State Library keeps 87 Irrgangs autographs in its music department, mainly letters.

Works

literature

Web links

Commons : Bernhard Heinrich Irrgang  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Zdunowski Portal Historyczny (Polish)
  2. ↑ a b c d Bernhard Irrgang Memorial. In: Berlin.Friedparks.de .
  3. ↑ a b Outstanding musical personalities at St. Petri, St. Marien, St. Nikolai and Parochial . (PDF) Marienkirche-Berlin.de
  4. ↑ a b Eugène Fahlstedt: System Concepts, Bernhard . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 12 : Hyperemi-Johan . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1910, Sp. 877 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
  5. ↑ Letter of October 5, 1901: Bernhard Irrgang introduces himself to Rheinberger in a letter as an admirer and thanks for sonata No. 20. In: JG Rheinberger-Archiv , Vaduz, e-archiv.li (PDF)
  6. ↑ International Association of Rotary Clubs (ed.): Proceedings. Tenth Annual Convention. Salt Lake City, Nov. 16-20 June 1919. p. 15 .
  7. ^ Joachim Conrad: Richard Gölz (1887–1975). The divine service in the mirror of his life (= publication on liturgy, hymnology and theological research on church music. Volume 29). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1995, ISBN 3-525-57192-5 , also dissertation, University of Heidelberg, 1993/94, p. 301 . Regarding Irrgang's appreciation for Rheinberger, see his letter of October 5, 1901: Bernhard Irrgang introduces himself to Rheinberger in a letter as an admirer and thanks for Sonata No. 20. In: JG Rheinberger-Archiv , Vaduz, e-archiv.li (PDF)
  8. ↑ Robert Breuer : The organist of the emperor. In: March. A weekly journal. Volume 7, 1913, issue 3, p. 500 .
  9. ^ Joachim Conrad: Richard Gölz (1887–1975). The divine service in the mirror of his life (= publication on liturgy, hymnology and theological research on church music. Volume 29). Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 1995, ISBN 3-525-57192-5 , also dissertation, University of Heidelberg, 1993/94, p. 21 .
  10. ↑ Bernhard Irrgang Collection. State Institute for Music Research , signature SM 47. In: Kalliope-Verbund .
  11. ^ Irrgang, Bernhard Heinrich (1869–1916). In: Kalliope Association , last changed on May 27, 2011.
personal data
SURNAME Irrgang, Bernhard Heinrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Irrgang, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Zduny
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1916
Place of death Berlin