Dietrich W. Prost
Dietrich W. Prost , actually: Dietrich Wilhelm Prost (* July 8, 1928 in Anklam ; † November 3, 2000 in Stralsund ) was a German organist , organ expert and cantor .
Dietrich W. Prost was born in Anklam in 1928. His father was a pastor . Prost grew up in Greifswald . He studied from 1946 to 1948 at the Spandau church music school . Gottfried Grote and Ernst Pepping were among his teachers . From 1948 to 1950 Prost studied at the University of Music in Berlin with Joseph Ahrens .
After completing his studies, Dietrich W. Prost became cantor at St. Mary's Church in Stralsund . One of his first tasks here was the rebuilding of the Stellwagen organ that had been outsourced due to the Second World War . He played the instrument in numerous church services and concerts. From 1961 Prost was church music director .
Prost's organist activity took him on concert tours through Europe . He was also an organ expert for the Pomeranian Evangelical Church and for the Schwerin Institute for Monument Preservation. He held a teaching position at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald . He was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon.
Works
Fonts
- Stralsund as an organ city. Organs and organ builders in practical theological service for the churches of Stralsund. Publishing house Dr. Kovač , Hamburg 1996, ISBN 3-86064-238-3 .
- Stralsund's organs . Organ building specialist publisher Rensch, Lauffen 1996, ISBN 3-921848-07-5 .
- Organs on Rügen and Usedom . Rensch-Orgelbau-Verlag, Laufen 1998, ISBN 3-921848-34-2 .
- The work of Hans Pflugbeil . In: Bach in Greifswald. On the history of the Greifswald Bach Week 1946–1996 . Peter Lang, Frankfurt / M. 1996, ISBN 3-631-30357-2 .
Recordings
- Christmas organ music . Deutsche Schallplatten, Berlin (edition from 1966 mono, from 1970 stereo, published in Germany by Deutsche Grammophon).
- North German organ music (Buxtehude, Scheidemann, Tunder, Hanff, Lübeck) on the Stellwagen organ St. Marien in Stralsund . German records Berlin GDR, Berlin 1977.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 56, No. 177, September 18, 2004. Official part, announcements
Web links
- Works by and about Dietrich W. Prost in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Prost, Dietrich W. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Prost, Dietrich Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist, organ expert and cantor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Anklam |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 3, 2000 |
| Place of death | Stralsund |