Eduard Kaufmann (organist)

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Eduard Kaufmann at the organ
Grave of Eduard Kaufmann in the cemetery of the Hofkirche in Lucerne

Eduard Kaufmann (born December 17, 1917 in Ettiswil ; † February 22, 1985 in Lucerne ) was a Swiss organist , priest and teacher of religion .

Life and career

Eduard Kaufmann came from a farming family from Ettiswil (Canton Lucerne), some of whom were musically gifted. His father Johann was a music director and played several instruments. He was also a soldier in the Swiss Guard in the Vatican for two years, where he was a member of the Guard's own band .

The Einsiedeln seminary closed Eduard Kaufmann with the Matura from. He then studied at the theological faculty in Lucerne and at the University of Freiburg , as well as at the seminary in Solothurn .

From 1943 to 1946 he was a parish vicar (in Allschwil BL and Niedererlinsbach SO). In mid-August 1946 he took up the post of collegiate chaplain to St. Leodegar im Hof in Lucerne, and in 1948 he was appointed organist.

He is the uncle of the politician and economic advisor Hans Kaufmann .

Musical career

Eduard Kaufmann received his musical training at the Lucerne Conservatory , from which he graduated with three degrees: for organ and direction, the teaching diploma for piano and the soloist / concert diploma for organ . He passed on his knowledge as a lecturer in church music at the Lucerne Theological Faculty (1951 to 1963). He also taught at the Swiss Church Music School in Lucerne. He was regularly called in as an expert in organ building and restoration. For the fatherland he wrote regular reviews of the music business.

Before the organ in the Hofkirche was rebuilt, he recorded a record in order to record the original sound of the instrument. As a concert organist, he has given many organ concerts at home and abroad, including in Lucerne as part of the International Music Festival . In 1957, almost at the beginning, Eduard Kaufmann became a member of the Lucerne Festival Strings Lucerne . Here he mainly played the harpsichord and occasionally the organ. With this chamber orchestra he went on many concert tours through Switzerland and abroad. B. to Vienna , Prague , Athens , London , Edinburgh, Salzburg, Munich, Stockholm or Dubrovnik. The concert activities took the Festival Strings to Germany, France, Finland, Sweden and Norway, but also to North America, Canada , Cuba, Japan and what was then Rhodesia and South Africa . Eduard Kaufmann remained loyal to the ensemble, with which he also recorded several records, until 1983.

Despite his preoccupation with music, Eduard Kaufmann remained a priest: in the daily choral service of the Canons' Monastery, as a religion teacher at the Rey private school and at the "Institut St. Agnes" or as a pastor. His final resting place is in the cemetery behind the Hofkirche Luzern, near his place of work and his apartment.

Sound carrier

Music program of the concert directorate Hans Adler, Berlin, 1959
  • Organ music from the Hofkirche Luzern. Eduard Kaufmann, organ. Armida, 1972.
  • Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio . Festival Strings Lucerne, Eduard Kaufmann, organ.
  • Festival Strings Lucerne - Mozart. Head of R. Baumgartner. Eurodisc, 1974.
  • Mass in honor of St. Francis, Prelude Tollite portas, Jubilate deo, Beata-Magnificat, Justorum animae, Et introibo ad altare Dei. Ursula Buckel (soprano), Eduard Stocker (bass), Stiftschor der Hofkirche St. Leodegar Luzern, Lucerne Chamber Orchestra ad hoc, Eduard Kaufmann (organ), conductor: Albert Jenny . FONO FGL 25-4305.

literature

  • Rudolf Baumgartner : Festival Strings Lucerne 1956–1996. Festival Strings, Lucerne 1996.
  • Lucerne Conservatory, 40 years 1942–1982. Lucerne Conservatory, Lucerne 1982.
  • Josef Rüttimann: Stiftskaplan Eduard Kaufmann, Lucerne. In: Canonical Church Music. 110, 1985, pp. 61-63.
  • Franziska Schläpfer: Rudolf Baumgartner. Comenius Verlag, Lucerne 2003.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jesuit Church, Lucerne , accessed on December 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ Weggis personalities from the current cultural sector , accessed on December 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kollegiorgel , accessed on December 27, 2017.
  4. ↑ Age centers Gaeu , accessed on 27 December 2017th
  5. ^ Triengen Organ Concerts , accessed on December 27, 2017.
  6. ↑ Weggis organ with its own CD. In: Die Südostschweiz , accessed December 27, 2017.
  7. ^ Reussbühl parish , accessed on December 27, 2017.
  8. ^ The Walpen organ from 1842 to 2003. Accessed December 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ Caecilien Choir Münchenstein , accessed on December 27, 2017.
  10. ↑ Festival Strings Lucerne , accessed on December 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ BBC Music - Eduard Kaufmann , accessed December 27, 2017.
  12. ↑ Luzerner Zeitung, Organ Concert ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 23, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.luzernerzeitung.ch
  13. ^ Anton Bruckner discography
  14. ↑ radioswissclassic.ch: music database
  15. ↑ deutschegrammophon.com: Festival Strings Lucerne: Adagio
personal data
SURNAME Kaufmann, Eduard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss organist, priest and religious teacher
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Ettiswil
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1985
Place of death Lucerne