Erhard Ragwitz

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Erhard (Eberhard) Ragwitz (born September 1, 1933 in Königsberg i. Pr. ) Is a German musicologist , composer and university professor. From 1986 to 1989 he was rector of the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin .

Life

Erhard Ragwitz comes from Königsberg, the capital of the Prussian province of East Prussia . Self-taught, he learned in his childhood violin , bandoneon and piano . He attended a school in Colditz , Saxony , where he founded an instrumental group and led the choir. He was discovered by Fritz Reuter , who enabled him to study music after graduating from high school . Later he was a student of Ottmar Gerster . Reuter studied musicology, music education, music theory and composition at the music academies in Halle and Leipzig and at the Institute for Music Education at the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg .

In 1960 he became an assistant and aspirant (with Wilhelm Weismann ), in 1964 a teacher and in 1968 a lecturer at the University of Music in Leipzig. He was also temporarily active as Vice-Rector for Teaching and Professional Practice. From 1973 he taught at the Hanns Eisler Music Academy in Berlin. From 1973 to 1976 he held the position of director of the special school for music . From 1976 to 1978 he was 1st Vice Rector of the university. In 1978 he took over a professorship for composition. In 1981 he became head of the composition and composition department. As the successor to Olaf Koch , he was appointed rector of the music academy in Berlin on September 19, 1986. Following an application by the university's honorary commission, the Senate Department for Science and Research gave notice in November 1989 .

Ragwitz was a member of the board of the Association of Composers and Musicologists of the GDR . Since the early 1960s he has been composing with orchestral, chamber music and vocal music works (cantatas, choral works, songs, arrangements). In 1981 the Staatskapelle Weimar premiered his 1st symphony under Rolf Reuter and in 1986 his 2nd symphony under Oleg Caetani .

From 1971 to 1974 Ragwitz, who was a member of the SED, served as a candidate for the SED district leadership in Leipzig. He is married to the music teacher and cultural politician Ursula Ragwitz (* 1928).

Works (selection)

Erhard Ragwitz composed a. a. the following works:

Orchestral music

  • Festive Overture (1965)
  • Suite (1965)
  • Three movements for string orchestra (1967)
  • Divertimento for string orchestra and timpani (1968)
  • Sinfonia intrada (1975)
  • Divertimento for trumpet, string orchestra and timpani (1979)
  • Symphony (1980)

Piano music

  • Bagatelles (1961)
  • 4 Little Piano Pieces (1961)
  • Intermezzo marcota (1974)
  • 2 sonatas (1968, 1977)

Vocal music

  • Song vom Klasseneinmaleins ( Helmut Preißler , 1958)
  • Song of Better Knowledge (Helmut Preißler, 1958)
  • Cantata of friendship for soloists, choir and orchestra (J. Wächtler, 1962)
  • Two a capella choirs (1963)
  • Spring of Youth ( Rose Nyland , 1964)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach Poem for alto solo, choir and chamber orchestra after Johannes R. Becher (1970)
  • Song cycle "The laughing heart" with strings and piano based on texts by Johannes R. Becher (1979)

Discography (selection)

  • Symphony No. 1 op.45 / Johann Sebastian Bach Poem op.28 / Three movements for string orchestra op.22 (Nova, 1984) - Orchestra of the Komische Oper Berlin and Rolf Reuter (conductor) / Rosemarie Lang (alto), Rundfunkchor Leipzig , Collegium musicum Leipzig and Jochen Wehner (conductor) / Collegium musicum Leipzig and Jochen Wehner (conductor) - recording from 1983

literature

  • Gabriele Baumgartner: Ragwitz, Erhard . In: Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 2: Maaßen – Zylla . Addendum to Volume 1, KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 681.
  • Günter Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR . 4th, revised and expanded edition, Dietz, Berlin a. a. 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 253.
  • Peter Hollfelder : history of piano music. Historical developments, composers with biographies and catalog raisonnés, national schools . Volume 1, Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 1989, ISBN 3-7959-0435-8 , p. 325.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Ingeburg Kretzschmar: Art must always be a source of strength. Introduced: Erhard Ragwitz, professor of composition and composer . In: Berliner Zeitung , March 15, 1986, vol. 42, issue 63, p. 10.
  2. ↑ a b c d Günter Buch: Names and dates of important people in the GDR . 4th, revised and expanded edition, Dietz, Berlin a. a. 1987, ISBN 3-8012-0121-X , p. 253.
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Gabriele Baumgartner: Ragwitz, Erhard . In: Gabriele Baumgartner, Dieter Hebig (Hrsg.): Biographisches Handbuch der SBZ / DDR. 1945–1990. Volume 2: Maaßen – Zylla . Addendum to Volume 1, KG Saur, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-598-11177-0 , p. 681.
  4. ↑ The former rector was dismissed . In: Berliner Zeitung , November 28, 1990, vol. 46, issue 278, p. 9.
  5. ↑ Erhard Ragwitz, Astrid Maßenth: To recognize talent early. In conversation with Prof. Erhard Ragwitz . In: Berliner Zeitung , February 13, 1982, vol. 38, issue 37, p. 7.
  6. ^ 1st Symphony by Ragwitz premiered with success . In: Neue Zeit , April 22, 1981, vol. 37, issue 95, p. 1.
  7. ↑ Hans-Peter Müller: Clearly arranged and full of tension. 2nd symphony by Erhard Ragwitz premiered . In: Berliner Zeitung , April 19, 1986, vol. 42, issue 92, p. 15.
personal data
SURNAME Ragwitz, Erhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ragwitz, Eberhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist, composer and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)