Ernst-Erich Stender

Marienkirche in Lübeck

Ernst-Erich Stender (* 1944 in Tönning ) is a German church musician and organist .

Life

Ernst-Erich Stender passed his A-exam at the Lübeck University of Music in 1972 . From 1973 to 2009 he was the successor of Walter Kraft , organist at the Marienkirche in Lübeck . He is the church music director of the North Elbian Church and taught as a professor at the Lübeck University of Music.

In 1976 he founded Ornament Records , a music label for recordings of organ literature and church music .

His lively international concert activity made him particularly well known in Europe, North America and Japan. He is characterized by numerous recordings, including a complete edition of works by the Marien organist Dietrich Buxtehude , and especially the arrangements of classical symphonies for the organ .

The division of labor between the organist and the cantor responsible for choral singing , at the same time director of the Lübeck Knabenkantorei , allowed Ernst-Erich Stender to concentrate exclusively on organ playing. In St. Marien he gave 30 to 40 concerts a year. In 1974 and 1985 he interpreted the entire organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach .

Walter Kraft continued the tradition of Lübeck evening music begun by Franz Tunder and Dietrich Buxtehude as a series of evening organ concerts in July and August.

Web links

• Works by and about Ernst-Erich Stender in the catalog of the German National Library
• Ernst-Erich Stender - Homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orientation by Ornament Records , accessed January 7, 2017

predecessor	Office	successor
Walter Kraft	Organist at St. Marien zu Lübeck 1973–2009	Johannes Unger