Felix Friedrich

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Felix Friedrich (* 1945 in Hochweitzschen near Döbeln ) is a German organist , church musician and musicologist .

Life

Felix Friedrich was born in Hochweitzschen near Döbeln in 1945. He studied church music and the organ in Dresden and Weimar . In 1976 he was appointed organist at Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost's organ in the Altenburg Castle Church . Extensive concert activities have taken him to all European countries as well as the former USSR and the USA. He made guest appearances with great success at international music festivals: Salzburg Festival, International Congress of Organists in Cambridge, AGO-Convention Detroit and others

Numerous radio, television and vinyl recordings were made with him. He has released over 80 CDs so far. With particular commitment, he is dedicated to new music and has played over 50 world premieres. As a soloist, he regularly performs with major orchestras and conductors (including Marek Janowski, Fabio Luisi , Kurt Masur , Helmuth Rilling , Peter Schreier ).

In 1987 he received his doctorate from the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg . Musicological work is an important part of his artistic work. Since 1991 he has headed the "Thuringian Organ Academy". For the CD edition of all organs by Gottfried Silbermann , together with the label querstand from the Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad publishing house , he received the 2003 German Record Critics' Prize and, in 2006, the City of Altenburg's Culture Prize.

Book publications (selection)

  • The organ builder Heinrich Gottfried Trost. Leipzig / Wiesbaden 1989.
  • Johann Ludwig Krebs. Life and work. Altenburg 1988.
  • The organ in the bookplate. Altenburg 2002
  • Organs in the Altenburger Land. Altenburg 1994
  • Thematic-systematic directory of the musical works of Johann Ludwig Krebs (Krebs-WV). Altenburg 2009
  • Numerous articles in MGG and New Grove

Sheet music editions (selection)

  • Charles-Marie Widor : Symphonie Gothique for organ, Six Duos for organ and piano, Variations de Concert sur un thème original for piano. Schott Music Mainz.
  • Bedřich Smetana : Organ Works. Dr. J. Butz-Musikverlag Bonn.
  • Johann Ludwig Krebs, organ, piano and chamber music. Carus-Verlag Stuttgart and Noetzel-Verlag Wilhelmshaven.
  • Ottorino Respighi : Suite for Organ and Orchestra. Dr. J. Butz-Musikverlag Bonn.
  • BACH - fugues for organ from the late 18th century. Dr. J. Butz-Musikverlag Bonn.
  • Johann Pachelbel : Organ Works. Schott Music Mainz.

Recordings (selection)

  • Silbermann organs in Vogtland - Mylau and Reichenbach. Motet Ursina
  • Johann Ludwig Krebs: organ works. Berlin Classics
  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Organ Works. Capriccio / Delta
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Clavier- Exercise Part III. Motet Ursina
  • Edvard Grieg . Peer Gynt. Philips
  • Johann Ludwig Krebs: Complete Works for Organ. 11 CD. cross stand
  • New organ music from Scandinavia and Central Europe. cross stand
  • Musical instruments in the Bachhaus Eisenach . Aarton
  • The organs by Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost . cross stand
  • The organs by Zacharias Hildebrandt . cross stand
  • Organ and piano, organ and orchestra. cross stand
  • Siegfried Steinkogler: Organ Works. ORF

World premieres

Web links


personal data
SURNAME Friedrich, Felix
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist, church musician and musicologist
DATE OF BIRTH 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Hochweitzschen, Döbeln