Ferdinand Koch (musician)

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Ferdinand Koch

Ferdinand Koch (born May 29, 1927 in Coesfeld  , † August 22, 1990 in Rüthen ) was a German tenor and music teacher. He is the father of the baritone Julian Koch .

Life

After graduating from high school and moving in as a sixteen-year-old flak helper in the last years of the war, he studied singing and geography in Münster and Cologne . At the same time and afterwards he worked as a solo tenor throughout Europe in performances, radio and recordings. In addition to recordings of various Bach - Cantatas with Max Thurn and Hans Heintze gained particular recordings, conducted by Jascha Horenstein ( Franz Liszt : Faust Symphony ) and Günter Wand ( Ludwig van Beethoven : Symphony No. 9 ) greater awareness and were later re-released several times. On the latter recording, Koch formed a quartet of soloists with Theresa Stich-Randall (soprano), Lore Fischer (alto) and Rudolf Watzke (bass).

As a music teacher he worked in particular at the Friedrich-Spee-Gymnasium Rüthen and was largely responsible for the development of the music branch, which is still strong today. On October 4th, 1963 he founded the Rüthen Chamber Choir, which he led to national fame in the following years.

Discography (selection)

  • Franz Liszt: Faust Symphony (Conductor: Jascha Horenstein, 1957)
  • Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (Conductor: Günter Wand, 1955)
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 146 (Conductor: Hans Heintze )
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 2 (1960, NDR archive no .: U0-07963), Cantata BWV 6 (NDR 1959, archive no .: U0-05357), Cantata BWV 9 (NDR 1958, archive no. : U0-03916), cantata BWV 37 (NDR 1958, archive no .: U0-03675), cantata BWV 41 (NDR 1959, archive no .: U0-06477), cantata BWV 46 (NDR 1958, archive no .: U0-04073), Cantata BWV 60 (NDR 1958, archive no .: U0-04512), Cantata BWV 143 (Conductor: Max Thurn)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Notes for the Heimatlied . In: The Patriot . No. 181 . Carl Laumanns, August 7, 2007, ZDB -ID 1023664-8 .
  2. ^ Herbert Pilters: Study Director Ferdinand Koch . In: Rüthener Hefte , No. 21/22 (1988, 1989, 1990), p. 4.
  3. ↑ Frederick Lüke: “Singekreis” later became “Chamber Choir” . In: The Patriot . July 3, 2003, ZDB ID 1023664-8 .
  4. ^ Herbert Pilters: Study Director Ferdinand Koch . In: Rüthener Hefte , No. 21/22 (1988, 1989, 1990), p. 4.
  5. ↑ Graham Edwards, Aryeh Oron: Ferdinand Koch at Bach Cantatas (English)
  6. ^ Rüthen Chamber Choir: History of the Rüthen Chamber Choir. Retrieved June 20, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Koch, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German singer (tenor) and music teacher
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Coesfeld
DATE OF DEATH 22nd August 1990
Place of death Rüthen