Gerhard Mantel

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Gerhard Friedrich Mantel (born December 31, 1930 in Karlsruhe ; † June 13, 2012 in Frankfurt am Main ) was a German cellist , university professor and author of instrumental pedagogical and music psychological publications.

Life

Gerhard Mantel was the second child of Georg Mantel , professor of piano and composition at the Karlsruhe University of Music , and his wife Margarethe. At the age of nine he turned to playing the cello. As a schoolboy he studied cello with August Eichhorn in Heidelberg . After graduating from high school , a Fulbright scholarship took him to Athens , Ohio . He then refined his skills in Paris with Pierre Fournier , Paul Tortelier and André Navarra , also with Pablo Casals in Prades and in Saarbrücken with Maurice Gendron .

After a guest appearance in Norway in the winter of 1952/53 with the Musikselskabet Harmonien , later the Bergen Symphony Orchestra , he was appointed solo cellist and worked there until June 1954. He then remained with the orchestra for many years. From 1956 to 1958 he held the same position with the radio symphony orchestra of the WDR in Cologne . He then performed freelance until 1973, mostly in a duo with the pianist Erika Frieser . As a soloist and chamber musician , he has performed in numerous countries in Europe , North and South America , Japan , Korea and the Middle East . His interpretations are documented on numerous records as well as over 100 radio recordings.

In 1973 he followed the call to a professorship at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main. There he was head of the cello class, dean of artistic training and temporary prorector . He also gave master classes in various countries. He passed on his knowledge and experience in textbook form. In 1998 he published 25 self-composed pieces for two cellos, each with a different level of difficulty, which he called "Duettüden".

In 1994, Mantel founded the Research Institute for Instrumental and Singing Education eV together with the pianist Prof. Sibylle Cada at his place of work in Frankfurt, and from then on acted as its director. From 1993 to 2000 he was President of the German Section of the ESTA ( European String Teachers' Association ). Together with other members of the Frankfurter Bachkonzerte eV association , he founded the Frankfurt Public Orchestra in 1986 and was its conductor and artistic director for about ten years . The orchestra had successful performances a. a. in Frankfurt, Leipzig ( Gewandhaus ) and Lyon .

Book publications

  • Cell technology. Movement principles and forms of movement. Revised new edition. Schott, Mainz et al. 2011, ISBN 978-3-7957-8749-3 .
  • Practice the cello. A method of practicing not just for strings. From analysis to intuition. 2nd supplemented edition. Schott, Mainz et al. 1999, ISBN 3-7957-8714-9 .
  • Cello with fun and Hugo. A new way to play the cello (together with Renate Mantel). 3 volumes. Schott, Mainz a. a. 1996, ISBN 978-3-7957-5173-9 , -5174-6, -5175-3.
  • Duetudes. 24 pieces for an introduction to the position game. For 2 cellos = duetudes (score). Schott, Mainz et al. 1998.
  • Just practice. 185 unusual over-concepts for instrumentalists. Schott, Mainz et al. 2001, ISBN 3-7957-8724-6 .
  • Courage for stage fright. Mental strategies for musicians to cope with performance and exam anxiety. Atlantis-Musikbuch-Verlag, Zurich / Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-254-08385-7 .
  • Intonation. Room for strings. Schott, Mainz et al. 2005, ISBN 3-7957-8729-7 .
  • Interpretation. From text to sound. Schott, Mainz et al. 2007, ISBN 978-3-7957-8731-8 .
  • Practice studies. 3 volumes with commentary. Schott, Mainz et al. 2011, DNB 1015442277 .

Awards

  • Culture Prize of the City of Karlsruhe, 1955
  • Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon, 1999
  • Honorary President of the German Section of the ESTA ( European String Teachers' Association ), 2000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Schott Music. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  2. ^ Cellist and university professor Gerhard Mantel dies | nmz - new music newspaper. Retrieved March 1, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Office of the Federal President
personal data
SURNAME Mantel, Gerhard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mantel, Gerhard Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cellist, textbook author and university lecturer
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe
DATE OF DEATH June 13, 2012
Place of death Frankfurt am Main