Hermann Schey

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Hermann Schey (born November 8, 1895 in Bunzlau , Province of Silesia, † August 21, 1981 in Switzerland ) was a Jewish-Dutch bass-baritone .

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Schey attended the local high school in Bunzlau. He received his musical training from 1913 to 1915 in Berlin at the Hochschule für Musik with Henry von Dulong . In 1915 he was drafted as a soldier and was only able to continue his vocal studies after the end of the war. From 1922 Hermann Schey worked as a concert and oratorio singer in Berlin . He was particularly admired for his Bach interpretations.

Concert tours brought him great success in the European music centers. In 1929 he sang in Amsterdam with the Concertgebouw Orchestra under Willem Mengelberg the Death of Children by Gustav Mahler . He left a lasting impression, so that he has returned annually to the Netherlands to support the performances of the St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244) by Johann Sebastian Bach under Willem Mengelberg.

In 1930 he undertook a major tour to Poland, Russia and the Balkans, in 1932 he gave concerts in Paris and in 1933 in Zurich . He gave the world premiere of several songs by the Swiss composer Othmar Schöck and sang the bass solo in Berlin in 1930 in the world premiere of the cantata Das dunkle Reich by Hans Pfitzner . As a Jew, he emigrated to the Netherlands in 1934 and became a professor at the Amsterdam Conservatory in 1936 , although he continued his successful concert career. When the Netherlands was occupied by the German army in 1940, he had to stay in hiding until the end of the war.

After the Second World War he resumed his career and participated in the Holland Festival . Concert tours have taken him to Germany, England, Austria and Switzerland. In 1968 he made a triumphant trip to Israel and performed there at the Abu Gosh Festival . He also continued to work as a singing teacher. He spent his old age in Switzerland.

Recordings (selection)

  • Early recordings on Odeon
  • Recordings on the labels DGG, Christschall, Tri-Ergon, MMS and Concert Hall (Magnificat (BWV 243) by JS Bach)
  • Contribution by Aryeh Oron (July 2001)
  • Recordings of Bach cantatas and other vocal works
  • Sigi Stadermann Bass BWV 244 (excerpts)
  • Karl Straube Bass Radio: BWV 100

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Operissimo website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2001)
personal data
SURNAME Schey, Hermann
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch bass baritone
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1895
PLACE OF BIRTH Bunzlau
DATE OF DEATH August 21, 1981
Place of death Switzerland