Holger Eichhorn

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Holger Eichhorn (born August 22, 1942 in Bromberg ) is a German musicologist, Zinkenist and conductor.

Life

Eichhorn grew up in a north German pastorate and initially received violin lessons . He gained his first wind experience in the church trombone choir , in order to then deal intensively with contemporary jazz. After graduating from high school and a year as a carer, he studied composition at the Berlin University of the Arts . At the same time, he dealt with historical musical instruments and learned how to play zinc by himself. At the Free University of Berlin he first studied medicine and theology and from 1967 musicology . In 1972 he founded the Musicalische Compagney as a wind quartet for zinc and trombones, which was quickly expanded to include other instruments and also performed with vocal soloists and choirs such as the Tölzer Knabenchor . Numerous radio and vinyl recordings were made with the ensemble. Eichhorn has given concerts in many European countries as well as in the USA. In terms of performance and research, Eichhorn confines himself to ensemble music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods. One focus is on the musical work of Giovanni Gabrieli , Heinrich Schütz and Johann Rosenmüller . Concert activity, research and the consistent implementation of historical performance practice mutually stimulate each other, according to his motto: "the more historically precise, the more lively". In recent years, recordings of vocal works by Johann Sebastian Bach in solo form have been made. The recording of the Christmas Oratorio , including a boy soprano, was a first recording with four vocal soloists.

Between 1987 and 1993, Eichhorn was a visiting professor for “Early Music, Interpretation and Performance Practice” at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2000 Eichhorn was a co-founder of the Johann Rosenmüller Society. He received his doctorate in 2003 from the University of Bremen with a thesis on Giovanni Gabrieli . In addition to writing technical articles and books, he has been the editor of the Rosenmüller Complete Edition since 2010.

His brother Joachim Eichhorn is a church musician and his brother Klaus Eichhorn is an organist and university professor .

Audio documents

  • Johann Sebastian Bach : Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Part 1 to 3rd Querstand 1238, 2012.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach: Stil'Antico-Motetten à 4th Rondeau-LC 06690, 2008.
  • Orlando di Lasso (Lassus): Psalmi penitentialis No. 4–7, “Penitential Psalms”. Vol. 2. Capriccio 2004.
  • Orlando di Lasso: Penitential Psalms No. 1–3. (With Tölzer boys' choir). Capriccio 67018, 2003.
  • Gabrieli superior . Motets & Canzones. Altenburg publishing house, Leipzig, 1999.
  • Psalms of David . Polygram, Hamburg, 1997.
  • In terra pax: peace music. Festival music for the Peace of Westphalia. amb 97920, ambitus 1996.
  • Gabrieli Tedesco . Giovanni Gabrieli's late work from German sources, cpo Musikproduktion, 99 454-2, 1996.
  • Heinrich Scheidemann: Complete organ motets. Orlando di Lasso, Hans Leo Haßler (Scherer organ Tangermünde). amb 97946, ambitus 1995.
  • Johann Rosenmüller & Oratio Tarditi & Heinrich Schütz: Venetian Vesper Music. amb 97949, ambitus 1995.
  • Heinrich Schütz: Christmas History. My soul exalts the Lord. The seven words. MD + GL 3229, MDG 1986.
  • Love and lament in the music of Heinrich Schütz. MD + GL 3230, MDG 1986.
  • Heinrich Schütz, Giovanni Gabrieli: Psalms, Concerti, Motets. amb 97843, ambitus 1985.
  • Fiori concertati. Teldec 8.44011, 1983.
  • Sonata Concertate. Teldec 8.44010, 1982.

Publications

  • Giovanni Gabrieli. Stylistic studies of late work in German sources of the 17th century. Diss. Bremen 2003 [microfiche edition].
  • Gabrieli Tedesco. Reception and transmission of the late work of Giovanni Gabrieli in German sources of the 17th century. Kamprad, Altenburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-930550-46-3 .
  • Thomas Selles “Opera Omnia” as reflected in her artwork. In: Yearbook of Early Music. Vol. 2. Wilhelmshaven 1993, pp. 131-304.
  • Complete edition of the musical works of Johann Rosenmüller , Verlag Dohr 2010 ff. (Approx. 30 volumes).
  • Johann Crüger - Critical Edition of Selected Works. Musiche Varie, Germersheim 2014.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Own homepage , accessed on December 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Neue Zürcher Zeitung of December 14, 2012: Bach's Christmas Oratorio solo .
  3. ^ Homepage of the Johann Rosenmüller Society , accessed on December 26, 2019.
  4. ↑ Vita on the website of Verlag Dohr , accessed on December 26, 2019.

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personal data
SURNAME Eichhorn, Holger
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musicologist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Bromberg