Jacques van Oortmerssen

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Jacques van Oortmerssen (born June 28, 1950 in Rotterdam ; † November 21, 2015 in Heemstede ) was a Dutch pianist , organist , conductor and composer .

Life

Jacques van Oortmerssen studied at the Rotterdam Conservatory and graduated with solo degrees in organ and piano. He deepened his organ studies with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris and received the "Prix d 'Excellence" in 1976.

In 1977 he won first prize at the Dutch national improvisation competition in Bolsward . Since 1979 he has been teaching organ as a major at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam . In 1982 he was appointed titular organist of the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam as the successor to Gustav Leonhardt .

Jacques van Oortmerssen was visiting professor at international music colleges and universities. In 1994/1995 he was an adjunct professor at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki , which awarded him an honorary doctorate on June 2, 2012.

As a member of the Advisory Board of the Göteborg Organ Art Center (GOArt) at the University of Gothenburg , he was involved in organ building and was in charge of the Bach Research Project .

Van Oortmerssen performed as a soloist at international festivals. He has recorded more than 50 CDs, including the complete organ works by Johann Sebastian Bach , Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Johannes Brahms on important historical organs in Europe.

Discography (selection)

  • The Arp Schnitger organ at the St Cosmae Church in Stade. St. Cosmae, Stade. 1987. Denon 33C37-7492
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. I. 1995. Vanguard Classics 99101
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. II. 1995. Vanguard Classics 99102
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. III. 1997. Vanguard Classics 99103
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. IV. 1997. Vanguard Classics 99104
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. V. 2001. Vanguard Classics 99105
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. VI. 2001. Challenge Classics, CC 72096
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. VII. Challenge Classics, CC 72108
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. VIII. 2007. Challenge Classics, CC 72153
  • JS Bach Organ Works Vol. IX. 2008. Challenge Classics, CC 72175
  • CPE Bach: The Organ Works. 1992. TO CD-569
  • Johannes Brahms: The Complete Organ Music CD . 1994. TO CD-479
  • Dutch chamber organs from the Haags Gemeentemuseum. 1994. Technosonic PSCD25 (CPE Bach, JS Bach, GF Handel, J. Haydn, WA Mozart, CF Ruppe)
  • French Romantic Masterpieces. Vanguard Classics 99060
  • Historical organ at the S Nicolas Bovenkerk in Kampen. 1994. Denon 38C37-7120 (JS Bach, D. Buxtehude, JP Kellner, JL Krebs)
  • Historical organ at the Waalse Kerk in Amsterdam. 1987. Denon 33C37-7376 (JS Bach)
  • Jacques van Oortmerssen “Live at St. Bavo”. 1997. Challenge Classics (JS Bach, WA Mozart, M. Dupré, J. van Oortmerssen)
  • WA Mozart: Transcriptions for Organ Duet. 1996. BIS 418 (H. van Nieuwkoop and J. van Oortmerssen)
  • The Organ of Sint Lambertus, Helmond, the Netherlands. 1996. TO 316 (J. van Oortmerssen)
  • JP Sweelinck: Organ works. 1987. Denon 38C37-7024

Compositions for organ

  • Rondeau Reconstructie. Donemus, Amsterdam 1975.
  • Mirage. Boeijenga, Sneek 1991.
  • Five Chorale Preludes. Tactus, 1995.
  • Now all forests are resting , chorale prelude to the Orgelbüchlein project, 2012

Publications

  • Guide to Duo and Trio Playing. Boeijenga, Sneek 1981
  • Organ Technique. Göteborg Organ Art Center, Göteborg 2002, ISBN 91-973916-7-0 .

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jacques van Oortmerssen overleden . orgelnieuws.nl, November 21, 2015, accessed on November 22, 2015.
  2. ^ Homepage J. van Oortmerssen , viewed June 24, 2012.
  3. ↑ Nederlandse organist onderscheiden in Finland: Eredoctoraat voor Jacques van Oortmerssen. De Telegraaf , June 7, 2012, accessed November 22, 2015.
  4. ^ Aryeh Oron: Jacques van Oortmerssen (organ) . bach-cantatas.com, as of October 2007, accessed on November 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ Jacques van Oortmerssen: Now all forests are at rest (PDF file; 62.9 kB), accessed on August 16, 2014.
personal data
SURNAME Oortmerssen, Jacques van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch pianist, organist, conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Rotterdam
DATE OF DEATH November 21, 2015
Place of death Heemstede