Johann Christoph Rothe
Johann Christoph Rothe (* approx. 1653 in Roßwein ; † June 21, 1700 or 1720) was a German composer, violinist and singer.
biography
There is hardly any information about Rothes life. Only the court organist Ernst Ludwig Gerber, who worked in Sondershausen, wrote in an article in the Tonkünstlerlexikons (1792) that Rothe had trained himself as a singer and violinist under the guidance of his father, who was a cantor of Roßwein, and was soon to serve as a falsetist and violinist at Coburg in the Herzogl. Court orchestra was active. He is also said to have written and performed several considerable sacred works there, as passions, Easter pieces, etc. for the Princely Chapel .
Works
Rothe's only known work to date is a St. Matthew Passion from Sondershausen , the Passio Domini Jesu Christi Secundum St. Matthew of 1697.
CD recordings
- Johann Christoph Rothe: St. Matthew Passion (1697), Cantus Thuringia and Capella Thuringia , conductor: Bernhard Klapprott , label: cpo, audio CD 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rothe, Johann Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1653 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Horse wine |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 21, 1700 or June 21, 1720 |