Lotte Backes
Lotte Backes (born May 2, 1901 in Cologne , † May 12, 1990 in Berlin ) was a German pianist , organist and composer .
Life
Lotte Backes studied piano from 1915 to 1917 in Strasbourg and from 1918 to 1922 in Düsseldorf . She then gave concerts in Germany and internationally as a pianist. From 1931 until her death in 1990 she lived in Berlin, where she studied composition at the Prussian Academy of Arts from 1935 to 1938 with the help of a scholarship . In 1945, at the end of the war, most of her compositional work was burned in her apartment, including two operas, an oratorio and a symphony. She then had to reorient herself as a composer. Many of the compositions she created after the war were printed by: Bote & Bock Berlin, Deutscher Verlag für Musik Leipzig, Heinrichshofen Verlag Wilhelmshafen and Sirius Verlag . Lotte Backe's estate is in the German State Library in Berlin.
In 1982 she was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit for her compositional achievements .
Concert recording
In 1976 concerts with works by Lotte Backes were held in three West Berlin churches, played by the organists Heinz Lohmann , Feliks Rączkowski and Helmut Plattner . A concert recording of this was released on record: Schallplatten-Vertrieb Berlin BSW 305, 1977.
Web links
- Works by and about Lotte Backes in the catalog of the German National Library
- Detailed biography and list of works at MUGi
Individual evidence
- ↑ CV in MUGI
- ↑ See "Research Needs " in MUGI .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Backes, Lotte |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German pianist, organist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 12, 1990 |
| Place of death | Berlin |