Reinhold Finkbeiner
Reinhold Finkbeiner (born August 6, 1929 in Stuttgart ; † January 20, 2010 in Alsfeld ) was a German composer and organist .
Life
His grandfather and father were architects. Even before the family moved to Berlin in 1939, Finkbeiner experienced the humiliation of his Jewish fellow citizens by the National Socialist dictatorship - a life experience that soon led to a distanced relationship with instances of power, but above all was to have a decisive influence on his later work ( violence, Violence ; Birkenau ).
After surviving the chaos of war, he successfully passed the entrance examination at the Berlin Music Academy. Another move of the family to Fulda , however, thwarted the start of studies, and Reinhold Finkbeiner finally began his church music and composition studies at the Frankfurt Music Academy in 1949. His teachers included Helmut Walcha (organ) and Kurt Hessenberg (composition).
During this time the sonata for flute and piano was written (published for the first time in 2006). Finkbeiner completed his training with the composer Hermann Heiss , who taught in Darmstadt - one of the most important pioneers in the field of electronic music after the war. Finkbeiner received important impulses as a participant in the Darmstadt Summer Courses from 1953 to 1960 from René Leibowitz and Ernst Křenek . Many of his works were premiered there during this time, for example the concerto for chamber orchestra under the direction of Hermann Scherchen , the 2nd string quartet by the Parrenin Quartet, the Ciacona for piano (Else Stock-Hug) and the composition in 5 parts (Werner Hoppstock) as part of the “Days for New Music”. Günter Ludwig and the violinist Alois Kottmann were also important interpreters of this period .
In 1964 Finkbeiner received the composition prize in his hometown Stuttgart for the piano concerto and the “Prix de Composition Musicale Prince Pierre de Monaco” for the 2nd string trio in the chamber music category.
As a concert organist and organist at the Peterskirche in Frankfurt , Reinhold Finkbeiner himself became an important interpreter and organizer of new music from 1965 onwards.
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Finkbeiner's catalog of works includes around seventy compositions. The line-ups range from solo instruments to symphony orchestras, including organ works, works for ensemble and piano works.
Many of his works have been documented in productions and recordings by the Hessischer Rundfunk . This also includes the commissioned work of the Hessischer Rundfunk such as Birkenau and violence! Violence? . Further recordings were made in the studios of Südwestfunk, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk and Radio Monte Carlo .
Discography
- German contemporary music , composition in 5 parts, Werner Hoppstock, piano, (LP) Stereo 2 666 538 VDMK / DG
- Pocket discotheque 20th century , sound surfaces, Peter Schumann, organ, Wergo wer 330.
- Music in Germany 1950–2000 , church music, sacred space and sound experiment, sound surfaces, Peter Schumann, organ, RCA 74321 73526 2
- 20th Century Piano , Suite a. a., Ernst Breidenbach, piano SIG X99-00 / Note1
- Frankfurter Orgelbuch , three pieces from "the incredulous organist's little organ book", Martin Lücker, organ, CD Meli / Opus 7 114-2
- Alois Kottmann – portrait , sonata for violin solo a. a. Alois Kottmann, violin, CD Meli / Opus 7 202-2
- Finkbeiner portrait , 33 short pieces for 3 pianos and a pianist, Birkenau, Violence! -Gewalt ?, Suspicious from the start, various interpreters: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Lucas Vis, Frank Ollu, Ernst Breidenbach, Carola Schlüter, Armin Gottstein, Reinhold Finkbeiner, Hans-Peter Schulz, Elke Saller, hr / Cadenza / Bayer records 800 856
- Organ works 1952–1973 , Martin Lücker, Peter Schumann, Reinhold Finkbeiner - organ, hr / Cadenza / Bayer records 800 857
Sheet music editions
- Sonata for flute and piano (or fortepiano ) , Zimmermann Frankfurt ZM 35330
- The organist's organ booklet , 84 chorale preludes, Melibokus-Musikverlag 2006
Web link
- Works by and about Reinhold Finkbeiner in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Finkbeiner, Reinhold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer and organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 6, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 2010 |
| Place of death | Alsfeld |