Richard Stocker

Richard Stocker (born December 4, 1832 in Wahlwies ; † October 13, 1918 in Waldshut ) was a German tenor , called Der Hegausänger .

Life

In Hegau the son of a primary school teacher born, was recognized early on that Stocker had a great voice. However, his father's income at the time was not enough to finance his training at a conservatory . He first had to work in a writing room before he - inspired by the actor and music writer Heinrich Josef Vincent (1819–1901) - literally became a "traveler". His tenor voice was loved in his homeland, in the Hohenzollern Lands , in Switzerland and Austria . The writers and poets Joseph Victor von Scheffel and Joseph Stöckle , at the same time founders of the Scheffelbund (Stocker had been on the board of the Bund since its foundation and became its president in 1912), noticed the Schubert songs performed by Stocker . Both set literary monuments to the "Hegausänger". Stocker was often a guest at Scheffel's house on Lake Constance in Mettnau , where the “Hegausänger-Lied” was written, which Robert von Hornstein (1833–1890) set to music and Anton von Werner illustrated. Stocker's fame grew and there followed - enormous for the time - concerts in Konstanz , Freiburg im Breisgau , Strasbourg , Stuttgart , Ulm , Schaffhausen and Winterthur, among others . The Hegau singer Richard Stocker is featured in “'Don't rest and don't rust!' Yearbook of the Scheffel-Bund in Austria for 1891 ”, p. 122 f., In two poems by Joseph Stöckle compared to the poet Joseph Victor von Scheffel (poet and singer). On his 70th birthday, on December 4, 1902, in “'Don't rest and don't rust!' Yearbook of the Scheffel Association for 1903 ”, p. 150, an essay by Oskar Pach.

In his main job, Stocker remained a civil servant, initially in Engen until 1885 , then - until his retirement - as a Grand Ducal auditor in Waldshut . He was also the curator of the art monuments of the Engen district and curator of the Baden Historical Commission. The common grave of Stockers, his wife Karolina Stocker née Müller (1835-1894) and their two daughters Thusnelda Blech née Stocker (1862-1944) and Elisabeth Straub née Stocker (1867-1956) are located in the "Old Cemetery" by the Gottesackerkapelle in Waldshut.

Awards

• 1861: Knight's Cross 2nd class of the Order of the Zähringer Lion
• 1912: Oak leaves for the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Zähringer Löwen
• 1919: After the First World War, street names were introduced in Engen im Hegau, including "Richard-Stocker-Straße"
• In his place of birth Wahlwies, the "Richard-Stocker-Weg" was named after him

Works

• Sounds of memories from the Mettnau . Lahr: Verlag Moritz Schauenburg, 1892.
• Composition: Cantilena to the Black Forest (from the "Juniperus" by Joseph Victor von Scheffel). A cantus for bushel bundlers . First publication: "Yearbook of the Scheffelbundes for 1893". Stuttgart: Verlag Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1893; Pp. 268-271.

literature

• Julius Ernst von Günthert: The Hegau singer Richard Stocker (With a poem by Joseph Victor von Scheffel and an illustration by Anton von Werner ). Stuttgart: Printing and publishing house A. Bonz 'Erben, undated (presumably 1891).
• Joseph Stöckle : poet and singer: I. Auf Seehalde; II. On the Mettnau (poem in eighteen stanzas); in: Joseph Stöckle (ed.): “Don't rest and don't rust!” Yearbook of the Scheffelbund in Austria for 1891 . Vienna / Pest / Leipzig: A. Hartleben's Verlag, 1891; Pp. 122-124.
• Joseph Stöckle: Bushel friends. The Hegau singer Richard Stocker ; in: Joseph Stöckle (ed.): “Don't rest and don't rust!” Yearbook of the Scheffelbund for 1893 . Stuttgart: Verlag Adolf Bonz & Comp., 1893; Pp. 241-248.
• Johann B. Ferdinand: The Hegausänger Richard Stocker ; in: "New Mishaps from Home and Landscape", Volume 2 (1954–1959), 59th Article (1959), p. 148. The contribution is based on an essay by Otto Weiner in the supplement "Altvater" (Volume 3) to the "Lahrer Zeitung" of August 29, 1959.
• Josef Zimmermann: Richard Stocker - the once famous Hegau singer. He died 55 years ago ; in: “Hegau. Journal of History, Folklore and Natural History of the Area between the Rhine, Danube and Lake Constance ”, Vol. 29/30 (1972/1973); Pp. 276-277.
• Bernhard Reinhard: "Hegausänger" Richard Stocker worked in Waldshut and Dogern. A model officer with an insatiable desire to sing ; in: "Waldshuter narrator - the weekly supplement of the Alb-Boten" No. 231, October 5, 2002.

Web links

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