Valentin Hauser

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Valentin Hauser (born February 11, 1949 in Greutschach , municipality of Griffen in Carinthia ) is an Austrian author (chronicler), composer and was a municipal official.

Life

Valentin Hauser, son of a mountain farming family, attended the Greutschach elementary school on the Saualpe (1,050 m above sea level) for 4 years and then the secondary school in Griffen, 8 km away . In 1965 he began his administrative apprenticeship in the municipal office in Griffen, combined with the 3-year commercial vocational school in Klagenfurt . Until his retirement in 2006 , Hauser worked as a civil servant in the Griffen municipal office and was responsible, among other things, for the repair of the Griffen castle ruins on the " Griffner Schlossberg ". Hauser has been married to Edith, née Jakob, from Seeboden since 1972 and lives in Griffen , Völkermarkt district, Carinthia . A son and a daughter result from the marriage; he has a granddaughter. Hauser is a long-time personal friend of the writer Peter Handke, who was born in Griffen and lives in Paris .

music

At the age of 9, Hauser received his first trumpet instruction from his father Josef Hauser (* 1917 ; † 1997 ), a former military musician. In the local music school in Griffen he received musical training on the accordion for 3 years . For nine years he received lessons in trumpet , music , harmony and singing at the Carinthian State Conservatory . For several years he was the first trumpeter and at times deputy conductor for the traditional costume band in Griffen.

Hauser was the founder and leader of the Griffner Buam , a folk music group in the typical “Oberkrainer line-up” with accordion, trumpet, clarinet, guitar and baritone. The success of the Griffner Buam began in 1968 in the Carinthian homeland, but quickly spread internationally through guest appearances throughout Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In between there were many radio and some television recordings on ORF, ZDF and WDF as well as nine long-playing records and several single productions. The Griffner Buam were winners at the Alpine Music Parade and at the Folk Musicians' Meeting in Tyrol and, due to their diversity, are known as "mood cannons". Trumpeter Hauser was the boss and manager of the group, his brother Seppi Hauser was the bassist, Hans Kienzl played the guitar, Viktor Dorner played the clarinet and Lois Reitmair played the accordion.

The Griffner Buam's first public appearance took place on April 14, 1968 in Mittertrixen / Carinthia, the last on October 25, 1981 in Bad Hofgastein / Salzburg. During the time of the existence of the music group, the 5 thoroughbred musicians completed more than 1,300 musical performances in 5 European countries and covered around 390,000 km with the tour buses.

Records or music cassettes from the Griffner Buam:

  • LP: The Griffner Buam ; Amadeo; 1970
  • LP: The Griffner boys are coming ; Lesborne, 1972
  • LP: The Griffner Buam introduce ; BASF, 1974
  • LP: We'll stay friends ; BASF, 1976
  • LP: I got beer or I drop ; CBS, 1977
  • LP: 10 years Griffner Buam ; CBS, 1978
  • LP: Greetings from home ; CBS, 1979
  • LP: Carinthian swing ; CBS, 1980
  • LP: Young people are beautiful ; CBS 1981

The approximately 120 pieces of music, which were set to music on records and recorded in numerous radio recordings, originate for the most part from Hauser's pen - either as an original composition or as an arrangement.

Author - chronicler

Hauser did not initially plan to write books. After his retirement he only wanted to publish a short, simple chronicle about his home village Greutschach. On the advice of his friend Peter Handke, he wrote his first book in 2011 with the title "Greutschach - A mountain village tells". Peter Handke wrote a foreword and says: “And the greatest, deepest, most lasting will be your amazement while reading these personal and superpersonal wondrous, also mischievous (just Valentin-Hauserish) muddled documents - reading as studying, ie slowing yourself down [...] "

In 2013 the book “Annual Rings - The Life of Walter Puschl” was published. The work tells of the eventful life of Walter Puschl, who left his Carinthian homeland as a young carpenter, worked his way up abroad and returned as a successful entrepreneur at a more mature age.

“The Saualpe - a contemplative hike through culture and history” is Hauser's third book, again with a preface by Peter Handke. In this book, the Carinthian Saualpe with its surrounding villages and settlements from prehistory to the present is presented in a variety of ways, as well as interesting and interesting facts about this region.

In February 2018 Hauser presented the book "The Blood Deeds of Franz P. - Two Family Tragedies from Carinthia". This work is about two atrocities in Carinthia, in which a total of 9 members of two families were killed. The descriptions range from the scenes of the acts to the secondary scenes, which include the time of the Second World War as well as the police investigation and finally the story of the survivors.

Cooking champion

Hauser took part in the ORF television program “Freshly cooked is half won”. There he was named “Cooking Champion 2002” through a nationwide televoting and thus prevailed against numerous opposing candidates from all federal states. In the presence of the professional chef Alois Mattersberger and presenter Sabine Petzl, Hauser cooked the winning dish, Griffner knight soup, pork cheek à la Schlossberg and, as an extra, Griffen apple dumplings with blueberry sauce.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The entire foreword was also published in Peter Handke's book “Tage und Werke”. (Suhrkamp, ​​2015, ISBN 978-3-518-42492-6).
  2. ^ Book: Eigenverlag Hauser, 2013, ISBN 978-3-2000-3160-9 .
  3. ↑ Book: Hermagoras / Mohorjeva, 2016, ISBN 978-3-7086-0913-3 .
  4. ↑ Book: Hermagoras / Mohorjeva, 2018, ISBN 978-3-7086-0992-8 .
personal data
SURNAME Hauser, Valentin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian author (chronicler), composer and municipal official
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Greutschach , municipality of Griffen , Carinthia