Walter Fischer (organist)
Walter Fischer (born July 10, 1872 in Saybusch , Gallizien , † July 17, 1931 in Sülzhayn ) was a German organist and university professor.
Life
He was the son of an elementary school teacher from Gallicia. After attending school he went from 1894 to 1896 to study music at the Royal Academic Institute for Church Music in Berlin. In 1900 he got his first job as organist at the new garrison church in Berlin. In 1906 he moved to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church , where he began to give concerts with well-known soloists of the time who made him known worldwide. At the same time he taught organ playing at the Hochschule für Musik and at the Stern Conservatory . In 1916 he succeeded Bernhard Heinrich Irrgang as organist at the Berlin Cathedral .
Walter Fischer died at the age of 59 in a sanatorium in the Harz Mountains , where he spent a long time on a cure due to his poor health.
Fischer had been a member of the Berlin Freemason Lodge Friedrich Wilhelm zur Morgenröthe since 1904 .
literature
- Obituary notice in The Voice of 1931, p. 280
- Daniel Stickan: Tempo and the art of recording in Reger's organ works and aspects of performance practice among Reger, Straube and Straube's students . 2012 ( PDF [accessed January 23, 2018]).
- Stefanie Steiner-Grage: "... born out of a very sad mood ..." In: Reger . 2016, p. 10–13 ( PDF [accessed January 23, 2018]).
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fischer, Walter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German organist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saybusch |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1931 |
| Place of death | Sülzhayn |