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==Synopsis==
?Nationality? ?composer, organist, and/or teacher or?
German composer, organist, and teacher
* ?birth year? born in ?birth city?
* Born in Leipzig on October 27, 1907
* ?year of event? ?city of event? ?short description of event?
* he became blind at the age of 16
* ?year of event? ?city of event? ?short description of event?
* 1922-7 studied with Ramin at the Leipzig Conservatory
* ?year of death? died in ?city of death?
* 1924 he became Ramin's assistant organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig
* 1929 Moved to Frankfurt
* 1929-1946 organist at the Friedenskirche
* 1938-1972 taught at the Musikhochschule in Franfurt
* 1946 organist at the Dreikonigskirche
* Died in Frankfurt on August 11, 1991


For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/?first_middle_last as listed in Wikipedia article?].
Walcha became known for his technical powers, memory and his interpretations of Bach. He rejected the overly mechanized romantic organ. He recorded all the organ works of Bach.
 
For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Walcha
Helmut Walcha as listed in Wikipedia article?].


==List of Organ Works==
==List of Organ Works==

Revision as of 03:29, 20 October 2014

Synopsis

German composer, organist, and teacher

  • Born in Leipzig on October 27, 1907
  • he became blind at the age of 16
  • 1922-7 studied with Ramin at the Leipzig Conservatory
  • 1924 he became Ramin's assistant organist at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig
  • 1929 Moved to Frankfurt
  • 1929-1946 organist at the Friedenskirche
  • 1938-1972 taught at the Musikhochschule in Franfurt
  • 1946 organist at the Dreikonigskirche
  • Died in Frankfurt on August 11, 1991

Walcha became known for his technical powers, memory and his interpretations of Bach. He rejected the overly mechanized romantic organ. He recorded all the organ works of Bach.

For details, see the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Walcha

Helmut Walcha as listed in Wikipedia article?].

List of Organ Works

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