Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
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Hans-Joachim Rotzsch is a German choral conductor, conducting the Thomanerchor
from 1972 until 1991 as the fifteenth Thomaskantor
since Johann Sebastian Bach
. He is also a tenor and an academic.
. In 1949 he began to study church music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig, organ with Günther Ramin
.
Rotsch became known as an oratorio tenor. In 1972 he was appointed professor at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hochschule. From 1972 until 1991 he was the Thomaskantor, as the 15th successor of Bach in this position.
In 1992 he became a guest professor for Protestant church music at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, where he taught until 2000.
Thomanerchor
The Thomanerchor is a boys' choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. At present, the choir consists of 92 boys from 9 to 18 years of age...
from 1972 until 1991 as the fifteenth Thomaskantor
Thomaskantor
The Thomaskantor is the musical director of the Thomanerchor in Leipzig, founded in 1212. He is appointed by Leipzig's city council and his duties are to lead the weekly services called Motette, Sunday services and other services in the Thomaskirche, also to conduct recordings and tours.Johann...
since Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. He is also a tenor and an academic.
Biography
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch was educated from 1940 to 1945 at the Musisches Gymnasium Frankfurt, directed by Kurt ThomasKurt Thomas (composer)
Kurt Thomas was a German composer, conductor and music educator.He was born in Tönning and died in Bad Oeynhausen....
. In 1949 he began to study church music at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater „Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy“ Leipzig, organ with Günther Ramin
Günther Ramin
Günther Werner Hans Ramín was an influential German organist, conductor, composer and pedagogue in the first half of the 20th century....
.
Rotsch became known as an oratorio tenor. In 1972 he was appointed professor at the Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Hochschule. From 1972 until 1991 he was the Thomaskantor, as the 15th successor of Bach in this position.
In 1992 he became a guest professor for Protestant church music at the Mozarteum University of Salzburg, where he taught until 2000.
Literature
- Kurt Meyer: Der Fünfzehnte nach Bach. Thomaskantor Hans Joachim Rotzsch; Schkeuditzer Buchverlag, 2002; ISBN 3980670546
Selected recordings
- Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas II - Boy soprano, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (tenor), Hans Hauptmann, Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester LeipzigLeipzig Gewandhaus OrchestraThe Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is one of the the oldest symphony orchestras in the world...
, conductor Günther RaminGünther RaminGünther Werner Hans Ramín was an influential German organist, conductor, composer and pedagogue in the first half of the 20th century....
, Leipzig Classics - Bach: Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, BWV 21, Arleen AugérArleen AugerJoyce Arleen Auger was an American soprano singer, admired for her coloratura voice and interpretations of works by Bach, Handel, Haydn, Monteverdi, Gluck, and Mozart.-Biography:...
, Peter SchreierPeter SchreierPeter Schreier is a German tenor and conductor.-Early life:Schreier was born in Meissen, Saxony, and spent his first years in the small village of Gauernitz, near Meissen, where his father was a teacher, cantor and organist...
, Siegfried Lorenz, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Neues Bachisches Collegium musicum zu Leipzig, 1981–83 - Bach: Der Himmel lacht! Die Erde jubilieret, BWV 31 / Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66, Helga Termer, Heidi Rieß, Eberhard Büchner, Siegfried Lorenz, Hermann Christian Polster, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
External links
- Wir Salzburger geben unseren Thomaskantor nicht wieder her. interview in the Leipziger Volkszeitung, 4 June 1998 (in German)
- Ein Bastler - wie einst Bach "Leipzigs Thomaskantor Rotzsch dirigiert PaulusSt. Paul (oratorio)St. Paul , Op. 36, is an oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn.The libretto was begun in 1832 by the composer with Pastor Julius Schubring, a childhood friend, pulling together passages from the New Testament and Old Testament...
in Hamburg", Hamburger Abendblatt, 18 February 1988 (in German) - Entries for Hans-Joachim Rotzsch on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...