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Walter Heinz Bernstein (Harpsichord, Clavichord, Organ) |
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Born: February 25, 1922 - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany
Died: February 3, 2014 - Lindenberg, Allgäu, Bavaria, Germany |
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The German harpsichordist and organist, Walter-Heinz Bernstein, studied at the Kirchenmusikalischen Institut des Landeskonservatorium der Musik in Leipzig, with Karl Straube, Günther Ramin, Johann Nepomuk David, Walter Bohle, etc. He passed the A-exam in 1941.
In 1948 Walter-Heinz Bernstein became Kantor in Hamburg Wellingsbüttel (organ recordings at the NwdR). In 1950 he was appointed Kantor in Ravensburg, and was director of the Bachchor, including performance of about 40 Bach Cantatas in the church service. With the BachChor he also performed J.S. Bach's Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244), Magnificat (BWV 243), Weihnachts-Oratorium (BWV 248/3-6), and Motets, and W.A. Mozart's Requiem. In 1956 he became Kantor at the Friedenskirche in Leipzig, and in 1960 Kantor at St. Petrikirche, performing church music every Sunday (Heinrich Schütz, J.S. Bach, Johann Nepomuk David, etc.).
Walter-Heinz Bernstein took part in numerouus radio broadcasts and recordings. He has co-operated in music research with the Institute of the Leipzig University. He was active in publishing at the Leipziger Verlagen as well as Bärenreiter-Verlag, Kassel. He has also taught at the Musikhochschule Leipzig as well as in Göteborg, Sweden. Since 1985 he was Kantorenamt in Lindenberg/Allgäu. |
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Source: Ebert Musik Verlag Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (September 2007)' Photo 02: Marina Maisel / Bernstein
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (September 2007); Lothar Bemmann (Dates, November 2014); Michael Bernstein (Photo 02, July 2017) |
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Walter Heinz Bernstein : Short Biography | Recordings of Instrumental & Vocal Works |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Herbert Kegel |
Organ |
[V-1] (1975): BWV 232 |
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Kurt Masur |
Organ, Harpsichord |
BWV 51, BWV 202 |
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Max Pommer |
Organ, Harpsichord |
C-3 (1978): BWV 30a
BWV 56, BWV 82 [w/ baritone Siegfried Lorenz]
Selections from BWV 19, BWV 77, BWV 103, BWV 119, BWV 130, BWV 214, BWV 248, BWV 249 [w/ trumpeter Ludwig Güttler] |
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Han-Joachim Rotzsch |
Organ, Harpsichord |
BWV 1, BWV 4, BWV 10, BWV 21, BWV 36, BWV 40, BWV 50, BWV 61, BWV 68, BWV 71, BWV 79, BWV 80, BWV 110, BWV 134, BWV 137, BWV 140, BWV 172, BWV 192, BWV 243
Selections from BWV 11, BWV 12, BWV 31, BWV 148 [w/ trumpeter Ludwig Güttler] |
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Peter Schreier |
Harpsichord |
BWV 36c, BWV 201, BWV 202, BWV 203, BWV 204, BWV 205, BWV 206, BWV 207, BWV 208, BWV 209, BWV 210, BWV 213, BWV 214, BWV 215 |
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Peter Schreier |
Organ |
BWV 232 |
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Recordings of Bach’s Instrumental Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Wilhelm Schüchter |
Harpsichord |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Walter-Heinz Bernstein (Ebert Musik Verlag) [German] |
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