Hans-Joachim Rotzsch
Hans -Joachim Rotzsch ( born April 25, 1929 in Leipzig, † September 25, 2013 ) was a German tenor, choir director and university teacher. From 1972 to 1991 he was choirmaster.
Life
Rotzsch attended from 1940 to 1945, the Frankfurt School in arts, artistic director Kurt Thomas was. After an apprenticeship he began in 1949 a study of church music at the Leipzig Academy of Music, one of his organ teacher was here Günther Ramin.
Rotzsch was first known as an oratorio tenor, was a member of the Leipzig Bach Soloists and jumped on a concert tour of the Leipzig Thomanerchores in Basel in 1954 in the short term as a tenor soloist. From then on he became a regular on the St. Thomas Boys Choir and soon took over the vocal training. In 1963 he became head of the Leipzig University Choir, which he led until 1973. In 1972 he followed Erhard Mauersberger according to the post of choirmaster. A few weeks earlier the title of professor, he was awarded. From 1974 to 1979 Rotzsch was Leipziger CDU city councilor.
From the office of Thomas cantor Rotzsch came back in 1991, in order to forestall his dismissal by the city of Leipzig for his IM activity for the Ministry of State Security since 1973. His resignation was of numerous protests Leipzig citizens, active and former St. Thomas as well as the parents of Thomas Choir accompanied who fought vehemently for him. He was succeeded by Georg Christoph Biller.
Rotzsch in 1990 founded the Leipzig Cultural Foundation. In October 1992 Rotzsch was appointed Full Visiting Professor of Protestant church music at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, where he worked until 2000.
Awards
Media (selection)
As a singer
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op 125, Ingeborg Wenglor, Ursula inch head, Hans -Joachim Rotzsch, Theo Adam, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Franz Konwitschny, RTL Klassikothek, audio CD
- Franz Schubert, D. 678 & D. 950 fairs, Helen Donath, Ingeborg Springer, Peter Schreier, Hans -Joachim Rotzsch, Theo Adam, Staatskapelle Dresden, Wolfgang Sawallisch, 2 Audio CDs
- Heinrich Schütz, Johannes - Passion SWV 481, Psalms of David SWV 40, Peter Schreier, Hans -Joachim Rotzsch, Gothart Stier, Dresden Kreuz Choir, Capella Fidicina, Martin Flämig, audio CD
- Heinrich Schütz, Small clergy concerts, Adele Stolte, Hans -Joachim Rotzsch, Otto Steinkopf, Jakob Stämpfli, Johannes Hoefflin, Wilhelm Pommerien, Walter Gerwig, Frauke Haase man, Heinrich Haferland, Arno Schönstedt, Herrad Wehrung, Gundula Bernat Klein, Johannes Koch, line Wilhelm Ehmann, labels Cantate, audio CD
As a conductor
- Hugo Distler, The Christmas Story Op.10, St. Thomas Choir, Audio CD ASIN: B000683TKO
- 800 years Boys Choir, works of earlier Thomas cantors (Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Hermann Schein, Johann Adam Hiller, Christian honor God Weinlig, Johann Gottfried layer, Johann Schelle ), St. Thomas Boys Choir, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, New Bachisches Collegium Musicum, choirmaster Hans -Joachim Rotzsch, Crystall Classics 2012, 2 audio CDs
- Bach Cantatas: I had a lot of grief, BWV 21, Arleen Augér, Peter Schreier, Siegfried Lorenz, Thomas Choir, New Bachisches Collegium Musicum, Recording: 1981-83, Audio CD
- The sky laughs! Jubilieret The Earth, BWV 31 / Rejoice, her heart BWV 66, Helga Termer, Heidi Riess, Eberhard Buchner, Siegfried Lorenz, Hermann Christian Polster, St. Thomas Boys Choir, the Gewandhaus Orchestra
- Magnificat and Cantatas 21, Shirai, Soffel, Schreier, Auger, Wenkel, Adam, Lorenz, Thomas Choir, the Gewandhaus Orchestra, New Bachisches Collegium Musicum, 11 Audio CD
- Swings joyfully up to you, BWV 36; Now come, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61; Awake, the voice calls us, BWV 140, Arleen Auger, Peter Schreier, Siegfried Lorenz, Thomas Choir, New Bachisches Collegium Musicum