Harald Vogel

Harald Vogel (born 21 June 1941 in Otter Mountain ) is a German organist, Organologe, editor of Early Music and professor at the University of the Arts Bremen.

Life and work

After graduation in 1960 followed the study of church music at the Musikhochschule Hamburg. In 1966, Vogel put the A- exam as a cantor and organist. In this time first organ concerts were abroad. From 1967 to 1969, he came to terms with life and work of Arp Schnitger. Vogel was involved in the final version of Gustav Fock Schnitger monograph and one of the initiators of the Schnitger Conference 1969 in Groningen. He founded in 1972 the North German Organ Academy, in the stone house Bunderhee continued trained organists from around the world from 1978 to 2002 and to date in conjunction with the University of the Arts Bremen offers international master classes. In 1983 the East Frisian Indigenat he was awarded by the East Frisian landscape.

A major concern is him teaching the old way of playing on historic organs. His concept to bring to the original instruments from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods, the respective organ literature in the relevant and performance practice and style of play (historical fingerings, agogics, registration) to represent, had as multipliers effect. His own technique is influenced by the clavichord, with greater awareness of the pressure point of the Orgeltraktur is achieved by a natural weight technique of arms.

Bird is the initiator and leader of the Dollard festival, which was held from 1981 to 2003 as a biennial cross-border with the Netherlands. In 1997 he founded the Organeum in Weener, which today Winfried Dahlke projects as artistic director. Since 1994 Professor Vogel is at the Academy of Arts Bremen.

As an organ expert and country church music warden of the Evangelical Reformed Church (1983-2006), he has advised on numerous restoration projects. During his tenure, many historic organs in the organ landscape Ostfriesland were perfectly restored. According to his plans several new organs were carried out, including for the Stanford Memorial Church, St. Paul Tokyo, Gothenburg Örgryte nya kyrka and collars.

Harald Vogel performs internationally. He has held teaching positions at various institutions, including since 1976 a professor of organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton (New Jersey). Worldwide, he has influenced organist in your play and provides an awareness of the value of historic organs in public. Bird has redeveloped the Redeuntes compositions from the Buxheimer Organ Book ( 1460 ) by the interaction of bell and organ. His recording of Bach works on the Pedalclavichord is a first.

By Harald Vogel ownership of numerous publications, including the new critical edition of the Tabulatura nova ( 1624) by S. Scheidt and Toccatas and choral arrangements by JP Sweelinck, the first publication of the 24 Capricetten in all keys by JW Lustig, the facsimile of the Organ School The self informirende pianist ( 1767) by Michael Johann Friedrich re castle as well as basic picture books to the historic organs in Lower Saxony. His recordings of historic organs in northwestern Germany for Radio Bremen (1962-1976) is documentary meaningful. Among the numerous shots on recordings with organ works from the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods is particularly the recording of the complete organ works of Dieterich Buxtehude on 17 historic organs highlight (7 CDs).

2008 Vogel received in Sweden, the honorary doctorate from the Technical University of Luleå and 2012 the German music award Echo Klassik in the category of Instrumentalist of the Year (organ) with his album JP Sweelinck: Organ Works Volume 1 published by MDG. In 2012 he was awarded the Bremen Music Festival Prize.

Publications (selection )

Monographs and articles in collections

• "Eight Little Preludes and Fugues " by Johann Sebastian Bach. In: Music and the Church. No. 68, 1998, pp. 274-275.
• Dedesdorf, an unaddressed model of the north German organ building. In: Ars Organi. Vol 48, No. 4, 2000, pp. 213-216.
• Thoughts on church music. In: Music and the Church. No. 68, 1998, pp. 255ff.
• Foreword. In: Thomas Lipski: Hans Henny Jahnn influence on organ building. Olms, Wiesbaden 1997, ISBN 3487103214, pp. IX -XI.
• The Genesis and Radiance of a Court Organ. In: Kerala J. Snyder ( Eds.): The Organ as a Mirror of Its Time. Oxford University Press, Oxford 2002, ISBN 0195144155, pp. 48-59.
• Historical instruments and organ building today. In: Music and the Church. No. 74, 2004, pp. 280-284.
• Little Organ customer. Shown on model of leader - organ in the altreformierten Church in Bunde. 2nd edition Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2008, ISBN 3,795,903,343th
• Meantone - Well-tempered. The change of mood in the north German organ building aesthetics and organ repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries. In: Thomas Albert, Gisela Jaacks (eds): Yearbook of Early Music. Vol 1 Florian Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven, 1989, ISBN 3795905435, pp. 119-151.
• The North German Organ Academy. Formation and program. In: Ostfriesland. No. 2, 1978, pp. 21-27.
• Harald Vogel, Günter charge, Nicola Borger- Geweloh: Organs in Lower Saxony. Hauschild Verlag, Bremen 1997, ISBN 3931785505th
• Het orgel te Anloo en Noord- Engelse en Nederlandse organ art in de 17e en 18e eeuw. In: Ed Panman, Henk van Eeken, Harald Vogel: Opus Magnum in de te Magnuskerk Anloo. Stichting » Muziek in Anloo " Anloo 2002, ISBN 9072938232nd
• Sweelinck's " Orfeo ". The " Fantasia Crommatica ". In: Music and the Church. No. 75, 2005, pp. 98ff.
• For instrumental performance manner of motets repertoire with special emphasis on Orgelintabulierungen. In: Walter Salmen (Hrsg.): Organ and organ music in the 16th century. Helbing, rum 1978, ISBN 3850610306, pp. 93-101.
• For the interpretation of the baroque organ repertoire. Comments on the relationship between articulation and fingering. In: The church musician. No. 33, 1982, p 4-11.
• The mood of the organ in the German Church in Stockholm. In: Lena weman Ericsson ( Ed.): Övertorneåprojektet. Om documentaries av organs i Övertorneå och reconstructions av 1684 års organ i Tyska kyrkan. Musikhögskolan i Piteå, Luleå 1997, ISBN 9163060957, pp. 27-65.

Editorial Boards

• Nicolaus Bruhns: Complete Organ Works. Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden, 2008.
• Jacob Wilhelm Lustig XXIV Capricetten voor 't Clavier. Koninklijke Vereniging voor Nederlandse Muziekgeschiedenis, Utrecht 2008, ISBN 9789063751906 ( Muziek uit de Republiek. Band 9).
• Samuel Scheidt: Tabulatura Nova. Part I ( SSWV 102-126 ). Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 1994, ISBN 9,783,765,185,656th
• Samuel Scheidt: Tabulatura Nova. Part II ( SSWV 127-138 and 111). Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 1999, ISBN 9,790,004,180,365th
• Samuel Scheidt: Tabulatura Nova. Part III ( SSWV 139-158 ). Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2002, ISBN 9,790,004,181,225th
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Toccatas ( SwWV 282-298 ). Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 9790004182062 ( Complete Works for Keyboard Instruments. Vol. 1).
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Choral and Psalm variations ( SwWV 193, 299, 301-303, 305-314, 316). Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 979-0004182468 ( Complete Works for Keyboard Instruments. Band 3).
• Michael Johann Friedrich re Castle: The self informirende pianist ( 1767). Florian Noetzel, Wilhelmshaven 2006/2007, ISBN 3795909007, ISBN 3795909015, ISBN 3795909023 ( Contributions to the organ culture. Band 3-5).

Full Discography (excluding LPs )

• Arp Schnitger in Groningen. Lindenberg LBCD12. 1989 ( Stef Tuinstra in Eenum: works by Anonymous, G. Böhm, J. Pachelbel, JA Reincken, M. Weckmann, JS Bach; Harald Vogel in Godlinze: works by GF Handel, J. Mattheson, JS Bach). .
• Arp Schnitger. Opera Omnia. Vol 1 Organa ORA 3,001th Without year. (Aa - Kerk, Groningen: Works by S. Scheidt, H. Scheidemann, JA Reincken, JS Bach)
• Bach: Organ Works / Organ Works. Vol 1 German Harmonia Mundi RD 77202 1992.. (San Simpliciano, Milano: BWV 535a/535, 564, 572, 590, 700, 701, 710, 722, 723, 729, 990, BWV deest )
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Early Organ Works. MD G 914 1743-6. 2012 ( Cappel: BWV 531, 535a, 535, 565, 579, 709, 726, 727, 734, 739, 742, 770, 917, 1115, 1119, 1121 )
• The Young Bach. . Loft Recordings LRCD 1009 1999 (Eugene / Or: BWV 531, 553-560, 709, 742, 767, 914, 1119, 1120).
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. Vol 1 MD GL 3268 1987 ( St. Jakobi, Lübeck, St. Ludgeri, North:. . BuxWV 138, 142, 143, 157, 161, 178, 185, 188, 192, 199, 212, 213, 217, 219, 222)
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. Vol 2 MD 3269 1988 GL (St. Cosmae, Stade, Weener. . BuxWV 136, 137, 139, 150, 164, 169, 172, 177, 180, 184, 187, 201, 207, 214, 215 )
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. Vol 3 MD GL 3270 1988 ( Grasberg, Damp: BuxWV 76, 144, 145, 156, 159, 160, 171, 174, 186, 193, 194, 198, 202, 205). .
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. . . Vol 4 MD GL 3424 1991 ( Noordbroek; Aa - Kerk, Groningen: BuxWV 141, 146, 149, 155, 167, 173, 189, 192, 197, 203, 206, 209, 220, 221, 223 )
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. Vol 5, MD GL 3425 1993 ( Pilsum Buttforde, long- Warden, Graves, United Eichsen: .. BuxWV 141, 146, 147, 151, 152, 168, 170, 175, 182, 183, 191, 211, 224, 245, 246)
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. Vol 6 MD GL 3426 1993.. ( Roskilde, Helsingør, Torrlösa: BuxWV 143, 151, 154, 158, 162, 175, 176, 179, 195, 200, 204, 208, 225, 249, 250)
• Dietrich Buxtehude: Organ Works. Vol 7 MD GL 3427 1993.. (St. Jacobi, Hamburg: BuxWV 139, 140, 148, 153, 166, 181, 190, 196, 210, 218)
• D. Buxtehude and his Time / and his time. Organa ORA 3208 1985 (Stanford University / CA: Works by D. Buxtehude, Bruhns N., H. Scheidemann, JS Bach). .
• The Golden Age of the North German organ music. Organa ORA 3207 1985.. (St. Ludgeri, North: works of H. Scheidemann, H. Praetorius, Scheidt S., D. Buxtehude )
• Historical Orgel. Vol 1 Organeum OC 39902nd 2000th (Aa - Kerk, Groningen: Works by JA Reincken, S. Scheidt, H. Scheidemann, JS Bach)
• Historical Orgel's second Radeker / Garrelsorgel Magnuskerk Anloo. Organeum AS- 280,406th 2006th ( Anloo: Works by JP Sweelinck, H. Speuy, C. Goudimel, A. v. Noordt, G. Havingha, G. Böhm, JW Lustig ).
• Organ Country Ostfriesland. German Harmonia Mundi HM 939-2. 1989th ( north, Uttum Rysum, Westerhusen, Marienhafe, Weener: Works by D. Buxtehude, C. Goudimel, Anonymus, JP Sweelinck, Scheidt S., C. Paumann, A. Schlick, A. Ileborgh, P. Hofhaimer, H. Isaac, HL Hassler, G. Böhm, JS Bach)
• Organs in East Frisia. Vol 1 Organeum OC 09,601th 1996th ( Osteel, Buttforde, Neermoor, Veenhusen, Groothusen: Works by JP Sweelinck, Scheidemann, H., J. Pachelbel, M. Weckmann, J. Stanley, JL cancer, CPE Bach)
• Organs in East Frisia. Vol 2 Organeum OC 09602nd 1997th ( Rysum, Uttum, North, Marienhafe: Works by C. Paumann, A. Schlick, H. Kotter, P. Hofhaimer, H. Isaac, C. Goudimel, JP Sweelinck, H. Spreuy, H. Scheidemann, Anonymus, G. Böhm )
• Recital at Church of the Ascension ( Episcopal ). . RZCD Re Zound 5001 2000. (Seattle / WA: Works by JC Kerll, J. Pachelbel, D. Buxtehude, G. Böhm, JS Bach, CPE Bach, H. Vogel )
• Around Bach. Vol 1 Organeum OC 29,701th 1998th ( Pedalclavichord: BWV 533, 535, 553-560, 572, 599, 604, 614, 626, 629, 641, 642)
• Around Bach. Vol 2 Organeum OC 29702nd 1998th ( Grauhof: Works by JS Bach, JG Walther, GP Telemann, GF Kauffmann, JL Krebs, H. Vogel )
• Around Bach. Vol 3 Organeum OC 29703rd 1998th ( Noordbroek: works by V. Lübeck, EN Ammerbach, S. Scheidt, JS Bach, GA Homilius, CPE Bach)
• Around the world. Renaissance and Baroque Organ Music. Vol 1 Organeum OC 19,601th 1996th ( Hagakyrkan, Göteborg: Works by J. Praetorius, J. Blitheman, T. Merula, F. Roberday, H. Scheidemann, S. Scheidt, JN Hanff, J. Cabanilles, J. Pachelbel, D. Buxtehude, JS Bach )
• Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck: Organ Works. Vol 1 MDG. 2011 ( swallow's nest organ Lemgo / St. Marien )
• From Heaven: Christmas Cantatas and motets North German masters. Ars Musici AME30062. 1989th ( Fiori musicali, Hannover Boys Choir; Harald Vogel in Weener and St. Ludgeri, North: works by Anonymous, G. Böhm ).
• M. Weckmann, D. Buxtehude, J. G. Walther, J. L. Cancer. VLC 1189 1989.. (Jan Jongepier, Zuidbroek: improvisation; H. Vogel, Noordbroek: Works by M. Weckmann, D. Buxtehude, JG Walther, JL Krebs)