Rudolf Ewerhart plays the Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541 by Johann Sebastian Bach during a live concert on the Comencini-Bigi organ of the parish church in Rivara. Ewerhart died exactly one year ago in his Burghaus in Wassenach; this video is in his memory
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INFOS ABOUT THE ORGAN
Rudolf Ewerhart played it on February 23 1985 on the inaugural concert of the organ. This instrument was built by Carlo Comencini in 1865. During the XIX century, the organ tribune was demolished and some parts of it were located in various church locations. In 1984 the organ tribune was rebuilt and Pierpaolo Bigi restored and enlarged the original instrument.
A lot of years later, the church was significantly damaged during the 2012 Emilia earthquakes: the roof collapsed on the top of the organ case, but fortunately it didn't destroyed the instrument.
In 2019, after seven years of works, the church returned to the community and Federico and Pierpaolo restored the organ.
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BIOGRAPHY
Born: June 15, 1928 - Lebach, Saarland, Germany
Died: June 22, 2022 - Wassenach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
The German conductor, keyboardist (organ, harpsichord), musicologist, music pedagogue and instrument collector, Rudolf Ewerhart, studied church music at the Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln, and from 1949 to 1953 he studied music at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg.
Rudolf Ewerhart began his activity as an organist in 1953. The complete recording of concertos for organ and orchestra by George Frideric Handel with the Collegium Aureum for the legendary German label Harmonia Mundi made him famous around the world as an organist. The numerous tours have taken him to the most important concert halls, even in Italy.
Rudolf Ewerhart was, in 1966, a collegue, as a teacher of Sacred Music, of the theologian Dr. Joseph Ratzinger, head of the seminars of dogmatic theology in the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Münster. He was a lecturer (organ and choral conducting) at the School of Sacred Music of the Staatlichen Musikhochschule in Köln from 1973 to 1991. Among his pupils: Odilo B.M. Klasen, Burkhard Pütz, Thomas Sorger, Willem Winschuh. Over two hundred editions of early music show his deep knowledge in the field of musicology.
Rudolf Ewerhart was the owner of the late Baroque Burghaus Wassenach am Laacher See, Rhineland-Palatinate, He hosted there his important collection of vintage musical instruments, especially keyboard instruments from the 17th until the 19th century (fortepiano, organs, spinets, harpsichord) available to the interested public. The instruments were playable and thus could also be experienced for the ear. In conjunction with the lecture concerts offered tours take place four times a year, in which 12 different instruments were presented in their sound. As an expert on the organ he also participated in the restoration of the organ of St. Joseph's Chapel in Düsseldorf in 1992.
In 2020, Ewerhart was awarded of the Order of St. Gregory the Great from the Bishop Stephan Ackermann on behalf of Pope Francis
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OTHER CREDITS
Slide photos: Fabrizio Gelo, Enrico Ferrari
Sheet music: Dietrich Kilian, Bärenreiter, 1972. Plate BA 5175.
Biography: bach-cantatas.com
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DISPOSITION OF THE ORGAN
I - POSITIVO
Bordone 8'
Principale 4'
XV
XIX
XXII
XXIV
Flauto 4'
Flauto in XII
Flauto in XVII
Cromorno 8'
Tremolo
II - GRAND'ORGANO
Principale b. 8'
Principale s. 8'
Ottava b. 4'
Ottava s. 4'
XV
XIX
XXII
XXVI-XXIX
XXXIII-XXXVI
Controfagotto b. 16'
Fagotto s. 16'
Trombone b. 8'
Tromba s. 8'
Violoncello 4'
Flauto s. 8'
Flauto s. 4'
Cornetto III
Voce umana s. 8'
PEDALE
Contrabbasso 16'
Basso 8'
Bombarda 16'
Trombone 8'
21 июн 2023
