Christoph Lehmann (musician)

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Christoph Lehmann
Born1947 (age 73–74)
Beijing, China
Occupation
  • Organist
  • Harpsichordist
  • Church musician
  • Composer

Christoph Lehmann (born 1947) is a German organist, harpsichordist, church musician and composer, especially in the field of Neues Geistliches Lied (NGL). He has worked as a continuo harpsichordist and organist in performances and recordings of Early music with several ensembles.

Life and career[]

Lehmann was born in Beijing.[1][2] He studied church music in Berlin and harpsichord with Hugo Ruf in Cologne.[3][4]

From 1972 to 1984, he was a church musician at the Protestant Thomaskirche in Düsseldorf, as well as a theatre musician in Düsseldorf, Bochum, Bonn and Aachen.[3] Lehmann composed numerous songs of the genre Neues Geistliches Lied.[5] Two songs with music by Lehmann were included in the second edition of the common German Catholic hymnal, Gotteslob, in 2013, "" with text by  [de]) in the common section as GL 383, and "Wo Menschen sich vergessen", with text by Thomas Laubach in regional section, such as GL 832 in the Diocese of Cologne.[6]

Since 1985, Lehmann has been an organist and harpsichordist in the field of early music for various ensembles, including Il Dolcimelo, in Dormagen, Movimento, and La Stravaganza in Cologne.[3] With the group Epoca Barocca, he recorded sonatas by Christoph Schaffrath, including a duet for two harpsichords played with Christoph Alselm Noll in 2003. A reviewer noted that he was "particularly impressive in his brilliant performance of the demanding keyboard parts".[7]

Work[]

Popular songs with music by Lehmann include:[2]

  • "Wir werden leben, überleben" (text:  [de])
  • "Komm, lass diese Nacht nicht enden" (1977; text:  [de])
  • "Ich lobe meinen Gott, der aus der Tiefe mich holt" (1979; text Netz)
  • "Alles was atmet" (1987; text: Netz)
  • "Lass uns den Weg der Gerechtigkeit gehn" (1983; joint translation from Spanish with Diethard Zils; melody: Cristóbal Halffter)
  • "Durch das Dunkel hindurch" (1987; text: Netz)
  • "Wo Menschen sich vergessen" ("Da berühren sich Himmel und Erde") (1989; text: Thomas Laubach)

References[]

  1. ^ "Christoph Lehmann". RUNDEL Verlag (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lieder von Christoph Lehmann (*1947)". Evangeliums.net (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Komponistenportrait Christoph Lehmann". Erzbistum Köln (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Dolcimelo, Christoph Lehmann". Il Dolcimelo Home (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Christoph Lehmann / Artistes / AEOLUS". aeolus-music.com (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Neues "Gotteslob" 2013: Autoren aus dem Erzbistum Köln" (PDF). Diocese of Cologne (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ Veen, Johan van. "Christoph Schaffrath (1709 - 1763) / Six Sonatas". Diocese of Cologne (in German). Retrieved 8 June 2021.

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