Gisbert Schneider

Gisbert Schneider (14 January 1934 – 1 December 2018^[1]) was professor for artistic organ playing and improvisation at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen as well as Kirchenmusikdirektor.

Life[]

Born in Wattenscheid, Schneider grew up in Weimar. There he received his first organ lessons from . He completed his church music and Kapellmeister studies with Siegfried Reda at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen. This was followed by a position as a church musician in Velbert and Mülheim an der Ruhr. Since 1961^[2] he was also a lecturer at Folkwang Hochschule Essen, 1970 he was appointed professor.^[3]

Schneider was the prize winner of international organ competitions and in 1958 he received the  [de]. In addition to his international concert activities, he was a jury member of international organ competitions. There were particularly close scientific cooperations with the Academy of Music in Kraków and  [de]. There exist radio and vinyl recordings of Schneider as well as CDs/SACD recordings. He was the founder and for more than 50 years the director of the Kantorei Velbert. In 1996 he was awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz.^[4]

Scneider died in Velbert aged 84.

Discography[]

• Wilhelm Middelschulte (1863–1943): Orgelwerke, Gisbert Schneider an der Großen Alexander Schuke Orgel im Dom zu Erfurt, Audio-CD 1997, Cybele Records
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Orgelwerke auf der großen Silbermann-Orgel im Dom zu Freiberg, Gisbert Schneider, Mehrkanal SACD abspielbar auch auf herkömmlichen CD-Playern, 2003, Cybele Records

References[]

External links[]

• Literature by and about Gisbert Schneider in the German National Library catalogue
• Gisbert Schneider discography at Discogs