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Hans Eugen Frischknecht
7+ albums
instrumentalpianocontemporary classicalorgancomposer
about
Hans Eugen Frischknecht was born on 8 May 1939 in St. Gallen (Switzerland). After his piano teacher diploma in Switzerland he studied at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. His teachers included Michael Schneider (organ), Boris Blacher (composition), Josef Rufer (12-tone) and Ernst Pepping (counterpoint). After graduating, he continued his studies in Paris with Olivier Messiaen (Classe d'Analyse at the Conservatoire national supérieur, First Prize 1964), Gaston Litaize (organ) and Robert Veyron-Lacroix (harpsichord). He won first prize at the International Organ Improvisation Competition in St. Albans (England) in 1971. From 1964 to 2002 Hans Eugen Frischknecht worked as organist and choir director at the Johanneskirche in Bern, from 1983 to 2003 as lecturer for theory and improvisation at the Hochschule für Musik in Biel. He developed a rich concert life, which took him to various European and American countries. He often gave concerts together with his wife, the organist Eliane Frischknecht. His compositions include works for organ, piano, harpsichord, chamber music in various instrumentations, choir, symphony orchestra and wind orchestra. They have been performed in many countries and continents, often interpreted by himself on the organ. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
top songs
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4 Pieces for a Meantone Organ: No. 1, —
2624 Pieces for a Meantone Organ: No. 2, —
2536 Pieces for a 24-Tone Organ: No. 2, —
2446 Pieces for a 24-Tone Organ: No. 4, —
2456 Pieces for a 24-Tone Organ: No. 5, —
2464 Pieces for a Meantone Organ: No. 4, —
2474 Pieces for a Meantone Organ: No. 3, —
2486 Pieces for a 24-Tone Organ: No. 3, —
2396 Pieces for a 24-Tone Organ: No. 1, —
22106 Pieces for a 24-Tone Organ: No. 6, —
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