Gerwig, Walter
Performer
Walter Gerwig (6 November 1899 – 9 July 1966) was an influential German lutenist, choral conductor and composer. He was one of the pioneers in the revival ofearly music revival and historical performance practice. He was also a choral conductor. Through his concerts and recordings Gerwig made a significant contribution to the revival of the lute and its repertoire in Europe and America. Together with Fritz Jöde he was one of the co-founders of the first folk music school in Berlin, the Berliner Volksmusikschule. From 1928 he was the lute teacher at the Berlin's Akademie für Kirchen- und Schulmusik. During the Nazi era he did not join the NSDAP and avoided appearing at Nazi-sponsored events. From 1952 he headed the lute course at the State Academy of Music in Köln. Gerwig made numerous LP recordings of Baroque and Renaissance lute repertoire. He received the prize of the Deutschen Schallplattenkritik in 1965, for the recording of J.S. Bach's Suite in G minor (BWV 995) a year before his death. In addition, Gerwig also composed several works for lute, guitar and other stringed instruments.
Work
- Lute Music From Manuscript Souces Of North Italian Provenance
- Lute pieces on different modes
- Ein newgeordnet künstlich Lautenbach
- The Teacher
- Suite
- Suite for Lute in A major
- Suite in G minor, BWV 995 (arranged for Guitar, transposed to A minor)
- Glogau Song Book
- Duo For Glass Harmonica And Lute In G Major
- 3 lyrics
- Cassation In C Major For Obbligato Lute, Violin And Bass, Hob.III:6
- Daphnis and Chloe, Op. 102
- From Oswald von Wolkenstein To The Locheimer Song Book; The German song
- Partita
