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Erich Wenk
Born(1923-08-12)12 August 1923
Königsberg, Germany
Died30 March 2012(2012-03-30) (aged 88)
Lohmar, Germany
OccupationClassical bass-baritone
OrganizationMusikhochschule Köln

Erich Wenk (12 August 1923 – 30 March 2012) was a German bass-baritone singer in opera and especially in concert. He was a professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Köln.

Career

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Wenk was born in Königsberg.[1][2] In 1957 he performed the Liebesliederwalzer by Johannes Brahms on a tour through Germany with Erna Berger, Gertrude Pitzinger and Walther Ludwig.[1][2] He recorded the part of Don Fernando in Beethoven's Fidelio for the NDR, conducted by Carl Bamberger [de], with Gladys Kuchta and Julius Patzak in leading roles.[3] In 1960, he sang the part of nobleman from Genova in a recording of Franz Schreker's Die Gezeichneten of the NDR, with Thomas Stewart and Evelyn Lear in leading roles, conducted by Winfried Zillig.[4] In 1967, he recorded Georg Philipp Telemann's Pimpinone with the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, alongside Yvonne Ciannella.[5]

Wenk appeared in oratorios such as Haydn's Die Schöpfung and Ein Deutsches Requiem by Brahms, performed by the Städtischer Musikverein Gütersloh and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in 1959, conducted by Mattias Büchel. In 1967 he sang in Frank Martin's In terra pax, in 1968 in Bach's Christmas Oratorio.[6] In 1979, he performed the title role of Mendelssohn's Elias with the Rheingauer Kantorei and the Radiosinfonieorchester Frankfurt, in the Rheingauer DominGeisenheim and the Marktkirche Wiesbaden, alongside soprano Klesie Kelly.[7]

Wenk is regarded as a specialist for the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.[2] He recorded Bach cantatas with Fritz Werner and Helmuth Rilling, among others. In a 1966 recording of the dramma per musica Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen, BWV 215, he performed the rage aria Rase nur, verwegner Schwarm.[1][8] Wenk recorded Bach's Mass in B minor in 1956/59 with the Schwäbischer Singkreis Stuttgart, conducted by Hans Grischkat.[9] He sang the bass part in Bach's St Matthew Passion in a live recording conducted by Ljubomir Romansky [de] at the Salle Pleyel, with Josef Traxel as the Evangelist and Helmut Fehn as the vox Christi.[10]

From 1969, Wenk was professor of voice at the Musikhochschule Köln.[1][11] He died in Lohmar.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Erich Wenk (Bass-Baritone)". bach-cantatas.com. 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  • ^ a b c d Erich WENK ist am 30.3. in Lohmar-Honrath (Nordrhein-Westfalen) verstorben (in German). Online Merker. 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  • ^ Tillmann, Thomas (2008). Ludwig van Beethoven / Fidelio / Eine wunderbare Leonore zu entdecken (in German). Online Musik Magazin. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  • ^ "Schreker Gezeichneten 1960 NDR". operapassion.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  • ^ Steiger, Karsten (2008). Opera Discography. Complete Catalogue of Audio and Video Recordings of Complete Operas. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 468–469. ISBN 3-11-095596-2.
  • ^ "Konzertspiegel" (PDF). Städtischer Musikverein Gütersloh. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  • ^ Archiv Rheingauer Kantorei. Rheingauer Kantorei. 1985.
  • ^ Mincham, Julian (2010). "Chapter 96 BWV 215 Preise dein Glücke, gesegnetes Sachsen / Value your good fortune, blessed Saxony". jsbachcantatas.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  • ^ "Hans Grischkat & Stuttgart Choral Society & Bach Orchestra / Part 2". bach-cantatas.com. 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • ^ "Ljubomir Romansky / Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Wors". bach-cantatas.com. 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  • ^ "J.S.Bach - Orgelkonzertreihe an der Klais-Orgel in St. Matthias Neuwied" (in German). Kammerchor Neuwied. 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
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