Bernhard Haas (born 1964) is a German

organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists. In addition, an organist may accompany congregational h ...

music theorist Music theory is the study of the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory". The first is the " rudiments", that are needed to understand music notation (k ...

and academic.

Life

Haas studied organ,

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, harpsichord, sacred music, composition and music theory in

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Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau (; abbreviated as Freiburg i. Br. or Freiburg i. B.; Low Alemannic: ''Friburg im Brisgau''), commonly referred to as Freiburg, is an independent city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. With a population of about 230,000 (as o ...

and

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. He won several international prizes at organ competitions, such as the Bach-Wettbewerb in Wiesbaden 1983 and the Liszt-Wettbewerb in

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in 1988. From 1989 to 1995 he taught organ and organ-improvisation at the music school in Saarbrücken. In 1994 he became an organ professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart. In 2012/13 he moved to the

Hochschule für Musik und Theater München The University of Music and Performing Arts Munich (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater München), also known as the Munich Conservatory, is a performing arts conservatory in Munich, Germany. The main building it currently occupies is ...

to succeed

Edgar Krapp Edgar Krapp (born June 3, 1947 in Bamberg) is a German organist and music professor. Krapp is a member of the Board of the Neue Bachgesellschaft (New Bach Society) in Leipzig and the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts. Biography Krapp's first organ l ...

. He has been toured in Europe as well as to the US and Japan. His main interest is music of the 17th and 19th century, contemporary music,

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

and

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

. He has also released CDs of adaptations of works by Franz Liszt, Max Reger, Igor Stravinsky, Brian Ferneyhough,

Morton Feldman Morton Feldman (January 12, 1926 – September 3, 1987) was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was a pioneer of indeterminate music, a development associated with the experimental New York School ...

and

Iannis Xenakis Giannis Klearchou Xenakis (also spelled for professional purposes as Yannis or Iannis Xenakis; el, Γιάννης "Ιωάννης" Κλέαρχου Ξενάκης, ; 29 May 1922 – 4 February 2001) was a Romanian-born Greek-French avant-garde c ...

. As a musicologist, he has written a book on 'new tonality' from

Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wor ...

Webern Anton Friedrich Wilhelm von Webern (3 December 188315 September 1945), better known as Anton Webern (), was an Austrian composer and conductor whose music was among the most radical of its milieu in its sheer concision, even aphorism, and stead ...

and a collaboration with Veronica Diederen on the two-part inventions by J. S. Bach.''Die zweistimmigen Inventionen von Johann Sebastian Bach: neue musikalische Theorien und Perspektiven''. Zusammen mit Veronica Diederen. Hildesheim: Olms Verlag 2008.

Selected discography

* ''Liszt und Stravinsky in Bearbeitungen für Orgel'' (''Arrangements of Liszt and Stravinsky for organ'') ** Franz Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S. 178; Igor Stravinsky:

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. Transcribed for organ by Bernhard Haas. *** Recorded in 1993 on the Kleuker-Steinmeyer organ in the

Tonhalle, Zürich The Tonhalle is a concert hall in Zurich, home to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, one of Switzerland's leading orchestras. The 1455-seat hall, located at Claridenstrasse 7 in Zurich, was inaugurated in 1895 by Johannes Brahms. The hall is conside ...

, Switzerland. Audite 20.009. 1 CD. * ''Max Reger: Variationen und Fuge op. 73, Introduktion, Passacaglia und Fuge, op. 127'' ** Recorded in 1996 on the Rieger organ of the

Konzerthaus, Vienna The Konzerthaus is a concert hall located in Vienna, Austria, which opened in 1913. It is situated in the third district just at the edge of the first district in Vienna. Since it was founded it has always tried to emphasise both traditional and ...

, Austria. Audite 20.020. 1 CD. * ''Max Reger: Organ Works Volume 1'' ** Ten Pieces, op. 69; Preludes and Fugues op. 85 nos. 1-3. *** Recorded by Bernhard Haas in 1997 on the Link organ in the Evangelischen Kirche in

Giengen an der Brenz Giengen (; full name: Giengen an der Brenz; Swabian: ''Gẽänge'') is a former Free Imperial City in eastern Baden-Württemberg near the border with Bavaria in southern Germany. The town is located in the district of Heidenheim at the eastern e ...

, Germany. Naxos 8.553926. 1 CD. * ''Ferneyhough, Feldman, Scelsi, Xenakis: Die Orgelwerke'' (''Ferneyhough, Feldman, Scelsi, Xenakis: The Organ Works'') ** Ferneyhough: Seven Stars; Feldman: Principal Sound;

Scelsi Giacinto Francesco Maria Scelsi (; 8 January 1905 – 9 August 1988, sometimes cited as 8 August 1988) was an Italian composer who also wrote surrealist poetry in French. He is best known for having composed music based around only one pitch, ...

: In nomine Lucis; Xenakis: Gmeoorh *** Recorded in 2007 on the Rieger organ of the

Essen Cathedral Essen Minster (German: ), since 1958 also Essen Cathedral () is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Essen, the "Diocese of the Ruhr", founded in 1958. The church, dedicated to Saints Cosmas and Damian and the Blessed Virgin Mary, stands on ...

, Germany. Edition Zeitklang 35033. 1 CD.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haas, Bernhard 1964 births Living people German organists German male organists German music theorists Academic staff of the Hochschule für Musik Saar 21st-century organists 21st-century German male musicians Academic staff of the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart Academic staff of the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich