Sieglinde Ahrens
Sieglinde Ahrens | |
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| Born | Sieglinde Maria Ahrens 19 February 1936 |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Organist Composer |
| Father | Joseph Ahrens |
Sieglinde Maria Ahrens (born 19 February 1936, Berlin[1]) is a German organist and composer. She is the daughter of (Johannes Clemens) Joseph Ahrens (1904–1997), a German composer and organist. Aherns studied music and composition under her father. After she completed her studies, she was an organist of Salvator-Kirche and professor of organ at Essen. She is author of a book on Messiaen organ music Das Orgelwerk Messiaens, Gilles u. Francke (1968), ASIN: B0007JD6XM.[2][1]
Works
Selected works include:
- DREI GESÄNGE NACH LATEINISCHEN PSALMTEXTEN (1963) Bass solo, Organ
- FANTASIE (1958) Organ
- SONATE (1957) Violin, Organ
- SUITE (1959) Organ
Aherns' work has been issued on CD including:
- Das Heilige Jahr - Orgelopus Von Joseph Ahrens by Sieglinde Ahrens and Joseph Ahrens (Audio CD)
- Eben - Organ Works by Petr Eben, Sieglinde Ahrens, and Martin Lenniger (Audio CD - 1992)
- Petr Eben - Organ Work by Petr Eben, Sieglinde Ahrens, and Rudolf Lodenkemper (Audio CD - 1993)
- Orgelwerke by Sieglinde Ahrens and Petr Eben (Audio CD)
References
- ^ a b Sadie, Julie Anne; Samuel, Rhian (1994). The Norton/Grove dictionary of women composers (Digitized online by GoogleBooks). Retrieved 4 October 2010.
- ^ "Sieglinde Aherns". Retrieved 11 October 2010.
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