Gerd Natschinski
Gerd Natschinski (23 August 1928 – 4 August 2015) was a German composer. He worked on the scores for more than forty film and television series during his career. He was employed by the East German state-controlled studio DEFA. Natschinski died on 4 August 2015 in a Berlin hospital.
Gerd Natschinski
- Name
- Gerd Natschinski
- Born
- 23 August 1928
- Birthplace
- Chemnitz, Germany
- Died
- 4 August 2015
- Place of death
- Berlin, Germany
- Occupation
- Composer, orchestra leader
- Nationality
- German Democratic Republic · Germany
- Honours
- National Prize of East Germany · Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze
- Languages
- German
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Gerd Natschinski (23 August 1928 – 4 August 2015) was a German composer. He worked on the scores for more than forty film and television series during his career. He was employed by the East German state-controlled studio DEFA. Natschinski died on 4 August 2015 in a Berlin hospital.
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Gerd Natschinski (1928–2015) was a composer, conductor and lyricist, among other activities and a national of German Democratic Republic and Germany. Born in Chemnitz, the composer died in Berlin. Gerd Natschinski held the position of member of the Volkskammer and worked in Berlin.
Languages used include German. The composer received National Prize of East Germany and Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze.
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• Name — Gerd Natschinski • Born — 23 August 1928 • Birthplace — Chemnitz, Germany • Died — 4 August 2015 • Place of death — Berlin, Germany • Other Names — Gerd Joachim Natschinski • Occupation — Composer, orchestra leader • Years Active — 1952-1990 (film and television)
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Selected filmography
• My Wife Makes Music (1958) • Heißer Sommer (1968)
Selected operettas and musicals
Selected operettas and musicals
• Messeschlager Gisela (1960, premiered at Metropol Theater Berlin) • Servus Peter (1961) • Mein Freund Bunbury (1964, premiered at Metropol Theater Berlin) based on The Importance of Being Earnest • Casanova (1976, premiered at Metropol Theater Berlin) • Caballero (1988) • Ein Fall für Sherlock Holmes (1982)
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- 1.Silberman & Wrage p.323
- 2.Komponist Gerd Natschinski gestorben , mdr.de, access date 7 August 2015
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- Marc Silberman & Henning Wrage. DEFA at the Crossroads of East German and International Film Culture: A Companion. Walter de Gruyter, 2014.
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