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Walter Gerwig
fl, ts, 1899-1966 DE
Composer / Arranger / Conductor of Classical
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 of early 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.
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La Griselda: Act I: In voler cio che tu bramii (Griselda) on Scarlatti: La Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti, Mirella Freni, Pierre Mollet, Eugenia Ratti, Heinz Rehfuss & Bruno Maderna La Griselda: Act I: Sinfonia avanti l'opera on Scarlatti: La Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti, Mirella Freni, Pierre Mollet, Eugenia Ratti, Heinz Rehfuss & Bruno Maderna Prelude in C Minor, BWV 999 on Bach, J.S.: Lute Music - Bwv 995, 996, 999, 1000, 1006A, 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach & Walter Gerwig Fugue in G Minor, BWV 1000 on Bach, J.S.: Lute Music - Bwv 995, 996, 999, 1000, 1006A, 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach & Walter Gerwig Lute Suite in G Minor, BWV 995 on Bach, J.S.: Lute Music - Bwv 995, 996, 999, 1000, 1006A, 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach & Walter Gerwig Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 (arr. W. Gerwig) on Bach, J.S.: Lute Music - Bwv 995, 996, 999, 1000, 1006A, 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach & Walter Gerwig El maestro: Fantasia 1 on Milan: Musica de vihuela de mano / Ortiz: Musica de Violones by Margot Guilleaume, Walter Gerwig, Bernhard Michaelis, August Wenzinger & Eduard Müller La Griselda: Act II: Sinfonia on Scarlatti: La Griselda by Alessandro Scarlatti, Mirella Freni, Pierre Mollet, Eugenia Ratti, Heinz Rehfuss & Bruno Maderna Lute Partita in E Major, BWV 1006a: II. Loure - III. Gavotte - IV. Menuet I - V. Menuet II - VII. Gigue on Bach, J.S.: Lute Music - Bwv 995, 996, 999, 1000, 1006A, 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach & Walter Gerwig Lute Suite in E Minor, BWV 996: II. Allemande - V. Bourree on Bach, J.S.: Lute Music - Bwv 995, 996, 999, 1000, 1006A, 1007 by Johann Sebastian Bach & Walter GerwigTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
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Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baroque Lute Music | Walter Gerwig | 2014 | Album |
| Cassation C major | Joseph Haydn ; Walter Gerwig, Ilse Brix-Meinert, Johannes Koch | 1987 | Single |
| The Art Of The Lute: Renaissance And Baroque Masterpieces From France, England And Germany | Walter Gerwig | 1968 | Album |
| Lute Music | Johann Sebastian Bach / Walter Gerwig | 1966 | Album |
| Lute Music | Johann Sebastian Bach / Walter Gerwig | 1966 | Album |
| Deutsche Lautenmusik Der Renaissance | Walter Gerwig | 1964 | Album |
| 4 Spiritual Concertos And 5 Arias/4 Instrumental Pieces | Otto Scharnack, Walter Kägi, Ilse Brix-Meinert, Ernesto Mampaey, Josef Ulsamer, Heinrich Haferland, Walter Gerwig, Karl Grebe | 1964 | Album |
| Kassation C-dur | Joseph Haydn / Walter Gerwig, Ilse Brix-Meinert, Johannes Koch | 1964 | Single |
| G.P. Telemann: Quartet D Minor, Sonata G Major, Partita G Major, Sonata A Tre D Major | Thea von Sparr, Burkhardt Schaeffer, Hermann Töttcher, Herbert Tauscher, Johannes Koch, Walter Gerwig, Carl Gorvin, Ferdinand Conrad, Gustav Scheck, Emil Seiler, August Wenzinger, Fritz Neumeyer | 1964 | Album |
| Lautenmusik Der Renaissance | Walter Gerwig | 1961 | Album |
| Lautensuite Von J. Bittner Und Th. Mace | Walter Gerwig | 1961 | Album |
| Works For Glass Harmonica | Johann Gottlieb Naumann / Franz Xaver Schnyder von Wartensee / Johann Wenzel Tomaschek - Bruno Hoffmann, Gustav Scheck, Emil Seiler, August Wenzinger, Walter Gerwig, Fritz Neumeyer | 1958 | Album |
| "Wie Ein Hirt Sein Volk Zu Weiden" Duo Für Glasharmonika Und Laute G-dur | Johann Gottlieb Naumann - Bruno Hoffmann, Walter Gerwig | 1957 | Single |
| Sonate Mit Suite Nr. 2 A-dur | Johann Jakob Walther / Lilli Friedemann, Johannes Koch, Walter Gerwig | 1956 | Single |
| Lezione V E-moll | Attilio Ariosti, Emil Seiler, Johannes Koch, Walter Gerwig, Karl-Egon Glückselig | 1955 | Single |
| Lieder Und Spielstücke Aus Dem Glogauer Liederbuch | Eva-Juliane Gerstein | 1955 | Album |
| Werke von Georg Friedrich Händel | Georg Friedrich Händel, Ilse Brix-Meinert, Johannes Koch, Walter Gerwig, Gustav Scheck, August Wenzinger, Fritz Neumeyer | 1955 | Album |
| Pièces De Luth / Daphnis Et Chloé | Charles Mouton / Joseph Bodin de Boismortier - Walter Gerwig, Kammermusikkreis Emil Seiler | 1953 | Album |
| Tois Sonates de la Passion | Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber - Ulrich Grehling, Johannes Koch, Rudolf Ewerhart, Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Lute Music Of The German Renaissance | Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Weihnacht Der Hirten | Agnes Giebel, Aachener Domsingknaben, Tölzer Knabenchor, Rudolf Ewerhart, Walter Gerwig, Collegium Aureum | Album | |
| Alte deutsche Lautenmusik | Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Lautenmusik Aus Frankreich Und England | Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Concerto Per La Viola D'Amore, Liuto E Con Tutti Gl'Istromenti Sordini D-moll P.V. 266 | Antonio Vivaldi, Emil Seiler, Walter Gerwig, Karl-Egon Glückselig | Single | |
| Musique Pour Luth À La Renaissance Italienne | Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Lautenmusik Der Renaissance Aus Deutschland, Italien, Frankreich Und England | Walter Gerwig | Compil. | |
| Vier Instrumentalkonzerte | Georg Philipp Telemann, Adolf Scherbaum, Walter Gerwig, Hermann Töttcher | Album | |
| German Christmas Music Of The High Renaissance | Elly Ameling, Bernhard Michaelis, Hans-Ulrich Mielsch, Barry McDaniel, Hans-Martin Linde, Ilse Brix-Meinert, Ulrich Koch, Johannes Koch, Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Virtuose Lautenmusik | Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Mouton / Esaias Reusner Jr. / Ferdinand Ignaz Hinterleithner - Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| The Baroque Lute | Johann Sebastian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Pachelbel, Walter Gerwig | Album | |
| Meister Der Laute | Walter Gerwig - Pierre Attaignant, Jean-Baptiste Besard, Jacques Bittner, Thomas Mace | Album | |
| The Art Of The Lute - Renaissance And Baroque Masterpieces From France, England And Germany | Walter Gerwig | Album |
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