| Gerd Natschinski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 August 1928 Chemnitz, Germany |
| Died | 4 August 2015(2015-08-04) (aged 86) Berlin, Germany |
| Other names | Gerd Joachim Natschinski |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, orchestra leader |
| Years active | 1952-1990 (film and television) |
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 the East German state-controlled studio DEFA.
Natschinski died on 4 August 2015 in a Berlin hospital.
Selected filmography
- My Wife Makes Music (1958)
- Heißer Sommer (1968)
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)
Bibliography
- Marc Silberman & Henning Wrage. DEFA at the Crossroads of East German and International Film Culture: A Companion. Walter de Gruyter, 2014.
References
- Silberman & Wrage p.323
- Komponist Gerd Natschinski gestorben Archived 2015-08-13 at the Wayback Machine, mdr.de, access date 7 August 2015
External links
- Gerd Natschinski at IMDb
- Gerd Natschinski at schott-musik.de
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