Erhard Ragwitz

Erhard Ragwitz (1 September 1933 – 16 December 2017) was a German composer and lecturer. From 1986 to 1989, he was the rector of the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler".

Life and career Ragwitz is from Königsberg, the capital of the Province of East Prussia. He was discovered by Fritz Reuter, who after the Abitur enabled him to study music.

In 1960, he became an assistant and aspirant (with Wilhelm Weismann

Ragwitz was a member of the central board of the . In 1981, the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar under Rolf Reuter premiered his 1st Symphony and in 1986 under Oleg Caetani his 2nd Symphony for the premiere.

From 1971 to 1974, Ragwitz, who was a member of the SED, served as a candidate for the SED-Bezirksleitung Leipzig.

Work Among others, Ragwitz composed the following pieces:

Orchestral music Festliche Ouvertüre (1965) Suite (1965) Drei Sätze für Streichorchester (1967) Divertimento für Streichorchester und Pauken (1968) Sinfonia intrada (1975) Divertimento für Trompete, Streichorchester und Pauke (1979) Sinfonie (1980)

Piano music Bagatellen (1961) 4 Kleine Klavierstücke (1961) Intermezzo marcota (1974) 2 Sonaten (1968, 1977)

Vocal music Song vom Klasseneinmaleins (Helmut Preißler, 1958) Lied vom Besserwissen (Helmut Preißler, 1958) Kantate der Freundschaft für Soli, Chor und Orchester (J. Wächtler, 1962) Zwei A-capella-Chöre (1963) Frühling der Jugend (Rose Nyland, 1964) Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Poem für Alt-Solo, Chor und Kammerorchester nach Johannes R. Becher (1970) Liederzyklus „Das lachende Herz“ mit Streichern und Klavier nach Texten von Johannes R. Becher (1979)

Recording Sinfonie Nr. 1 op. 45 / Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Poem op. 28 / Drei Sätze für Streichorchester op. 22 (Nova, 1984) – Orchester der Komischen Oper Berlin and Rolf Reuter (conductor) / Rosemarie Lang (contralto), Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Collegium musicum Leipzig and Jochen Wehner (conductor) / Collegium musicum Leipzig und Jochen Wehner (conductor) – 1983 recording