Hans Bottermund

Hans Bottermund (1892 in Leipzig – 1949 in Berlin), was a cellist and composer who studied with Klengel, Becker, and Schroeder.¹ He taught in Frankfurt and was the principal cellist of the Berlin Philharmonic.² During World War II, he and his wife remained in Berlin; he transferred his Guarnerius cello to a bank in Copenhagen for safekeeping prior to his death in 1949. His papers are held by John Sharp, principal cellist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.³

Compositions

Variations on Niccolò Paganini's 24th Caprice for Violin⁴

References

Lotz, Rainer E.; Weggen, Axel (2006). Deutsche National-Discographie: Discographie der Judaica-Aufnahmen (in German). Birgit Lotz. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-9810248-2-1.
Legge, Walter (1998). Walter Legge: Words and Music. Psychology Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-415-92108-4.
Brent, Frances Padorr (2009). The Lost Cellos of Lev Aronson. Atlas & Company. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-934633-11-3.
"Cello Classics". www.celloclassics.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

External links

Free scores by Hans Bottermund at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

[1] Lotz, Rainer E.; Weggen, Axel (2006). Deutsche National-Discographie: Discographie der Judaica-Aufnahmen (in German). Birgit Lotz. p. 54. ISBN 978-3-9810248-2-1.

[2] Legge, Walter (1998). Walter Legge: Words and Music. Psychology Press. p. 35. ISBN 978-0-415-92108-4.

[3] Brent, Frances Padorr (2009). The Lost Cellos of Lev Aronson. Atlas & Company. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-934633-11-3.

[4] "Cello Classics". www.celloclassics.com. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

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