Hermann Scherchen

Hermann Scherchen (June 21, 1891 – June 12, 1966) was a German conductor and arranger.

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Making his debut with Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire, he was a champion of 20th century composers such as Richard Strauss, Webern, Berg and Var?se.

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He is probably best known for his orchestral arrangement (and recording) of Johann Sebastian Bach's Art of Fugue.

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• "Music does not have to be understood. It has to be listened to."

June 21: June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. This day usually marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice in the southern hemisphere, and thus is the day of the year with the longest hours of daylight ...

1891: 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar)....

June 12: June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining....

Hermann Scherchen related Images and Photos (experimental)

Louis Hermann in Dresden	Hermann and Dorothea 1872	Mayor Hermann Langenbeck circa 1515	Hermann Kauffmann and Georg Haeselich in Kauffmanns Munich Studio 1830
Dorothea's Farewell from Goethe's "Hermann and Dorothea"