German organist

Helmut Walcha

Baroque music

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German organist

Genres

Baroque music

Awards Received

Hessian Order of Merit

Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Music

Helmut Walcha (October 27, 1907 – August 11, 1991) was a blind German organist, harpsichordist and composer who specialized in the works of the Dutch and German baroque masters and is known for his recordings of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach.