Gerd Natschinski

Gerd Natschinski (23 August 1928 – 4 August 2015) was a German composer.^[1] 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.

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)

Natschinski died on 4 August 2015 in a Berlin hospital.^[2]

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.