Heinrich Walther Bading

Heinrich “Henry” Walther Bading was born on 26 June 1899 in Leipzig (Germany). He attended Barth’s Private Secondary School (Barth’s Privat-Realschule) in Leipzig from 1907 to 1914. From 1914 to 1916, he pursued musical studies under Max Reger, while also receiving clarinet instruction from Kunath, a member of the Gewandhaus Orchestra, and from his father, Heinrich Bading, who was a professional clarinetist as well.
Beginning in 1919, Henry Bading worked as both a clarinettist and educator. Between 1919 and 1943, he was a member of major opera and symphony orchestras in Germany and abroad. Alongside his orchestral career, he also served as a lecturer, including a teaching position at the Conservatory in Gdansk.
During the Second World War, he carried out six months of voluntary service in an SA band. He later became a war invalid.
After the war, in what later became the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), Henry Bading was removed from all public positions. He subsequently lived on a small pension and remained outside public office for the rest of his life.
Heinrich Walther Bading died in 1966.

In my possession are three autograph manuscripts of works by Henry Bading. These works are:

• Valse lento, for piano
• Romance Russian, for piano
• Abide with me - Hymn with Variations, for piano (arranged of the melody by William H. Monk)

All these manuscripts were once in 1960 to pianist Elly Ney and later found in her estate. In addition to the manuscripts Henry Bading sent several manuscripts with short biographical stories titled "Zwei Tote unterhalten sich", "Und nun weihnachte es gar sehr", "Meine Rekruten-Erlebnisse", "Bienchen", "Das Kreuz der Juden" and "Mein Freund der Herzog"