Walter Bergmann (24 September 1902 – 13 January 1988) was a German harpsichord and recorder player, editor and composer who settled in England in 1939.
He became a key figure in the revival of interest in the recorder and the counter tenor voice in England after the war.
[2] After his arrest by the Gestapo in June 1938 and three months of imprisonment, he emigrated to London in March 1939, with the assistance of Edward Dent.
[7] Bergmann taught and composed for the recorder, encouraging younger players such as Frans Brüggen and Michala Petri.
[8] At Schott, where he stayed until 1967, Bergmann issued editions of many recorder works, including sonatas and suites by Francesco Barsanti, Charles Dieupart and Johann Christian Schickhardt.