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German choral conductor
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- conductor, choir director, Kirchenmusikdirektor, university teacher, composer, organist
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2023-08-15 12:00:00
Gerald Fenech unreservedly recommends Helmuth Rilling's recordings of the J S Bach secular cantatas. '... this eight CD set will prove to be a revelation ...'
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2023-05-29 10:36:45
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2021-03-15 14:13:01
Bach and more, 20201
[…] we celebrate today). The cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern (How beautifully the morning star shines) has the BWV number of 1. Of course, it is not his first opus: Bach was 40 by then and had written a lot of music during his years in Weimar and Köthen (for example, the first volume of The Well-Tempered Clavier was composed in 1722). So here’s Cantata BWV 1, performed by the Bach-Ensemble under the direction of Helmuth Rilling. March 21st also marks the 100th anniversary of Arthur Grumiaux, one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. He was born in Villers-Perwin, not far from Charleroi, Belgium. At the age of 12 he went to the Brussels Conservatory. He made his debut right before the Germans invaded the country early in WWII. During the occupation he didn’t perform publicly; instead, he played in a private quartet. He resumed his career once the […]
2021-02-13 05:55:00
Classical Music News of the Week, February 13, 2021
[…] more than 50 books of fiction and poetry, including The Handmaid’s Tale, wrote the searing words.The powerful new song cycle by Margaret Atwood and Jake Heggie is called Songs for Murdered Sisters premieres on film February 19: https://songsformurderedsisters.com/--Beth Stewart, Verismo CommunicationsBaritone Jonathon Adams Joins Schwalbe RosterBorn in amiskwaciwâskahikan (Edmonton, Canada), Jonathon Adams is a Two-Spirit, nêhiyaw michif (Cree-Métis) baritone. In concert, they have appeared as a soloist with Philippe Herreweghe, Sigiswald Kuijken, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Helmut Rilling, Václav Luks, Ensemble BachPlus, Vox Luminis, il Gardellino, and B’Rock Orchestra at Opera-Ballet Flanders.Future solo engagements include concerts with il Gardellino, Les Voix Humaines, Pro Coro Canada, Studio de Musique Ancient de Montréal, L’Harmonie des Saisons, and a world premiere of Adams’ performance piece nipahimiw / the plaint with Susie Napper and Catalina Vicens at the Art Gallery of Ontario (June 2021).--Schwalbe & PartnersWhat's Streaming: Classical (Week of February 15–21)Wednesday, February 17 at 8:00 […]
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