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Georg Riedel (Altstadt Kantor)
Georg Riedel (6 June 1676 – 5 February 1738, in Königsberg) was a German composer and Cantor (church), cantor. He has been referred to as the "East Prussian Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach". Riedel was a native of Mrągowo, Sensburg (Mrągowo), in the Duchy of Prussia. In 1694 Riedel entered the University of Königsberg to study theology. He wrote a serenade, since lost, for the celebrations of the coronation of Frederick I of Prussia in 1701 as well as other occasional works for inaugurations, weddings, birthdays and funerals. In 1709 he was appointed cantor at Altstadt Church, one of Königsberg’s three key musical positions, which he occupied until his death. Riedel's unique monumental settings of the entire Gospel of Matthew, the entire Book of Psalms, and the entire Book of Revelation, were preserved in the Königsberg Public Library. His compositions are probably lost due to the destruction of Königsberg in 1944 and 1945 during World War II. There is, however, still hope th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königsberg
Königsberg (; ; ; ; ; ; , ) is the historic Germany, German and Prussian name of the city now called Kaliningrad, Russia. The city was founded in 1255 on the site of the small Old Prussians, Old Prussian settlement ''Twangste'' by the Teutonic Knights during the Northern Crusades, Baltic Crusades. It was named in honour of King Ottokar II of Bohemia, who led a campaign against the pagan Old Prussians, a Baltic tribe. A Baltic Sea, Baltic port city, it successively became the capital of the State of the Teutonic Order, the Duchy of Prussia and the provinces of East Prussia and Province of Prussia, Prussia. Königsberg remained the coronation city of the Prussian monarchy from 1701 onwards, though the capital was Berlin. From the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries on, the inhabitants spoke predominantly German language, German, although the city also had a profound influence upon the Lithuanian and Polish cultures. It was a publishing center of Lutheranism, Lutheran literatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet Union, it dissolved in 1991. During its existence, it was the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country by area, extending across Time in Russia, eleven time zones and sharing Geography of the Soviet Union#Borders and neighbors, borders with twelve countries, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, third-most populous country. An overall successor to the Russian Empire, it was nominally organized as a federal union of Republics of the Soviet Union, national republics, the largest and most populous of which was the Russian SFSR. In practice, Government of the Soviet Union, its government and Economy of the Soviet Union, economy were Soviet-type economic planning, highly centralized. As a one-party state go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
18th-century German Male Musicians
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German Male Classical Composers
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Ricercar Consort
The Ricercar Consort is a Belgian instrumental ensemble founded in 1980 together with the Ricercar record label of Jérôme Lejeune. The founding members were violinist François Fernandez, organist Bernard Foccroulle, and viola da gamba player Philippe Pierlot. The initial repertoire was focussed on the German Baroque, and the Consort was closely identified with the series ''Deutsche Barock Kantaten''. In recordings and concerts, the Consort was joined by baroque specialist singers including; Greta De Reyghere, Agnès Mellon, countertenors Henri Ledroit, James Bowman, tenor Guy de Mey, and bass Max van Egmond, as well as the cornett player Jean Tubéry. The consort is associated with the ''Festival Bach en Vallée Mosane'' held in the valley of the Meuse. Recordings < ...
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Max Van Egmond
Max van Egmond (born 1 February 1936 in Semarang) is a Dutch bass and baritone singer. He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was one of the pioneers of historically informed performance of Baroque and Renaissance music. Career Max van Egmond studied voice at Hilversum with Tine van Willingen de Lorme. Max van Egmondat all-music At the age of eighteen he became a member of De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Netherlands Bach Society).Max van Egmond on the bach-cantatas website Starting in 1965, he became involved in the complete Bach recordings of , |
Guy De Mey
Guy de Mey (born 4 August 1955) is a Belgian operatic tenor. Life and career Guy de Mey was born in Hamme, Belgium on 4 August 1955. He began his education at the Brussels Conservatory where he was a pupil of Stella Dalberg. He pursued further studies with Erna Spoorenberg at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, and then studied privately with Peter Pears and Éric Tappy. In 1975, he won the first prize at the Belgian National Pro Civitate competition (now Axion Classics). He made an international career with hundreds of concerts and opera performances throughout Europe, the United States, Canada, Israël and Japan. He made his debut at the Royal Opera House in Cavalli's ''La Calisto'' and at La Scala in ''Káťa Kabanová'' as Tichon under John Eliot Gardiner and ''Ariadne auf Naxos'' under Jeffrey Tate. Other engagements since 2006 included guest performances in Zürich (first under J. E. Gardiner in '' L'étoile'' (Chabrier) and later under Christoph von Dohnányi as Tanzmeis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Bowman (countertenor)
James Thomas Bowman (6 November 1941 – 27 March 2023) was an English countertenor. His career spanned opera, oratorio, contemporary music and solo recitals. Arguably, he was, after Alfred Deller, the most important countertenor in the 20th century revival of the voice part. He combined early and baroque repertoires with contemporary work, becoming recognised for his portrayal of Oberon in Britten's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' and performing world premieres. Life Education Bowman's background was in Anglican church music. He was educated at King's Ely where he began singing as a boy chorister at Ely Cathedral, progressing to become head chorister. After the traditional rest when his voice broke, he returned to the choir as a bass.O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greta De Reyghere
Greta De Reyghere is a Belgian soprano who specializes in early music and Baroque music in historically informed performance but also performs a variety of other classical music in concert. She is a teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Liège. Career Born in Malines, De Reyghere studied voice at the Brussels Conservatory, where she received diplomas in concert singing, opera and art song. She continued her studies with Alfred Deller and Erik Werba. De Reyghere recorded in 1992 Bach's motets with Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande. She has collaborated in the 1980s and 1990s with the ensemble Ricercar Consort conducted by Philippe Pierlot, performing choral music with one voice per part. They recorded several Bach cantatas, including in 1995 ''Christ lag in Todes Banden'', BWV 4. In 1996 a live performance of Bach's St John Passion was recorded at the 13th-century Begijnhofkerk of the beguinage of Sint-Truiden, the , with Paul Dombrecht conducting the ensemble Il Fon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Königsberg Cathedral
Königsberg Cathedral (; ) is a Brick Gothic-style monument in Kaliningrad, Russia, located on Kneiphof island in the Pregolya river. It is the most significant preserved building of the former city of Königsberg, which was largely destroyed in World War II. Dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Adalbert of Prague, it was built as the see of the Diocese of Samland, Prince-Bishops of Samland in the 14th century. Upon the establishment of the secular Duchy of Prussia, it became the Lutheran University of Königsberg, Albertina University church in 1544. The spire and roof of the cathedral burnt down after Bombing of Königsberg in World War II, two RAF bombing raids in late August 1944; reconstruction started in 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. History 14th century to World War II A first smaller Catholic Church, Catholic cathedral was erected in the Königsberg Altstadt (Königsberg), Altstadt between 1297 and 1302. After the Samland bishop Johann Clare had acquir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
