Hermann Max (born 1941 in
Goslar
Goslar (; Eastphalian dialect, Eastphalian: ''Goslär'') is a historic town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the Goslar (district), district of Goslar and is located on the northwestern wikt:slope, slopes of the Harz ...
) is a German choral conductor.
In 1977, he founded the Jugendkantorei
Dormagen, which in 1985 became the basis of the
Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert. In 1992, he founded the
Knechtsteden Early Music Festival.
The Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert under Max have a discography of over 100 recordings focussing on the German choral repertory, particularly the Bach family:
J. S. Bach,
W. F. Bach,
W. F. E. Bach,
J. C. F. Bach,
J. C. Bach,
C. P. E. Bach, the distantly related
J. L. Bach, and the last of the composing Bachs
J. M. Bach the Younger, as well as
Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. He is one of the most prolific composers in history, at least in terms of surviving works. Telemann was considered by his contemporaries to be ...
,
Graupner,
Hummel,
Naumann,
Andreas Romberg,
Johann Heinrich Rolle and others.
References
1941 births
Living people
German male conductors (music)
21st-century German conductors (music)
21st-century German male musicians
People from Goslar
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