Hermann Max (born 1941 in
Goslar
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) is a German choral conductor.
In 1977, he founded the Jugendkantorei
Dormagen
Dormagen (; Ripuarian: ''Dormaje'') is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in the Rhein-Kreis Neuss.
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Dormagen is situated between Düsseldorf – Cologne – Mönchengladbach on the western bank of the river Rhine.
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, which in 1985 became the basis of the
Rheinische Kantorei and Das Kleine Konzert. In 1992 he founded the
Knechtsteden Early Music Festival.
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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
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, J. C. Bach
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, C. P. E. Bach, the distantly related J. L. Bach
Johann Ludwig Bach ( – 1 May 1731) was a German composer and violinist.
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, and the last of the composing Bachs J. M. Bach the Younger, as well as Telemann
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, Graupner, Hummel
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* Hummel (surname), origin and list of people with the surname Hummel
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* Hummel figurines
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, Naumann Naumann is a Central German variation of the surname Neumann. Notable people with the surname include:
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* Alexander Naumann (1837–1922), German chemist
* Christian August Naumann (1705–?), Germa ...
, Andreas Romberg
Andreas Jakob Romberg (27 April 1767 – 10 November 1821) was a German violinist and composer.
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, Johann Heinrich Rolle
Johann Heinrich Rolle (23 December 1716 – 29 December 1785) was a German Baroque music, baroque composer.
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and others.
References
1941 births
Living people
German male conductors (music)
21st-century German conductors (music)
21st-century German male musicians
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