Matthias Sannemüller (born 2 September 1951) is a German

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Life

Born in

Leipzig Leipzig ( , ; Upper Saxon: ) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. Leipzig's population of 605,407 inhabitants (1.1 million in the larger urban zone) as of 2021 places the city as Germany's eighth most populous, as ...

, Sannemüller was born in 1951 as son of the concertmaster

Horst Sannemüller Horst Sannemüller (25 March 1918 – 12 September 2001) was a German violinist and concertmaster. Biography Born in Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Sannemüller grew up in Stralsund. After graduating from high school he studied violin with Max Strub ...

and the opera singer

Philine Fischer Philine Fischer, ''née'' Franke, married name Sannemüller (1 February 1919 – 22 January 2001) was a German opera and concert singer (soprano). Life and career Born in Leipzig, Fischer made her debut in 1944 as "Micaela" in Bizet's ''Carmen' ...

. In his youth he learned piano and violin from Klaus Hertel. From 1966 he attended the . From 1969 to 1974 he studied

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

with Dieter Hasch at the

Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar The University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar (in German: Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar) is an institution of music in Weimar, Germany. The Hochschule Franz Liszt, who spent a great deal of his life in Weimar, encouraged the founding of ...

and

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with Dietmar Hallmann at the

University of Music and Theatre Leipzig The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssoh ...

. Until 1975 he was aspirant at the

. Besides his studies he attended music seminars in

Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other alternative names) is the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the country's southwest, close to its border with Croatia. It is the administr ...

, Brno and Weimar. He received his first employment in 1976 with the

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester; also previously known in German as the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) is a German symphony orchestra based in Leipzig, Germany. The orchestra is named after the concert hall in which it is bas ...

. One year later he was awarded a prize at the . Since 1977 he has been solo violist at today

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra The MDR-Sinfonieorchester (in English, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra) is a German radio orchestra based in Leipzig. It is the radio orchestra of Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, the public broadcaster for the German states of Thuringia Thu ...

. From 1978 to 1992 he was a member of the

Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler Gruppe Neue Musik Hanns Eisler was an ensemble of musicians founded in 1970 in Leipzig with a focus on contemporary classical music, which played several world premieres and toured internationally. The ensemble disbanded in 1993. History The ens ...

. Concert tours took him to Asia, through Europe and the USA. Numerous

premiere A première, also spelled premiere, is the debut (first public presentation) of a play, film, dance, or musical composition. A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its f ...

s have been recorded on radio with the Leipziger Consort. He was appointed

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small num ...

ian in 1983 and chamber virtuoso in 1988. In 1988 he was appointed by the in Montreal. Four years later he founded the

Ensemble Sortisatio Ensemble Sortisatio is a quartet (viola, oboe/cor anglais, bassoon and guitar) founded by violist Matthias Sannemüller in 1992 in Leipzig, Germany. Its members are mostly soloists at the MDR Symphony Orchestra. They have specialized in contempor ...

, which is dedicated to

Neue Musik Neue Musik (English ''new music'', French ''nouvelle musique'') is the collective term for a wealth of different currents in composed Western art music from around 1910 to the present. Its focus is on compositions of 20th century music. It is char ...

. Sannemüller is a connoisseur of Baroque music through his membership in various chamber orchestras, such as the Saxon Baroque Orchestra Leipzig and his playing on the baroque Scale length. The result is a CD recording of the Concerto for viola in G major by

Georg Philipp Telemann Georg Philipp Telemann (; – 25 June 1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught in music, he became a composer against his family's wishes. After studying in Magdeburg, Zellerfeld, and Hi ...

, a reproduction of the Concerti with viola d'amore by

Christoph Graupner Christoph Graupner (13 January 1683 – 10 May 1760) was a German composer and harpsichordist of late Baroque music who was a contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann and George Frideric Handel. Life Born in Hartmannsdo ...

, and the world's first recording of the reconstructed Viola Concerto in E flat major by

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wo ...

Prizes and awards

As a member of the group "Neue Musik Hanns Eisler" Sannemmüller received the following awards: * 1980:

Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic The Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic (German: ''Kunstpreis der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik'') was an East German state award bestowed on individuals for contributions in various fields of art. History The Art Prize was annually a ...

* 1986:

Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig From 1959 to 1989, the city of Leipzig awarded the Kunstpreis der Stadt Leipzig, which was given for outstanding merits in the artistic field to persons who promoted the reputation of the city beyond the region: architects, visual artists, compo ...

* 1988: Baddge of honour of the in Gold * 1989: Interpretation Prize of the MaerzMusik * 1991:

Schneider-Schott Music Prize The Schneider-Schott Music Prize is a cash award bestowed to an outstanding composer, performing artist, or music ensemble in classical music—with emphasis, but not mandatory, on contemporary music. From 1986 to 2006, the prize was awarded annua ...

Mainz

Discography

* 1996: ''Neue Musik für Oboe'' ( Edel Classics) * 1999:

Thomas Buchholz Thomas Walter Buchholz (born 27 August 1961) is a German composer and music educator. Life Buchholz was born in 1961 in Eisenach as the son of the oratorio singer and vocal pedagogue Kurt Wichmann and the concert pianist and music teacher Jutta ...

: ''Eruption'' * 1999:

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: ''Kraino – Ich verwirkliche'' () * 2000: ''Viola da gamba concertata'' (Raumklang Records) * 2006:

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid- Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped wit ...

: ''Chorwerke'' (Edel Classics) * 2010:

Norbert Burgmüller August Joseph Norbert Burgmüller (8 February 1810 – 7 May 1836) was a German composer. Life Burgmüller was born in Düsseldorf, the youngest son in a musical family. His father, August Burgmüller, was the director of a theatre. His mother ...

: ''Lieder und Kammermusik'' () * 2010: Thomas Buchholz: ''UNDEUTschLICHt – zyklen für ensembles'' () The following recordings were made with the

: * 2003: Groupe Lacroix: ''

8 Pieces on Paul Klee ''8 Pieces on Paul Klee'' is the debut album of the Ensemble Sortisatio. It was recorded in February and March 2002 in Leipzig, Germany and in August 2002 in Lucerne, Switzerland. It was released in 2003 by Creative Works Records. Background Al ...

'' (

Creative Works Records Creative Works Records is an independent Swiss record label. History The label ''Creative Works Records'' was founded in 1983 by Mike Wider in Root (canton of Lucerne). Wider, who at that time had helped build up a recording studio in Lucerne a ...

) * 2004: ''Ensemble Sortisatio'' (Querstand) * 2009: Jean-Luc Darbellay: ''A Portrait'' (

Claves Records Claves Records is a Swiss classical record label, which was founded in 1968 by Marguerite Dütschler-Hüber (1931–2006) in Thun. History Marguerite Dütschler-Hüber founded Claves with business partner Ursula Pfaehler when her piano teacher J ...

)

Publications

As an editor he published the following work: * 2008:

Karl Ottomar Treibmann Karl Ottomar Treibmann (14 January 1936 – 13 February 2017) was a German composer and music educator. From 1981 until his retirement in 2001, he was professor of music theory and at the Leipzig University. He was one of the representatives of ...

: ''Tonspiele für Viola'' (

Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag (abbreviated to Hofmeister) is a publisher of classical music, founded by Friedrich Hofmeister in Leipzig in 1807. Early listings included composers Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt. Hofmei ...

)

Literature

* Burkhard Glaetzner,

Reiner Kontressowitz Reiner Kontressowitz (born 25 June 1942) is a German musicologist and lyricist. Life Kontressowitz was born in Roßlau. After graduating from the Secondary School in 1961, Kontressowitz studied horn, drums, theory and composition at the conser ...

(ed.): ''Gruppe Neue Musik "Hanns Eisler" 1970–1990. Spiel-Horizonte.'' Leipzig 1990, . * Hans-Rainer Jung, Claudius Böhm: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.''.

Faber & Faber Faber and Faber Limited, usually abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in London. Published authors and poets include T. S. Eliot (an early Faber editor and director), W. H. Auden, Margaret Storey, William Golding, Samuel B ...

, Leipzig 2006, , . * Christoph Sramek (ed.): ''Die Töne haben mich geblendet. Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag des Dresdner Komponisten Jörg Herchet.''''Die töne haben mich geblendet: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag des Dresdner Komponisten Jörg Herchet''
on WorldCat

Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad Klaus-Jürgen Kamprad (born 27 November 1962) is a German musicologist, publisher, music producer and editor. Life Born in Schmölln, Kamprad grew up near the Thuringian town Altenburg. From 1985 to 1990 he studied musicology at the Leipzig Un ...

publishing house. Altenburg 2003, , .

References

External links

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Biography of Matthias Sannemüller
(PDF, 72 kB) at {{DEFAULTSORT:Sannemuller, Matthias German classical violists 1951 births Living people Musicians from Leipzig