Lioba Braun, the alto soloist, made her Bayreuth Festival debut in 1994 as Brangäne in Tristan und Isolde under Daniel Barenboim.
Performer Biography
The Windsbacher Knabenchor (Windsbach Boys' Choir) accompanied former German President Richard von Weizsäcker on state visits to Norway and Malta in 1986 and 1990.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mendelssohn's motet writing was driven by personal inspiration, with him stating that writing sacred music was a 'need' for him, similar to reading the Bible.
Composer Biography
Brahms's Alto Rhapsody, a deeply intimate work, was a 'bridal song' for Julie Schumann, the daughter of Clara Schumann, with whom Brahms was secretly in love.
Composition History
Brahms's Fest- und Gedenksprüche (festive and memorial verses) were composed as a response to the political upheavals of the 'year of three Kaisers' in 1889, not for his honorary citizenship.
Composition History
Mendelssohn's motet 'Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen über Dir' (For he has given his angels charge over thee) was inspired by an assassination attempt on Prussian king Friedrich Wilhelm IV.
Performer Biography
Karl-Friedrich Beringer, the conductor, founded the Amadeus-Chor and Amadeus-Orchester in his hometown in 1970 to have an appropriate ensemble for oratorio and cantata productions.
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