Georg Gebel (the younger)

Georg Gebel the Younger ( born October 25, 1709 Brieg, Silesia, † September 24, 1753 in Rudolstadt ) was a German composer.

Life

He was the first son of the organist Georg Gebels the Elder. ( 1685-1750 ). The musical talent of the young Gebel was very early. At the age of 6 years he is said to have before the " most distinguished persons of " Breslau with much admiration heard. He got school knowledge first taught at home. Then the father made ​​sure that he received extensive training on the St. Mary Magdalene school.

Influential was the encounter with the Italian Opera, which he attended performances in Wroclaw for Gebel. At the age of 20 years he worked as an organist at the town's parish church of St. Mary Magdalene, and he served as a regular guest, the chapel of Duke Karl Friedrich of Württemberg- oil. These activities are also likely the first larger own compositions have arisen.

In 26 years of Gebel was inducted into the Dresdner private chapel of Count Heinrich von Brühl, which was led by the later Thomas cantor Johann Gottlob Harrer. Gebel was there harpsichordist and responsible alternating with Harrer also for the creation of solid and house music. As a member of Brühl's private chapel led the way among other Gebels 1739 to Warsaw, where musicians of the Dresden court repeated guest appearances.

After twelve years of residence in Dresden Gebel went along with his wife Maria Susanna, the daughter of the Berlin painter Gebel, Rudolstadt, where he received new tasks and in particular, demanded as a composer and where he was highly respected. Reason for the change to Rudolstadt was also the scheduled reversal of Brühl's chapel. On August 29, 1746 Gebel was appointed at the residence Rudolstadt for "Concert Master", from March 20, 1750 he was allowed to use the title " Capell - Meister ". Productivity, which he kindled the Rudolstadt court, was immense, and of such a nature that they, like Peter Gülke put it, at the same time would not be possible " without warranty of soundness ." In addition to the almost completely preserved church cantatas vintages from 1748 and 1751 as well as two Passions said to have been composed no less than twelve operas, more than 100 symphonies and partitas and other harpsichord concertos.

His works, of which almost exclusively on the cantatas and oratorios have been preserved, are now in the Thuringian State Archives Rudolstadt ( Heidecksburg ) kept ( constituent court orchestra music Rudolstadt, HKR ).

Works

CD recordings

  • Georg Gebel: Symphony in G major; Court orchestra Rudolstadt 1, Thüringer Symphoniker Saalfeld- Rudolstadt, conductor: Konrad Bach Label: AMU Records, Audio CD 1996
  • Georg Gebel: Christmas and New Year's oratorio, Cantus Thuringia Thuringia & Capella, led by Bernhard Klapprott, with Monika Mauch, Kai Wessel, Nico van der Meel, Peter Kooij, Label: cpo, Audio CD 2004
  • Georg Gebel: St. John Passion, with: Ludger Remy, Dorothee Mields, Henning Voss Jan Kobow, Klaus Mertens, Sebastian Bluth, Canto Ensemble in Weimar and Weimar Baroque Ensemble, Label: cpo, Audio CD 2004
  • Georg Gebel: Cantatas for Christmas, Veronika Winter, Britta Schwarz, Andreas Post, Matthias Vieweg, Les Amis de Philippe, conducted by Ludger Rémy, Label: cpo, Audio CD 2010
  • Georg Gebel: Cantatas for Christmas II Veronika Winter, Britta Schwarz, Andreas Post, Matthias Vieweg, Les Amis de Philippe, conducted by Ludger Rémy, Label: cpo, Audio CD 2011
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