Wolfgang Schäfer

Wolfgang Schäfer ( born April 7, 1945 in Staufen im Breisgau ) is a German choral conductor and professor of choral conducting.

Biography

Wolfgang Schäfer studied in Freiburg im Breisgau school music, voice and choral conducting and orchestral conducting in Stuttgart. From 1971 to 1982 he taught at the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg, 1982-2008 he was professor of choral conducting at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main ( HfMDK ) and from 1982 to 1997 as the successor to Kurt Thomas and Helmuth Rilling also conductor of the Frankfurter Kantorei. In 1971 he founded the Freiburg vocal ensemble; Since 2008, he also chairs the newly formed Frankfurt Chamber Choir, composed of graduates of the University substantially. Wolfgang Schäfer is also artistic director of the annual festivals and choir seminar " Staufener Music Week "; In addition, he has been active as a guest conductor, adjudicator and lecturer. Since his student days in Freiburg finally Shepherd is a member of the musical cabaret Bosart trio.

Awards

Discography

With the Freiburg vocal ensemble

  • The German choral song around 1600. Christophorus, Freiburg 1982
  • Hector Berlioz: Lelio. Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, conducted by Eliahu Inbal. Denon 1987
  • Georg Philipp Telemann: The times of day. BMG Ariola Hamburg 1990
  • Georg Philipp Telemann: The blissful Consider the bitter passion and death of Jesus Christ. Sonomaster, Stuttgart 1990
  • Cristóbal de Morales: Sacred Works. Christopher, Freiburg 1990
  • Johannes Brahms: Gypsy songs. Sonomaster, Stuttgart 1991
  • Johannes Brahms: German folk songs. Bayer, Bietigheim- Bissingen 1996
  • Conradin Kreutzer: Songs from Goethe's "Faust ," ARTS: 1999
  • Music Documents 1970 - 2003 from the Freiburg Paul Church. Nota bene, Freiburg 2003
  • Joseph Rheinberger: From the Golden Horn. Carus, Stuttgart 2005

With the Frankfurter Kantorei

  • Arthur Honegger: Le Roi David. Christopher, Freiburg 1985
  • Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 3 Frankfurter Kantorei, the Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, conducted by Eliahu Inbal. Denon, Ratingen 1987
  • Hector Berlioz: Lelio. Radio Symphony Orchestra Frankfurt, conducted by Eliahu Inbal. Denon 1987
  • Igor Stravinsky: Les Noces; Carl Orff: carmina Catulli. Koch, Munich 1990
  • Harald Genzmer: German fair. Cappella, Wiesbaden 1993
  • Antonín Dvořák: Mass in D major; Four sacred songs. Freiburg Music forum, Freiburg 1993
  • Carl Orff: Carmina Catulli, Wergo Mainz 1995
  • Joseph Rheinberger: Mass in F minor; Six religious chants; Requiem in D minor. Stuttgart, Carus 1998
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: The First Walpurgis Night. Frankfurter Kantorei, Municipal Opera House and Museum Orchestra, conducted by Sylvain Cambreling. Frankfurt Museum Society 2001

With the trio Bosart

  • Unheard masterpieces. 1984
  • A sip from the opera glass. 1987
  • Scherzo as slapped. 1991
  • Music from A to Zett. 1994
  • Insalata Mista. 1998
  • The bat and the Phantom. 2000
  • Bach flower remedies. 2001
  • Art of Unfuge. 2009
  • Brahms's animal life. 2012
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