Hildegard Laurich
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Hildegard Laurich is a German classical contralto
singer.
, in Berlin with Hermann Weissenborn, and in private study with Fred Husler in Cureglia
.
She sang mostly in concert, particularly in works of Johann Sebastian Bach
. In 1974 she sang the alto part in Bach's St Matthew Passion in the Konstantinbasilika
of Trier
with Gertraud Stoklassa, Kurt Huber
, Siegmund Nimsgern
, William Reimer, the Trierer Bachchor, the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Saarbrücken, conducted by Ekkehard Schneck.
She appeared at the Handel Festival Göttingen in 1969 and 1971, at the Toledo Festival of 1970 in Spain, and at the German Bach Festival. On the opera stage she appeared as a guest in Classical and Baroque operas, among others at the Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, at the opera houses of Rio de Janerio and Mexico City, and in German theatres.
s regularly with Helmuth Rilling
and his Gächinger Kantorei
in their complete recording, including in 1973 the cantata for Ratswahl (inauguration of the town council in Leipzig) Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120
, together with Helen Donath
, Adalbert Kraus
and Wolfgang Schöne
. She recorded Bruckner's Requiem
, cantata
s of Georg Frideric Handel, works of Heinrich Schütz
, and Romeo und Julia
of Heinrich Sutermeister
. In 1980 she recorded the Messe des morts of François-Joseph Gossec, with Herbert Schernus conducting the choir of the WDR and the Capella Coloniensis. In 1981 she was one of the soloists for a recording
of Mahler's Symphony No. 8
, with Michael Gielen
conducting the Frankfurter Museumsorchester
.
Contralto
Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice, with the lowest tessitura, falling between tenor and mezzo-soprano. It typically ranges between the F below middle C to the second G above middle C , although at the extremes some voices can reach the E below middle C or the second B above...
singer.
Professional career
Hildegard Laurich studied at the Hochschule für Musik DetmoldHochschule für Musik Detmold
The University of Music Detmold is one of Germany's leading university-level schools of music, situated in Detmold, Germany.- Academics :...
, in Berlin with Hermann Weissenborn, and in private study with Fred Husler in Cureglia
Cureglia
Cureglia is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Cureglia is first mentioned in 1335 as Curea or Curilia....
.
She sang mostly in concert, particularly in works of Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
. In 1974 she sang the alto part in Bach's St Matthew Passion in the Konstantinbasilika
Aula Palatina
The Basilica of Constantine , or Aula Palatina, at Trier, Germany is a Roman palace basilica that was built by the emperor Constantine at the beginning of the 4th century....
of Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
with Gertraud Stoklassa, Kurt Huber
Kurt Huber (tenor)
Kurt Huber is a Swiss tenor for concert and Lieder.- Biography :Kurt Huber studied voice in Vienna with Anton Dermota....
, Siegmund Nimsgern
Siegmund Nimsgern
Siegmund Nimsgern is a German bass-baritone, born in Sankt Wendel, Saarland, Germany.After leaving school in 1960 he studied singing and musical education at the Hochschule für Musik Saar with Sibylle Fuchs, Jakob Stämpfli and Paul Lohmann.He made his debut at the Saarländisches Staatstheater in...
, William Reimer, the Trierer Bachchor, the Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Saarbrücken, conducted by Ekkehard Schneck.
She appeared at the Handel Festival Göttingen in 1969 and 1971, at the Toledo Festival of 1970 in Spain, and at the German Bach Festival. On the opera stage she appeared as a guest in Classical and Baroque operas, among others at the Teatro Colón Buenos Aires, at the opera houses of Rio de Janerio and Mexico City, and in German theatres.
Recordings
Laurich recorded Bach cantataBach cantata
Bach cantata became a term for a cantata of the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach who was a prolific writer of the genre. Although many of his works are lost, around 200 cantatas survived....
s regularly with Helmuth Rilling
Helmuth Rilling
Helmuth Rilling is an internationally known German choral conductor, founder of the Gächinger Kantorei , the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart , the Oregon Bach Festival , the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart and other Bach Academies worldwide, and the "Festival Ensemble Stuttgart"...
and his Gächinger Kantorei
Gächinger Kantorei
Gächinger Kantorei is an internationally known German mixed choir, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1954 in Gächingen and still conducted by him. A "Kantorei" is a choir of high standard dedicated mostly, but not exclusively, to sacred music. The ensemble operates in Stuttgart now and is therefore...
in their complete recording, including in 1973 the cantata for Ratswahl (inauguration of the town council in Leipzig) Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille, BWV 120
Gott, man lobet dich in der Stille , BWV 120, is a sacred cantata written by the German Baroque composer Johann Sebastian Bach for the occasion of Ratswahl, the inauguration of a new town council of Leipzig in a church service...
, together with Helen Donath
Helen Donath
Helen Jeanette Donath is an American soprano with a career spanning fifty years.- Biography :She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas and studied at Del Mar College in Corpus Christi and with Paola Novikova in New York....
, Adalbert Kraus
Adalbert Kraus
Adalbert Kraus is a German tenor in opera and concert, known for singing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.- Biography :...
and Wolfgang Schöne
Wolfgang Schöne
- Biography :Schöne was born in Bad Gandersheim. He began his studies of voice at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hannover with Naan Pöld in 1964 and moved with him to the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 1986, achieving his diploma as a concert singer and music teacher in 1969.His...
. She recorded Bruckner's Requiem
Requiem (Bruckner)
The Requiem in D minor WAB 39 by Anton Bruckner is a setting of the Missa pro defunctis for vocal soloists, trombones, one horn, strings and organ with figured bass, written to memorialize Franz Sailer, the notary of the St. Florian monastery, who bequeathed Bruckner a Bösendorfer piano...
, cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s of Georg Frideric Handel, works of Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz
Heinrich Schütz was a German composer and organist, generally regarded as the most important German composer before Johann Sebastian Bach and often considered to be one of the most important composers of the 17th century along with Claudio Monteverdi...
, and Romeo und Julia
Romeo und Julia
Romeo und Julia is an opera in two acts by Heinrich Sutermeister. The composer wrote the libretto, after William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet....
of Heinrich Sutermeister
Heinrich Sutermeister
Heinrich Sutermeister was a Swiss opera composer.-Life and career:During the early 1930s he was a student at the Akademie der Tonkunst in Munich where Carl Orff was his teacher and Orff remained a powerful influence on his music. Returning to Switzerland in the mid 1930s, he devoted his life to...
. In 1980 she recorded the Messe des morts of François-Joseph Gossec, with Herbert Schernus conducting the choir of the WDR and the Capella Coloniensis. In 1981 she was one of the soloists for a recording
Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) discography
The first complete recording of Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony was made on 9 April 1950, with Leopold Stokowski conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and combined New York choirs. This was one of the earliest of the long-playing records made by Columbia, who had introduced the microgroove...
of Mahler's Symphony No. 8
Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)
The Symphony No. 8 in E-flat major by Gustav Mahler is one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire. Because it requires huge instrumental and vocal forces it is frequently called the "Symphony of a Thousand", although the work is often performed with fewer than a...
, with Michael Gielen
Michael Gielen
-Professional career:Gielen was born in Dresden, Germany, to opera director Josef Gielen. Through his mother, Rose, he is the nephew of Eduard Steuermann and Salka Steuermann Viertel. He began his career as a pianist in Buenos Aires, where he studied with Erwin Leuchter and gave an early...
conducting the Frankfurter Museumsorchester
Frankfurter Museumsorchester
The Frankfurter Museumsorchester is the resident orchestra of the Frankfurt am Main City Opera House, Germany. Its somewhat peculiar name is derived from the series of "Museum Concerts", organized by the Frankfurter Museumsgesellschaft since 1808. The orchestra is ranked as an "A-list" ensemble...
.
External links
- Entries for recordings by Hildegard Laurich on WorldCatWorldCatWorldCat is a union catalog which itemizes the collections of 72,000 libraries in 170 countries and territories which participate in the Online Computer Library Center global cooperative...