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Complete Version of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – Live from Hamburg with Julian Prégardien
Experience J.S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, a musical highlight featuring renowned tenor Julian Prégardien. Joined by the NDR Vokalensemble and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, this concert captures the magic…
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Johannes Brahms
…time and continue to mesmerize music lovers even today. Early Years: The Seed of Music Planted in Hamburg (1833-1850) Brahms was born on May 7, 1833, in Hamburg, Germany. His…
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Georg Philipp Telemann
…his second wife’s gambling addiction. The Flourishing of a Musical Career In 1721, Hamburg’s officials awarded Telemann the positions of Kantor of the Johanneum Lateinschule and music director of the…
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George Frideric Handel
…his love for music prevailed, and he abandoned his legal studies to become a violinist at the Hamburg Opera’s Goose Market Theater. His time in Hamburg was instrumental in shaping…
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
…at the major churches in Hamburg, a position he held until his death in 1788. In Hamburg, Bach shifted his focus towards church music. He composed over twenty settings of…
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Georg Philipp Telemann – Overture in B Flat Major
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767) was a self-taught German Baroque composer. Despite his family’s objections, he pursued music and studied in various cities before settling in Hamburg. He held important positions…
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Georg Philipp Telemann – Sonata for Oboe & Continuo in G Minor
…positions in several cities before settling in Hamburg as musical director. Though successful professionally, Telemann faced personal challenges such as the death of his first wife and infidelity in his…
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Telemann’s Canary Cantata, 3 of 3
…a pet lover in Hamburg. While the work is generally seen as ironic, the final aria and recitative express a deeper sentiment and reflect the loss of this small life….
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Telemann – Wassermusik Suite in C, TWV 55 – 7th-10th Movements
…Bots Leute.” Composed in 1723 for the 100th anniversary of Hamburg’s admiralty, each movement portrays different aspects of the sea and features characters from ancient mythology. The piece is performed…
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David Garrett Performs Carnival of Venice by Niccolò Paganini
David Garrett, born on September 4, 1980, is a German-American violinist and composer. He gained recognition for his collaboration with the Hamburg Philharmonic at the age of ten and later…
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Trepak from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite
Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Volker Hartung, performs Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite op.71a. Recorded during their concerts in Hamburg and Wuppertal, Germany. Listen on digital platforms: http://spoti.fi/28Wz1Ai. More info at…
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Allegro from Mozart’s Exsultate Jubilate
…philosophy by his teacher. He began working as a merchant in Hamburg but continued to pursue his artistic talent with the encouragement of his brother and connections with young poets….
