Christian Brembeck

Christian Brembeck (* 1960 in Munich ) is a German organist , harpsichordist , pianist and conductor .

biography

Christian Brembeck studied the organ with Franz Lehrndorfer at the Musikhochschule in Munich and with Petr Eben and Nicholas Danby, after having started autodidactically and winning the Würzburg organ competition in 1981, as well as piano with Gitti Pirner . He completed his studies with the A-exam in church music and the master class diploma from Lehrndorfer.

Since then, Brembeck has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in concert halls and churches in Europe, South America and the Far East, as well as at numerous festivals . From 1986 to 1996 he was a regular guest with the Munich Philharmonic under Sergiu Celibidache .

Since 1987 he has worked repeatedly with the Tölzer Knabenchor and has made numerous guest appearances with them. In 1992 he founded “Parthenia Vocal & Baroque”, an original sound ensemble dedicated to historical performance practice. Most of his ensemble recordings for phonograms result from this period .

In 2000 he started the series “Early Music in Roggenstein” in the Gothic St. George's Chapel Roggenstein and other historic churches in the Fürstenfeldbruck district , of which he has been artistic director ever since.

Brembeck pays special attention to previously undiscovered literature for keyboard instruments from the Baroque period , as well as instruments that are misunderstood and, in some cases, in need of major renovation, are wrongly used only for liturgical service . In June 2009, for example, the Stumm organ in the Catholic Church “Mariä Heimsuchung” in Ommersheim received a corresponding appreciation with the recording “Un Plaisir”. In his concerts of early music Christian Brembeck is not only historic instruments of different origins, but also to muselar, virginal , clavichord and fortepiano heard.

Brembeck's musical versatility is documented in his programs, which range from the Robertsbridge Codex to compositions from the 20th century. Since mid-2000 he has also been imparting his specialist knowledge in organ and instrument building, in style and registration on organ studies excursions and workshops.

Discography

There are numerous recordings by Christian Brembeck on various labels (including Capriccio, Christophorus, Naxos, Arte Nova, Intercord, Pan, Pavane, Persephone, Sony, Musicaphon, Cantate, organum classics, Oehms, ifo classics, Querstand, Ambiente Audio).

solo

1983 - Rococo organ music (JA Ehrlich organ Bad Wimpfen , Dominican Church). Pan Verlag Vleugels

1985 - Father Carlmann Kolb: Certamen aonium (Ehrlich-Mittereiter-Organ Erlach / Inn). Pan Verlag Vleugels

1986 - Organ music from the Ebrach Abbey Church (music for one and two organs, together with M. Hartmann). Pan Verlag Vleugels

1986 - Saint-Saens & Elgar (Seuffert-Eisenbarth main organ Ebrach). Pan Verlag Vleugels

1988 - Organ art of the North German Baroque (Schnitger organ in the Eosander Chapel of the Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin). Classic Studio Berlin

1989 - The Italian organ in Lindau (Albiez organ in St. Josef, Lindau-Reutin). Classic Studio Berlin

1990 - Joseph Rheinberger: The Violin Sonatas (Christian Brembeck, piano, Jürgen Besig, violin). Christophorus

1991 - Johann Kuhnau: The six biblical history sonatas (Thuringian harpsichord by Nikolaus Damm, autumn organ 1732 from Lahm (Itzgrund) ). Capriccio

1991 - The autumn organ at Lahm im Itzgrund (Bach and Pachelbel). Capriccio

1995 - The Sandtner organ of the Carmelite Church in Straubing. Chalumeau

1995 - Organ music for Advent and Christmas (Jann organ of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Eggenfelden). Chalumeau

1996 - The times of day (Führer Organ St. Willibald (Munich) ). Calig worldview

1996 - The Seasons (Führer Organ St. Willibald (Munich)). Calig worldview

1998 - The Vorenweg organ of the former Cappenberg monastery church . Parish office Cappenberg

1999 - Rococo! (Vleugels organ of the Schäftlarn abbey church ). Persephone

1999 - The Orgel-Lustgarten ( Kaps-Organ St. Johannes Lochham / Munich). Persephone

2000 - Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations (Thuringian harpsichord by Nikolaus Damm). Persephone

2001 - Being is the time . Organ and bells of the Eichenau Guardian Angel Church . Catholic parish office Eichenau

2002 - German and French Organ Music (Mayer organ of the Saarlouis-Lisdorf parish church). Arte Nova (BMG)

2002 - La Danza de los Poetas (3 harpsichords and a clavichord from the workshop of E. Merzdorf). Arte Nova (BMG)

2002 - The Italian organ from Puchheim . Bottega Distincta (Sales: Klassikcenter Kassel)

2002 - Homage to Albert Schweitzer (Mayer organ by S. Nicolas de Village-Neuf). Amis de l'orgue Village-Neuf

2004 - Carlos Seixas : 13 sonatas for harpsichord (2 harpsichords from E. Merzdorf's workshop). Musicaphone

2005 - Musica per Organo (3 organs from the Pinchi workshop in Italy). Max Research

2005 - "The fantastic style". Bach, Buxtehude, Reincken, Böhm (16 'harpsichord after Hieronymus Albrecht Hass, Hamburg 1734 by JC Neupert, Bamberg). Musicaphone

2005 - Organ concert (live recording) from the Church of St. Peter zu Ensheim / Catholic adult education Saarpfalz, Catholic parish office Ensheim

2005 - Live recording of “Künstlerbegegnung” - Holderlin Prize Winners Johannes Kühn (poetry) and Christian Brembeck (improvisations). KEB Diocese Speyer (in cooperation with Gollenstein-Verlag Blieskastel)

2006 - "The gallant style: Mozart and his contemporaries" ( Holzhey organ 1798 of the Neresheim abbey church ). Cantata (SACD)

2006 - "The Mozart concert in the Fugger house on October 22nd, 1777" (Egino Klepper, and Christian Brembeck (fortepiano), Classical Chamber Philharmonic Munich) Cavalli (private edition)

2008 - "Ex Oriente Lux - light in the rise" (organ, harpsichord, virginal, Goll organ of the former Cistercian Abbey Church in Otterberg ). organum classics (SACD)

2009 - "Un plaisir ..." - The Stumm organ from 1838 in Ommersheim . Cantata

2009 - "Gradus ad Parnassum - Southern German Organ Art". The Baumeister organ from 1737 in the former Maihingen monastery . Cantata

2010 - “In May - Music of the 16th and 17th Centuries for Virginal and Zinc”. (Christian Brembeck, virginal and harpsichord, Thomas Hasselbeck, zinc). Cantata

2011 - Joseph Martin Kraus : Complete piano works (Christian Brembeck, Fortepiano and Clavichord). Musicaphone (SACD)

2011 - “in stile italiano” - Bach, Benedetto & Bigaglia. (Christian Brembeck, harpsichord, Stefano Bagliano, recorder). Musicaphone

2012 - "Be very happy, oh my soul" - Lenter organ Maishofen, Austria. Oehms Classics

2012 - "TOCCATA!" - Organ of the Guardian Angel Church in Eichenau . Persephone

2013 - BACH reflections - Steinmeyer -Orgel (1913) Biesingen . ifo classics

2013 - Organ music for Advent and Christmas - Baroque organ works. Georg Jann organ Eggenfelden. Persephone (new edition)

2014 - "Shouldn't I sing to my God?" - The Steinmeyer organ (1914) Erfweiler (Palatinate). Persephone

2015 - Solo per il harpsichord - J. S. Bach Music for harpsichord. ifo classics

2016 - Max Reger 1873–1916 - Christian Brembeck, organ. ifo classics

2017 - La Pastourelle - The Ubhaus organ in Bobenthal - Christian Brembeck, organ. Cantata

2018 - Exceedingly wonderful - Christian Brembeck at the Kaps organ in Mariä Himmelfahrt zu Dachau . Transverse stand

2018 - The SANDTNER ORGAN of the St. Matthew Church in Eisenberg (Pfalz) - Christian Brembeck, organ. Ambience audio

Participation

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: "Apollo et Hyacinthus" (Tölzer Boys Choir, Ensemble instrumental de Nice). Pavane
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sacred works (Tölzer Knabenchor, European Community Baroque Orchestra). ( Sony BMG )
Heinrich Schütz: Small Sacred Concerts I – III (Tölzer boys' choir, instrumentalists). Capriccio
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Motets op. 39 (Tölzer Knabenchor). cook
Music from Andechs (Tölzer boys' choir, Amati ensemble, etc.). Musica Bavaria
Music from Donauwörth (Tölzer Knabenchor, Convivium Musicum etc.). Musica Bavaria
Music from the cathedral in Malta (Tölzer boys' choir etc.). cross
Johann Sebastian Bach: Christmas Oratorio (Sound Management, Guttenberg). Farao Classics, 3 CDs
Celibidache Edition Vol. 1 (participation in “Pictures at an Exhibition”). EMI
Celibidache Edition Vol. 4 (participation in Bach Mass in B minor). EMI
Kurt Weill: Little Threepenny Music (BR Radio Orchestra, Stangel). Obligation
Bellezza Vocal - singer portrait Jennifer Larmore (BR-Rundfunkorchester, Lopez-Cobos). Teldec
Francesco Cavalli: Marian Vespers (Orpheus Choir, Guglhör). Arte Nova ( BMG )
Gioachino Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia (BR-Rundfunkorchester Munich, R. Weikert, Gruberova, Florez and others). Nightingale Classics

conductor

1992 - Gioacchino Rossini : Petite messe solennelle ( Parthenia Vocal , Wagner, Koppelstetter, Schäfer, Elbert). Intercord
1992 - Johann Sebastian Bach: Mass in B minor BWV 232 (Slovak Philharmonic Choir, Cappella Istropolitana ). Naxos
1992 - Johann Sebastian Bach: soprano solo cantatas (Wagner, Cappella Istropolitana). Naxos
1993 - Reinhard Keizer: Markus Passion (Parthenia Vocal & Baroque). Christophorus
1995 - Christoph Bernhard : "Spiritual Harmonies 1665" (Parthenia Vocal & Baroque). Christophorus
1996 - Bach and the Italians (Bach, Conti, Marcello. Neue Hofkapelle Munich, Wessel, Frimmer). Christophorus
2010 - Reinhard Keizer: Markus Passion (Parthenia Vocal & Baroque). Christophorus (new edition)
2011 - Christoph Bernhard : "Spiritual Harmonies 1665" (Parthenia Vocal & Baroque). Christophorus (new edition)
2013 - Bach and the Italians (Bach, Conti, Marcello), Neue Hofkapelle Munich , Wessel, Frimmer. Christophorus (new edition)

Filmography - Actor

2007 - "The Silence Before Bach". Film by Pere Portabella to the music of the Thomas Cantor Johann Sebastian Bach at the Venice Film Festival

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Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Brembeck, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German organist, harpsichordist, pianist and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH	1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich

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