Franz Farnberger
Franz Farnberger (born July 8, 1952 in Schrems ) is an Austrian choir teacher and lied pianist. Since 1983 he has been the artistic director of the St. Florian Boys' Choir .
Life
After graduating from the BRG Gmünd (1970), he studied school music and piano vocal accompaniment at the Vienna University of Music and history at the university. From February 1976 on he worked for 7 years as Kapellmeister with the Vienna Boys' Choir . In this capacity, he conducted more than 800 concerts around the world and was a piano accompanist for recordings. In autumn 1983 he took over the artistic direction of the St. Florian Boys' Choir (as successor to Hans Bachl). Responsible for the musical training of the boys, rehearsing the program and conducting the concerts, he went on concert tours with the choir in all parts of the world and directed numerous CD recordings. Collaboration in the opera and concert area with conductors such as Franz Welser-Möst , Dennis Russell Davies or Rene Jacobs . Many years of concert activity and numerous CD recordings with Gunar Letzbor and his ensemble Ars Antiqua Austria. From 1984 to 1994 Farnberger was director of the Linz Singing School, from 1990 to 2017 he taught at the Bruckner Conservatory and the Anton Bruckner University in Linz.
His former soprano soloist Markus Stumpner has been the choir director since autumn 2018, while Franz Farnberger continues to be the overall artistic director.
Farnberger not only directs the boys 'choir concerts from the piano, he also works as a piano accompanist in song recitals, in recent years mainly together with his former boys' choir Alois Mühlbacher, who is now a sought-after countertenor. With him he recorded 4 solo CDs.
Awards
- 1974: Graduation award from the Vienna University of Music
- 2002: Culture Medal of the Province of Upper Austria
- 2014: Awarded the professional title "Professor" by the Federal President
- 2018: Gold Medal of Merit of the State of Upper Austria
Discography
As a pianist with the Vienna Boys' Choir
- 1977, On the beautiful blue Danube (RCA Read Seal (Conductor: Hans Gillesberger))
- 1978, The Trout. Schubert's most beautiful choir songs (RCA Read Seal (Conductor: Hans Gillesberger))
- 1981, Johann Strauss - Josef Strauss (Philips (Conductor: Uwe Christian Harrer))
As a conductor with the St. Florian Boys' Choir
- 1986, The St. Florian Boys' Choir sing songs by Franz Schubert (EMI Austria (with Jörg Demus on the fortepiano))
- 1988, The Moon Has Risen (High Grade (with Norman Shetler on piano))
- 1990, it just opened (SBF)
- 1991, Heidenröslein (EMI-Toshiba)
- 1992, let's save St. Florian (Pergolesi / Gallus)
- 1993, Bach arias / Pergolesi, Stabat Mater (With the Viennese Baroque Soloists)
- 1994, Advent and Christmas in the mountains (Balance)
- 1995, Baroque masses and arias from Salzburg Cathedral (BSS)
- 1997, Bruckner, Requiem & Motets (Studio SM (with the Altomonte Orchestra))
- 1998, festive music during Advent and Christmas (with Augustinus Franz Kropfreiter on the Bruckner organ)
- 2001, Voice Art (Weinberg Records)
- 2003, St. Florian Boys' Choir with Paul Badura-Skoda (With Paul Badura Skoda on the fortepiano (live recording in the Enns-St. Laurenz basilica))
- 2005, Ev'ry time i feel the Spirit (Weinberg Records)
- 2007 *, Mercy God (Weinberg Records (* Bach arias / Pergolesi, Stabat Mater from 1993 remastered))
- 2008, Greek Christmas Music with Melos Brass (Legend Classics (with Ensemble Melos Brass))
- 2008, Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt (Weinberg Records)
- 2013, parts, strings, clarinets. (Preiser Records (with the Dürnberg Klarinettenmusi and Genießermusi))
- 2014, Stad is wordn (Preiser Records)
- 2016, Edelweiss? (Preiser Records)
- 2017, Traumklänge - The most beautiful lullabies (supplement to the children's songs book Traumklänge)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b St. Florian Boys' Choir - home page. Retrieved August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ By Franz Farnberger
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Farnberger, Franz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian choir teacher and song pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 8, 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schrems |