Joachim Krause (organist)

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Joachim Krause (* 1957 in Fulda ) is a German - Swiss organist , church musician and conductor .

biography

Krause received his first musical training from his father, cantor Max Krause, from cathedral organist Erich Ackermann, Fulda, and Philipp Möller, Fulda. From 1977 to 1983 he studied choir and orchestral conducting with Wolfgang Schäfer , Hans Michael Beuerle , Klaus Hoevelmann and M. Lehmann, organ and improvisation with Ludwig Doerr at the Musikhochschule Freiburg i. Br. He completed his studies in Catholic church music with the A-exam and the soloist diploma in the subject organ. A scholarship from the “German Academic Exchange Service” enabled him to study with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris in 1983/1984 , which he completed with the “Premier Prix à l'Unanimitié” in 1984.

Since 1984 he has been music director at the Heiliggeistkirche in Basel , and since 1986 conductor of the Basel Bach Choir . From 1988 to 2000 he was conductor of the «Concertino Basel» chamber orchestra, and from 1995 to 1999 director of the Vocapella Basel chamber choir. Since 1996 he has also been the artistic director of the traditional mixed choir Zurich .

Discography

Oratorios, masses, choral music, etc.

  • W. A. ​​Mozart: Mass in C minor; C. Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël, with Scherrer, Chappuis, Baumgartner, Elliott, Snell. Orch.Capriccio Basel (2004)
  • Benjamin Britten: War Requiem, with Hahn, Davies, Eiche. Orch.Basel Sinfonietta and Kaltbrunn Children's Choir (1998, co-production with the Basel Bach Choir)
  • J. S. Bach: Johannes Passion (version 1725), with I. Siebert, Marchfeld, Löschmann, Cachemaille, Ishino. Orch.Concertino Basel (1997)
  • Gioacchino Rossini: Stabat Mater, with S. Nopper, B. Neurohr, J. Cercy, U. Messthaler. Concertino Basel, Heiliggeist choir. Head: Joachim Krause (recording 1995)
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Missa in C minor "Orphanage Mass", Lauretanian litany, with P. Argast, B. Neurohr, N. Rüegg, M. Niedermeyr. Singing Choir and Young Choir Heiliggeist, Ensemble 14. Conductor: Joachim Krause (recording 2002)
  • David Wohnlich: "Judas Ischarioth", oratorio in four parts, libretto by Alberigo Albano Tuccillo , with I. Siebert, A. Weilenmann, N. Rüegg, R. Koller. Heiliggeist Singing Choir, Ensemble 14. Conductor: Joachim Krause (recording 2004 WP)
  • Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: «The Star of Bethlehem», Christmas cantata; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C, Epistelsonata in C, with P. Argast, ME Lavochnik, VJ Gloor, M. Niedermeyr. D. Rumsey on the organ. Heiliggeist singing choir, young choir, ensemble 14. Conductor: Joachim Krause (recording 2005)

Organ music u. a.

  • Francis Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, String Orchestra and Timpani in G minor, WV Schmidt 93; Radio Symphony Orchestra Basel, Joachim Krause organ, directorate Räto Tschupp; Stadtcasino Basel, April 16, 1989; Sound recording Fonoteca Svizzera Lugano (BSFILE18585) https://www.fonoteca.ch/cgi-bin/oecgi4.exe/inet_fnbasedetail?REC_ID=18585.046&LNG_ID=DEU
  • Symphonic organ works, César Franck: Fantaisie en La majeur; Louis Vierne: 3rd symphony; Olivier Messiaen: L'Ascension; Joachim Krause at the organ of the Heiliggeist Church (recording 2001)
  • Organ music at the Heiliggeist Church, works by J. S. Bach and Max Reger: Variations and Fugue in F sharp minor op 73. On the organ: Joachim Krause (recording 2004)

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personal data
SURNAME Krause, Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss organist, church musician and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Fulda