Boys' Choir Hanover

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Boys' Choir Hanover
Seat: Hanover
Founding: 1950
Genus: Boys' choir
Founder: Heinz Hennig
Head : Jörg Breiding
Voices : SSAATTBB
Website : www.knabenchor-hannover.de

The Hanover Boys Choir was founded in 1950 by Heinz Hennig and directed by him until the end of 2001. Since 2002 the management has been in the hands of Jörg Breiding .

history

Jörg Breiding , director of the Boys Choir Hannover, here in the Christ Church at the opening concert of the Chortage Hannover 2015

The choir dealt early on with historical performance practice of early music and found a quality of the interpretations that made it known far beyond the borders of Germany.

The repertoire of the choir includes works from the Venetian multi- choir to contemporary compositions. The ensemble can look back on a long tradition of performing vocal music from the 17th and 18th centuries . Initially, great attention was paid to the works of Johann Sebastian Bach , documented, among other things, by participating in the complete recording of Das Kantatenwerk ( Teldec ) (see church cantatas by J. S. Bach ) and two recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's motets.

Today the choir shows a wide range and flexibility in its work. These not only include z. B. the symphonies of Gustav Mahler , Orff's Carmina Burana and Schönberg's Gurrelieder , but also z. For example, participating in film music concerts by the NDR Radiophilharmonie and dealing with contemporary composers such as John Rutter , Eric Whitacre and Krzysztof Penderecki .

In 1979, under the direction of Heinz Hennig, a recording of the Marian Vespers by Claudio Monteverdi was made , which set a high standard for the interpretation of this work for the time. The works of Heinrich Schütz followed . Between 1982 and 1999 the choir made five Schütz recordings under the direction of Heinz Hennig, which are considered to be the pioneers of the performance practice of Heinrich Schütz's work. Four of these recordings were awarded prizes, including the German Record Prize. All Schütz recordings by the boys 'choir received the French Diapason d'or critics' award .

In addition, numerous recordings of French choral music (masses and Requiem settings by Charpentier, Vierne, Duruflé, Widor; motets by Orlando di Lasso and others) as well as recordings of modern and contemporary compositions (psalm symphony, mass 1948, cantata “Babel” by Igor Stravinsky , works by Alfred Koerppen and others).

The Hanover Boys Choir works regularly with musicians such as Gustav Leonhardt , Ton Koopman , Jordi Savall , John Eliot Gardiner , Philippe Herreweghe , Kent Nagano , Christoph Eschenbach , Alan Gilbert and others. a. together with internationally important instrumental ensembles such as the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra , the Berlin Academy of Early Music and numerous German symphony orchestras.

In 2006 the Knabenchor Hannover received the Echo Klassik award in the category choral work recording of the year for its CD “Verleih uns Frieden” (world premiere after 300 years of rediscovered works by Andreas Hammerschmidt , Rondeau Production ) . 2010 followed by another ECHO Klassik in the category “Choral Work Recording of the Year - (Choir / Ensemble Music 20th – 21st Century) Accompagnato” for the CD “Songs of Faith - New Cantatas for the Church Year ” - a project with recordings of nine Hanoverian choirs .

As the representative of the state of Lower Saxony, the Hanover Boys Choir performed at the central celebration of the day of national mourning in the German Bundestag in Berlin in 2013 at the suggestion of the Prime Minister. The Lower Saxony representation at the European Parliament invited the choir to a concert in Brussels in the same year. In addition to concerts and festival participation at home and abroad, u. a. in Israel, Japan, Russia, South and Central America, the USA and South Africa, CD recordings as well as radio and television recordings are also regularly on the program for the Hanover Boys Choir.

In 2018 the boys' choir made its debut in performances of Mahler's 3rd Symphony under Alan Gilbert at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg .

Discography

  • new eyes on Martin Luther - recording of the opening concerts at the beginning of the anniversary year 500 years of the Reformation, Jeanette Köhn, Nils Landgren & Friends, Capella de la Torre, direction: Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2017
  • Luther 2017: Reformation and music - graciously give us peace - musical reception of the Luther choir in the 17th, 19th and 21st centuries - Chamber Symphony Hannover, conductor: Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2017
  • Rosenmüller Marienvesper - Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble, Baroque Orchestra L'Arco, conductor: Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2015
  • Mark Passion , JS Bach - Hannoversche Hofkapelle , conductor: Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2014
  • Christmas Carols - German and English Christmas carols, with London Brass , conducted by Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2014 Rondeau 2014
  • Christmas with Johann Sebastian Bach - DVD recording from the Marktkirche Hannover; Baroque orchestra L'Arco, Antonia Bourvé, Claudia Erdmann, Markus Schäfer, Michael Jäckel, conductor: Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2013
  • Siegfried Strohbach: Gloria in excelsis deo - Advent and Christmas carols; Speaker: Sky du Mont , organ: Ulfert Smidt , conductor: Jörg Breiding, Rondeau 2012
  • fading away and eternal - rarities from the Herzog August Library Wolfenbüttel von Hammerschmidt, Schelle, Schütz u. a .; Boys' Choir Hannover, Girls Choir Hannover , Rondeau 2011
  • Claudio Monteverdi : Marienvesper (2011) - concert recording from the St. Michaeliskirche Hildesheim, Himlische Cantorey , Vox Werdensis, Concerto Palatino , Musica Alta Ripa
  • Black before eyes and there was light! - Requiem by Harald Weiss - NDR Radiophilharmonie , Dorothee Mields , Andreas Karasiak , Knabenchor Hannover, conductor: Jörg Breiding - Live recording of the world premiere on October 31, 2009 in the NDR Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen, Rondeau 2010
  • Songs of Faith - New Cantatas for the Church Year - Knabenchor Hannover, Mädchenchor Hannover ea, awarded the Echo Klassik 2010 and Supersonic Award 2011 ( Pizzicato ), Rondeau 2009
  • Michaelis Vesper after | with works by Michael Praetorius - Hille Perl & Sirius Viols, Johann Rosenmüller Ensemble u. a., Rondeau 2009 (5.1 MultiChannel / 2.0 Hybrid SACD)
  • Carmina Burana - Boys Choir Hanover, Girls Choir Hanover , NDR Radiophilharmonie , conductor: Eiji --ue - Live recording by May 17, 2008 in the NDR Landesfunkhaus Niedersachsen (NDR Musiktag Hannover), Rondeau 2009
  • Actus tragicus - cantatas and motets on the way to Johann Sebastian Bach, Rondeau 2008
  • Membra Jesu Nostri - Passion and funeral music by Dietrich Buxtehude, Rondeau 2008
  • John Rutter : Magnificat | Brother Heinrich's Christmas, A Fable with Music - Nürnberger Symphoniker , Carmen Fuggiss , Arndt Schmöle , conductor: Jörg Breiding , Rondeau 2007
  • In Dulci Jubilo - from the archive series of the Knabenchor Hannover, Rondeau 2006
  • Best of Klassik 2006 - CD of the winners of the Echo Klassik 2006, Sony BMG 2006
  • Missa solemnis (KV 139) “Orphanage Fair” - archive recording, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sony BMG 2006
  • Andreas Hammerschmidt: Give us peace - world premiere recording, awarded the Echo Klassik 2006, Rondeau 2005
  • Jauchzet dem Herrn - Christmas music for choir and brass - JS Bach / F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy / J. Gallus / G. Gabrielli / H. Schütz / J. Rutter / GF Handel / C. Borkowski / E. Humperdinck, in-house production 2004
  • Messiah - Oratorio for solos, choir and orchestra HWV 56, Georg Friedrich Händel, Ars Musici 2003
  • At Christmas in Germany - recording of the concerts in the Marktkirche on December 17 and 18, 2000, Alfred Koerppen, Ars Musici 2001
  • Festival music for the Electoral Saxon House - Cantatas BWV 213 a. 214, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ars Musici 2000
  • Musical exequies, Heinrich Schütz, Ars Musici 2000
  • Israel in Egypt, Georg Friedrich Handel, Thorofon 1999
  • Andreas Hammerschmidt: Sacred vocal music - suites, Ars Musici 1998
  • Franz Schubert: Mass A flat major, D 678 / Magnificat C major, D 486, Ars Musici 1997
  • Antonín Dvořák / Maurice Duruflé: Mass in D, op. 86 / Missa “Cum jubilo” op. 11, thorofon
  • The Magic Flute, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, archive production 1996
  • Frisia Cantat - folk songs and dances as they know Lower Saxony, Alfred Koerppen, Thorofon 1995
  • Wake up, the voice calls us, Johann Sebastian and the Bückeburger Bach, Thorofon 1995
  • Franz Liszt / Zoltán Kodály / Charles Marie Widor: Pange Lingua / Missa Choralis / Mass op.36, Ars Musici 1995
  • Maurice Duruflé / Louis Vierne: Requiem op.9 / Messe Solennelle op.16, Ars Musici 1994
  • European Christmas - European Christmas carols in sets by Alfred Koerppen, Ars Musici 1993
  • Orpheus with the tones Reine, Alfred Koerppen, Thorofon 1993
  • Psalm Symphony / Mass 1948 / Cantata Babel, Igor Stravinsky, Calig 1993
  • Psalms - Motets - Concerts, Heinrich Schütz, harmonia mundi 1992
  • The cantatas - excerpts from cantatas with the Hanover Boys Choir, Johann Sebastian Bach, 1990
  • Easter mass / funeral mass, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Calig 1989
  • From heaven high - Christmas cantatas and motets from North German Masters, harmonia mundi 1989
  • Membra Jesu nostri, Dietrich Buxtehude, Erato 1988
  • Cantatas, Dietrich Buxtehude, Erato 1988
  • Opus ultimum (The Swan Song), Heinrich Schütz, Virgin Edition 1985
  • Motets BWV 225 - 230, Johann Sebastian Bach, EMI 1985
  • Sacred choral music 1648 , Heinrich Schütz, harmonia mundi 1984
  • Stabat Mater, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, harmonia mundi france 1983
  • Folk songs - Wake up, the beautiful of my heart, Alfred Koerppen, Ars Musici 1982
  • Small spiritual concerts, Heinrich Schütz, harmonia mundi france 1982
  • Missa solemnis K 139 (orphanage fair), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, harmonia mundi 1981
  • Sacrae Cantiones, Orlando di Lasso, Astrée 1980
  • Motets BWV 225-230, Johann Sebastian Bach, harmonia mundi 1980
  • The German Our Father - Cantata op.55, Gustav Kneip, 1980
  • Vesper of Mary 1610 (Vespro della Beata Vergine), Claudio Monteverdi, Ars Musici 1980
  • Sounds of Leyer at the festive celebration (choir songs), Joseph Haydn / Franz Schubert / Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Leuenhagen and Paris 1979
  • Moduli Quinis Vocibus 1571, Orlando di Lasso, Astrée 1979
  • Mass in G major, Franz Schubert, Leuenhagen and Paris 1977
  • A child was born to us, Benjamin Britten / Leonhard Schröter, Aulos 1975
  • Shout to the Lord - Psalms and sacred concerts, Heinrich Schütz, Camerata 1973
  • Virgilius - The Magician of Rome - Great Magic Opera for Boys Choir, Alfred Koerppen, Radio Bremen 1973
  • Concertino Vocale - Romantic choral music (Schumann, Brahms, Schubert), European folk songs (Siegfried Strohbach), Thorofon 1972
  • Choirs and chorales from the Christmas Oratorio, Johann Sebastian Bach, Teldec 1971
  • Choirs from the Mass in B minor (BWV 232), Johann Sebastian Bach, Deutsche Grammophon-Gesellschaft 1967
  • 1971–1990: Participation in the complete recording of all ecclesiastical Bach cantatas (Das Kantatenwerk) under Gustav Leonhardt , Telefunken / Decca / Teldec

Awards

  • 2011: Supersonic Award
  • 2010: ECHO Klassik
  • 2006: ECHO Klassik
  • German record award
  • Diapason d'Or
  • 1982: 1st prize 1st German Choir Competition
  • City plaque for services to the state capital Hanover
  • 1978: Lower Saxony Prize for Culture

Boys' Choir Hanover Choir magazine

Thomas Thomson , chairman of the Freundeskreis Knabenchor Hannover eV association

In 2004, what was then called the Circle of Friends of the Knabenchor Hannover eV published the Knabenchor Hannover Chormagazin every six months , then annually . In the anniversary year 2015 the 14th edition of the magazine was published by today's Freundeskreis Knabenchor Hannover eV under the initiator and responsible project manager Thomas Thomson

former members

Web links

Commons : Knabenchor Hannover  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Compare, for example, the information from the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Lower Saxony State Library
  2. ↑ Thomas Thomson (responsible), Christian Eggers ( editor ): Knabenchor Hannover Chormagazin , Hannover: self-published