Heinrich von Herzogenberg - Missa Op. 87 (Ralf Otto)

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Composer: Heinrich von Herzogenberg

• Missa in E minor, Op. 87

Barbara Fleckenstein, soprano
Bärbel Müller, alto
Rodrigo Orrego, tenor
Frederick Martin, bass

Bachchor Mainz
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz
Ralf Otto, conductor

Date: 1997
Label: cpo

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Heinrich von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor. He was attracted to the music of Richard Wagner early on, but after studying J. S. Bach's works, became an adherent of the classical tradition and an advocate for the music of Brahms. In 1874, Herzogenberg founded the Leipzig Bach-Verein and became its artistic director for 10 years. From 1885, he was Professor of Composition at the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin. While considered by many as a mere epigone of Brahms, many of Herzogenberg's compositions show little or no overt Brahmsian influence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_von_Herzogenberg

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Ralf Otto (born 1956 in Kassel) is a German conductor, especially known as a choral conductor. From 1986, he has been director of the Bachchor Mainz, with a tradition of performing Bach cantatas in broadcast church services. He later added late romantic and contemporary works to their repertoire, and made international tours with them. They made world premiere recordings of some cantatas by Bach's oldest son, Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, among other recordings. Otto was professor of choral conducting at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen (1990-2006) and the Hochschule für Musik Mainz (since 2006).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralf_Otto

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