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Hansjörg Albrecht
12+ albums
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Hansjörg Albrecht (Counter-tenor, Conductor, Organ, Harpsichord) Born: Freiberg, Saxony, Germany The German counter-tenor, conductor, organist and harpsichordist, Hansjörg Albrecht, was a member of the choir of the Kreuzkirche in Dresden from 1981 to 1991 and received his formative organ instruction there too. Following that he went for seven years to St. Michael‘s in Hamburg, where he was the assistant organist. He studied church music and organ in Hamburg and Cologne with St. Michael‘s organist Gerhard Dickel and with Thierry Mechler (Lyon). Scholar of the Rudolf-Mauersberger-Stiftung from the choir of the Kreuzkirche. In 1995 Hansjörg Albrecht took in charge the musical organization and direction of the ”Friday Night Music” in St. Michael’s Hamburg. This chamber music series, which can be heard throughout the whole year, had then just been inaugurated. Especially for this series he founded an ensemble with whom he has performed cantatas, concerts and chamber music ever since then. Hansjörg Albrecht has been a freelance organist and harpsichordist since 1998. As conductor Hansjörg Albrecht has worked with the Munich Bach Choir, Hamburg Baroque Orchestra and the New Elbland Philharmonie. From September 2005 he is musical director (and conductor) of the Munich Bach Choir. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. P. Sykes): I. Mars, the Bringer of War
1782The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. P. Sykes): II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
1233Symphonic Suite for Organ, "The Ring Without Words" (excerpts from Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen): I. Rheingold: Vorspiel
1084IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
1005The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. P. Sykes): III. Mercury, the Winged Messenger
1006Symphonic Suite for Organ, "The Ring Without Words" (excerpts from Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen): III. Walkure: Walkurenritt
877Symphonic Suite for Organ, "The Ring Without Words" (excerpts from Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen): II. Walhallaszene
848The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. P. Sykes): VI. Uranus, the Magician
739The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. P. Sykes): V. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age
7310The Planets, Op. 32 (arr. P. Sykes): VII. Neptune, the Mystic
66albums
Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
Albrecht: The Ring Without Words (Wagner's Ring Transcribed for 2 Organs)
MUSSORGSKY, M.: Pictures at an Exhibition / RACHMANINOV, S.: The Isle of the Dead / STRAVINSKY, I.: 3 Movements from Petrushka (arr. for organ)
Vivaldi in Dresden
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From the New World
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German Romantic Christmas (Frohlocket Ihr Völker Auf Erden)
German Romantic Christmas (Frohlocket Ihr Volker Auf Erden)
Wagner: Organ Transcriptions
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The Bruckner Symphonies, Vol. 3 – Organ Transcriptions
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Poulenc, F.: Concertos for Keyboard Instruments
Bruckner: The Symphonies Organ Transcriptions, Vol. 1
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Classical Music for the Christmas Holiday, Vol. 1