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Peter Schreier
12+ albums
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Peter Schreier (29 July 1935 – 25 December 2019) was a German tenor in opera, concert and lied, and a conductor. He was regarded as one of the leading lyric tenors of the 20th century. Schreier was a member of the Dresdner Kreuzchor conducted by Rudolf Mauersberger, performing as an alto soloist. He became a tenor, focused on concert and lieder singing, well known internationally for the Evangelist parts in Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Passion. A member of the Berlin State Opera from 1963, he appeared in Mozart roles such as Belmonte in Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Tamino in Die Zauberflöte, and in the title role of Pfitzner's Palestrina, among others. He appeared at the Vienna State Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, among others, as one of few singers from the German Democratic Republic to perform internationally. Schreier made many recordings, especially of Bach's works as both a singer and a conductor, even simultaneously. He recorded many lieder including the song cycles by Schubert and Schumann. He was known for intelligent understanding of texts and their musical expression with intensity. Schreier received awards including the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Léonie Sonning Music Prize. Early life: Schreier was born in Meissen, Saxony, and grew up in the village of Gauernitz [de], near Meissen, where his father was a teacher, cantor and organist. In June 1945, when Schreier was almost ten years old, and just a few months after the destruction of Dresden, he ente
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O Du Fröhliche, O Du Selige, Gnadenbringende Weihnachtszeit
7352Der Freischütz _ Act 1 - ''Nein, Länger Trag' Ich Nicht
4213Così fan tutte: Un aura amorosa
3934Leise rieselt der Schnee
2175Still, still, still
2166J.S. Bach: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht BWV 211/ Kaffee-Kantate (Coffee Cantata)/2. Satz
2087Tristan und Isolde, Act I, Scene 1: Westwärts schweift der Blick
2058J.S. Bach: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht BWV 211/ Kaffee-Kantate (Coffee Cantata)/1. Satz
2049J.S. Bach: Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht BWV 211/ Kaffee-Kantate (Coffee Cantata)/4. Satz
19410Die Zauberflöte - Singspiel in two acts K620, Act I: Zu Hilfe! Zu Hilfe! (Tamino, Damen)
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Alle Jahre Wieder... Beautiful Christmas Carols
Peter Schreier singt Weihnachtslieder
Schumann : Lieder
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Die 25 schönsten Weihnachtslieder (Vom Himmel hoch, da komm' ich her - Süßer die Glocken nie klingen - Alle Jahre wieder - O Tannenbaum)
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Songs for Christmas Eve (The Greatest Traditional Christmas Carols)
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Intouchables
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Johann Sebastian Bach: Weltliche Kantaten (Secular Cantatas)/Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Kaffeekantate) BWV 211/Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet (Bauernkantate) BWV 212
Bach; Brahms; Mauersberger; Schütz
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O DU FRÖHLICHE!
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O Du Fröhliche! (Die schönsten deutschen Weihnachtslieder)
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Peter Schreier singt Weihnachtslieder (Remastered)
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Mozart: The Magic Flute