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Der Cäcilienchor in Frankfurt/Main
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Der Cäcilienchor in Frankfurt/Main, gegründet 1818 zählt zu den ältesten und traditionsreichsten Oratorienchören Deutschlands. Oratorien, Motetten, Bach, Brahms, Bruckner, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Händel
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was much associated with the Cäcilien-Chor, being musical director for several years, and conducting the choir in historical performances of both Bach's St. Matthew Passion (in 1829) and B minor Mass (in 1833), works that he had discovered after they had fallen into oblivion following Bach's death in 1750. As token of his esteem for the choir, Mendelssohn dedicated several of his compositions - including his oratorio St. Paul - to the Cäcilien-Chor.
"They sing with such an enthusiasm and in such a perfect harmony that it is a prodigious joy to hear them": These words, written in 1837 by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, are still actual. In 1858, the Cäcilien-Chor gave also the first performance of the Christmas Oratorio in Frankfurt after Bach's death.
Over the years the choir has sung under the baton of many world-famous conductors, including Wilhelm Furtwängler, Sir Georg Solti, Lorin Maazel, Kurt Mazur, Christian Zacharias, Michael Gielen, Paolo Carignani, thus adding significantly to the rich musical experience that the members and supporters enjoy.
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