#Siegmund Nimsgern

[ulrichgebert]

Carl Maria von Webers bekannte, aber etwas bescheuerte romantische Schaueroper Der Freischütz kommt in Loriots Inszenierung so dermaßen gediegen daher, daß es schon fast wieder lustig ist.

[lesser-known-composers]

Alexander von Zemlinsky - Lyrische Symphonie, Op. 18: VII. Friede, mein Herz

Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Gabriele Ferro

Bass-baritone Vocals: Siegmund Nimsgern

[theweeowlart]

Tonight's Listening...

Bartok, 'Bluebeard's Castle'

Pierre Boulez, BBC Symphony Orchestra, with Tatiana Troyanos and Siegmund Nimsgern. Recorded 1976.

I'm listening to this while reading Edgar Allan Poe, don't know if I'm really aiming to get any sleep tonight.

I love this short opera, it's chilling. Bartok was a true master of haunting music.

It's difficult to find vintage vinyl classical gems like this box. I had such a wonderful collection before we were forced to move home a year and a half ago (long story) I had to get my vinyl down to three crates. I thought I'd be ok about it, but now I find myself looking for records and books I no longer have. I'm really not ok about it, but it's done.

[jamieroxx]

Happy Birthday. Today, Jan 14, 1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegmund_Nimsgern)

[shiwolf]

If you’re into that kind of thing, the BEST recording of La Serva Padrona is this one.

Collegium Aureum conducted by Franzjosef Maier, Uberto is Siegmund Nimsgern and Serpina is Maddalena Bonifaccio (who also voices Vespone)

[todayclassical]

January 14 in Music History

1451 Birth of Italian composer and priest Franchinus Gaffurius. 

1645 FP of Sacrati's La Finta Pazza in Paris. 

1566 Birth of composer Angelo Notari. 

1655 Birth of Italian composer Angelo Predieri. 

1676 Death of Italian composer Pietro Francesco Cavalliin Venice.

1690 The first true reed instrument was invented by Johann Christoph Denner in Nuremburg,

1704 Death of countertenor John Pate. 

1722 Birth of German composer Friedrich Gottlob Fleischer. 

1725 FP of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 3 Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleidon the 2nd Sunday following Epiphany, was part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1724-25.

1751 Birth of German soprano Corona Elizabeth Wilhelmine Schröter in Guben.

1761 Death of tenor Denis-Francois Tribou. 

1780 Birth of Belgian composer Francois-Joseph Dizi in Namur. 

1785 Mozart completes Dissonantenkwartet, opus 10.

1800 Birth of Austrian musicologist Ludwig Köchel.

1804 Birth of composer John Park.

1814 Birth of composer Johannes Josephus Viotta. 

1817 Death of French composer Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny, at age 87 in Paris.

1819 Birth of composer Fabio Campana. 

1822 Birth of composer Nicholas Mori.

1834 Birth of Australian composer William Cleaver Francis Robinson. 

1839 Birth of composer Emil Bohn.

1844 Birth of American composer, singer Clara Kathleen Barnett Rogers.

1850 Birth of Polish tenor Jean De Reszke. in Warsaw.  

1875 Birth of French-German organist, Albert Schweitzer in Kaysenberg, France. 

1882 Death of soprano and composer Caroline Richings.

1888 Death of Hungarian composer Stephen Heller, at age 74, in Paris. 

1889 Birth of composer Vincenzo Davico.

1889 Death of soprano Ilma Di Murska. 

1895 Birth of bass-baritone Ludwig Hofmann

1896 Birth of baritone Mostyn Thomas in Blaina, Wales

1896 Birth of Austrian composer Hans Salter. 

1900 FP of Puccini's opera Tosca at the Teatro Constanzi, in Rome. 

1906 Birth of German composer Walter Knape.

1906 Death of mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Poole  

1910 Birth of Belgian composer Renier van der Velden.

1911 Birth of Canadian-American composer George Amadee Tremblay. 

1911 Birth of composer Helmut Degen. 

1914 FP of Igor Stravinsky's Three Japanese Lyrics at the Salle Erard in Paris.

1924 Death of Hungarian pianist and composer Geza Zichy in Budapest. 

1925 Birth of American contralto Grace Hoffman. 

1925 Birth of baritone Louis Quilico in Montreal. 

1930 Birth of composer Edgar Hovhanesyan.

1931 Birth of composer Juraj Pospíšil

1932 FP of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G, Ravel conducting and Marguerite Long soloist, in Paris.

1934 FP of George Gershwin's I Got Rhythm Variations for piano and orchestra. Leo Reisman Orchestra conducted by Charles Previn, with the Gershwin, pianist at Boston's Symphony Hall.

1940 Birth of German bass-baritone Siegmund Nimsgern 

1943 Birth in Latvia of conductor Mariss Jansons. 

1943 Death of German composer Adolf Sandberger, at 78.

1944 Birth of Canadian composer John Rea in Toronto.

1945 Birth of Dutch conductor of Kees Bakels.

1945 Death of composer Sandor Vandor, at 43.

1947 The renovated Covent Garden Opera House opens with Bizet's Carmen.

1949 Death of Spanish composer Joaquin Turina in Madrid at age 66. 

1950 Birth of English flutist and conductor Nicholas McGegan. 

1953 FP of Ralph Vaughan William's Sinfonia Antartica, in Manchester, England. 

1955 FP of Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos' 8th Symphony, and Harp Concerto, soloist Nicanor Zabaleta. Philadelphia Orchestra, composer conducting, in Philadelphia. 

1956 Birth of Canadian tenor Ben Heppner in Murrayville.

1960 FP of Paul Creston's Violin Concerto No. 1, in Detroit.

1961 Death of composer Henry Geehl, at 79. 

1964 FP of Quincy Porter's Symphony No. 2, in Louisville, KY.

1965 Death of American movie soprano Jeanette MacDonald 

1965 FP of Henri Dutilleux's Cinq métaboles in Cleveland.

1967 Birth of American composer Mikel Kuehn in Eau Claire, WI.

1967 Death of Italian composer Renato Lunelli, at age 71. 

1971 Death of composer Ethel Glenn Hier, at 82. 

1976 American debut of pianist Lazar Berman. 

1978 Death of German conductor Robert Heger, at age 91. 

1979 Death of soprano Marjorie Lawrence. 

1984 Death of Israeli composer Paul Ben Haim, at 86. 

1985 Death of baritone Karl Schmitt-Walter. 

1994 FP of Michael Torke's Piano Concerto, composer was soloist and Saxophone Concerto John Harle, soloist. Albany Symphony at the Music hall in Troy, NY.

1995 Death of British conductor Alexander Gibson, at 68. 

1998 FP of Michael Torke's Brick Symphony. San Francisco Symphony, Alasdair Neale conducting.

2000 Death of soprano Lina Aimaro. 

2004 Death of Spanish composer Joaquín Nin-Culmell at age 95,

[lesser-known-composers]

Rudi Stephan - Die ersten Menschen, Act I: Chabel, mein Sohn, was brings uns du! (Live)

Artist: Siegmund Nimsgern, Artist: Hans Aschenbach

Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Conductor: Karl Anton Rickenbacher

[lesser-known-composers]

Boris Blacher (1903-1975): Der Großinquisitor, oratorio da Dostoievskij su testo di Leo Borchard, per baritono, coro e orchestra op.21 (1947).

 Prima parte 1. Nach seiner unendlichen Barmherzigkeit 2. Unmerklich und leise kommt er daher [03:32] 3. Aus der Menge tönt es laut [07:55] 4. Die Stufen des Doms von Sevilla [10:29] 5. Da schreitet plötzlich über den weiten Platz [16:49] 6. Alle marcia [21:15] 7. Einmütig, wie von gleichem Willen gelenkt [21:58]

Seconda parte 8. Langsam neigt sich der Tag [23:56] 9. Bist Du es wirklich [26:48] 10. Der furchtbare und kluge Geist [31:48] 11. Drei Mächte sind es allein [37:31] 12. So höre denn [43:49] 13. Du rühmst Dich Deiner Auserwählten [47:14] 14. Wisse denn, ich fürchte Dich nicht [53:05]

 Siegmund Nimsgern, baritono Rundfunkchor Leipzig e Dresdner Philharmonie diretti da Herbert Kegel.

 Cover image: painting by Kurt Schwitters.

[lesser-known-composers]

Rudi Stephan - Die ersten Menschen, Act I: Was schaffst du, Chawa? (Live) · Siegmund Nimsgern · Gabriele Maria Ronge ·  Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin · Karl Anton Rickenbacher

[jamieroxx]

Happy Birthday. Today, Jan 14, 1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegmund_Nimsgern)

[jamieroxx]

Happy Birthday. Today, Jan 14, 1940 – Siegmund Nimsgern, German opera singer was born. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siegmund_Nimsgern)