Agnes Giebel
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Agnes Giebel is a German soprano
. She was born in Heerlen
, in the Netherlands
, where she lived the first years of her life. She studied at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen
and made her first public appearance as a singer in 1947. Her career lasted until the 1990s during which she established a wide-ranging discography
.
Giebel's repertoire consisted predominantly of sacred works of music such as cantata
s, oratorio
s, passions, and masses
and was considered to be one of the greatest Bach
singers of her generation. As an interpreter of lied
er she often performed with the pianist Sebastian Peschko
. She is also known for her performance in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
under the direction of Otto Klemperer
.
Today Agnes Giebel lives in Cologne
. Her daughter, Kristina Kanders
, and her granddaughter, Julia Giebel, are also musicians. For the Alois Kottmann Award
she is member of the jury panel along composer Richard Rudolf Klein
, the violinists Alois Kottmann
and Boris Kottmann as well as singer Margit Neubauer.
Soprano
A soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody...
. She was born in Heerlen
Heerlen
Heerlen is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. The municipality is the second largest in the province of Limburg. It forms part of Parkstad Limburg, , an agglomeration of about 220,000 inhabitants.After its early Roman beginnings and a rather modest medieval period, Heerlen...
, in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
, where she lived the first years of her life. She studied at the Folkwang Hochschule in Essen
Essen
- Origin of the name :In German-speaking countries, the name of the city Essen often causes confusion as to its origins, because it is commonly known as the German infinitive of the verb for the act of eating, and/or the German noun for food. Although scholars still dispute the interpretation of...
and made her first public appearance as a singer in 1947. Her career lasted until the 1990s during which she established a wide-ranging discography
Discography
Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres...
.
Giebel's repertoire consisted predominantly of sacred works of music such as cantata
Cantata
A cantata is a vocal composition with an instrumental accompaniment, typically in several movements, often involving a choir....
s, oratorio
Oratorio
An oratorio is a large musical composition including an orchestra, a choir, and soloists. Like an opera, an oratorio includes the use of a choir, soloists, an ensemble, various distinguishable characters, and arias...
s, passions, and masses
Mass (music)
The Mass, a form of sacred musical composition, is a choral composition that sets the invariable portions of the Eucharistic liturgy to music...
and was considered to be one of the greatest Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra, and solo instruments drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity...
singers of her generation. As an interpreter of lied
Lied
is a German word literally meaning "song", usually used to describe romantic songs setting German poems of reasonably high literary aspirations, especially during the nineteenth century, beginning with Carl Loewe, Heinrich Marschner, and Franz Schubert and culminating with Hugo Wolf...
er she often performed with the pianist Sebastian Peschko
Sebastian Peschko
Sebastian Peschko was a German classical pianist specialised in the art form of lieder and as such was partner to some of the foremost lyrical singers of the 20th century....
. She is also known for her performance in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
The Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, is the final complete symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1824, the symphony is one of the best known works of the Western classical repertoire, and has been adapted for use as the European Anthem...
under the direction of Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer was a German conductor and composer. He is widely regarded as one of the leading conductors of the 20th century.-Biography:Otto Klemperer was born in Breslau, Silesia Province, then in Germany...
.
Today Agnes Giebel lives in Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. Her daughter, Kristina Kanders
Kristina Kanders
Kristina Kanders is a German drummer, composer and singer. She is the daughter of German soprano Agnes Giebel.- Background :...
, and her granddaughter, Julia Giebel, are also musicians. For the Alois Kottmann Award
Alois Kottmann Award
The Alois Kottmann Award is an international prize for "classical, cantando violin playing". It honours outstanding international violinists. The competition takes place annually in May and/or June during International Days of Music Hesse Main-Taunus Hofheim in Hofheim am Taunus, Hesse, Germany...
she is member of the jury panel along composer Richard Rudolf Klein
Richard Rudolf Klein
Richard Rudolf Klein is a German composer, musician and teacher. His compositional output is diverse, including nursery rhymes and music for children, choral music and hymns, incidental music, orchestral music as well as chamber music.- Life :Klein attended the humanistic Gymnasium in Landau,...
, the violinists Alois Kottmann
Alois Kottmann
Alois Kottmann is a German violinist, music pedagogue, university professor and patron.- Background :Alois Kottmann was raised as one of three children of a silversmith. His mother was very much interested in music so she made every possible effort for a musical education of her children...
and Boris Kottmann as well as singer Margit Neubauer.