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Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel
Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel

Born
23.01.1690 in Grünstädtel (Erzgebirge - Sachsen)

Died
27.11.1749 in Gotha (Thüringen)

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Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel war Kapellmeister und Komponist zu Zeiten Johann Sebastian Bachs.
Er war als außerordentlich produktiver Komponist bekannt, sein herausragender Ruf übertraf zeitweise die seines Zeitgenossen J.S. Bach. Die Arie „Bist du bei mir“, die lange Johann Sebastian Bach zugeschrieben wurde (BWV 508), ist das bekannteste Werk Stölzels.

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Bist Du bei mir

Bist Du bei mir

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Bist Du bei mir - If Thou Be Near

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Aria BWV 508
The universal genius Johann Sebastian Bach ist still arousing admiration today and there is no composer, no musician that could get around his legacy. There is no composer whose works have been understood and interpreted so differentially and have been adapted so often for contemporary taste. „Bist Du bei mir“ (If Thou Be Near) is taken from the Second Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. She married the widowed Bach 1721 in Köthen and gave up her career as singer. She cared for his four children of his first marriage and gave birth to 13 own children of whom 7 died at very young age. Anna Magdalena outlived her husband 10 years and died 1760 as depleted widow in Leipzig . „Bist Du bei mir“ is one of the most touching compositions in musical history. The text was written by an unknown...

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Bist Du bei mir

Bist Du bei mir

The universal genius Johann Sebastian Bach ist still arousing admiration today and there is no composer, no musician that could get around his legacy. There is no composer whose works have been...
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Elf Stücke aus dem "Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach"

Elf Stücke aus dem "Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach"

Ensemble Time (Die Musizierstunde) MZ 76 (Flexible Woodwind Quartet - Clarinet Quartet) Content:   1. Menuet (unknown)   2. Menuet (unknown)   3. Menuet (Christian...
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