Elisabeth Graf (Contralto) - Short Biography

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Elisabeth Graf (Contralto)
Born: Germany
The German contralto, Elisabeth Graf, began her singing training at the Musikhochschule of Freiburg, where she was pupil of Beate Heuer-Christen, and she continued with Arleen Augér in Frankfurt a.M.. Already during her training period, Elisabeth Graf appeared as a concert singer, first in church concerts, and since 1990 as soloist in oratorios and sacred vocal works in the centres of the German music life. She brought to the public in the concert halls a very broad repertoire, which included on the one hand works of the Baroque era, and on the other hand contemporary compositions. In addition, she gave numerous Lieder recitals. She sang with important conductors as Helmut Rilling, Michel Corboz, Vladimir Spiwakow and Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (under him Beethoven’s 9^th Symphony). She expanded her concert appearances beyond Germany to the European music capitals (Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal), to Israel, Canada, Japan and to the USA. She appeared in numerous radio and television broadcasts. Recordings: Calig-Verlag (Motets of Heinrich Schütz), Canterino (Messe As-Dur by Traugott Maximilian Eberwein, Cantata Exultemus Gaudeamus by Philipp Heinrich Erlebach), Thorofon (Mass by Jan Dismas Zelenka, Lied von der Glocke by Max Bruch).

Source: Operissimo Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2001) Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2001)
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Werner Hümmeke	Alto	BWV 248
Wolfgang Kläsener	Alto	BWV 245
Frank Löhr	Alto	BWV 232
Helmuth Rilling	Alto	BWV 29, BWV 195
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