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Agnes Giebel (Soprano) |
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Born: August 10, 1921 - Heerlen, the Netherlands
Died: April 24, 2017 - Köln (Cologne), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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The Dutch-born German soprano, Agnes Giebel, studied at the Folkwangschule in Essen with Professor Hilde Wesselmann.
Agnes Giebel's first public appearances were in 1947 in works of J.S. Bach. As a result of her great success she was engaged by RIAS Berlin for weekly series of Bach Cantatas in 1950, and she was a frequent visitor there afterwards. At that time she also went to extensive concert tours with the Leipzig Thomanerchor under Günther Ramin. She sang many times with the Philharmonia and New Philharmonia Orchestra. She made several tours as a concert artist in the USA.
Agnes Giebel was one of the few singes who has made her name entirely in concert repertoire and she continued to refuse offers to appear in opera. She was the leading soprano singer of J.S. Bach’s vocal works during the 1950’s and the 1960’s. At a later period she promoted modern music. Her performances of works by Arnold Schoenberg, Alban Berg, Paul Hindemith, and Henze were praised. |
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Sources:
Liner notes to the 3-LP album ‘Bach: Mass in B minor’, conducted by Otto Klemperer (EMI, 1968)
Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of 20th Century Classical Musicians (1997)
A. Giebel's son-in-law (December 2007)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001, May 2017), Walter Roth (Phoro, December 2005), Johannes Honigmann (December 2007); Matthias Hansen (Photo 09, August 2009); Manfred Krugmann (Photo 17, September 2012) |
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Agnes Giebel : Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works under her name |
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Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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Conductor |
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Works |
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Ernest Ansermet |
Soprano |
BWV 105
A-2 (1962, Audio): Aria from BWV 58 |
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Theodor Egel |
Soprano |
BWV 245 [NYR]
TV Broadcast: BWV 248 |
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Wilhelm Ehmann |
Soprano |
BWV 49, BWV 84 |
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Udo R. Follert |
Soprano |
BWV 232 |
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Hans Grischkat |
Soprano |
BWV 6, BWV 19, BWV 233-236, BWV 237-240 |
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Diethard Hellmann |
Soprano |
BWV 84, BWV 89, BWV 138, BWV 152
[CR-171] (1968?, Radio Recording): BWV 171
[CR-186a] (Late 1960's?, Radio recording): BWV 186a
[V-2] (1973, Audio): BWV 245 |
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Eugen Jochum |
Soprano |
BWV 244 [2nd], BWV 245 |
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Jürgen Jürgens |
Soprano |
BWV 18, BWV 152 |
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Helmuth Kahlhöfer |
Soprano |
[CR-39] (1958, Radio recording): BWV 39
[CR-78] (Mid 1960's?, Radio recording): BWV 78
[CR-97] (1965?, Radio recording): BWV 97 |
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Otto Klemperer |
Soprano |
BWV 232 [2nd & 3rd] |
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Rafael Kubelík |
Soprano |
[C-1] (1972): BWV 209 |
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Gustav Leonhardt |
Soprano |
BWV 209, BWV 524 |
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Erhard Maursberger |
Soprano |
BWV 80, BWV 140 |
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Günther Ramin |
Soprano |
BWV 57, BWV 111, BWV 245 [1st], BWV 245 [2nd] |
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Kurt Redel |
Soprano |
BWV 52, BWV 84, BWV 233, BWV 234 |
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Rolf Reinhardt |
Soprano |
BWV 32, BWV 57 |
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Karl Ristenpart |
Soprano |
BWV 32 [1st], BWV 38, BWV 47, BWV 52 [1st], BWV 79 [1st], BWV 180, BWV 199 [2nd], BWV 202 [1st], BWV 202 [2nd], BWV 248 [Tape] |
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Philipp Röhl |
Soprano |
BWV 23/2 |
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Ljubomir Romansky |
Soprano |
BWV 244 [1st], BWV 244 [2nd] |
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Jaap Schröder |
Soprano |
BWV 51, BWV 202 |
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Hans Thamm |
Soprano |
[CR-92] (1963, Radio recording): BWV 92
[CR-93] (1963, Radio recording): BWV 93 [1st recording] |
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Kurt Thomas |
Soprano |
BWV 4, BWV 51 (1959, 1st recording), BWV 59, BWV 71
[CR-52] (1957, Radio recording): BWV 52
BWV 243, BWV 244 [1st recording, 1952], BWV 248 |
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André Vandernnot |
Soprano |
BWV 80, BWV 245 |
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Fritz Werner |
Soprano |
BWV 31, BWV 32. BWV 57, BWV 68, BWV 98, BWV 105, BWV 147, BWV 149
BWV 244, BWV 248 |
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Helmut Winschermann |
Soprano |
BWV 151 |
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Links to other Sites |
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Agnes Giebel [Dutch] |
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