Robert Führer (1807-1861) - Harmoniemesse

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Composer: Robert Führer (1807-1861)
Work: Harmoniemesse
Performers: Kirchenchor Lаjen; Kirchenchor St.Peter; Mannerchor Lаjen; Frаuensing Lаjen; Mаgdаlena Lаng (sopran); Bläsergruppe der Musikapelle Lаjen; Christiаn Unterhοfer (leitung)

Painting: Gustav Kraus (1804-1852) - Feierliche Fronleichnams Prozession in der Ludwigstraße zu München den 6. June 1839
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Further info: https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:F%C3%BChrer%2C_Robert
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Robert (Jan Nepomuk) Führer
(Prague, 2 June 1807 - Vienna, 28 November 1861)

Czech composer and organist. While still a chorister at Prague Cathedral he was taught by Vitásek (1817-24). From 1823 he was assistant organist at the cathedral and in 1826 became second organist; after Vitásek’s death in 1839 he succeeded him, giving up his organ post at the Strahov Monastery, which he had held since 1829. In 1830 he became one of the first teachers at the Prague Organ School, but his irregular life caused his dismissal in 1845. He then settled in Salzburg as an organist and theatre conductor (1846-9) and lived briefly in Munich (1849), Braunau am Inn (1851), Gmunden (1853-5) and other German and Austrian towns. He also toured Austria and Hungary with the violinist Gärtner and competed with Bruckner at the Mozart celebrations in Salzburg in 1856. He stayed longer in Aspach and Ried, where he wrote many compositions. After his imprisonment in Ried and Garsten (1859-60) he went to Vienna, where he lived for the rest of his life in penury. Führer was a prolific composer and wrote over 400 works, mostly sacred. The finest include his Mass in A (1843), the Requiem in G (1846) and the oratorio Christus im Leiden und im Tode. He also wrote many secular cantatas, songs and organ works. The extensive publication of his works (in Prague, Munich, Augsburg, Vienna and Innsbruck) and the appealing early Romantic lyricism of his style account for his wide popularity during his life; his works can still be heard in Bohemian and Austrian churches. His writings include three books all published in Prague in 1847: Der Rhythmus, Die Tonleitern der Griechen, and Praktický návod, jak psáti skladby pro varhany [Practical instructions on how to write pieces for the organ]. #ClassicalMusic