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Höchstes Niveau auf Augenhöhe: Vox Luminis und das Freiburger BarockCosort in Salzburg

Vox Luminis mit dem Freiburger BarockConsort
© SF | Marco Borrelli
Freiburger BarockConsort
© SF | Marco Borrelli
By Christoph Wurzel, 28 July 2023
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Reviewed at Kollegienkirche, Salzburg on 23 July 2023
Programme
Monteverdi, Letanie della Beata Vergine, SV 204
Steffani, Stabat Mater
Biber, Rosenkranzsonatas
Biber, Rosary Sonata no. 10 in G minor: The Crucifixion
Biber, Requiem in F minor
Performers
Lionel Meunier, Conductor
Petra Müllejans, Violin
Vox Luminis
Freiburger BarockConsort
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Christoph Wurzel
Nach dem Studium der Germanistik, Politikwissenschaft, Philosophie und Musikwissenschaft war Christoph Wurzel lange im pädagogischen Bereich tätig. Er interessiert sich besonders für die gesellschaftlich relevanten Aspekte der Musik. Er lebt in Baden – Baden und schreibt für verschiedene Magazine in Deutschland.