Dresden Kreuzchor
The Dresden Kreuzchor is the boys choir attached to the Chapel of the Holy Cross in Dresden, erected in 1319 to house a piece of the true cross allegedly found by the wife of King Henry the Illustrious. The choir had already been established before that -- the first known mention of them dates from 1300, although proper rules of conduct and a policy of remuneration weren't codified until 1413. The choir maintained high standards of excellence over the following centuries, and ultimately became a fixture within the civic life of Dresden, performing in the other cathedrals in the city and at the local opera house. A high water mark in the Dresden Kreuzchor's performance was achieved in the middle 1700s when Gottfried August Homilius, a former student of Johann Sebastian Bach, assumed the position of Cantor.
A major blow was struck against the then-650-year-old institution in February 1945 with the allied bombing of Dresden. The Chapel of the Holy Cross burned to the ground during the ensuing fire storm and 11 choristers were killed. Through the postwar efforts of Cantors Rudolf Mauersberger and later Martin Flämig, the Dresden Kreuzchor was gradually reborn and the pre-war standard of excellence restored to the city of Dresden.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Choral Concert: Dresden Kreuzchor - BRAHMS, J. / PRAETORIUS, M. / REGER, M. / BRUCKNER, A. / ECCARD, J. / KAMINSKI, H. / HANDEL, G.F. (Der Dresdner Kreuzchor singt die schönsten Weihnachtslieder)
Dresdner Kreuzchor, Roderich Kreile
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on Oct 19, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Angel Voices: The Boys' Choirs Christmas Celebration
Classical - Released by Capriccio on Nov 16, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Praetorius, M.: Quem Pastores Laudavere / Bach, J.S.: In Dulci Jubilo / Eccard, J.: Ubers Gebirg Maria Geht
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Jan 1, 1985
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Schütz: Choral music for Christmas
Rudolf Mauersberger, Dresden Kreuzchor
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Berlin Classics on Jan 1, 1992
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Die 150 schonsten Volkslieder
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on Aug 2, 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Choral Concert: Dresden Kreuzchor - FEDERER, J.A. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / SCHUMANN, R. / LYRA, J.W. / MOZART, W.A. / BRUCH, M. / WEBER, C.M. von ( Anonymous - Richard Mauersberger - Heinrich A. H. von Fallersleben)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on Jan 1, 1965
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Choral Music (Sacred) - SWEELINCK, J.P. / KUHNAU, J. / LOTTI, A. / ECCARD, J. / DURANTE, F. (Dresden Kreuzchor, Mauersberger)
Dresden Kreuzchor, Dresden Kreuzchor & Rudolf Mauersberger
Sacred Vocal Music - Released by Berlin Classics on Jan 1, 1997
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Choral Music (Sacred) - DISTLER, H. / REGER, M. / MENDELSSOHN, Felix / RHEINBERGER, J. / BARBER, S. / RAPHAEL, G. (Dresden Kreuzchor, Kreile)
Roderich Kreile, Dresdner Kreuzchor
Sacred Vocal Music - Released by Berlin Classics on Apr 12, 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Choral Concert: Dresden Kreuzchor - HOHNE, H. / ZUCCALMAGLIO, A.W.F. von / SILCHER, F. / DRECHSLER, J. / KUKUCK, F. / GOTZ, R. / FESCA, F.E.
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on Mar 3, 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
SCHEIN, J.H.: Fontana d'Israel (excerpts) (Dresden Kreuzchor, Leipzig Capella Fidicinia, Flamig)
Martin Flamig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Capella Fidicinia Leipzig
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Eterna on Feb 23, 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ives, Langlais & Ives: Organ Concert
Dresden Kreuzchor, Michael-Christfried Winkler, Elisabeth Wilke & Ulrich Schicha
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on May 3, 1993
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo