Kurt Thomas
Thomas studied church music under Grabner and Straube in Leipzig and composition under Arnold Mendelssohn in Darmstadt. In 1921, he became an instructor of theory at the Leipzig Conservatory and in 1928 the choir master at the Institute of Church Music. He went on to a distinguished career in choir training and conducting and teaching, holding posts in Berlin, Frankfurt, Detmold, and most notably as director of the Thomaskantorei and the Thomasschule in Leipzig from 1955-61. In 1961, he left East Germany for Cologne to direct the Cologne Bach Society concerts and eventually to return to his old post in Frankfurt. His textbook Lehrbuch der Chorleitung (Textbook for Choral Conducting) is still considered a classic work on the subject.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Bach: Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen / Ich habe genug
Hermann Prey, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Thomanerchor Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Cantatas (sacred) - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Händel: Orgelkonzerte I
Johannes-Ernst Kohler, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Classical - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Händel: Orgelkonzerte II
Johannes-Ernst Kohler, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Classical - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen - Kantate BWV 11, Zwei Duette aus BWV 140
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas, Theo Adam
Cantatas (sacred) - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1971
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Magnificat D-Dur
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Cantatas (sacred) - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1961
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
BACH, J.S.: Christmas Oratorio (Thomas)
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Sacred Oratorios - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1959
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
BACH, J.S.: Cantatas - BWV 71, 111, 140 (Thomas)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on Apr 23, 1996
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Motette BWV 225, 229 & 230
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Classical - Released by Eterna on Mar 30, 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jauchzet, frohlocket (Ausschnitte aus dem Weihnachtsoratorium)
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Classical - Released by Eterna on Jan 1, 1966
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Motetten BWV 226-228
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Thomas
Classical - Released by Eterna on Mar 30, 1962
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Motets, BWV 225-230 (KulturSpiegel - Eterna - Über Grenzen hinaus)
Kurt Thomas, Leipzig Thomaner Choir, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra & Kurt Thomas
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on Mar 30, 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Give It Hell Tryin'
Country - Released by Open Roads Highway Entertainment on May 3, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Six Strings & A Prayer
Country - Released by Kurt Thomas on Dec 17, 2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Enjoy the Ride
Country - Released by Rogue Records on Jan 1, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Turn Up the Radio
Country - Released by Rogue Records on Feb 24, 2004
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Outside Earth Hours
Pop - Released by Kurt Thomas on May 6, 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo