C M Rebel (German, 20th Century) Portrait of Professor Siegfried Ochs, the German Choir Master and Composer, Berlin, 1911 signed lower left with initials "CMR 1911" oil on canvas h:131 w:90 cm Sold along with the painting is a signed studio portrait photograph of Siegfried Ochs, inscribed to 'Frau Lou Heidenheimer' dated 24 August 1908, 17.5 x 12cm, a musical phrase in ink below; 2 autograph letters in German to the same recipient; a signed note dated 1911, and 3 manuscript scores ('Wir treten zum Beten'; 'Der Jager' and 'Abschied') in pen and ink, probably in Ochs's own hand, and also a copy of 'Geschehenes Gesehenes' by Siegfried Ochs, published 1922 (Memoirs of Siegfried Ochs in German) (9). Siegfried Ochs was the founder of the Berlin Philharmonic Choir and famous for his perfomances of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. The portrait of Siegfried Ochs features a score of 'Kyrie' from Bach's 'St Matthew's Passion' which was a key work for him. Ochs later conducted one of the earliest recordings of the opening chorus from this piece. 'Kyrie' was also played during a memorial concert for Ochs in 1929 which was conducted by Otto Klemperer and performed by the Berlin Philharmonic. Siegfried Ochs [1858-1929] was a pioneering German choral conductor. In 1882 he founded a choir of eleven voices which quickly grew into a highly regarded Gesangverein bearing his name, and by the 1887-88 season became known as the Berlin Philharmonic Choir. This became a major force in Berlin music making, performing major works with Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. The choir gave many Berlin first performances. Ochs was specially noted for performances of Bach (most notably the St Matthew Passion) and Schütz. Among various recordings he made the very first recording of Schütz's 'Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?' He was admired for the extreme detail of his preparation and produced his own editions of some Bach cantatas for Edition Eulenburg. His four-volume study 'Das deutsche Gesangverein' provides great detail of how he prepared various works. His autobiography 'Geschehenes, Gesehenes', includes, among much else, important information on his meeting Hans von Bülow and Brahms, and source material on the background to some of Brahms works. We are grateful to Professor Michael Musgrave for his assistance with the catalogue entry. Unframed and with scuffed edges. Old stretcher bar marks can be seen from the front. Might benefit from a light clean and new varnish. Canvas slack on the stretcher. Some of the tacks failing along all edges. Stretcher missing some of its keys. A few small paint losses as well as scuffs and areas of abrasion - although generally in a good conditon with a layer of surface dirt.
C M Rebel (German, 20th Century) Portrait of Professor Siegfried Ochs, the German Choir Master and Composer, Berlin, 1911 signed lower left with initials "CMR 1911" oil on canvas h:131 w:90 cm Sold along with the painting is a signed studio portrait photograph of Siegfried Ochs, inscribed to 'Frau Lou Heidenheimer' dated 24 August 1908, 17.5 x 12cm, a musical phrase in ink below; 2 autograph letters in German to the same recipient; a signed note dated 1911, and 3 manuscript scores ('Wir treten zum Beten'; 'Der Jager' and 'Abschied') in pen and ink, probably in Ochs's own hand, and also a copy of 'Geschehenes Gesehenes' by Siegfried Ochs, published 1922 (Memoirs of Siegfried Ochs in German) (9). Siegfried Ochs was the founder of the Berlin Philharmonic Choir and famous for his perfomances of Bach, Beethoven, Schubert and Brahms. The portrait of Siegfried Ochs features a score of 'Kyrie' from Bach's 'St Matthew's Passion' which was a key work for him. Ochs later conducted one of the earliest recordings of the opening chorus from this piece. 'Kyrie' was also played during a memorial concert for Ochs in 1929 which was conducted by Otto Klemperer and performed by the Berlin Philharmonic. Siegfried Ochs [1858-1929] was a pioneering German choral conductor. In 1882 he founded a choir of eleven voices which quickly grew into a highly regarded Gesangverein bearing his name, and by the 1887-88 season became known as the Berlin Philharmonic Choir. This became a major force in Berlin music making, performing major works with Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. The choir gave many Berlin first performances. Ochs was specially noted for performances of Bach (most notably the St Matthew Passion) and Schütz. Among various recordings he made the very first recording of Schütz's 'Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich?' He was admired for the extreme detail of his preparation and produced his own editions of some Bach cantatas for Edition Eulenburg. His four-volume study 'Das deutsche Gesangverein' provides great detail of how he prepared various works. His autobiography 'Geschehenes, Gesehenes', includes, among much else, important information on his meeting Hans von Bülow and Brahms, and source material on the background to some of Brahms works. We are grateful to Professor Michael Musgrave for his assistance with the catalogue entry. Unframed and with scuffed edges. Old stretcher bar marks can be seen from the front. Might benefit from a light clean and new varnish. Canvas slack on the stretcher. Some of the tacks failing along all edges. Stretcher missing some of its keys. A few small paint losses as well as scuffs and areas of abrasion - although generally in a good conditon with a layer of surface dirt.
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