Jürgen Jürgens [SEP] place of death
Jürgen Jürgens
Jürgen Jürgens (Frankfurt am Main 5 October 1925 - Hamburg, 4 August 1994) was a German choral conductor and academic teacher. In 1955 he founded the award-winning Monteverdi-Chor Hamburg with whom he recorded for Archiv Produktion, focussing on works of Claudio Monteverdi.
Later the choir became part of the Telefunken/Teldec Bach cantatas project with the Leonhardt-Consort.
Selected discography.
- Heinrich Schütz "St. Luke Passion", Max van Egmond, Peter-Christoph Runge - Jürgen Jürgens
198", "Der Friede sei mit dir, BWV 158", "Wer weiß, wie nahe mir mein Ende? BWV 27", Rotraud Hansmann, Helen Watts, Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond, Concerto Amsterdam, Jürgen Jürgens [1967], Teldec 4509093687-2.
- Claudio Monteverdi: "Vespro della Beata Vergine", Rotraud Hansmann, Irmgard Jacobeit, Nigel Rogers, Bert van t'Hoff, Max van Egmond, Concentus Musicus Wien, Leitung: Jürgen Jürgens [1967], Teldec 4509-92175