Andreas Scholl [SEP] voice type
Andreas Scholl
Andreas Scholl (born 10 November 1967) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music.
Career overview.
Born into a family of singers, Scholl was enrolled at the age of seven into the boys choir. Aged 13, he was chosen from 20,000 choristers gathered in Rome from around the world to sing solo at a Mass held on 4 January 1981. Just four years later, Scholl was offered a place at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis,
been professor of voice at the Hochschule für Musik Mainz.
Recordings.
- Alessandro Grandi: "Vulnerasti cor meum: Sacred music by Alessandro Grandi", Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Elisabeth Scholl, Maria Cristina Kiehr, René Jacobs, Andreas Scholl, Gerd Türk, Otto Rastbichler, Ulrich Messthaler), conductor René Jacobs, (Deutsche Harmonia Mundi) 1991
- Handel: "Athalia", Elisabeth Scholl (Athalia), Junge Kantorei, Barockorchester Frankfurt, Joachim Carlos Martini (Naxos) 1996
- Bach: "