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Karl Richter (October 15, 1926 – February 15, 1981) was a German conductor, organist, and harpsichordist. He was born in Plauen and studied first in Dresden and then Leipzig, where he received his degree in 1949. In the same year, he became organist at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Johann Sebastian Bach once held the position as Musical Director. In 1951, he moved to Munich, where he taught at the conservatory and was cantor and organist at St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Karl+Richt
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Family name
- Richter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Plauen
- Place of death
- Munich
- Occupation
- harpsichordist
- Educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Languages spoken
- German
- Native language
- German
- Genre
- Baroque
- Instrument
- pipe organ
- Record label
- Decca
- Image
- Karl Richter, 1959 - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
- Work location
- Munich
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- date of birth
- 1926-10-15
- date of death
- 1981-02-15
- name in native language
- Karl Richter
- cause of death
- cardioplegia
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Karl Richter (musician)
- different from
- Karl Richter
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6 objects attributed to Karl Richter, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248: Final choir of the 3rd Cantata/Johann Seb. Bach
All that Odem has, praise the Lord: the concluding joint from the Motet: Singet the Lord
All that Odem has, praise the Lord: the concluding joint from the Motet: Singet the Lord
Will we win? A serious call to the Christian German man for the fight against the insatiability in the present
What does the German people need most? A burning question of the present about Germany’s women
Der Segen des Betens in großer Zeit!