Person Open DS/UK/318 Weisbach; Hans Edgar (1885-1961); German conductor and pianist Weisbach Hans Edgar 1885-1961 German conductor and pianist Male

Hans Weisbach was internationally known as a Bach specialist, and, for instance, led the first performance in England of Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080, in 1930; he repeated it, with the London Symphony Orchestra, in each of the ensuing six seasons. He was a fervent advocate of the music of Bruckner as well as that of Bach. Gerhard Herz recalls the performances of Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244) conducted by Hans Weisbach as being characteristic of the traditional mainstream of Bach performance practice in Germany during his youth in the 1920's and 1930's. Fortunately, a concert performance of J.S. Bach's Matthäus-Passion (BWV 244), given under Weisbach's baton in the Altes Gewandhaus in Leipzig on April 19, 1935, has been preserved on records. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 7/18/2012 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 24a81408-5870-4d57-88d4-e29e0c3c81d0