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Paul Badura-Skoda died on 25th September 2019
Paul Badura-Skoda died on 25th September 2019

 

The Holy Mass was celebrated for him on October 5th 2019 in the Vienna Piaristenkirche.

Anton Bruckner's E-Minor Mass was performed with the Chorus coro siamo under the direction of Florian Maierl.

Burial took place on October 9th 2019 in a small family circle at the cemetery Ottakringer Friedhof in Vienna.

The Holy Mass was celebrated for Paul Badura-Skoda on October 5th 2019 in the Vienna Piaristenkirche.

Here you can listen to the audio recordings of the Holy Mass by means of an audio player or download the MP3-files. (The Chorus parts also as wav-files).

Anton Bruckner: E-Minor Mass with the Chorus coro siamo under the direction of Florian Maierl | Download-Links:
 
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 DOWNLOAD (zipped WAV-files, 587 MB) >>

The Holy Mass for Paul Badura-Skoda (complete)  DOWNLOAD (zipped MP3-file, 206 MB) >>

Here you can watch the video recordings of the Holy Mass by means of a video player.


At 91 was he still active on four continents, Paul Badura-Skoda was one of the last representatives of a generation for which music is the quintessence of European culture. Music reflects in each of the great composers the life and living style of his epoch, its striving for wisdom, sense, harmony, beauty, fulfilment in love as well as its search for the divine. When Paul Badura-Skoda played Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Ravel or Frank Martin, he succeeded in breathing into his performances the innate spirit of their works. What sets him apart from many other performing artists was his capacity to play not only the notes but also what happens between the notes, thus welding them into a poetic language, making them "speak." His concerts thus became a special experience for his listeners—an event. Like his teacher Edwin Fischer, he created a special, personal sound with many different tone colours. In his hands, his instrument (be it a modern grand or a period piano) sang like a human voice or take on the fullness of an orchestra.

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