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.
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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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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Discography
Paul Badura-Skoda was one of the most frequently recorded pianists. Yet it was not the sheer number of his LP, CD and DVD recordings which impresses music lovers, but their astounding quality and variety.
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A performer who was not merely limited to his in-strument: he composed, teached, wrote articles and books and was a renowned editor of musical scores.
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You may download photos (professional, historical and private), as well as audios and videos (including YouTube).
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