Miriam Feuersinger

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Miriam Feuersinger (born 1978) is an Austrian soprano.

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Life

Feuersinger grew up in Bregenz, where she received her basic musical training at the local music school. She pursued her vocal studies at the Vorarlberger Landeskonservatorium  [ de ] and then with Kurt Widmer at the City of Basel Music Academy, where she graduated with distinction.

Her oeuvre encompasses in particular a spectrum encompassing church music from Baroque to late romanticism, but also the field of Lieder. One focus is the cantata and passion work of Johann Sebastian Bach.

In 2014, she initiated the series "Bach cantatas in Vorarlberg". There, under the musical direction of Thomas Platzgummer, two Bach cantatas are performed three times a year in two concerts, each with soloists. As of July 2018, these have been BWV 22, BWV 30, BWV 32, BWV 44, BWV 49, BWV 61, BWV 65, BWV 72, BWV 75, BWV 76, BWV 80, BWV 84, BWV 92, BWV 93, BWV 99, BWV 106, BWV 147, BWV 150, BWV 165, BWV 166, BWV 167, BWV 170, BWV 176, BWV 180 and BWV 194.

Feuersinger is active in the field of early music together with interpreters such as Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, Laurent Gendre, Sigiswald Kuijken, Peter Kooij, Ton Koopman, Václav Luks, Rudolf Lutz and Hans-Christoph Rademann. [1] Baroque ensembles and orchestras playing with her include the Collegium 1704, [2] [3] [4] [5] the Netherlands Bach Society, [6] the Freiburger Barockorchester, [7] L'arpa festante, L’Orfeo Barockorchester, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel  [ de ], Les Cornets Noirs, Capricornus Consort Basel, Il Concerto Viennese, Concerto Stella Matutina, [8] [9] Capriccio Basel sowie Chor und Orchester der J. S. Bach-Stiftung.

Feuersinger performed in the Berliner Philharmonie, [10] in the Konzerthaus Freiburg, [11] in the Liederhalle Stuttgart [12] and in the Wiener Musikverein.

She has already sung several times in the Martinskirche (Basel), Basel Minster, St. Paul's Church, Basel, Peterskirche (Basel), Predigerkirche (Basel), Pfarrkirche Bregenz-Herz Jesu  [ de ], Kreuzkirche am Ölrain (Bregenz), Feldkirch Cathedral, Propstei St. Gerold, Klosterkirche Muri  [ de ], St. Johann Schaffhausen, Reformierte Kirche Trogen  [ de ] and St. Peter (Zürich) churches.

Her recording of solo cantatas by Christoph Graupner, co-produced by Radio SRF 2 Kultur and awarded several prizes, includes three world premieres. [13]

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  5. ↑ "[…] so to speak in the Champions League of the Baroque: from the crystal-clear sopranos Silvia Frigato and Miriam Feuersinger to[....]" Karl Masek in Review on Online Merker; retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ↑ J. S. Bach, Kantate BWV 22, Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe , 23 April 2016 recording on the website of the Nederlandse Bachvereniging retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger (soprano) is rather reserved in her parts as Kybele and Medea, but the unmistakable timbre of her voice fascinates again and again, especially in the high registers. Nikola Mirkovic:" Nikola Mirkovic: Treffen der Superhelden – Freiburger Barockorchester mit Steffanis „Le rivali concordi“. In the Badische Zeitung , 23 May 2015; retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  9. ↑ Silvia Thurner: Musikalische Leidenschaft – Das Barockorchester Concerto Stella Matutina feierte seine Erfolgsgeschichte mit einem stimmungsvollen Konzert. In Kultur – Zeitschrift für Kultur und Gesellschaft, 18 December 2015; retrieved 15 October 2020.
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  13. ↑ GWV 1102/11b, 1106/19 and 1145/11. Laut CD-Booklet.
  14. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger – Heavenly sounds. For us the greatest discovery in this year's list of prize winners: Miriam Feuersinger's album with cantatas by baroque composer Christoph Graupner. [...] The soprano singer has such a clear and enchanting voice and a subtle way of making music that it fills your heart." ECHO Klassik 2014 Spezial: Die Geheimtipps. In Crescendo , 13 October 2014; retrieved 15 October 2020.
  15. ↑ Barbara Gysi, Valerio Benz: Deutscher Schallplattenpreis für zwei SRF-Koproduktionen. On the website of the Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen; retrieved 15 October 2020.
  16. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger and Franz Vitzthum celebrate this and other songs with attention to detail, vocal colouring, small word accents or moments of excitement." Erregungsmomente. Review in Fono Forum  [ de ], 5/2013, p. 74.
  17. ↑ CD-Porträt at the Wayback Machine (archived 2016-03-04) bei Musiques suisses des Migros-Kulturprozents; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger is the ideal person for the role." Andreas Grabner: Review in BR-Klassik.
  19. ↑ "What the young Austrian soprano Miriam Feuersinger does here will not only make baroque fans and experts sit up and take notice." Johannes Saltzwedel: Höllenpein und Seligkeit. In KulturSpiegel 3/2014; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger is convincing in this Graupner programme […]" Gustavo Martin Sanchez: Es muss nicht immer Bach sein. Review in klassik.com , 1 February 2015; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  21. ↑ "[....] eines der hoffnungsvollsten Talente im Bereich der Alten Musik." {{}} Tobias Kluge and Claus Fischer in Empfehlungen – Neue Alben. MDR Kultur, 4 April 2016; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  22. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger impresses with an effortless virtuosity and design culture." Andreas Mixner, in Virtuose Welt der Barockmusik – Eine neue CD mit Werken des fast vergessenen Komponisten Christoph Graupner erweist sich als lohnende Entdeckung. Review in the Mittelbayerische Zeitung online, 9 September 2018, retrieved 17 October 2020.
  23. ↑ Programm und Informationen on the website of the Audite; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  24. ↑ "The soloists are excellent: [...] the soprano Miriam Feuersinger [...] masters her part with seriousness, beauty of tone and vocal fluency." Detmar Huchting: CD-Besprechung – Telemann Festive Cantatas. Bei klassik-heute.com; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  25. ↑ "Miriam Feuersingers klare Stimme passt sich hervorragend ein und vervollständigt eine rundum gelungene Aufnahme." Magdalena Wolf: Viva Italia! In Crescendo, 20 October 2014; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  26. ↑ "The soprano Miriam Feuersinger shines here with flawless colouratura, in Ristori's "Lavinia a Turno", she also opens up sensitive areas of expression. [...] The singer and the orchestra succeed in interpreting this music that goes to the heart in a rousing way." La Dresda Galante. Aus Gründen der Staatsräson. In the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , 8 May 2015; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  27. ↑ The singing from soprano Miriam Feuersinger and tenor Daniel Schreiber is beautifully lyrical, and both singers always sound as if they have something urgent to convey to the listener. D. James Ross: Rezension. In Early Music Review, 1 November 2015; retrieved 17 October 2020.
  28. ↑ "And the performance is delightful: Feuersinger has a wonderfully warm, round tone; she effortlessly lightly shapes the demanding vocal part. The recitatives are wonderfully eloquent; the arias unfold a poignant aura." Sabine Näher: CD-Tipp. In Mitteilungsblatt Nr. 78 of the Neue Bachgesellschaft , Summer 2016, p. 28.f.
  29. ↑ "Miriam Feuersinger [....] sings here with such a fervent simplicity, flawless intimacy and effortless naturalness that even her vocalises touch your heart." Dirk Kruse: Klagelieder für Sopran und Salterio. Review on the website of the BR-Klassik, retrieved 17 October 2020.
  30. ↑ "The soprano voice of Miriam Feuersinger is ideally suited for these expressive vocal works. In terms of clarity, purity and comprehensibility of text, she can hardly be surpassed. In addition, she has a great empathy for the text set to music." Bernhard Schrammek in Alte Musik – „Habe deine Lust an dem Herren“. Review on the website of the Kulturradio rbb, retrieved 15 October 2020.
  31. ↑ "It is always in a lively dialogue with the instruments." Michael Wersin in Johann Rosenmüller, Nicolaus Adam Strungk, Giovanni Legrenzi among others "Habe deine Lust an dem Herrn". In Rondo – Das Klassik & Jazz Magazin, 7 July 2018.
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