David Erler (born 1981) is a German countertenor, a male classical singer in the alto vocal range, specialising in Baroque music in historically informed performance. He is also a music editor for Breitkopf & Härtel.
David Erler | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Auerbach, Saxony, Germany |
| Education | Musikhochschule Leipzig |
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| Organization | Breitkopf & Härtel |
| Website | daviderler |
Career
editErler was born in Auerbach (Vogtland). He attended the musical gymnasium Clara-Wieck-Gymnasium in Zwickau,[1] and studied at the Musikhochschule Leipzig with Maria Jonas and mainly Marek Rzepka, on a scholarship of the Hanns Seidel Foundation, graduating in 2006.[2] He took masterclasses with Andreas Scholl, Marius van Altena and The King’s Singers.[2]
In the field of historically informed performance, Erler has collaborated as a soloist with conductors such as Manfred Cordes, Laurence Cummings, Philippe Herreweghe, Peter Van Heyghen, Jos van Immerseel, Wolfgang Katschner, Rudolf Lutz, Hermann Max, Gregor Meyer, Peter Neumann, Hans-Christoph Rademann, Ludger Rémy, Gotthold Schwarz, Jos van Veldhoven, Adam Viktora and Roland Wilson. He has appeared as a guest singer with vocal ensembles amarcord, Calmus Ensemble, Singer Pur, Singphoniker and Stimmwerck.[2][3]
In 2002, he performed the alto part in a recorded performance of Bach's St John Passion with the Leipziger Oratorienchor, with Martin Krumbiegel both conducting and singing the part of the Evangelist.[1] In 2013, Erler was one of the five guests of the ensemble amarcord for the performance of Monteverdi's Vespers as the annual Marienvesper of the Rheingau Musik Festival in Eberbach Abbey, with the Lautten Compagney conducted by Wolfgang Katschner.[4] In Bach's Mass in B minor, he sang the alto part, including soprano II in duets with soprano Gabriela Eibenová, in St. Martin, Idstein, with the orchestra L'arpa festante.[5] He appeared in a 2004 recording of works by David Pohle, a student of Heinrich Schütz, by the same orchestra conducted by Rien Voskuilen.[2] A reviewer noted that the soloists, also Monika Mauch and Hans Jörg Mammel, brought the music "to life in a most elegant and expressive way".[6] He recorded his first solo album in 2020, choosing rarely performed sacred music composed in Germany in the late 17th century, with L'arpa festante and Voskuilen. A reviewer summarised: "His singing and the way he treats the text do full justice to what this music is about, both musically and spiritually."[7]
Erler is a member and soloist of the Dresdner Kammerchor, conducted by Hans-Christoph Rademann. A review of their complete recording of the works by Heinrich Schütz noted about the eight soloists performing Kleine geistliche Konzerte 1 (Little Sacred Concertos): "Whether solo, duo or in other combinations the voices are finely scaled, appropriately clear, purely focused and idiomatic".[8]
He is the chief editor of Johann Kuhnau's complete vocal works with Breitkopf & Härtel.[2][9] He also published Jan Dismas Zelenka's Requiem (ZWV 46) with the same publishing company.
References
edit- ^ a b "David Erler (Counter-tenor)". Bach Cantatas Website. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "David Erler". Carus Verlag. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Erler, David". Bachfest Leipzig. 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Zibulski, Axel (17 August 2013). "Rheingau Musik Festival: Claudio Monteverdis "Marienvesper" in der Basilika von Kloster Eberbach". Wiesbadener Tagblatt (in German). Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ Wenda, Manuel (1 October 2013). "Bachs "h-moll-Messe" in St.Martin in Idstein". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- ^ Clements, Dominy (February 2014). "David Pohle (1624-1695) / Wie der Hirsch schreyet – Musica Sacra". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ Veen, Johan van (January 2022). "Psalmen & Lobgesänge / (Psalms and Songs of Praise from the Central German Baroque)". musicweb-international.com (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Woolf, Jonathan (February 2014). "Heinrich Schütz (1585-1672) / Kleine geistliche Konzerte 1 (Little Sacred Concertos)". musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- ^ "Johann Kuhnau (1660–1722)". Breitkopf & Härtel. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
External links
edit- Official website (in German)
- David Erler discography at Discogs
- David Erler at IMDb
- David Erler (recordings) Muziekweb
- "Nominiert 2022: David Erler , Countertenor, Leipzig". Werner Bonhoff Stiftung (in German). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- Music Chat with David Erler on YouTube