Death Anniversary: Carl Heinrich Graun — August 8, 1759
He died in Berlin on 8 August 1759. Appointed royal Kapellmeister to King Frederick the Great upon the monarch’s accession in 1740, he composed thirty Italian operas for the Berlin Opera house and the immortal Passion cantata Der Tod Jesu, which remained a cornerstone of German sacred repertoire for over a century.
Dates verified on Christoph Henzel, Graun-Werkverzeichnis (GraunWV), ortus musikverlag, 2006, ISBN 978-3937788029; Grove Music Online, entry "Graun, Carl Heinrich" (https://doi.org/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.11652).
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