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| years_active = | organization = | awards = }} Max van Egmond (born 1 February 1936 in Semarang) is a Dutch bass and baritone singer. He has focused on oratorio and Lied and is known for singing works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He was one of the pioneers of historically informed performance of Baroque and Renaissance music. == Career == Max van Egmond studied voice at Hilversum with Tine van Willingen de Lorme.〔(Max van Egmond ) at all-music〕 At the age of eighteen he became a member of De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Netherlands Bach Society).〔(Max van Egmond ) on the bach-cantatas website〕 Starting in 1965, he became involved in the complete Bach recordings of Gustav Leonhardt, Nikolaus Harnoncourt and Frans Brüggen. He recorded the ''St Matthew Passion'' under Claudio Abbado in 1969 and Nikolaus Harnoncourt in 1970, singing the bass arias.〔(St. Matthew passion, Bach: Matthäus-Passion ) on bach-cantatas, Abbado #44, Harnoncourt #47〕〔(Geringe Mittel ) review in Der Spiegel 5 April 1971 (in German)〕 In 1973, he was the Vox Christi in the first historically informed performance in the Netherlands of Bach's ''St Matthew Passion''. Johan van der Meer conducted the Groningse Bachvereniging, the Evangelist was Marius van Altena, the other soloists were three boys of the Tölzer Knabenchor, René Jacobs, Harry Geraerts, Michiel ten Houte de Lange, Frits van Erven Dorens and Harry van der Kamp. Ton Koopman and Bob van Asperen played the organs. In 1977, he performed the part with Charles de Wolff and De Nederlandse Bachvereniging,〔(J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion ) on bach-cantatas, #51 and # 54〕 in 1989 with Gustav Leonhardt.〔(J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion ) on bach-cantatas, #71〕 In the ''St John Passion'' he recorded the words of Jesus in 1965 with Harnoncourt and the Concentus Musicus Wien, in 1979 with van der Meer, in 1986 with de Wolff, and in 1987 the arias with Sigiswald Kuijken and La Petite Bande. He participated in recordings of Monteverdi's operas with Harnoncourt, ''L'Orfeo'' in 1968,〔(Monteverdi: L'orfeo / Harnoncourt, Hansmann, Berberian ) Naxos〕 and the first complete recording of ''Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria'' in 1971.〔(Monteverdi: Il Ritorno D'ulisse In Patria / Harnoncourt ) Naxos〕 He also performed more recent operas, such as the world premieres at De Nederlandse Opera of Jurriaan Andriessen's ''Het Zwarte Blondje'' in 1962 and of Antony Hopkins' ''Three's Company'' in 1963. In 1969 he was the soloist in Reger's ''Hebbel Requiem'' in concerts recorded live in the Berliner Philharmonie with Junge Kantorei, Symphonisches Orchester Berlin and conductor Joachim Carlos Martini. In 1976 he performed with the same choir Handel's ''Messiah'' in Eberbach Abbey.〔(Pfingstkonzerte in Kloster Eberbach ) Junge Kantorei (in German)〕 In 1998 he sang the words of Jesus in Bach's ''St Matthew Passion'' in St. Martin, Idstein with Elisabeth Scholl, Andreas Scholl and Max Ciolek as the Evangelist.〔(Matthäuspassion ) on the St. Martin Idstein website (in German)〕 Max van Egmond has performed and recorded romantic Lieder of Schubert, Schumann and Fauré, among others, accompanied on period instruments. ''Songs by Gabriel Fauré'' were accompanied by Jos van Immerseel on an Erard piano built in 1897.〔(Egmond, Max van - baritone / Immerseel, Jos van - piano Erard 1897 - 8295 Faure songs ) Chanel Classics〕 Schubert's ''Winterreise'' was accompanied by Penelope Crawford on a fortepiano of Conrad Graf, built in 1835.〔(Franz Schubert ) Musica Omnia〕 He was a teacher at the Sweelinck Conservatory Amsterdam from 1980 until 1995 and conducted master classes, annually in Mateus, Portugal, and at the Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin, Ohio since 1978. One of his students has been Harry van der Kamp.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Max van Egmond」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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