Places and songs and flowers and food
editIn 2021, I asked my friends to come to celebrate with me, due to the pandemic stretched over time. Here are some places, songs, food, - remember 2020? In progress.
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| Aarquelle (8 June) |
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| Oberauroff (9 June) |
wild chervil | ||
| Niederlibbach (10 June) |
Im Frühtau zu Berge | marguerites | |
| Weinhof Goldatzel, Johannisberg (10 June) |
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| Rauenthal (11 June) |
Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust | sweetbriar rose | |
| Ehrenbach (11 June) |
Ich freu mich, dass ich mich freu (Mascha Kaléko) Bach: Prelude in C major Waterhouse: Barcarolle (from Piano Album) |
meze · cornflowers | |
| Ehrenbach (12 June) |
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water flag | |
| Kastell Zugmantel (12 June) |
For All the Saints | viper's bugloss | |
| Ehrenbach (12 Jun) |
strawberry cake | ||
| St. Martin, Idstein (12 Jun) |
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| Ehrenbach (12 Jun) |
meze · peonies · cornflowers | ||
| Ehrenbach (12 June) |
Smithereens (cello solo) | ||
| Dreikönigskirche, Frankfurt (13 Jun) |
So jemand spricht: Ich liebe Gott O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 20 Lass mich, o Herr, in allen Dingen | ||
| Frankfurt (13 Jun) |
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| Oberauroff (13 Jun) |
Gasthof Kern | ||
| biking to Gnadenthal (13 Jun) |
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| Ehrenbach (13 Jun) |
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| Eschenhahn (18 Jun) |
O Täler weit, o Höhen | ||
| biking along the Rhine from Walluf to Oestrich (21 Jun) |
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| from Eltville to Johannisberg Weinhof Goldatzel (23 Jun) |
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| biking from Wallau to Hochheim am Main (25 Jun) |
Rote Rosen am Hügel | ||
| Hallgarten (Rheingau) (26 Jun) |
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| Basilica of Eberbach Abbey Opening concert of the Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF) (26 Jun) |
Sibelius: Violin Concerto Mendelssohn: Reformation Symphony Augustin Hadelich hr-Sinfonieorchester Andrés Orozco-Estrada |
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| Reception of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (speaking) listen to music on 27 June (26 Jun) |
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| RMF Eberbach Basilica Le Concert Spirituel (1 Jul) |
Handel: Water Music Music for the Royal Fireworks Ombra mai fu |
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| Lady's mantle, Eberbach Abbey (2 Jul) |
Magnificat | ||
| Fattoria, Walldorf (2 Jul) |
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| Arboretum Main-Taunus (5 Jul) |
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| Bockenheimer Depot (5 Jul) |
Lucia Ronchetti: Inferno Concert version by Oper Frankfurt |
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| Wehen (7 Jul) |
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| Oper Frankfurt (8 Jul) |
Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites Maria Bengtsson (Blanche) Claudia Mahnke (Marie) Ambur Braid (Lidoine) Claus Guth (director) Giedrė Šlekytė (conductor) |
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| Goldatzel, Johannisberg Schloss Vollrads (9 Jul) |
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| Alfred-Fischer-Halle, Hamm details (10 Jul) |
Beethoven: Fidelio Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Tijl Faveyts (Rocco) Julia Bauer (Marzelline) Thomas Mohr (Florestan) Dara Hobbs (Leonore) Heiko Trinsinger (Pizarro) Conductor: Frank Beermann |
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| Brockhagen (11 Jul) |
Die güldne Sonne voll Freud und Wonne | ||
| Protestant Church Borgholzhausen (11 Jul) |
Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud | ||
| Cemetery in Borgholzhausen (11 Jul) |
Such, wer da will, ein ander Ziel Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen |
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| Theenhausen (11 Jul) |
Danket, danket dem Herrn | ||
| Theenhausen (11 Jul) |
Wir pflügen und wir streuen | ||
| Ehrenbach (12 Jul) |
Lass uns in deinem Namen, Herr, die nötigen Schritte tun |
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| Eschenhahn (14 Jul) |
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| Geisenheim (15 Jul) |
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| hiking in Ehrenbach (17 Jul) |
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| biking to Idstein and Oberauroff (18 Jul) |
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| hiking to Oberauroff (19 Jul) |
Only You | ||
| strolling in Rauenthal (20 Jul) |
Mögen sich die Wege | ||
| strolls around Johannisberg (21 Jul) |
Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud | ||
| Hattenheim (22 Jul) |
Je vous salue Marie | ||
| Hetschbach (23 Jul) |
Take the "A" Train | ||
| Ehrenbach (24 Jul) |
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| biking from Eberbach Abbey to Lorch (25 Jul) |
Segne, Vater, diese Gaben | ||
| RMF Basilika of Eberbach Abbey (25 Jul) |
Anna Prohaska La Folia Barockorchester Music from stage works by Henry Purcell |
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| Idstein (28 Jul) |
What the World Needs Now Is Love | ||
| Idstein (29 Jul) |
Wo Menschen sich vergessen | ||
| biking to Taunusstein-Hahn (30 Jul) |
Für Elise | ||
| RMF and Kronberg Academy Kurhaus, Wiesbaden FAZ review (30 Jul) |
Ivan Karizna, cello Chamber Orchestra of Europe Mendelssohn: Concert Overture, Op. 32 Schumann: Cello Concerto Brahms: Serenade No. 2 |
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| biking to Taunusstein-Bleidenstadt (31 Jul) |
For the beauty of the earth | ||
| hiking to the Aar spring, Neuhof (1 Aug) |
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| RMF and Kronberg Academy Kurhaus, Wiesbaden videos: 1, 2, 3 (1 Aug) |
Friedrich Thiele, Ildikó Szabó, cello Mairéad Hickey, Yamen Saadi, violin Chamber Orchestra of Europe Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Cellos, RV 531 Concerto for Strings, RV 114 Le quattri stagioni |
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| morning hike around Ehrenbach (2 Aug) |
Die Gedanken sind frei | ||
| evening hike around Ehrenbach (2 Aug) |
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| stroll around Johannisberg (4 Aug) |
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| RMF Kurhaus, Wiesbaden (6 Aug) |
Daniel Barenboim, piano West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Lahav Shani Prokofiev: Classical Symphony Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 Rheingau Musikpreis ceremony |
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| biking to Niederseelbach (7 Aug) |
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| biking to Steckenroth (8 Aug) |
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| hiking to Oberlibbach (9 Aug) |
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| (11 Aug) | Freuet euch der schönen Erde Mögen sich die Wege | ||
| Kammeroper Frankfurt Palmengarten (11 Aug) |
So sanft wie du Opera Pasticchio by Daniel Stratievsky and Rainer Pudenz Soloists and string orchestra |
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| Favorite, Mainz (12 Aug) |
Take the "A" Train Geh aus, mein Herz | ||
| RMF Basilica of Eberbach Abbey (13 Aug) |
Joby Talbot: Path of Miracles Tenebrae |
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| biking from Lorchhausen to Hattenheim (13 Aug) |
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| biking around Hochheim am Main (14 Aug) |
Ave Maria | ||
| Steckenroth Gasthaus zum Taunus(15 Aug) |
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| Steinberg (15 Aug) |
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| RMF Eberbach Basilika (15 Aug) |
Monteverdi Vespers 1650 Psalms by Monteverdi + works by Rigatti and Neri La Capella Ducale |
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| biking from Eberbach Abbey up to Kalte Herberge (15 Aug) |
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| RMF Kurhaus, Wiesbaden (19 Aug) |
Tchaikovsky: Piano concerto No. 1 Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 Khatia Buniatishvili Gstaad Festival Orchestra David Afkham |
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| hiking around cider place Himmelreich in Wiesbaden-Dotzheim (19 Aug) |
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| biking from Schierstein to Martinsthal (20 Aug) |
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| continued to Eltville, and back (20 Aug) |
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| Mainz Restaurant Favorite (21 Aug) |
Lemon tart with Basil sorbet | ||
| hiking around Ehrenbach (22 Aug) |
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| hiking around Lorch (22 Aug) |
Only You | ||
| hiking to Oberauroff Gasthof Kern (24 Aug) |
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| biking via Niederauroff and Wörsdorf to Idstein (25 Aug) |
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| Niederauroff (26 Aug) |
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| RMF Lutherkirche, Wiesbaden (27 Aug) |
Andreas Scholl · Tamar Halperin Czech Ensemble Baroque Roman Válek Corelli: Concerto grosso, Op. 6/4 Bach: Harpsichord Concerto, BWV 1052 Bach: Ich habe genug, BWV 82 Handel: "Se parla nel mio cor" Bach: Agnus Dei from Mass in B minor |
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| hiking to the valleys of Orlen and Oberlibbach (31 Aug) |
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| biking to Wallrabenstein and Niederbrechen (2 Sep) |
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| RMF Kurhaus, Wiesbaden (2 Sep) |
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 Bomsori Kim Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Vasily Petrenko |
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| Riesling Pier winery, Hallgarten (2 Sep) |
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| biking from Wöllstadt to the heather near Neu-Bamberg (3 Sep) |
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| St. Peter und Paul, Schierstein (4 Sep) |
rehearsal of Rossini's Petite messe solennelle Chor von St. Bonifatius Roman Twardy |
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| hiking around Dortmund-Kirchhörde (5 Sep) |
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| Syburger Sonntagsmusiken St. Peter, Syburg (5 Sep) |
Ensemble Tedesco Nuovo Mauro Giuliani: Primo Concerto Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Quintetto, Op. 143 Boccherini: Fandango from G 448 |
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| biking from Schwanheim to Oberrad (9 Sep) |
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| hiking around Hallgarten (11 Sep) |
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| biking from Hillesheim to the "Heidenkirchen" of Alsheim and Dittelsheim (12 Sep) |
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| Organ concert on Orgeltag at the Stumm organ of the Protestant Church in Hillesheim (12 Sep) |
"Ohrwürmer" and chorale preludes by Thomas Riegler |
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| biking to Orlen (17 Sep) |
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| hiking with Chor St. Martin from Rheinblick, Geisenheim to Nothgottes (18 Sep) |
Wirf dein Anliegen auf den Herrn | ||
| hiking with Chor St. Martin to Eibingen Abbey and Rheinblick (18 Sep) |
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| biking to Hühnerkirche (22 Sep) |
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| biking to Hahn and back via Neuhof (24 Sep) |
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| Mass at St. Martin Idstein (25 Sep) |
Hilf, Herr meines Lebens | ||
| biking to Limburg via Lindenholzhausen (26 Sep) |
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| biking to Hühnerkirche (28 Sep) |
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| biking from Hühnerkirche via Strinz-Margarethä (28 Sep) |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (29 Sep) |
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| biking to Engenhahn, Niedernhausen and Eppstein (30 Sep) |
Hilf, Herr meines Lebens | ||
| biking from Eppstein to Hofheim (30 Sep) |
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| concert of the Kronberg Academy at Stadthalle Kronberg (30 Sep) |
Raminta Šerkšnytė: This too shall pass Sofia Gubaidulina: Seven Words Piazzolla Pasticcio Gidon Kremer Kremerata Baltica |
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| hiking around Idstein (1 Oct) |
Viens, Esprit Créateur | ||
| pilgrimage service at Kreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg (2 Oct) |
Nun danket alle Gott Halleluja (round) Was uns die Erde Gutes spendet Heilig, heilig, heilig (Schubert) Das eine Brot wächst Nun danket all und bringet Ehr Segne du, Maria |
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| fall colours in Ehrenbach (3 Oct) |
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| singing concert with Chor von St. Bonifatius (3 Oct) |
Rossini: Petite messe solennelle Sonja Grevenbrock, soprano Jara Kanzler Hemmet, alto Fabian Kelly, tenor Stephanos Tsirakoglou, bass Erika le Roux, piano Andreas Karthäuser, harmonium Roman Twardy, conductor |
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| hiking from Hühnerkirche to Görsroth (4 Oct) |
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| hiking from Walluf to Eltville (5 Oct) |
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| hiking from Ehrenbach to Oberauroff (6 Oct) |
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| Rembrandt exhibition at the Städel in Frankfurt (7 Oct) |
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| Marienaltar at St. Leonhard, Frankfurt (7 Oct) |
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| opera at Bockenheimer Depot (7 Oct) |
Handel: Amadigi Brennan Hall (Amadigi) Kateryna Kasper (Oriane) Elizabeth Reiter (Melissa) Beth Taylor (Dardano) Roland Böer (conductor) |
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| biking to Hennethal (9 Oct) |
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| hiking from Lorch to Lorchhausen and Engweger Kopf (10 Oct) |
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| hiking from Ehrenbach to the Aarquelle (11 Oct) |
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| hiking from Ehrenbach to Oberauroff (13 Oct) |
Kommt ein Vogel geflogen | ||
| hiking along the Leine in Hannover-Döhren (16 Oct) |
Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud Sail away Von guten Mächten Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (17 Oct) |
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| Ehrenbach (18 Oct) |
Mögen sich die Wege Virginia, The Home Of My Heart |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (21 Oct) |
Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt | ||
| biking to Steckenroth (24 Oct) |
For the beauty of the earth Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (25 Oct) |
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| hiking around Bubenhäuser Höhe (26 Oct) |
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| hiking around Burgkirche in Ingelheim (27 Oct) |
Clare Benediction | ||
| hiking to Oberauroff (28 Oct) |
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| biking to Steckenroth (31 Oct) |
Wenn das Brot, das wir teilen | ||
| Oper Frankfurt (31 Oct) |
Nielsen: Maskarade Alfred Reiter (Jeronimus) Susan Bullock (Magdelone) Liviu Holender (Henrik) Barbara Zechmeister (Pernille) Tobias Kratzer (director) Titus Engel (conductor) |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach All Saint's Day mass with Chor von St. Bonifatius (1 Nov) |
Selig seid ihr, wenn ihr einfach lebt Gabriel: Gott hat mir längst einen Engel gesandt Rutter: A Clare Benediction Isaac: O wunderbare Speise |
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| Opernhaus Hannover (3 Nov) |
Es tönen die Lieder | ||
| biking from Eltville to Rüdesheim (6 Nov) |
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| biking from Rüdesheim to Lorch Oper Frankfurt (6 Nov) |
Humperdinck: Königskinder Katharina Magiera (The Witch) Iain MacNeal (The Minstrel) Conductor: Sebastian Weigle | ||
| Women's choir of St. Martin, Idstein (7 Nov) |
Sonne der Gerechtigkeit Rheinberger: Missa, Op. 126 (Kyrie, Sanctus) Mendelssohn: Hebe deine Augen auf O Lamm Gottes, unschuldig Rutter: A Clare Benediction |
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| Wettingen Abbey (9 Nov) |
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| Wettingen Abbey (9 Nov) |
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| Opernhaus Zürich (9 Nov) |
Verdi: Il Trovatore Quinn Kelsey (Luna) Marina Rebeka (Leonora) Agnieszka Rehlis (Azucena) Piotr Beczała (Manrico) Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) |
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| Türmchen, Ehrenbach (10 Nov) |
Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist Segne dieses Kind Nun danket all und bringet Ehr |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (12 Nov) |
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| hiking around Johannisberg (14 Nov) |
Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen | ||
| Ehrenbach / Oestrich (16 Nov) |
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr | ||
| Steins Traube Mainz-Finthen (17 Nov) |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach Goose dinner in Steckenroth (21 Nov) |
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| Members' meeting of RMF Oestrich (22 Nov) |
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| Lunch at Zur Linde in Oberursel (23 Nov) |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (24 Nov) |
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| Berlin, Zillestube (25 Nov) |
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| Bode Museum (25 Nov) |
Pierre Boulez Saal Haydn: String Quartet Op. 20/4 Webern: Langsamer Satz Schönberg: String Quartet No. 2 |
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| Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin Brandenburger Tor (26 Nov) |
Shostakovitch: Die Nase Barrie Kosky, director Ainārs Rubiķis, conductor 2018 review |
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| Türmchen in first snow (28 Nov) |
1. Advent St. Martin, Idstein · women's choir: Macht hoch die Tür Mendelssohn: Veni Domine Veni, veni, Emmanuel Handel: Tochter Zion, freue dich |
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| Arc de Triomphe, Paris Musée Jacquemart-André (30 Nov) |
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| Louis Vuitton Foundation (30 Nov) |
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| Seine, Paris (1 Dec) |
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| Grande salle Pierre Boulez (1 Dec) |
Shostakovitch: Cello Concerto No. 1 Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 Gautier Capuçon, cello Orchestre de Paris Esa-Pekka Salonen |
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| Place d'Alma, Paris Louvre Restaurant Central Park (2 Dec) |
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| Place des Vosges (2 Dec) |
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| Türmchen, Ehrenbach (4 Dec) |
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| hiking to Aubach spring Oberlibbach (5 Dec) |
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| hiking to Scheid Oberlibbach (6 Dec) |
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| Nationaltheater München (7 Dec) |
Korngold: Die tote Stadt Klaus Florian Vogt (Paul) Elena Guseva (Marietta) Christoph Pohl (Frank) Yoel Gamzou, conductor |
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| Restaurant Ya, Schwabing (8 Dec) |
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| Gasteig HP8 Isarphilharmonie (9 Dec) |
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 Rudolf Buchbinder Münchner Philharmoniker Valery Gergiev |
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| Lenbachhaus, Munich (10 Dec) |
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| Munich P.Korn (11 Dec) |
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| St. Martin, Moosach Church choir and chamber orchestra (12 Dec) |
Haydn: Little organ solo mass (Kyrie, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) Handel, from Messiah O thou that tellest good tidings And the glory, the glory of the Lord Handel: Tochter Zion, freue dich |
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| hiking to Blutenburg (14 Dec) |
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| hiking from Blutenburg to Schloss Nymphenburg (14 Dec) |
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| Frankfurt Christmas market (16 Dec) |
Paula Modersohn-Becker (Schirn) Restaurant Badias |
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| hiking around Kleiner Feldberg and Großer Feldberg, seeing the Altkönig above clouds (18 Dec) |
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| St. Martin, Idstein Capella lignea (18 Dec) |
Maria. sei gegrüßet, du lichter Morgenstern Maria durch ein Dornwald ging Ave maris stella Meine Seele, dank und singe |
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| hiking to Ahrquelle and Orlen (21 Dec) |
Veni, veni Emmanuel | ||
| hiking around Ehrenbach (24 Dec) |
Merry Christmas! | ||
| St. Martin, Idstein (24 Dec) |
Stille Nacht Seht ihr unsern Stern dort stehen Zu Bethlehem geboren In das Warten dieser Welt Es ist ein Ros entsprungen The First Noel Nun freut euch, ihr Christen O du fröhliche Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 |
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| hiking around Ehrenbach (25 Dec) |
Brich an, du schönes Morgenlicht | ||
| Service at St. Martin (26 Dec) |
Auf, Christen, singt festliche Lieder Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich Freu dich, Erd und Sternenzelt In dulci jubilo Jauchzet, ihr Himmel Ich lag in tiefster Todesnacht Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her |
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| hiking to Aar spring (26 Dec) |
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| Kurhaus, Wiesbaden (27 Dec) |
Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248 III | ||
| hiking to St. Sylvester, Schwabing (31 Dec) |
Lobpreiset all zu dieser Zeit Zelenka: Missa Sanctae Caeciliae (Gloria, Sanctus, Agnus Dei) Bach: Gottlob! nun geht das Jahr zu Ende, BWV 28 Großer Gott, wir loben dich |