The first concert hall was constructed in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe inside the Gewandhaus, a building used by cloth (garment) merchants. Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (The Emperor Concerto) premiered here in 1811. Felix Mendelssohn is particularly associated with the first Gewandhaus, of which he was director from 1835.
Other well-known works which premiered at the Altes Gewandhaus include:
The Altes Gewandhaus was used for concerts until 1884, sporadically between then until 1886. Despite several expansions, it eventually became too small to accommodate the burgeoning number of concertgoers from Germany's newly emergent middle class. Thus between 1893 and 1896 it was repurposed, partially demolished, and refitted to form an annexe of the Städtisches Kaufhaus.
The second Gewandhausedit
The second Gewandhaus was designed by Martin Gropius. It opened on 11 December 1884, and had a main concert hall and a chamber music hall. During this era the Gewandhaus was directed by some of the most renowned conductors of the day, such as Arthur Nikisch, Wilhelm Furtwängler and Bruno Walter.
It was severely damaged in the firebombing of Leipzig in World War II during two separate raids on 4 December 1943 and 20 February 1944. Despite initial plans for rebuilding, the East German government deemed the ruins too structurally unsound, and they were demolished on 29 March 1968. The site was used as a carpark for several decades, until the Humanities faculty of Leipzig University was opened on the grounds in 2002.
The third Gewandhausedit
Gewandhaus in 1988
The third and current Gewandhaus on Augustusplatz and the eastern part of the inner city ring road opened on 8 October 1981, two hundred years after the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra moved into the original hall. The foundation stone was laid by conductor Kurt Masur on 8 November 1977. The architect was Rudolf Skoda, who like his predecessor Dauthe was also a native of Leipzig. The design of the hall carefully took into consideration its precedents' reputation for excellent acoustics. During construction, the hall was even filled up several times with soldiers of the East German Nationale Volksarmee to test its sound quality at full capacity.
During the Autumn of Nations in 1989, the Gewandhaus became a platform for political dissent against the Communist authorities, as Masur opened up the hall for public discussion on the future and reform of the GDR (the so-called "Gewandhaus Talks").
Today's Gewandhaus has a seating capacity of 1900, and features a Schuke concert organ with 6,845 pipes.
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First Gewandhaus (1781). Watercolour by Felix Mendelssohn, with some lines from the opera Ali Baba by Luigi Cherubini, presented to Henriette Grabau-Bünau, principal singer of the Gewandhaus, to mark Mendelssohn's inaugural concert there on 4 October 1835.
Bond for the funding of the second Gewandhaus in Leipzig, issued 1 July 1884 by Giesecke+Devrient.[1]
Second Gewandhaus (c. 1910), built to replace the first, which was renovated and repurposed. Severely damaged in two separate air raids on 4 December 1943 and 20 February 1944 during the bombing of Leipzig in World War II. Ruins demolished in 1968.
Kurt Masur lays the foundation stone of the current Gewandhaus, 8 November 1977. Behind him is East German Minister for Culture Hans-Joachim Hoffmann.
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For other buildings called Gewandhaus see cloth hall Gewandhaus is a concert hall in Leipzig the home of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Today s hall is the third to bear this name like the second it is noted for its fine acoustics The Gewandhaus at the Augustusplatz in Leipzig Mitte with the Mendebrunnen at night 2016 Current Gewandhaus Contents 1 History 1 1 The first Gewandhaus Altes Gewandhaus 1 2 The second Gewandhaus 1 3 The third Gewandhaus 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksHistory editThe first Gewandhaus Altes Gewandhaus edit The first concert hall was constructed in 1781 by architect Johann Carl Friedrich Dauthe inside the Gewandhaus a building used by cloth garment merchants Beethoven s Piano Concerto No 5 The Emperor Concerto premiered here in 1811 Felix Mendelssohn is particularly associated with the first Gewandhaus of which he was director from 1835 Other well known works which premiered at the Altes Gewandhaus include Schubert s Great Symphony 21 March 1839 posth Schumann s Spring Symphony 31 March 1841 Mendelssohn s Scottish Symphony 3 March 1842 Mendelssohn s Violin Concerto 13 March 1845 Wagner s overture to The Mastersingers of Nuremberg 2 June 1862 the full opera was not performed until 1868 Brahms A German Requiem first full performance 18 February 1869 Brahms Violin Concerto 1 January 1879 The Altes Gewandhaus was used for concerts until 1884 sporadically between then until 1886 Despite several expansions it eventually became too small to accommodate the burgeoning number of concertgoers from Germany s newly emergent middle class Thus between 1893 and 1896 it was repurposed partially demolished and refitted to form an annexe of the Stadtisches Kaufhaus The second Gewandhaus edit The second Gewandhaus was designed by Martin Gropius It opened on 11 December 1884 and had a main concert hall and a chamber music hall During this era the Gewandhaus was directed by some of the most renowned conductors of the day such as Arthur Nikisch Wilhelm Furtwangler and Bruno Walter It was severely damaged in the firebombing of Leipzig in World War II during two separate raids on 4 December 1943 and 20 February 1944 Despite initial plans for rebuilding the East German government deemed the ruins too structurally unsound and they were demolished on 29 March 1968 The site was used as a carpark for several decades until the Humanities faculty of Leipzig University was opened on the grounds in 2002 The third Gewandhaus edit nbsp Gewandhaus in 1988 The third and current Gewandhaus on Augustusplatz and the eastern part of the inner city ring road opened on 8 October 1981 two hundred years after the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra moved into the original hall The foundation stone was laid by conductor Kurt Masur on 8 November 1977 The architect was Rudolf Skoda who like his predecessor Dauthe was also a native of Leipzig The design of the hall carefully took into consideration its precedents reputation for excellent acoustics During construction the hall was even filled up several times with soldiers of the East German Nationale Volksarmee to test its sound quality at full capacity During the Autumn of Nations in 1989 the Gewandhaus became a platform for political dissent against the Communist authorities as Masur opened up the hall for public discussion on the future and reform of the GDR the so called Gewandhaus Talks Today s Gewandhaus has a seating capacity of 1900 and features a Schuke concert organ with 6 845 pipes Gallery edit nbsp First Gewandhaus 1781 Watercolour by Felix Mendelssohn with some lines from the opera Ali Baba by Luigi Cherubini presented to Henriette Grabau Bunau principal singer of the Gewandhaus to mark Mendelssohn s inaugural concert there on 4 October 1835 nbsp Bond for the funding of the second Gewandhaus in Leipzig issued 1 July 1884 by Giesecke Devrient 1 nbsp Second Gewandhaus c 1910 built to replace the first which was renovated and repurposed Severely damaged in two separate air raids on 4 December 1943 and 20 February 1944 during the bombing of Leipzig in World War II Ruins demolished in 1968 nbsp Kurt Masur lays the foundation stone of the current Gewandhaus 8 November 1977 Behind him is East German Minister for Culture Hans Joachim Hoffmann See also editList of concert hallsReferences edit Manfred Dennecke Deutsche Wirtschafts und Finanzgeschichte pp 148 ISBN 3 9520775 0 XSources editLeo Beranek Concert Halls and Opera Houses Musics Acoustics and Architecture Springer 2004 page 280 ISBN 0 387 95524 0 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gewandhaus Leipzig History of the Gewandhaus from the official site 51 20 16 N 12 22 50 E 51 33778 N 12 38056 E 51 33778 12 38056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gewandhaus amp oldid 1154874981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
