Saxony

region with emphasis on instrument making from the 17th c. until today, hence called Musikwinkel [music corner, 'Musicon Valley']

4000 instruments, collected since 1883 and exhibited since 1942 in the 'Pauluschlöschen' -> www.museum-markneukirchen.de

Workshops of instrument makers to be visited.

Academy for instrument makers, a branch of the Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau

education and research since 1951 - coop. with Dresden polytechnical university

large collection of free reed instruments

collection of free reed instruments

Oldest factory of harmonicas (from the 19^th century) and accordions (since 1852).

collection of mechanical musical instruments

the Chursächsische Philharmonie plays music of the 17th-19th c. on contemporary instruments by regional makers

house of the organ makers Trampeli, working 1734-1832

Joh. Kaspar Kerll was born in Adorf in 1627

Johann Rosenmüller was born here in 1619 - no traces because of the destruction by fire of the town in 1854

Smallest museum of musical instruments: 270 historical instruments, colected by Arthur Teuschler and crowded together on 32 square meters!

organ by Trampeli, 1788, 2 manuals, 23 stops - marriage of Friedrich Wieck and Marianne Tromliz, 1816, Clara's parents

exhibition includes the fortepiano by Streicher on which the young Clara Wieck gave recitals (Bach, Chopin) in 1834-35

The pianist Clara Wieck, the later wife of Schumann, was born in 1819 in the parsonage of this church.

built in 1898, interior altered - theatre and concert hall - merged with Zwickau

built in 1822-25 within a former cloath hall from 1525 - merged with Plauen

birthplace of Robert Schumann, °1810 - he lived here until 1828 - important Schumann archive - outside monument (1901)

Bach's pupil Joh. Ludwig Krebs organist 1737-44  - baptismal church of Schumann - concerts

built in 1903 in art nouveau style

birthplace of Christoph Graupner, °1683 - (in fact he was born in a demolished back part of this house)

Joh. Hermann Schein was born here in 1586 - plaques on his birthplace and the opposite church (both rebuilt in the 19^th century)

museum of the brothers Rudof (1889-1971) and Erhard (1903-82) Mauersberger, famous church musicians

theatre built in 1909 - great supply of opera, ballet, concerts by the 'Robert-Schumann-Philharmonie'

A musical townhall: the old tradition of city pipers (1488-1846) was revived in 1990 - carillon from 1978 with 48 bells

Primary and secondary school, named after the composer Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903), who spent his youth in this village. House demolished (old photo), painted keyboard at the school wall (photo U.Nier).

The composer Theodor Kirchner (1823-1903) was born here. His birthplace was recently demolished (photo J.Beyer). Perhaps at the end of 2023 a plaque will be installed in the village.

Birthplace of Daniel Gottlob Türk, °1750

Permanent exhibition on Daniel Gottlob Türk.

built 1790, oldest municipal theatre - FP of Das stumme Walmädchen, opera by 14 years old C.M. von Weber

plaque commemorating Wagner's first stop on his escape from arrest in Dresden in 1849

house and workshop of organ builder Gottfried Silbermann - seat of G. Silbermann Society

Two organs by Silbermann; 1714, 3 manuals, 45 stops (examined by Kuhnau) and 1719, 1 manual, 14 stops

organ by Silbermann, 1717, 2 manuals, 20 stops

organ by Silbermann, 1735, 2 manuals, 35 stops

birthplace of the organ makers Andreas (°1678) and Gottfried (°1683) Silbermann - Andreas lived from 1701 in the Alsace (no organs in Germany). House in excellent condition.

museum of Silbermann, incl. replicas of some instruments - concerts

organ by Silbermann, 1747, 2 manuals, 21 stops

organ by Silbermann, 1728, 2 manuals, 17 stops

organ by Silbermann, 1726, 2 manuals, 20 stops

organ by Silbermann, 1715, 1 manual, 14 stops

organ by Silbermann, 1730, 2 manuals, 20 stops

organ by J. Daniel Ranft, 1757, 2 manuals; nice front - church built in 1667

birthplace of Johann Kuhnau, °1660 - predecessor of Bach as Thomaskantor

birthplace of Johann Schelle, °1648 - uncle of Kuhnau and his predecessor as Thomaskantor

the Schumanns ran away from revolutionary disturbances in Dresden, 1849, to the house of the befriended family Serre in Maxen castle; earlier visits from 1836.

Actually a small cabin with an exhibition on Robert and Clara Schumann as guests of the Serre family - permanently accessible

after some days in Maxen, the Schumanns moved to Kreischa (their residence destroyed). Composition of some choral works and 'republican marches' - Schumann bust 1997.

the young Wagner, then named Richard Geyer, lived in Possendorf 1820-21 as a pupil of Pfarrer Wetzel

The reprehensible devastation of the precious city centre at the end of World War II faded out many traces of the glorious musical history of the capital of Saxony, although some important buildings have been reconstructed. But the medieval St. Sophia church with its Silbermann organ is finally lost, as are all the inner city houses of composers.
In the 17th century Heinrich Schütz was the leading musician, 1617-72. In the 18th, during the reign of August der Starke, the musical life reached its peak: Hasse (opera), Zelenka (church music), Heinichen (orchestra) and the violinist Pisendel all worked here as court musicians - Splendid festival in September 1719 (3 operas by Lotti, various concerts) - In 1736 Bach was honoured with the title of court composer; he visited the town seven times. His son Friedemann was organist at St. Sophia, 1733-47 - In 1760 (during the 7 years war), Schütz MSs and Hasse's library got lost - In the 19th century Weber (1817-26) and Wagner (1846-49) led the court opera.
Also having lived in Dresden: Schumann, 1844-50, and Rakhmaninov, 1906-09.

18th c. exterior restored, interior altered - famous choir Kreuzchor; Graun, Hiller and Wagner were members - Schützkapelle with window and plaques from destroyed house  - concerts

famous late baroque church by Georg Bähr - Bach played the Silbermann organ in 1736 - destroyed, rebuilt 1994-2005 - actual organ by Kern, 2005, 4 man., 86 stops - many concerts

Roman catholic cathedral (mid 18th c., restored) - Hasse, Zelenka - organ by Silbermann, 1754 (his last work), III/p/47; case reconstructed, rest original - Mozart 1789 - concerts

on this spot were the opera theatre from 1781 to 1841 and the house of its director Carl Maria von Weber in 1817 - demolished, today's building from 1913 (restaurant)

First building 1841 by Gottfried Semper: Wagner 1843-49; FP Rienzi, Holländer, Tannhäuser - actual building 1878, also by Semper - many FPs of R.Strauss operas - concerts by the Staatskapelle.  www.semperoper.de  - monuments for Weber (1860) and Schütz (1985) around the building.>

Museum (incl. musical clocks) - The opera/concert hall (1719 festival, appearances by Mendelssohn, Wagner a.o.), burnt down in 1849 - Schütz monument (1960) near the Zwingerteich (Devrientstraße 1).

former court residence, for the major part restored/reconstructed - Schütz 1617-72 -  opera theatre 1667-1707 in SW corner, later church, demolished

Jan Dismas Zelenka lived in the Brüdergasse; there is a plaque at the present hotel

Chopin stayed here in 1838 (rebuilt, plaque) - also Mozart in 1789 and Wagner in 1842

built in 1969, good example of DDR architecture - concert hall with 2400 seats, seat of the Dresdner Philharmonie

music academy and institute of musicology in a gymnasium building from 1884 - Schütz archive

graves of Joh. Gottlieb Naumann, †1801, and the cellist August Klengel, †1852

former palace built in 1727, today hospital - Wagner lived in the eastern wing 1847-49, finishing Lohengrin

Grave of Carl Maria von Weber, †1826 but buried here in 1844 on Wagner's instigation - gravestones of Jan Dismas Zelenka and Silvius L. Weiß substituted

plaque of Joh. Gottlieb Naumann, born in Blasewitz in 1741 - he was the leading composer in Dresden in the late 18th c., 1776-1801 Hofkapellmeister

Villa from 1893 burnt down in 1979. During 1920s and '30s occupied by the musical family Schuncke. Rakhmaninov was a regular guest from 1924.

grave of Felix Draeseke, †1913, working at the music academy from 1876

graves of Friedrich Wieck, †1875, and of the conductor Carl Reißiger, †1859, working at the opera from 1828

summer-house of Anton Rubinstein in 1892 - he lived in Dresden 1891-94 (opus 118: Souvenir de Dresde)

Theatre (1947) for operetta and musical

library with rich music department - treasury room with autographs of Bach, Vivaldi, Weber, Schumann, Wagner a.o.

established in 1911/12 by Emile Jaques-Dalcroze as 'institute for music and rhythm' - laboratory of dance experiments (Ausdruckstanz a.o.), festival of contemporary music. -  www.hellerau.org

house of Friedrich Wieck, Robert Schumann's father in law, 1840-†1873

house of Christian Friedrich Körner - visits by Mozart during his stay in Dresden, 12-18.IV.1789 - famous portrait drawed by Dora Stock

in this summer-house Friedrich Schiller worked at Don Carlos and the Ode an die Freude, 1785-87

courtly feasts in the 18th c. - Gluck 1747 (FP Le Nozze d'Ercole e d'Ebe, meeting with dancer Noverre)  - harpsichord by Silbermann

Winzerhäuschen - summerhouse of Carl Maria von Weber 1818-19 and 1822-24 - original furniture (provided by great-granddaughter Mathilde von Weber), documents, plates

favourite place of Weber - in the former inn he presented in 1819 the newly composed Aufforderung zum Tanz to his friends

House of Richard Wagner, summer 1846 - composition of Lohengrin - exhibition about Wagner's Dresden years 1842-49 - bust outside

Wagner exhibition since 2013 - audiovisual presentation of Wagner's Saxon years, until 1850

Wagner monument (R. Guhr 1933) , the composer represented as a Grail knight - plaque on neaby Lochmühle 

romantic open air theatre, built in 1936 - in summer opera performances (Freischütz, Hänsel und Gretel a.o.)

organ by J.C. Schmieder, 1732, from Stönzsch and originally 12 stops - examined by Bach - moved to Hohnstein and enlarged in 1967

Birthplace of the composers Georg (°1866) and Camillo (°1872) Schumann, sons of Musikdirektor Clemens Schumann (no relatives of Robert S.)

house of Andreas Hammerschmidt (1611/12-1675), organist of the former Johanniskirche and called Zittauer Orpheus ,important composer of sacred music.

grave of Andreas Hammerschmidt, †1675

built in 1936, after destruction by fire of the theatre from 1802 - cooperation with Görlitz

birthplace of Heinrich Marschner, °1795

Marschner monument (1950, after the remelting by the Nazis of the original bust from 1888)

birthplace of the composer Friedrich Schneider, °1786 - so called Umgebindehaus, a characteristic mixture of Slavic and German architecture - monument

exhibition of Schneider memorabilia in the local museum

Piano factory of the brands Bechstein, Hoffmann and Zimmermann - Concert hall (VielHarmonie) at Nordstraße 15. - > www.bechstein.de

original Förster piano factory -  > www.august-foerster.de

Organ (Sonnenorgel) by Eugen and Horatio Casparini, 1703 (reconstr. 1999), 4 manuals, 89 stops -  Bach pupil Nicolai worked here.

public concerts since the 18th c.

built in 1851 - cooperation with Zittau

Concert hall built in 1910 for the Schlesische Musikfeste - concert organ by Sauer, IV/p/72.

In the district Görlitz-Moys, now belonging to Polish Zgorzelec, was the Nazi camp 'Stalag VIII A', in which Olivier Messiaen was kept in prison (1940-42); here he composed the Quatuor pour la fin du temps and performed it with three fellow prisoners on 15.I.1941 before an audience of 400 people, who made do with the cold, the only three-string cello and the false piano  - Today all traces of that camp have been wiped away.>

Serbski Ludowy Ansambl: folkloristic ensemble, established in 1958 - the Sorbs are a Slavic minority in southeast Germany with a rich folklore

Joh. Christoph Pezel lived here (or at nr. 8, demolished) from 1685 until his death 1694

Pezel became famous for his five part Turmsonaten (1685), sounding from the townhall tower

Country house of count von Brühl, intendant of the court opera of Berlin - visit by Weber in 1819, preparing his Freischütz

House of Eugène d'Albert and his wife, the singer Teresa Carreño, from the 1890s - composing hut in marvelous garden - concerts

Chinaware carillon from 1929  - The famous Minnesänger Heinrich Frauenlob was born in Meißen in the 1250s.

Old piano factory of Thürmer, established in 1834. Today a museum.

Robert Volkmann monument from 1919. -  He was born in 1815 in a house on Kirchplatz 7 (photo), demolished in the 1980s, exhibition moved to the Heimatmuseum, Am Markt 14  (still there?)

FP of Dafne by Schütz (1629), the first German opera (plaque in the Ratssaal).  -  Luther's companion Johann Walter was Kantor in Torgau, 1526-90  

Monument of the song composer Franz Abt, °1819 - There is a plaque on the location of his birthplace; address not given.

organ (Richter?, 1671?), 1 manual, 13 stops - visited by Bach in 1727

organ by Silbermann, 1722, 1 manual, 11 stops - in original state

organ by Silbermann, 1721, 2 manuals, 23 stops - Silbermann plaque at the northern wall