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Rudolf Mauersberger
Person · male · Germany · Mauersberg · born 1889 · died 1971 · recording since 1994
German choral conductor and composer. (1889–1971)
Also known as ルドルフ・マウエルスベルガー
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1880s
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Dresdner Requiem / Trauermotette Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
Biography
English biography247 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1368868303
Biography
Rudolf Mauersberger (29 January 1889 – 22 February 1971) was a German choral conductor and composer. His younger brother Erhard was also a conductor and composer.
Career
After positions in Aachen and Eisenach, he became director of the renowned Dresdner Kreuzchor in 1930, a position he held until his death. In May 1933, Mauersberger became a member of the Nazi Party; there are strong indications though that he tried to minimize the influence of the NS-Ideology and in particular of the Hitler-Jugend onto the choir. He refused to stage NS-songs with the choir, and continued to perform the works of banned composers such as Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy and Günter Raphael, at least as late as 1938.
Probably his most famous work is the motet Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst (How desolate lies the city), written after the destruction of Dresden in February 1945. The text is taken from the Lamentations of Jeremiah, verses 1,1.4.9.13; 2,15; 5,17.20–21. The work is often seen as a bemoaning of the destroyed city, but given the biblical context, it can also apply to the whole of Germany and her people, the destruction of the country being punishment for its iniquities. Mauersberger's Dresden Requiem also reflects the destruction. He wrote a Passion music after St Luke, Passionsmusik nach dem Lukasevangelium, and the Dresdner Te Deum.
Recordings
with the Dresdner Kreuzchor:
Bach: Mass in B minor
Schütz: Geistliche Chormusik
Schütz: Psalmen Davids
with the Kreuzchor and the Thomanerchor, conducted together with Erhard Mauersberger:
Bach: Matthäuspassion
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -23 | 7.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (3 release groups · 3 studio albums)
Albums · 3
Dresdner Requiem / Trauermotette Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 39 tracks · 1:00:24
1Wie liegt die Stadt so wüst5:362Tiefe Glocken der Dresdner Kreuzkirche0:563Dresdner Requiem: 1. Vorspiel, Requiem aeternam2:434Dresdner Requiem: 2. Antiphon "Herr, gib ihnen die ewige Ruhe"2:535Dresdner Requiem: 3. Psalm "Gott man lobet dich"0:366Dresdner Requiem: 4. Antiphon "Herr gib ihnen die ewige Ruhe"0:457Dresdner Requiem: 5. "Neige dein Ohr"3:508Dresdner Requiem: 6. Epistel "Ich hörte eine Stimme"2:309Dresdner Requiem: 7. Gebet (Graduale) Vergänglichkeit2:0910Dresdner Requiem: 8. "Es ist ein kurz… Ding"2:0411Dresdner Requiem: 9. Evangelium "In der Welt habt ihr Angst"0:5212Dresdner Requiem: 10. Choral "Ich hab nun überwunden"; Tod0:2913Dresdner Requiem: 11. "Wer will Gott lehren"1:0214Dresdner Requiem: 12. Evangelium "Ich bin die Auferstehung"0:3515Dresdner Requiem: 13. Choral "Gern will ich folgen"; Dies irae0:5016Dresdner Requiem: 14. "Er tut große Dinge"1:3517Dresdner Requiem: 15. Choral "Und ein Buch wird sich…"0:4918Dresdner Requiem: 16. Evang. "Den Frieden lasse ich euch"0:5519Dresdner Requiem: 17. "Und des Herrn Hand kam über mich"1:5320Dresdner Requiem: 18. Evangelium "Fürchte dich nicht"0:5721Dresdner Requiem: 19. Choral "Es ist gewißlich an der Zeit"0:5622Dresdner Requiem: 20. "Der Herr hat seine Hand gewendet"5:2523Dresdner Requiem: 21. Evangelium "Gott wird abwischen"1:2024Dresdner Requiem: 22. Choral "Du Herberg in der Wanderzeit"; Sanctus0:4925Dresdner Requiem: 23. Praefatio "In der Gewißheit"0:1926Dresdner Requiem: 24. Sanctus1:5327Dresdner Requiem: 25. Osanna0:3028Dresdner Requiem: 26. Benedictus "Gelobet sei, der da kommt"1:2229Dresdner Requiem: 27. Osanna0:3230Dresdner Requiem: 28. Choral "Was für ein Volk"1:0831Dresdner Requiem: 29. Osanna0:2632Dresdner Requiem: 30. Choral "Wenn dann zuletzt"0:5533Dresdner Requiem: 31. Vorspiel und Choral "Mit Jubelklang"2:0434Dresdner Requiem: 32. Gebet "Jesu, milder Herrscher"; Agnus Dei0:2535Dresdner Requiem: 33. Chor "O du Lamm Gottes"1:2936Dresdner Requiem: 34. Schlußgebet "Aus der Tiefe rufe ich"1:3537Dresdner Requiem: 35. "Gib ihnen die ewige Ruhe"2:3138Dresdner Requiem: 36. Vorspiel und Choral "Seid getrost"1:3639Dresdner Requiem: 37. Schlußchor "Laß sie ruhen in Frieden"1:10Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 28 tracks · 1:00:49
1Glocken der Dresdner Kreuzkirche1:162Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7: I. Introitus1:363Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 1: I. Macht hoch die Tür5:164Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 1: II. Die Weissagung2:095Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 1: III. Lobt Gott, ihr Christen alle gleich1:046Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 1: IV. Antiphone / Gebor'n ist uns Emanuel2:147Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 1: V. Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen2:218Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 1: VI. Alle Welt springe und lobsinge1:049Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: I. Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ3:4110Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: II. Weihnachtsevangelium, Teil 12:1811Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: III. Joseph, lieber Joseph mein1:4912Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: IV. Weihnachtsevangelium, Teil 20:5813Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: V. Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her3:0914Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: VI. Weihnachtsevangelium, Teil 3: Und der Engel sprach zu ihnen "Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe"3:2115Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: VII. Jauchzet, ihr Himmel3:0716Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: VIII. Kindelwiegen "Vom Himmel hoch, o Engel kommt"2:5017Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: IX. Weihnachtsevangelium, Teil 41:1318Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: X. Kommet, ihr Hirten1:3319Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: XI. Psallite1:0320Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: XII. Du lieber, heiliger frommer Christ0:5121Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: XIII. Weihnachtsevangelium, Teil 51:4622Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 2: XIV. Ich steh an deiner Krippe hier1:0723Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 3: I. In dulci jubilo0:5824Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 3: II. Der Quempas / Nunc angelorum5:0125Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 3: III. Kommt, und lasst uns Christum ehren1:0726Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 3: IV. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht2:4627Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores, RMWV7, Teil 3: V. O du fröhliche2:4228Glocken der Dresdner Kreuzkirche2:292005 · studio album
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Rudolf Mauersberger head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 3 | 77.1th |
| Studio albums | 3 | 80.9th |
| Awards recorded | 3 | 95.4th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | -23 | 7.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Arthur Nikisch Prize | won | |
| — | National Prize of East Germany | won | |
| — | Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold | won |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/473576cb-a37c-4755-a965-3b89a7841a94discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/473576cb-a37c-4755-a965-3b89a7841a94core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456983seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Mauersbergerbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Mauersberger
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Wikidata: Q456983 · MusicBrainz: 473576cb-a37c-4755-a965-3b89a7841a94
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