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Kaspar Förster
voc, 1616-1673 DE, Gdańsk
Singer / Musician / Composer of Classical
Kaspar Förster (also Caspar Foerster) (baptized 28 February 1616, Danzig - died 2 February 1673, Oliva, near Danzig) was a German singer and composer.Förster studied music under his father Kaspar (1574-1652) and then under Marco Scacchi in Warsaw. He sang bass and conducted choirs at the Polish court in Warsaw from 1638 to about 1643, then served as kapellmeister to Frederik III of Denmark in Copenhagen between 1652 and 1655. In 1655, a war broke out between Denmark and Sweden, and Förster returned to Danzig, working as cantor at the Marienkirche there. He returned to the employ of Frederik from 1661 to 1667. During this time he visited Venice several times and played a role in bringing aspects of Italian musical style to northern Europe. He also studied under Giacomo Carissimi in the 1660
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Violin Concerto in G Minor: I. Andante on Bach & Co by Les Accents & Thibault Noally Violin Concerto in G Minor: II. Largo on Bach & Co by Les Accents & Thibault Noally Violin Concerto in G Minor: III. Allegro on Bach & Co by Les Accents & Thibault Noally La Sidon, Sonata a 3 in F Major on Gems of the Polish Baroque by Ewa Anna Augustynowicz, Ensemble Giardino di Delizie, Katarzyna Solecka, Cristina Vidoni, Silvia di Maria, Paola Ventrella & Elisabetta Ferri Sonata a 3 in C Minor on Gems of the Polish Baroque by Ewa Anna Augustynowicz, Ensemble Giardino di Delizie, Katarzyna Solecka, Cristina Vidoni, Silvia di Maria, Paola Ventrella & Elisabetta Ferri Jesu dulcis memoria on Ich bin die Auferstehung: Buxtehude & His Copenhagen Connections by Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Concerto Copenhagen & Lars Ulrik Mortensen Dulcis amor Jesu on Forster, K.: Vanitas vanitatum by Kaspar Förster & Tempo, Il Sonata a 3 in G Major on Gems of the Polish Baroque by Ewa Anna Augustynowicz, Ensemble Giardino di Delizie, Katarzyna Solecka, Cristina Vidoni, Silvia di Maria, Paola Ventrella & Elisabetta Ferri Sonata á 7 on Ich bin die Auferstehung: Buxtehude & His Copenhagen Connections by Jakob Bloch Jespersen, Concerto Copenhagen & Lars Ulrik Mortensen Confitebor tibi Domine on Förster: Sacred Works by Kaspar Förster, Les Traversées Baroques & Etienne MeyerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stylus Phantasticus | Dieterich Buxtehude • Dietrich Becker • Kaspar Förster • Johann Adam Reincken, Bell'Arte Salzburg, Annegret Siedel | 2009 | Album |
| Mistrzowie i Uczeń (Masters And Pupil) | Kaspar Förster | 2008 | Album |
| Vanitas Vanitatum | Kaspar Förster : La Capella Ducale, Musica Fiata, Roland Wilson | 1999 | Album |
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