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Abbé Georg Joseph Vogler (1749-1814) was a Catholic priest who also happened to be highly educated, and became one of the most noted music teachers of his era. Among his many successful students were Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer. Abbé Vogler worked all over Europe - In Germany, Russia, England, and Portugal but longest in Sweden, where he was music director for King Gustavus III and music teacher to the crown prince.The premiere performance of the Requiem in E flat Major took place after the composer's death in 1814, when critics compared it favorably to Mozart's great Requiem in D.The Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester is the chamber orchestra of Ludwigshafen-Mannheim. In 1777, at the height of musical life at the royal court in Mannheim, Abbé Vogler founded the Mannheimer Tonschule. The history of the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Mannheim is directly influenced by this great tradition, and it is a special duty of these musicians to follow this important heritage as they do on this recording.