Death of a label founder, 92

Death of a label founder, 92

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norman lebrecht

May 07, 2019

The family has announced the death today of Friedrich Hänssler, founder of an eponymous classical label which was part of his family’s wider empire of Christian publishing.

Among the label’s triumphs was a 172-CD Johann Sebastian Bach edition.

Friedrich’s memoirs were titled ‘A Life for the Gospel’.

 

Comments

  • Cubs Fan says:

    Another hero to music lovers. I’ve enjoyed so many recordings on that label. The Bach Edition is wonderful, but I still haven’t listened to it all. I was totally unaware of his Christian evangelizing, a rare thing nowadays. RIP.

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