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Objective of the Leipziger Notenbogen

The5km(3miles)longLeipzigerNotenbogen(LeipzigMusicArc)isasupplementary"musical"promenade.WhilstthelocationspertainingtotheBachandMendelssohnerasformthebasisofthehref="/en/music-routes/leipzig-music-trail/route-and-stations">LeipzigerNotenspur(MusicTrail),theLeipzigerNotenbogenmusicroutefocusesprimarilyonthelatteryearsofthe19thcenturyandthedawnofthe20thcentury.ThisistheperiodofLeipzig'shistoryinwhichthecitywitnessedArthurNikischasmusicaldirectoroftheGewandhausOrchestra,GustavMahlerasconductoroftheOperaandMaxRegerasUniversitätsmusikdirektor(UniversityMusicDirector).BywalkingthroughtheWaldstrasseQuarter–aresidentialneighbourhoodinWilhelminianstylewithoutequalinEurope–theClaraZetkinParkandtheMusicQuarter,onecanstillsensetheatmosphereofthecitywhoseGewandhausattractedcomposerssuchasPeterTchaikovsky,EdvardGriegandRichardStrausstoLeipzig.IncontrasttotheLeipzigerNotenspur(LeipzigMusicTrail),theLeipzigerNotenbogenmusicroutedoesnotincorporateanymuseumsandtheinteriorofveryfewofthelocationscanbeviewed.Wethereforerecommendthistourforclementweather!Inaddition,theLeipzigerNotenbogenfocusesontwoindispensableaspectsofthecity'smusicalhistory:Thetourincludestwoeducationalinstitutionsofexceptionallyrichtradition:###
  • class="Tabelleninhalttm6">theforumthomanumaccommodatesandnurturesthechoristersoftheThomanerchor(St.Thomas’BoysChoir)–alreadyinBach'sdayamusicalinstitutionsteepedincenturiesoftradition
  • class="Tabelleninhalt">theHochschulefürMusikandTheater(UniversityofMusicandTheatre)carriesforthandbuildsonthelegacyoftheKonservatorium(conservatoire)foundedbyMendelssohnin1843,honingtheskillsofthenextgenerationofmusiciansofalldisciplines,incollaborationwiththecity'smajormusicalinstitutions
class="Normal">ThreestationsoftheLeipzigerNotenbogenalsopayparticulartributetothecontributionLeipzig'sJewishcommunitymadetothecity'smusicaltradition.Withitsvariousfacets,theLeipzigerNotenbogenaugmentsourportrayalofthecityofmusic,unveilingtheabundanceanddiversityofitsmusicalheritageandleadingusintothe20thcentury.