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Experts confirm German composer’s heart in Szczecin Cathedral

PR dla Zagranicy
Peter Gentle 21.09.2012 11:07
19th century German composer Carl Loewe’s heart is in an urn discovered earlier this year in Szczecin Cathedral, south west Poland, forensic scientists have confirmed

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A commission of historians, forensic experts and churchmen say the heart is in such good condition that DNA tests are likely to be conducted if the composer’s relatives are traced.

Born in 1796, Carl Loewe achieved great popularity in his lifetime as a composer and singer.

In 1820, he moved to Stettin in Prussia (now Szczecin in Poland), where he spent over forty years.

The people of Szczecin brought his heart from the town of Kiel, where he died in 1869. Loewe’s heart will be reburied in Szczecin Cathedral on 7 October after a mass and an ecumenical service led by the local archbishop.

A concert of Loewe’s music is also to be held in the church.

Carl Lowe worked as an organist in St Jacob’s Church (now the Cathedral) in Szczecin.
In 1827, he conducted the first performance of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in the town. His own compositional output includes two symphonies, five operas and numerous songs. There are some 20 places in Szczecin connected with Loewe’s life and work.

The International Carl-Loewe-Society is based in Loebejuen, Germany, Loewe’s birthplace. (mk/pg)

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