{{Short description|Austrian composer}} {{for|German meteorologist|:de:Franz Baur}} {{expand German|topic=bio|date=January 2022}} thumb|Franz Baur '''Franz Baur''' (born 25 January 1958 in Hall in Tirol) is a Tirolean composer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.konstirol.at/team/dozenten/baur-franz/ |title=BAUR Franz - Tiroler Landeskonservatorium<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2014-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513112526/https://www.konstirol.at/team/dozenten/baur-franz/ |archive-date=2016-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He was recipient of the {{Interlanguage link multi|Tiroler Landespreis für Kunst|de}} in 2011. His compositions have been performed in Austria, Germany, South Tirol, the USA and Ukraine. His work includes more than 50 compositions from large orchestral and choral works, to works for wind instruments, brass quartet, including film scores, for the film series "Dracula".<ref>[https://vsm.bz.it/vsm_komponisten/baur-franz/ VSM Komponisten Franz Baur]</ref>
His trilogy of large scale Genesis based oratorios consists of '''Genesis – Die Schöpfung'' (2012), ''Amartema – Der Sündenfall''(2013) were well received and completed with the third part ''Kataklysmos - Sintflut'' (2015). <ref>[https://www.meinbezirk.at/westliches-mittelgebirge/c-lokales/oratorium-von-franz-baur-in-der-wallfahrtskirche_a1506490 Oratorium von Franz Baur in der Wallfahrtskirche 9. Oktober 2015, 14:10 Uhr] "Der erste und zweite Teil der Oratorientrilogie „Genesis – Die Schöpfung“ (2012) und „Amartema – Der Sündenfall“ (2013) wurden vom Publikum begeistert aufgenommen und lassen erwarten, dass der Komponist auch für die „Sintflut“ "</ref> The first two parts have been recorded. Other large scale works include an oratorio on Revelation ''Offenbarung des Johannes'', the children's opera ''Das Dschungelbuch'', and ''Robert-Gernhardt-Lieder'' for alto and orchestra. ==Recordings== *''Die schöne Stadt'' - Song cycle on poems of Georg Trakl for soprano and string trio. Recording by Martha Senn, Ensemble Astarte, MusikMuseum 2010 *''Genesis'' - oratorio Susanne Langbein, Andreas Mattersberger, Chor der Akademie St. Blasius, Orchester der Akademie St. Blasius, Karlheinz Siessl MusikMuseum 2011 *''Amartema'' - Der Sündenfall (Oratorium) Susanne Langbein, Bernhard Landauer, Andreas Mattersberger, Orchester der Akademie St. Blasius, Karlheinz Siessl 2016 *''Missa pastoralis'' Chor der Akademie St. Blasius, Orchester der Akademie St. Blasius, Karlheinz Siessl 2019
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