Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: the bass-baritone in june 2007 - birth date: 01 february 1936 - name: max van egmond - organization: sweelinck conservatory amsterdam - image: max van egmond.jpg - birth place: semarang , indonesia - occupation: professor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of max van egmond .
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max van egmond -lrb- born 1 february 1936 in semarang -rrb- is a dutch bass and baritone singer .he has focused on oratorio and lied and is known for singing works of johann sebastian bach .he was one of the pioneers of historically informed performance of baroque and renaissance music .