Max Baumann
Max Georg Baumann (20 November 1917, Kronach – 17 July 1999, Berlin) was a German composer. Biography. He studied conducting, piano, and trombone Berlin Hochschule für Musik with Konrad Friedrich Noetel and Boris Blacher. He spent two years as a choir director and deputy Kapellmeister at the opera in Stralsund (1947-1949). He taught piano and music theory at the Berlin College of Music (1946-1978). In 1960 he was appointed professor. After meeting French organist Jean Guillou during this time, Baumann wrote his first compositions for organ (Invocation op. 67 no. 5, Trois pièces brèves op. 67 no . 6, Psalmi op. 67 no. 2), which Guillou premiered in a concert on January 20, 1963 at St. Matthias church in Berlin. Baumann also appeared as conductor and choirmaster and, in 1963, became interim conductor of the choir at St. Hedwig's Cathedral. His cantata "Libertas cruciata" was the first composition written specifically with stereo FM radio in mind.