Michael Behringer (Director, Harpsichord, Organ)

Born: 1956 - Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

The German director and harpsichordist, Michael Behringer, studied Church Music in Freiburg; later he studied harpsichord playing and organ in Vienna and Amsterdam.

As a harpsichordist and continuo-player, Michael Behringer has travelled the world extensively, among others with Jordi Savall, Reinhard Goebel, Han Tol, Musica Antiqua Köln, Hespèrion XX, Freiburger Barockorchester and Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble.

Michael Behringer recorded J.S. Bach's sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord together with Hille Perl in 1999 for Hänssler.

Michael Behringer holds a teaching assignment at the Freiburg Musikhochschule.

Sources:
Hille Perl Websitre (September 2000)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (October 2002)

Michael Behringer: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Thomas Hengelbrock

Organ

Member of Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble:
C-2 (2001): Kyrie c-Moll BWV Anh 26 / Christe g-moll BWV 242, nach Francesco Durante, BWV 4, J.K. Kerll: Missa Superba
[C-3] (2007), BWV 150

Helmuth Rilling

Harpsichord

Member of Bach-Collegium Stuttgart:
BWV 84 [1983], BWV 149, BWV 159, BWV 169, BWV 188, BWV 193, BWV 203
Edition BA Vol. 67 (1999): BWV 213
DBK Vol. 49/EBA Vol. 12 (1982): BWV 35
Chorales & Sacred Songs

Jordi Savall

Organ

Member of Le Concert des Nations:
[V-1] (2011, CD+DVD): BWV 232
[V-4] (2018, Audio): BWV 247
[V-6] (2019, 2-SACD): BWV 248/1-6

Links to other Sites

Michael Behringer (HilleNet)
Michael Behringer - biography (Gulbenkian) [Potuguese]
Behringer, Michael (MH-Freiburg) [German]