Barockorchester Bremen (Baroque Orchestra)

Founded: 1990 - Bremen, Germany

The Barockorchester Bremen (Bremen Baroque Orchestra), founded in 1990 on the initiative of Thomas Albert, draws on a membership comsisting mostly of graduates of the Academy of Early Music in Bremen. One of the leading German Baroque orchestras, it has achieved a high measure of renown with its numerous concerts, radio broadcasts, and CD productions. Its repertoire includes classics of the 17^th century (Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi) as well as orchestral music by J.S. Bach, George Frideric Handel, and Georg Philipp Telemann.

Source: Liner notes to 2-CD ‘J.S. Bach: Apocryphal St. Luke Passion’ conducted by Wolfgang Helbich (CPO, 1997)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2001)

Wolfgang Helbich: Short Biography | Ensembles: Alsfelder Vokalensemble | Barockorchester Bremen
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Harald Wolff

Tenor

[CR-126] (c1963, Radio recording): BWV 126

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