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Achim Kleinlein (Tenor)

Born: Kassel, Hesse, Germany

The German tenor, Achim Kleinlein, is best known to concert going audiences as a leading interpreter of the Evangelist in the Passions of J.S. Bach, works which he has sung in Israel and in many of the European musical centers on numerous occasions. His repertoire ranges from Monteverdi to the contemporary. On the operatic stage, the tenor roles of Mozart are ideally served by the elegance of his phrasing.

Achim Kleinlein has appeared with the NDR Symphony Orchestra, Münchner Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, Prague Symphony and Israel Chamber Orchestra. He is also a regular guest at numerous international festivals, such as the Schleswig-Hoistein Music Festival, the Dresden Musikfestspielen, the Middle European Festival, the Wiener Klassik im Musikverein and the Festival Bach de Lausanne. He is aslso a member of Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (Directors: Helmuth Rilling & Hans-Christoph Rademann).

Achim Kleinlein's artistic versatility is documented in numerous radio and CD productions.


Sources:
Achim Kleinlein Website
Contributed by
Gary Jankowski (June 2005)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss

Tenor

BWV 117

Jörg Breiding

Tenor

[V-1] (2013): BWV 247 [Evangelist[

Bernhard Emmer

Tenor

BWV 245 [R. Schumann version]

Christian Kroll

Tenor

BWV 244

Patrick van der Linden

Tenor

[V-1] (2016, CD/DVD): BWV 244 [Evangelist]

Michael D. Müller

Tenor

BWV 245 [2nd, Evangelist]

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Tenor

Member of Gächinger Kantorey:
[C-5] (2016): BWV 126, BWV 79, BWV 236

Links to other Sites

Tenor Achim Kleinlein (Official Website) [German/English]


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