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René Steur (Bass-Baritone)

Born: The Netherlands

The Dutch bass-baritone, René Steur, began his singing studies with Celestine Dorhout. In 1987 he studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Professor Knoll. He is now coached in New York by Stephan Sweetland.

René Steur is affiliated with the Extra Koor of the Nederlandse Opera. He participated with the ensemble at the same Opera in April 1992 in the world premiere of Alfred Schnittke 's Life with an Idiot. Furthermore, he performed several opera roles with various domestic and foreign companies, including a world premiere in 1994 of the opera Los Heraldos by the Dutch composer Ilse van de Kasteelen.

In oratorio field René Steur has performed with various choirs and ensembles at home and abroad, including Collegium Vocale Gent, La Chapelle Royale and La Capilla Hispanoflamenca of Barcelona and Vocalconsort Berlin and regularly participates in CD, radio and TV recordings. He is a regular member of the ensemble of the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir conducted by Ton Koopman, which toured America and Japan and made ​​many CD recordings, including Bach Cantata project started in 1994, in which he regularly perform as a soloist.

In December 2003, René Steur was featured in the Nederlandse Opera in Amsterdam in the opera Samson by George Frideric Handel and in January 2004 at the Staatsoper Berlin in the opera Orfeo by Monteverdi.

Source: Haagsch Impresariaat Website, English translation by Aryeh Oron (May 2014)
Contributed by
Aryeh Oron (May 2014)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Philippe Herreweghe

Bass

Member of Collegium Vocale Gent:
C-18 (2006/2007):
BWV 84

Ton Koopman

Bass

Member of Amsterdam Baroque Choir:
Cantatas Vol. 1: CD-1:
BWV 21, BWV 131; CD-2: BWV 106, BWV 196, BWV 71, BWV 150; CD-3: BWV 31, BWV 185, BWV 4
Cantatas Vol. 3: CD-1: BWV 63, BWV 162, BWV 155; BWV 22, BWV 23, BWV 163, BWV 165; CD-3: BWV 161, BWV 208
Cantatas Vol. 4: CD-1: BWV 198, BWV 215; CD-2: BWV 214; CD-3: BWV 201
Cantatas Vol. 5: CD-1: BWV 207a; CD-2: BWV 206; CD-3: BWV 205; CD-4: BWV 213
Cantatas Vol. 6: CD-1: BWV 76, BWV 75; CD-2: BWV 190, BWV 179, BWV 59, BWV 69; CD-3: BWV 50, BWV 186, BWV 104, BWV 69a
Cantatas Vol. 7: CD-1: BWV 25, BWV 95, BWV 144, BWV 67, BWV 24; CD-2: BWV 136, BWV 184, BWV 105, BWV 148; CD-3: BWV 147, BWV 181, BWV 173
Cantatas Vol. 8: CD-1: BWV 65, BWV 89, BWV 60, BWV 83; CD-2: BWV 40, BWV 46, BWV 64, BWV 167; CD-3: BWV 109, BWV 81, BWV 77, BWV 90
Cantatas Vol. 9: CD-1: BWV 48, BWV 154, BWV 138, BWV 173a; CD-2: BWV 37, BWV 153, BWV 166, BWV 86, BWV 70; CD-3: BWV 66, BWV 194
Cantatas Vol. 10: CD-1:
BWV 119, BWV 134, BWV 44, BWV 73; CD-2: BWV 20, BWV 2, BWV 101; CD-3: BWV 180, BWV 130, BWV 134a
Cantatas Vol. 11: CD-1:
BWV 127, BWV 5, BWV 94; CD-2: BWV 41, BWV 7, BWV 139; CD-3: BWV 115, BWV 113, BWV 10
Cantatas Vol. 12: CD-1:
BWV 135, BWV 124, BWV 121, BWV 111; CD-2: BWV 99, BWV 78, BWV 114; CD-3: BWV 91, BWV 107, BWV 116, BWV 8
Cantatas Vol. 13: CD-1:
BWV 1, BWV 62, BWV 96; CD-2: BWV 38, BWV 93, BWV 33; CD-3: BWV 133, BWV 122, BWV 92
Cantatas Vol. 14: CD-1:
BWV 68, BWV 6, BWV 74, BWV 126; CD-2: BWV 26, BWV 125, BWV 178; CD-3: BWV 103, BWV 42, BWV 123
Cantatas Vol. 16: CD-1:
BWV 27, BWV 16; CD-2: BWV 102, BWV 79; CD-3: BWV 43, BWV 39
Cantatas Vol. 18: CD-1:
BWV 55, BWV 47, BWV 157, BWV 45; CD-2: BWV 52, BWV 187, BWV 151, BWV 98; CD-3: BWV 137, BWV 164, BWV 36
Cantatas Vol. 20: CD-1:
BWV 120a, BWV 156; CD-2: BWV 149, BWV 14, BWV 29, BWV 192; CD-3: BWV 120, BWV 11, BWV 9, BWV 112
Cantatas Vol. 21: CD-1:
BWV 100, BWV 177, BWV 195; CD-2: BWV 140, BWV 34, BWV 143, BWV 158; CD-3: BWV 197, BWV 97, BWV 118, BWV 191
Cantatas Vol., 22: CD-1:
BWV 80, BWV 236, BWV 30; CD-2: BWV 233, BWV 234, W.F. Bach: Gaudete omnes populi, F103; CD-3: BWV 30a, BWV 235
[V-2] (1994): BWV 232 [1st recording]
V-3 (1998):
BWV 243, BWV 249
[V-8] (1999): BWV 247 [1st recording]

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Rene Steur (Haagsch Impresariaat) [Dutch]


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