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Ernest Ansermet & L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas - LP’s
Recordings of Cantatas - CD reissues
Recordings of Cantatas - Audios
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Ernest Ansermet - Short Biography
Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne - Short History
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas - LP’s


L-1

Bach: Orchestral Suites 2 & 3 / Sonata / Sinfonia

 

Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) Cantata BWV 12 []
Sonata (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 31 [2:47]

Ernest Ansermet

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

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Decca CS-6243
Decca SXL-6004
London CM-9312

Sep 30-Nov 15, 1961

LP / TT:

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Producer: Smith/Wallace.
Other works on LP: Suite No 2 BWV 1067 and Suite No 3 BWV 1068.


L-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas No. 105 & No. 45

Cantatas BWV 45 [21:38], BWV 105 [26:26]

Ernest Ansermet

Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: Tom Krause

Decca SXLA-6266
Decca OS-25996
London SR-33227

May 29-31, 1966

LP / TT: 48:04
LP / TT: 48:04
LP / TT: 48:04

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Producer: Mordler/Wilkinson & Lock.


L-3

Ansermet conducts Bach Cantatas No. 130, No. 67, excerpts from No. 101

Cantatas BWV 67 [15:59], BWV 130 [17:30]
Chorus (Mvt. 1), Duet for Soprano & Alto (Mvt. 5) & and final Chorale (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 101 [17:54 ?] (on original LP only)

Ernest Ansermet

Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass: Tom Krause

Decca/London OS-26098

Aug 30-Sep 2, 1968

LP / TT: 51:23

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 67: Mvt. 6: Aria [S, A, T, B] [6:04]


Recordings of Cantatas - CD Reissues


C-1

J.S. Bach: The 4 Missae Breves - Cantatas 67 & 130

Cantatas BWV 67 [15:59], BWV 130 [17:30]
Chorus (Mvt. 1), Duet for Soprano & Alto (Mvt. 5) & and final Chorale (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 101 [17:54 ?] (on original LP only)

Ernest Ansermet

Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass: Tom Krause

Decca 466754

Aug 30-Sep 2, 1968

2-CD / TT: 154:11

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Reissue from [L-3].
Other works: 4 Missas Breves BWV 233-236 conducted by Richard Hickox. See: Hickox - Recordings
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 67: Mvt. 6: Aria [S, A, T, B] [6:04]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2000): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-2

Ernest Ansermet: Decca Recordings 1953-1967

Sonata (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 31 [2:47]

Ernest Ansermet

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

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Decca 837002

Sep 30, 1961

6-CD / TT: 7:23:12

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Reissue from [C-1]. 6-CD includes only BWV 31.
Buy this album at:
6-CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co,uk | Amazon.de
Music Download 6-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-3

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites & Cantatas

 

Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) Cantata BWV 12 [4:19]
Sonata (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 31 [2:48]
Cantatas BWV 45 [21:44], BWV 105 [26:33]
Cantatas BWV 67 [16:00], BWV 130 [17:28]
Chorus (Mvt. 1), Duet for Soprano & Alto (Mvt. 5) & and final Chorale (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 101 [18:11]

Ernest Ansermet

Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne / L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

See above.

Decca 4800027

1961-1968

2-CD / TT: 148:57

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland.
Reissue from [L-1], [L-2], [L-3].
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 67: Mvt. 6: Aria [S, A, T, B] [6:04]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (2008): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


Recordings of Cantatas - Audios


A-1

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau "Doch weichet, ihr tollen vergeblichen Sorgen!" J.S. Bach

 

Aria for Bass Doch weichet, ihr tollen, vergeblichen Sorgen! (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [6:09]

Ernest Ansermet

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; André Pépin (Flute)

YouTube

Mar 8, 1961

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Genève, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 8: Mvt. 4: Aria [B] [6:09]


A-2

Agnes Giebel "Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Leiden" J. S. Bach
Agnes Giebel & Heinz Rehfuss"Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" J.S. Bach

 

Aria for Soprano Ich bin vergnügt in meinem Leiden (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 58 +
Recitative for Bass Kann es die Welt nicht lassen (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 58 [6:34 / 5:32]

Ernest Ansermet

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss; Lorand Fenyves (Violin)

YouTube

Apr 11, 1962

Audio / TT:

Recorded at Victoria Hall, Genève, Switzerland.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 58: Mvt. 3: Aria [S] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] [6:34] | Mvt. 3: Aria [S] + Mvt. 4: Recitative [B] [5:32]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - April 2017)
Thanks to contributors: Peter Smaill (August 2006), Burke Smith (November 2004), Josif Spartak (March 2017), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Ernest Ansermet: Short Biography | Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne | L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande | Recordings of Vocal Works


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