Karl Forster & Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin - Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Karl Forster & Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
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Recordings of Cantatas Recordings of Other Vocal Works	Karl Forster - Short Biography Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin - Short History Berliner Symphoniker - Symphony Orchestra

Recordings
Recordings of Cantatas

C-1	Bach: Cantatas, Arias & Chorales
Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [5:50] Aria for Bass (Mvt. 5) [7:41] & Chorale (Mvt. 6) [0:59] from Cantata BWV 13 Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 73 [5:03] Recitative (Mvt. 4) [1:00] & Aria (Mvt. 5) [6:12] for Bass from Cantata BWV 123 * Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) [6:22] and Chorale (Mvt. 5) [0:53] from Cantata BWV 157 Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) [7:55] and Chorale (Mvt. 5) [1:30] from Cantata BWV 159 Cantata BWV 158; Cantata BWV 203 *
Karl Forster
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Harpsichord: Robert Veyron-Lacroix [BWV 123]; Harpsichord: Edith Picht-Axenfeld [BWV 203]
EMI Classics		1958, 1960, 1971	CD / TT: 72:25
Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany. * not conducted by K. Forster. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-2	J.S. Bach: Cantaa Nr. 208 [LP] J.S. Bach - Telemann etc.: Cantatas
Cantatas BWV 208, BWV 211, BWV 212
Karl Forster
Members of the Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker
Sopranos: Annelies Kupper, Erika Köth, Lisa Otto; Tenors: Fritz Wunderlich; Josef Traxel; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Odeon 70475 EMI Classics		1960-1963	LP / TT: 2-CD / TT: 133:58
Recorded at Gemeindhaus (BWV 208) & Grunewaldkirche (BWV 211, BWV 212), Berlin, Germany. Odeon LP includes only BWV 208. Other works: by A. Scarlatti, G.P. Telemann, & F. Couperin. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-3	Baroque - J.S. Bach, Telemann: Cantatas
Cantatas Cantatas BWV 208 [35:14], BWV 203 [16:30]
Karl Forster
Berliner Symphoniker
Soprano: Erika Köth; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Capitol / EMI Classics		Nov 1961 (BWV 208); Feb 1960 (BWV 203)	CD / TT: 61:36
Recorded at Gemeindhaus, Berlin, Germany. Other work: by G.P. Telemann. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-1	J.S. Bach: Vier Motetten
Motets BWV 226, BWV 228-230 []
Karl Forster
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin
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Electrola		Jun 1957	10" LP / TT:
Recorded at Jesus-Christis-Kirche and Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany

V-2	In Memoriam Karl Förster
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [Nos. 1, 3, 16, 21, 23, 31, 35, 38, 44, 48, 53, 55, 63, 72, 78]
Karl Forster
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Symphoniker
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Eurodisc		Early 1960’s ?	3-LP / TT:

V-3	Bach: Johannes-Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Karl Forster
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Symphoniker
Tenor [Evangelist]: Fritz Wunderlich; Bass [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano [Arias]: Elisabeth Grümmer; Contralto [Arias]: Christa Ludwig, Tenor [Arias]: Josef Traxel; Bass [Pilatus & Petrus, Arias]: Karl-Christian Kohn; Soprano [Maid]: Lisa Otto; Tenor [Servant]: Horst Schafertöns
EMI Classics HMV		Jun 7, 12, 24 & 25, 1961; Oct 1961	2-CD / TT: 122:03 3-LP / TT:
Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - May 2011)
Thanks to Contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Poul Anders Lyngberg-Larsen (October 2008), John Simkiss (December 2008), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

Karl Forster: Short Biography | Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin | Recordings of Vocal Works

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