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Hans Gillesberger & Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
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As a conducor of Wiener Symphoniker Recording as a Chorus Master with Wilhelm Furtwängler Recordings as a Chorus Master with Nikolaus Harnoncourt Recordings as a Chorus Master with Fritz Lehmann General Discussions	Hans Gillesberger - Short Biography Wiener Sängerknaben - Short History Chorus Viennensis - Short History
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Hans Gillesberger
Recordings
As a conducor of Wiener Symphoniker

C-1	Dutch Master Volume 13 - Portret van Aafje Heynis
Aria for Alto (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 108 [3:57]
Hans Gillesberger
Wiener Symphoniker
Contralto: Aafje Heynis; Organ: Pierre Polla (BWV 508)
Philips		1956; 1960	CD / TT: 66:34
Other works: not by J.S. Bach.

C-2	J.S. Bach & Handel: Sacred Arias - Aafje Heynis
Aria for Alto (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 108 [5:59] Aria for Alto Erbarme dich (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [7:16] Aria for Alto Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 30) from Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [5:37] Aria for Alto Bereite dich, Zion (Mvt. 4 (4)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 [5:31] Aria for Alto Schlafe mein Liebster (Mvt. 10 (19)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/2 [10:08]
Hans Gillesberger
Wiener Symphoniker
Contralto: Aafje Heynis; Pierre Polla (Organ, in BWV 508)
Philips		1961	CD / TT: 77:16
Other works: by G.F. Händel.

Recordings as a Chorus Master with Wilhelm Furtwängler

F-1	Bach: Passion selon Saint Matthieu (incomplete Vienna 1952) J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion -The Complete Surviving Material from Buenos Aires 1950 & Vienna 1952
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wiener Singakademie & Wiener Sängerknaben (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Wiener Philharmoniker
Tenor: Julius Patzak; Soprano: Irmgard Seefried; Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Baritone: Victor Braun
Polish ARSMUSICA / Société Wilhelm Furtwängler / Archipel		April 1952	CD / TT: 63:00
2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by W. Fürtwangler. Recorded at Konzerthaus, Vienna. Part One Nos. 1-33. See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler Buy this album at: Société Wilhelm Furtwängler

F-2	Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Wiener Singakademie & Wiener Sängerknaben (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Wiener Philharmoniker
Tenor [Evangelist]: Anton Dermota; Baritone [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano [Arias, Maids, Pilati Weib]: Elisabeth Grümmer; Contralto: Marga Höffgen; Bass [Arias, Judas, Petrus, High Priest, Pilatus]: Otto Edelmann
EMI Classics		April 1954	2-CD / TT: 90:40
3^rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 By W. Fürtwangler. Recorded at Großer Konzerthaussaal, Vienna. Abridged version [omits 19, 23, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48-51, 55, 61, 64, 70, 75; abridges 32, 34, 39, 52, 63, 67, 73, 76]. In the original performances 14 numbers from the score were omitted, and some of the recitative was slightly trimmed. When editing and remastering the tapes for the CD transfer, a further 2 items had to be cut because of the insurmountable technical problems in the original recording. See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler Buy this album at: Amazon.com

Recordings as a Chorus Master with Nikolaus Harnoncourt

H-1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 50, BWV 83 & BWV 197
Cantatas BWV 50, BWV 83, BWV 197
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Sopranos: Boys; Altos: Boys; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Telefunken		1963 or 1968	LP / TT:

H-2	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 1
CD-1: Cantatas BWV 1, BWV 2, BWV 3 CD-2: Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 5, BWV 6 CD-4: Cantatas BWV 11 CD-6: Cantatas BWV 17, BWV 18, BWV 19
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Sopranos: Soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben; For details of other vocal soloists, see: Harnoncourt & Leonhardt – Recordings Part 2
Teldec		1971-1972	6-CD
H. Gillesberger & Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis do not participate in the recordings of other cantatas on this set. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

H-3	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 2
CD-1: Cantatas BWV 20, BWV 21 CD-2: CanBWV 24, BWV 25 CD-3: Cantatas BWV 26, BWV 27, BWV 28, BWV 29 CD-4: Cantatas BWV 30, BWV 31 CD-5: Cantatas BWV 34 CD-6: Cantatas BWV 36
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Sopranos: Soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben; For details of other vocal soloists, see: Harnoncourt & Leonhardt – Recordings Part 2
Teldec		1972-1974	6-CD
H. Gillesberger & Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis do not participate in the recordings of other cantatas on this set. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

H-4	J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas Vol. 3
CD-1: Cantatas BWV 37, BWV 38 CD-2: Cantatas BWV 41, BWV 42, BWV 43 CD-3: Cantatas BWV 44, BWV 47 CD-4: Cantatas BWV 48, BWV 50
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Boy Sopranos: Soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben; For details of other vocal soloists, see: Harnoncourt & Leonhardt – Recordings Part 2
Teldec		1974-1976	6-CD
H. Gillesberger & Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis do not participate in the recordings of other cantatas on this set. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

H-5	J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
Mass in B minor BWV 232
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Sopranos: Rotraud Hansmann, Emiko Iiyama; Alto: Helen Watts; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
Teldec		Apr-May 1968	2-CD / TT: 106:50
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by N. Harnoncourt See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt Buy this album at: Amazon.com

H-6	Bach: Magnificat / Händel: Utrecht Te Deum
Magnificat BWV 243 [27:30]
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Uwe Harrer)
Sopranos: Hildegard Heichele, Helrun Gardow, Alto: Paul Esswood, Tenor: Kurt Equiluz, Bass: Robert Holl
Teldec		1984	CD / TT:
1^st recording of the Magnificat by N. Harnoncourt

H-7	Bach: Matthäus-Passion
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Boy Soprano Voices of Regensburger Domspatzen (Chorus Master: Christoph Lickleder) & Men's Voices of the King's College Choir Cambridge (Chorus Master: David Willcocks) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Tenor [Evangelist, Arias - Chorus One]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Karl Ridderbusch; Sopranos [Arias - Chorus One and Chorus Two]: Two anonymous boy soloists of the Wiener Sängerknaben (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger); Alto [Arias - Chorus One]: Paul Esswood; Alto [Arias - Chorus Two: Nos. 33, 77]: Tom Sutcliffe; Alto [Arias - Chorus Two]: James Bowman; Tenor [Arias - Chorus Two]: Nigel Rogers; Bass [Arias - Chorus One]: Max van Egmond; Bass [Arias - Chorus Two]: Michael Schopper
Teldec		1970	3-CD / TT: 174:27
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by N. Harnoncourt. Recorded at Casino Zögernitz, Vienna, Austria. See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt Buy this album at: Amazon.com

H-8	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Hans Gillesberger
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis / Concentus Musicus Wien
Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus, Nos. 31, 60]: Max van Egmond; Trebles & Alto Soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben; Bass [Pilate; No. 48]: Jacques Villisech; Tenor [Arias, Servant]: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass [Peter]: Siegfried Schneeweis
Teldec		Apr-May 1965	2-CD / TT: 116:53
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by N. Harnoncourt See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Hans Gillesberger

H-9	Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium
WeihnacOratorium BWV 248/1-6
Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Concentus Musicus Wien
Soprano: Soloist of the Wiener Sängerknaben; Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern
Teldec		1972	2-CD / TT: 154:22
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 by N. Harnoncourt. See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com [Highlights]

Recordings as a Chorus Master with Fritz Lehmann

L-1	J,S, Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (St. John Passion)
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Fritz Lehmann
Wiener Singakademie (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Wiener Symphoniker
Soprano: Uta Graf; Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Julius Patzak; Bass: Gérard Souzay; Bass: Walter Berry
M+A		Apr 6, 1955	2-CD / TT:
Recorded live at the Grossen Konzerthaussaal, Vienna, Austria.

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - May 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Anton Schönauer (November 2002)

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