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Robert King & The King's Consort
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach
Recordings of Instrumental Works

Robert King - Short Biography
The King’s Consort - Short History

Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - conducted by Robert King
Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Robert King

Recordings

Recordings of Cantatas


C-4

The Art of James Bowman

Cantata BWV 54 [14:06]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Counter-tenor: James Bowman
Catherine Mackintosh, Roy Goodman (Violins); Jane Norman (Viola); Jane Coe (Cello); Alison Crum (Violone); Robin Jeffrey (Archlute); Robert King (Chamber Organ)

Meridian CDE-84332
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1986

CD / TT: 74:11
MP3 / TT: 73:57

Recorded at… Musical supervision: Paul Spicer; Editing: Jeremy Cooper; Recorded & produced byJohn Shuttleworth; Associate Producer: Justin Sillman.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Bowman & R. King.
Listen on YouTube: Cantata BWV 54 [14:28]: Mvt. 1: Aria [10:16] | Mvt. 2: Recitative [1:00] | Mvt. 3: Aria [3:12]
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C-6

Famous Baroque Arias

 

Aria for Soprano Aria for Soprano Schafe können sicher weiden (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208 [4:24]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Soprano: Gillian Fisher

Alto ALC-1102
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1987

CD / TT: 61:19
MP3 / TT: 61:15

Recorded at St. Pauls', Southgate, London, England.
Producer: Mark Brown; Engineer: Anthony Howell. Licensed from MAMP (Mark Anthony Music Productions)
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CD (2010): Amazon.com
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


C-1

Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto)

 
 

Cantatas BWV 54 [12:26], BWV 169 [24:15], BWV 170 [22:04]
Pitch: A=415; Temperament: Valotti, prepared by Simon Neal

Robert King

The King’s Consort

Counter-tenor: James Bowman
BWV 169 Chorale: Soprano: Gillian Fisher; Tenor: John Mark Ainsley; Bass: Charles Pott
Catherine Mackintosh, Miles Golding (Violins); Alan George (Viola) [BWV 54]; Jane Coe (Cello); Peter Buckoke (Double-bass); Valerie Darke (Oboe d’amore) [BWV 169, 170]; Catherine Latham (Oboe d’amore) [BWV 169]; Gail Hennessy (Oboe da caccia) [BWV 169]; James O’Donnell (Obbligato Organ) [BWV 169, 170]; Robert King (Chamber Organ) [by Justin Silmann, 1988] & (Harpsichord) [After Fleischer, 1716, by Robert Goble & Sons, 1982]

Hyperion CDA-66326 Helios CDH-55312

Sep 5-7, 1988

CD / TT: 59:03
CD / TT: 59:03

Recorded at Wadham College Chapell, Oxford, England. Recording Engineer: Tim Handley; Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker;Post Production Assistant: Adrian Hunter; Executive Producers: Cecile Kelley, Edward Perry.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 54 by J. Bowman & R. King.
See: Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - conducted by Robert King
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C-2

Albinoni - Pachelbel - Musica da Camera

 

Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from BWV 42 [6:21]
Other works: by Corelli, Pa, Händel, & Vivaldi.

Robert King

Musica da Camera (Leader: David Woodcock)

Paul Goodwin (Oboe); David Woodcock (Violin); James O'Donnell (Organ)

Linn Records CKH-012
Linn Records CKD-012
Hones HON-CD-5012

Sep 3-4, 1992

LP / TT
CD / TT: 54:14
CD / TT: 54:14

Recorded at Henry Wood Hall, London, England.
Producer: Ben Turner; Recording Engineer: Philip Hobbs.
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C-3

Essential Bach

 

Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 1 [8:39]
Chorale (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 1 [1:09]
Sinfonia to Cantata BWV 169 [8:34], taken from [C-1]
Vergnügte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust from Cantata BWV 170 [6:34], taken from [C-1]
Aria for Soprano Aria for Soprano Schafe können sicher weiden (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208 [4:24], taken from [C-6]
Gloria in excelsis Deo & Et in terra pax from Mass in B minor BWV 232 [6:25], taken from [V-1]
Dona nobis pacem from Mass in B minor BWV 232 [3'41], taken from [V-1]
Erbarme dich from St Matthew Passion BWV 244 [6:29]
Chorus Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen (Mvt. 1 (43)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/5 [6:05]
Chorale Zwar ist solche Herzensstube (Mvt. 11 (53)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 [0:54]

Robert King

Tölzer Knabenchor / The King’s Consort

Soprano: Gillian Fisher; Counter-tenor: James Bowman

Hyperion KINGS

BWV 1, 248: Sep 6-8, 1998

CD / TT: 73:21

BWV 1 & BWV 248 are from a private recording that was not commercially released. Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
Other works: movments from J.S. Bach’s non-vocal.
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C-5

J.S. Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51

Cantata BWV 51 [19:09]

Robert King (harpsichord, chamber organ, conductor and artistic leadership)

Tölzer Knabenchor / The King’s Consort

Soprano: Lorna Anderson
Lucy Russell (Violin); Madeleine Easton (Violin); Jane Rogers (Viola); Sarah McMahon (Violoncello); Judith Evans (Double bass); Frances Norbury (Oboe); Mark Baigent (Oboe); Crispian Steele-Perkins (Trumpet)

YouTube

Oct 2, 2011

Web / TT: 19:09

Recorded live at Varaždinske barokne večeri / Varazdin Baroque Evenings.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 51: Complete Cantata [19:09]


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V-1

Bach: Mass in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Robert King

Tölzer Knabenchor / The King’s Consort

Boy Sopranos: Matthias Ritter, Manuel Mrasek; Boy Altos: Matthias Schloderer, Maximilian Fraas; Tenor: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass: Michael George

Hyperion 67201

Sep 27 - Oct 2, 1996

2-CD / TT: 100:20

See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Robert King
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Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach


P-1

Sacred Music by Johann Kuhnau

 

J. Kuhnau: Motet Tristis est anima mea [4:50]

Robert King

The King’s Consort

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Hyperion 67059

Apr 19-22, 1998

CD / TT: 74:45

Recorded at St Jude-on-th-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - October 2021)

Robert King: Short Biography | Ensembles: The King’s Consort
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Individual Recordings:
Bach Cantatas 54, 169, 170 (for Alto) - R. King | BWV 232 - R. King


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