Fritz Lehmann - Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Fritz Lehmann & Berlin Motet Choir & Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
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Recordings of Cantatas Recordings of Cantatas - American Decca (USA) - LP’s Recordings of Cantatas - Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv (Germany & UK) - LP’s Recordings of Cantatas - CD’s Recordings of Other Vocal Works	Fritz Lehmann - Short Biography Berliner Philharmoniker - Short History
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Fritz Lehmann
Recordings
Recordings of Cantatas - American Decca (USA) - LP’s

C-1	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 1 & BWV 19
Cantatas BWV 1, BWV 19
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey
American Decca		Jun 1952	LP / TT:
Buy this album at: Amazon.de [BWV 1 only]

C-2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 · 56 · 82
Cantata BWV 4 [25:23]
Fritz Lehmann
Frankfurt State School of Music Chorus / Göttingen Bach Festival Orchestra
Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Archiv Produktion (originally Decca)		Jul 31, 1950	CD / TT: 67:49
Recorded at Johanniskirche, Göttingen, Germany. Other 2 cantatas - BWV 56 & BWV 82 - are conducted by Karl Ristenpart. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

C-3	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21
Cantata BWV 21
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey
American Decca		Jun 1952	LP / TT: 42:14
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

C-4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & BWV 79
Cantatas BWV 39, BWV 79
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Lore Fischer; Bass: Hermann Schey
American Decca		Jun 1952	LP / TT: 21:30 +
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

C-5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 105 & BWV 170
Cantatas BWV 105 [28:00], BWV 170 [22:35]
Fritz Lehmann
BWV 105: Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker BWV 170: Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contraltos: Lore Fischer, Elisabeth Höngen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey
American Decca		Jun 1952 BWV 170: Oct 24-26, 1951	LP / TT: 50:35
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany [BWV 105] & Amerikahaus, Munich, Germany [BWV 170].

C-6	J.S. Bach: Cantatas Nos. 53, 200, 189
Cantata BWV 189
Fritz Lehmann
"Ensemble" Fritz Lehmann
Tenor: Walther Ludwig
Decca		Aug 3, 1951	LP / TT:
Recorded at Bavaria Film-Ateliers Halle 4, Germany. Other cantatas (BWV 53, BWV 200) are conducted by August Wenzinger

Recordings of Cantatas - Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv (Germany & UK) - LP’s

D-1	J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 21
Cantata BWV 21
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey
Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv		Jun 1952	LP / TT: 42:14
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

D-2	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 39 & BWV 105
Cantatas BWV 39 [24:39], BWV 105 [28:00]
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Lore Fischer; Bass: Hermann Schey
Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv ARC-3066.		Jun 1952	LP / TT: 52:39
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin.

D-3	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 19 & BWV 79
Cantatas BWV 19, BWV 79
Fritz Lehmann
Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber [BWV 19, BWV 79]; Contralto: Lore Fischer [BWV 79]; Tenor: Helmut Krebs [BWV 19]; Bass: Hermann Schey [BWV 19, BWV 79]
Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv Produktion 14004 APM		Jun 9, 1952 [BWV 19] Jun 13, 1952 [BWV 79]	LP / TT:
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.

D-4	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 170 & BWV 189
Cantatas BWV 170 [22:35], BWV 189
Fritz Lehmann
BWV 170: Bayerisches Staatsorchester BWV 189: "Ensemble" Fritz Lehmann
BWV 170: Contralto: Elisabeth Höngen BWV 189: Tenor: Walther Ludwig
Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv		BWV 170: Oct 24-26, 1951 BWV 189: Aug 3, 1951	LP / TT:
Recorded at Amerikahaus, Munich (BWV 170) & Bavaria Film-Ateliers Halle 4 (BWV 189)

D-5	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 1 & BWV 4
Cantatas BWV 1 [25:09], BWV 4 [25:23]
Fritz Lehmann
BWV 1: Berliner Motettenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker BWV 4: Frankfurt State School of Music Chorus / Göttingen Bach Festival Orchestra
BWV 1: Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Hermann Schey BWV 4: Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Deutsche Grammophon - Archiv Produktion		Jun 9, 1952 [BWV 1] Jul 31, 1950 [BWV 4]	LP / TT: 50:32
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany [BWV 1]; Johanniskirche, Göttingen, Germany [BWV 4].

Recordings of Cantatas - CD’s

E-2	L'art d'Elisabeth Hongen
Cantata BWV 170 [22:35]
Fritz Lehmann
Bayerisches Staatsorchester
Contralto:Elisabeth Höngen; Heinz Schnauffer (Organ)
Deutsche Grammophon 457973-2		Oct 24-26, 1951	2-CD / TT: 128:45
Recorded at Amerikahaus, Munich, Germany.

Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-1	J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor
Mass in B minor BWV 232
Fritz Lehmann
Berlin Radio Chorus & Orchestra or Berlin Chamber Choirs / Berlin Symphony Orchestra (on Vanguard Bach Guild) or Vienna Festival Orchestra and Chorus (on Music Treasure of the World)
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Contralto: Margherita de Landi; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Karl Wolfram
Urania / Saga / Vanguard Bach Guild / Music Treasures of the World		1953	2-LP / TT:
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V-2	J.S. Bach: Matthaus Passion
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Fritz Lehmann
Großer Chor des Berliner Rundfunks & the Boys’ Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Helmut Krebs; Baritone [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano: Elfriede Trötschel; Alto: Diana Eustrati; Bass [Arias]: Friedrich Härtel Silvia Kind (Harpsichord); P. Hoffman (Organ)
Vox DLP-6070 Pantheon ALB-2 Music & Arts CD-1091 Dante LYS-619-621 Documents 231135		Apr 9-10, 1949 (Easter)	4-LP / TT: 4-LP / TT: 200:31 3-CD / TT: 199:21 3-CD / TT: 196:13 3-CD / TT:
Recorded live at Haus des Rundfunks (Masurenallee Saal 1), Berlin, Germany by Rundfunk der DDR. Recording enginner: Siegfried Mitlacherin. See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Fritz Lehmann Buy this album at: Music & Arts 3-CD (2006): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music & Arts Music Download [198:49]: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Dante 3-CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Documents 3-CD (2010): Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Documents Music Download [197:28]: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

V-3	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.

V-4	J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6
Fritz Lehmann [1-4], Günther Arndt [5-6]
Berliner Motettenchor & RIAS Kammerchor (Einstudierung: Günther Arndt) / Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Alto: Sieglinde Wagner; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss
Archiv Produktion 14101/03 Deutsche Grammophon Bearac Reissues BRC-584		Aug 3-10, 1955 [1-4] Jun 21-25, Sep 15, 1956 [5-6]	3-LP / TT: 163:03 / 159:16 CD / TT: 61:57 2-CD / TT:
Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Conductor of No. 59: Günther Arndt. The notes state Lehmann conducted parts 1-4 ( in August 1955); and after his death Günther Arndt recorded parts 5 and 6 in June and September 1956. Cantatas 1 & 2 from this recording were issued by Deutsche Grammophon on CD (TT: 61:57) Buy this album at: 2-CD: Bearac Reissues

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - March 2013)
Thanks to contributors: Francisco Billeke (March 2013), Willem van Erk (December 2006), Brian C. Francis (December 2003), Guy Glenet (June 2010), Dr. Thomas C.H. Going (April 2005), John Grayovski (October 2006), Manfred Krugmann (June 2012), Christian Moll (October 2009), Burke Smith (December 2007), Roland Wörner (October 2002)

Fritz Lehmann: Short Biography | Berliner Motettenchor | Recordings of Vocal Works | BWV 244 - F. Lehmann

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