C-1

Handel: Wedding Anthem 'Sing into God'; J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 131 'Aus der tiefe'

Cantata BWV 131 [17:25]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society Chorus / Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: Wendy Eathorne; Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Neil Jenkins; Baritone: John Noble
Continuo players & Obbligato: Jennifer Ward Clarke (Cello); Cecil James (Bassoon); Tess Miller (Oboe); Adam Skeaping (Violone); John Constable (Organ); Michael Laird, Malcolm Smith, William Stokes (Trumpets)

HMV/EMI CSD-3741
Nonesuch H-71294

1973 [released]

LP / TT: 39:27
LP / TT: 39:27

Recorded in London, England.

C-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 10, BWV 47 & Sanctus BWV 241

Cantatas BWV 10 [23:57], BWV 47 [25:12]
Sanctus in D major, BWV 241 [2:25]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / English Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Sally Le Sage; Alto: Shirley Minty; Tenor: Nigel Rogers; Bass: Neil Howlett

Oryx BACH-1101
Da Camera Magna 94007
Lyrichord LL-175
Lyrichord LLST- 7175
Lyrichord LEMS-8050
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Jun 2-3, 1965

LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
LP / TT: 51:34
2-CD / TT: 49:10
MP3 / TT: 105:31

Recorded at St. Augustine's Church, Hackney, London, England.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 47: Complete Cantata [24:24] | Complete Cantata [21:08]
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Music Download 2-CD [105:31]: ClassicsOnline

C-3

Birthday Bach [LP]
Bach on Sunday - A Program of Choral, Organ & Instrumental Music [CD]

2. Chorus (Mvt. 1) & Duet for Alto & Tenor (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 10 - Duet for Soprano & Alto (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 93 [9:06]
3. Organ Chorale 'Sleepers Wake' from Cantata BWV 140 - Chorale for Tenor (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140 - Chorale (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 140 - Chorale for Soprano (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 143 [11:10]
5. Sacred Songs: BWV 299 & BWV 505 - Organ Solo Bwv 508 - Sacred Songs BWV 461 & BWV 478 [9:41]
7. Sinfonia (Arioso) for Organ (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 156 - Chorale (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147 - Chorale for Soprano Valet will ich dir geben (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 95 - Chorale Weil du vom Tod erstanden bist (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 95 - Organ for Chorale 'nun danket alle Gott' [9:50]
8. Organ: Chorale Prelude and final Chorale (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 80 [5:21] [2]
9. Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 47 - Duet for Soprano & Alto (Mvt. 2) from Cantata BWV 78 - Trio for Soprano, Alto & Bass (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 38 [15:44]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society Chorus / The Steinitz Bach Players (English Chamber Orchestra)

The solo arias are performed by the relevant section of the Choir.
Oboe: Neil Black; Oboe d'Amore: Neil Black; Violins: Andrew McGee, Roderick Skeaping; Viola: Marjorie Lempfert; Cello: Jennifer Ward Clarke; Violone: Adam Skeaping; Organ: Noel Mander; Organ [Continuo]: John Constable

Oryx EXP-2
Baroque Music Club BACH-728

Feb 17, 1968

LP / TT: 46:33
CD / TT: 76:51

Recorded at St. Vedast Church, Foster Lane, London by Oryx Sound Studios, for 21st Birthday of London Bach Society.
Edited by, Producer: Michael Meacock; Engineer: Lawrence Perry; Mastering: Brian Snelling.
Other works on CD: performed by H. Winschermann & Deutsche Bachsolisten, and by E. Power Biggs (Organ).
Buy this album at:
CD: Baroque Music Club

C-3a

Birthday Bach : the London Bach Society celebrate their 21st birthday with a programme of their favourite Bach cantata movements

Cantata 147: Wohl mir, dass ich Jesum habe
Cantata 95: Valet will ich dir geben; Weil du vom Tod erstanden bist
Cantata 140: Zion hört die Wächten singen; Gloria sei dir gesungen
Cantata 143: Der Friedefürst, Herr Jesu Christ
Cantata 10: Er denket der Barmherzigkeit
Cantata 93: Er kennt die rechten Freudenstunden; Sing' bet' und geh' auf Gottes Wegen
Kyrie eleison, BWV 233a
Cantata 78: Wir eilen mit schwachen doch emsigen Schritten
Cantata 38: Wenn meine Trübsal als mit Ketten
Dir, dir, Jehova, BWV 299
Vergis mein nicht, BWV 505
Gott lebet noch, BWV 461
Komm süsser Tod, BWV 478
Sanctus in D major, BWV 238

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society Chorus / English Chamber Orchestra

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Exploring the world of music

1968

LP / TT:

Radio Recordings of Cantatas

R-1

Bach: Cantatas, No. 166, BWV 166

C4: Cantatas, Wo gehest du hin?, BWV 166 [18:44]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society (?) / Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: unknown; Counter-tenor: James Bowman; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: John Barrow
Colin Tilney (Organ; Continuo)

C1398/0507

1969?

Audio File

Recorded live in London, England.
Broadcast by BBC Radio on May 4, 1969 & Aprl 26, 1970.
Electronic access: Play this at British Library only.

R-2

Bach: Cantatas, No. 108, BWV 108

C11: Cantata Es ist euch gut, daß ich hingehe, BWV 108 [13:38] (incomplete recording of the broadcast, omitting the first aria for bass)

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / Steinitz Bach Players

Counter-tenor: James Bowman; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: John Barrow
Colin Tilney (Organ; Continuo)

C1398/0516

1969?

Audio File

Recorded live in London, England.
Broadcast by BBC Radio on May 4, 1969 & Aprl 26, 1970.
Electronic access: Play this at British Library only.

R-3

Bach: Cantatas, No. 49, BWV 49; No. 180, BWV 180

C1: Cantata Ich geh’ und suche mit Verlangen, BWV 49 [30:47]
C2: Cantata Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 180 [28:18]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / Steinitz Bach Players

BWV 49: Soprano: Ilse Wolf; Baritone: John Noble
BWV 180: Soprano: Ilse Wolf; Alto: unknown; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Baritone: John Noble
John Constable (Organ; Continuo)

C1398/0568-C2

Oct 9, 1969

Audio File

Recorded live at St Andrews, Holborn, London, England.
Broadcast by BBC Radio on Oct 19, 1969 & Oct 1, 1970.
Electronic access: Play this at British Library only.

R-4

Bach: Cantatas, No. 8, BWV 8; No. 161, BWV 161

C7: Cantata Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?, BWV 8 [21:29]
C8: Cantata Komm, du süße Todesstunde, BWV 161 [21:40]

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society / Steinitz Bach Players

BWV 8: Soprano: Ilse Wolf; Counter-tenor: James Bowman; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: unknown
BWV 161: Counter-tenor: James Bowman; Tenor: Ian Partridge
John Constable (Organ; Continuo)

C1398/0547

Jul 19, 1970

Audio File

Recorded live at Maida Vale, London, England.
Broadcast by BBC Radio on Sep 13, 1970.
Electronic access: Play this at British Library only.

Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-1

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D, BWV 243; Cantata no. 118 (O Jesu Christ, mein Lebens Licht)

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243, with Christmas Interludes []
Cantata BWV 118 []

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society Chorus / Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: Shelagh Molyneux; Counter-tenor: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Ian Partridge; Bass: John Noble

Unicorn: UNS-248

Nov 29, 1976

LP / TT: 39 min

Recorded at Barking Assembly Hall, London, England.

V-2

J.S. Bach: Arias, Recitatives & Choruses from St Matthew Passion

Arias, Recitatives & Choruses from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Paul Steinitz

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (Chorus Master: Russell Burgess), London Bach Society Choir / Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Janet Baker; Tenor: Neil Jenkins; Bass: John Barrow

BBC Legends BBCL-4168-2

Mar 1972

CD / TT:

Recorded at The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, West Smithfield, England.
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CD: Amazon.com

Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach

P-1

Handel: Brockes Passion

G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48

Paul Steinitz

London Bach Society (Chorus) / Steinitz Bach Players

Tenor [Evangelist]: Ian Partridge; Baritone: John Noble; Soprano: Hazel Holt; Soprano: Margaret Field; Soprano: Shelagh Molyneux; Counter-tenor: Timothy Penrose; Christopher Brown; Tenor: Neil Jenkins; Bass: Colin Wheatley

UK Broadcast

Mar 23, 1974

Radio Re

Radio recording of concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England.
Source: Ian Partridge - UK Broadcasts 1963-1976

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (June 2002 - October 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2006); Rainer Harald (October 2023); Manfred Krugmann (June 2012); Thomas Shpeherd (June 2002, April 2005)

Paul Steinitz: Short Biography | Ensembles: London Bach Society | Steinitz Bach Players
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works