N12-1

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio BWV 248, Cantatas I - III [V-4]

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-3

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Dresdner Kammerchor / Dresdner Barockorchester

Soprano: Katarzyna Jagiello; Contralto: Gerhild Romberger; Tenor: Marcus Ullmann; Bass: Jochen Kupfer

Raumklang 2409

Nov 30, Dec 1, 2004

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
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N12-2

Musik Für Bläser [C-9]

Chorale (Mvt. 7/Mvt. 14) from Cantata BWV 75 [1:35]
Chorale (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 130 [1:31]

Ludwig Güttler

Ludwig Güttler Wind Ensemble

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Berlin Classics

Feb-Mar 1993

CD / TT: 61:49

Recorded at Lukaskirche Dresden, Germany. Other works non-vocal and/or not by J.S. Bach.
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N12-3

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 · St. Matthew Passion [V-2]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Dresdner Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Hans-Christoph Rademann), Knaben des Kölner Domchores (Chorus Master: Eberhard Metternich) / Kölner Kammerorchester

Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Nico van der Meel; Baritone [Jesus]: Raimund Nolte; Bass [Petrus, Judas, Pilatus, Pontifex]: Locky Chung; Soprano: Claudia Couwenbergh; Alto: Marianne Beate Kielland; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Soprano: Dominique Engler; Alto (Counter-tenor): Yosemeh Adjei; Tenor: Lothar Blum; Bass: Julian Schulzki
DKC: Choir I: Sopranos: Katrin Bemmann, Birgit Quellmelz, Shirley Radig, Irene Schmitt, Benoite Schpilberg, Nicola Zöllner; Altos: David Erler, Marlen Herzog, Katharina Liebich, Daniela Thomas; Tenors: Stefan Folprecht, Robert Höher, Alexander Schafft, Andreas Petzoldt; Basses: Wolfram Fette, Alexander Keuk, Oliver Pitt, Cornelius Uhle
Choir II: Soprano: Sandra Bernhardt, Katja Fischer, Silke Fraikin, Antje Gardeweg, Uta Krause, Maria Meckel; Altos: Sybille Graf, Uta Henke, Dorothea Kaiser, Susanne Kupfer; Tenors: Martin Güldner, Tobias Mäthger, Michael Schaffrath, Burkhard Schöbl; Basses: Friedemann Klos, Georg Preißler, Felix Rumpf, Jakob Zscheischler
KKO: Orchestra I: Violins 1: Christine Ojstersek [Concert-mistress], Claudia Schmid-Heise, Irmgard Zavelberg, Dorothee Ragg, Franz Neumann, Susanne Siller, Anna Adamska; Violas: Bodo Friedrich, Valentin Alexandru, Theo Lenzen; Cellos: Gerhard Anders, Sara Minemoto; Double-bass: Thomas Falke; Transverse Flutes: Daniel Rothert, Philipp Spätling; Flutes: Ingo Nelken, Valentin Weichert; Oboes/Oboes d'amore/Oboes da caccia: Christian Hommel, Anja Schmiel; Bassoon: Martin Kevenhörster; Lute: Soeren Leupold; Organ: Harald Hoeren
Orchestra II: Violins: Renée Ohldin [Concert-mistress], Johannes Krause, Albert Rundel, Silke Sabinski, Fabian Grimm, Ken Schumann, Reiko Sudo; Violas: Markus Ojstersek, Dana BaCiolanescu, Johannes Weeth; Cellos: Tilman Kanitz, Teemu Myöhänen; Double-bass: Norbert Imdahl; Flutes: Akiro Okoshi, Tim Henning Lüttge; Oboes/Oboes d'amore: Jung-Hyun Cho, Ann Cathrin Collin; Bassoon: Gueorgui Chachikov; Organ: Wiebke Weidanz

Naxos 8.557617-19
Naxos 8.551240-42 [D]
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May 2005

3-CD / TT: 161:07
3-CD / TT: 160:55
MP3 / TT: 160:18

Recorded by DeutschlandRadio at Sendesaal des Funkhauses Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
A co-production with DeutschlandRadio, Cologne, with the support of Kunststiftung NRW; Producer: Ludwig Rink; Engineer: Hans Martin Renz; Editor: Stephan Schmidt.
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N12-1

Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach

Excerpts from BWV 205, BWV 82, BWV 42, BWV 140, BWV 244

Directors: Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub

Choir & Orchestra ?

Actors:
Gustav Leonhardt (Johann Sebastian Bach); Christiane Lang (Anna Magdalena Bach); Paolo Carlini (Hölzel); Ernst Castelli (Steger); Hans-Peter Boye (Born); Joachim Wolff (Rector); Rainer Kirchner (Superintendent); Eckart Bruntjen (Prefect Kittler); Walter Peters (Prefect Krause); Kathrien Leonhard (Catherina Dorothea Bach); Anja Fahrmann (Regine Susanna Bach); Katja Drewanz (Christine Sophie Henrietta Bach); Bob van Asperen (Johann Elias Bach); Andreas Pangritz (Wilhelm Friedemann Bach); Bernd Weikl (Singer in BWV 205); Wolfgang Schöne (Singer in BWV 82); Karl-Heinz Lampe (Singer in BWV 42); Bernhard Wehle (Treble Voice in BWV 140); Christa Degler (Anna Magdalena Bach in BWV 244); Karl-Heinz Klein (Bass Voice in BWV 140); Nikolaus Harnoncourt (Prince of Anhalt-Cöthen)

New Yorker Films

1967

DVD / TT: ~ 94:00

Plot Synopsis: A chronicle of J.S. Bach's life, eschewing drama to focus almost entirely on his music. Narrated by his wife Anna in voiceover, it consists largely of static scenes of Bach conducting and/or playing his brilliant compositions.
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N12-2

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion -The Complete Surviving Material from Buenos Aires 1950 & Vienna 1952

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Wilhelm Furtwängler

1^st performance: Buenos Aires
Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Colón

Soprano: Nilda Hoffmann; Mezzo-soprano: Margarete Klose; Tenor: Anton Dermota; Bass: Josef Greindl; Bass: Angello Mattiello

2^nd performance: Vienna
Wiener Singakademie & Wiener Sängerknaben (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger) / Wiener Philharmoniker

Tenor: Julius Patzak; Soprano: Irmgard Seefried; Contralto: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Baritone: Victor Braun

Archipel

May 1950 (1^st); Apr 1952 (2^nd)

2-CD / TT:

1^st & 2^nd recordings of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by W. Fürtwangler. Recorded at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (abriged version) & Konzerthaus, Vienna (Part One Nos. 1-33). Previously issued by Wilhelm Furtwängler Center of Japan (1^st) & Polish Ars Musica (2^nd).
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler
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