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Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Instrumental Works

Eugene Ormandy - Short Biography
Philadelphia Orchestra - Short History

Arrangements/Transcriptions : Works | Recordings

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


C-1

Mormon Tebernacle Choir: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring - 20 Great Bach & Handel Choruses

Now Keep we all this Holy Feast from Cantata BWV 4 [2:42]
Chorale Nun danket alle Gott (Mvt. 3) from Cantata BWV 79 [2:14]
Chorale 'A mighty Fortress is Our God' (Mvt. 8) from Cantata BWV 80 [1:40]
Chorale for Tenor (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 140 [4:53]
Chorale Jesu, joy of man’s desiring (Jesu Bleibet meine Freude) (Mvt. 10) from Cantata BWV 147 [3:15]
Aria for Soprano (Mvt. 9) from Cantata BWV 208, arranged for orchestra and choir [4:56]
Et Resurrexit (Mvt. 18) from Mass in B minor BWV 232 [3:57]
‘My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord’ from Magnificat BWV 243 [3:20]

Eugene Ormandy

Mormon Tabernacle Choir (Director: Richard P. Condie) / Philadelphia Orchestra

Sony Msterworks MDK-48296

Nov 1958; May 1962

CD / TT: 69:27

Other selections are by G.F. Händel.
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C-2

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Transcriptions

1. Chorale ‘Gloria sei dir gesungen’ (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 140 []
2. Chorale Herzliebster Jesu (Mvt. 3) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 []

Eugene Ormandy

Philadelphia Orchestra

Soprano: Dorothy Maynor

RCA / Biddulph Records

Oct 20, 1940 [1]
Mar 27, 1940 [2]

CD / TT:

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Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V-1

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor

 
 

Mass in B minor BWV 232 [I. Kyrie 0:00; II. Gloria 21:30; III. Credo 61:09; IV. Sanctus 97:14; V. Hosanna, Benedictus, Agnus Dei & Dona Nobis Pacem 103:18]

Eugene Ormandy

Temple University Chorus (or Choirs) / Philadelphia Orchestra

Soprano 1: Eleanor Steber; Soprano 2 & Alto: Rosalind Elias; Tenor: Richard Verreau; Bass-Baritone: Richard Cross

Columbia Masterworks ýM3S-680
Columbia Masterworks M3L-280 / ýML-5815
CBS SBRG-72114

Apr 25-26, 1962

3-LP / TT:
3-LP / TT:
3-LP / TT:

Recorded at Philadelphia Town Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Producer: Thomas Frost.
Listen on YouTube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Complete Work [122:20]


V-2

Bach: Saint John Passion

 

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Eugene Ormandy

Singing City Chorale (Chorus Master: Elaine Brown) / Philadelphia Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Richard Lewis; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Norman Treigle; Soprano [Arias, Ancilla]: Judith Raskin; Contralto: Maureen Forrester; Tenor [Arias, Servus]: George Shirley; Bass [Petrus, Pilatus, Arias]: Thomas Paul
Suzanne Bloch (Lute); Samuel Mayes (Cello); Robert Plimpton (Organ); William Smith (Harpsichord)

Columbia ýM3-30517
Locked in the Vault Reissues Vol. 129

Apr 17-18, 1968

2-LP / TT:
2-CD / TT: 136:50

Recorded at Philadelphia Town Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Producer: Thomas Frost; Engineers: Edward T. Graham, Sidney Taylor.
Listen on YouTube:
Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Complete Work [136:15]


V-3

Bach: Easter Oratorio
Bach: Easter Oratorio - Magnificat: Ormandy - Bernstein

 
 

Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [40:57]

Eugene Ormandy

Temple University Concert Choir (Director: Robert E. Page) / Philadelphia Orchestra

Soprano: Judith Raskin; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Contralto: Maureen Forrester; Bass: Herbert Beattie
John de Lancie (Solo Oboe); Murray Panitz (Solo Flute); Louis Rosenblatt (Solo English Horn)

Columbia ML-5939 / MS-6539
Sony Classical SBK-60261

Apr 17, 1963

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 72:15
MP3 / TT: 72:07

Recorded at Philadelphia Atheltic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Original Producer: Thomas Frost; Digitally remastered: by Thomas Frost (Producer) & Stephen Saper (Engineer). Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.
Other work is Magnificat BWV 243 conducted by L. Bernstein.
Listen on YouTube: Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Work [41:01] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [8:12] | Mvt. 9: Aria [A] [6:10]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2002 - September 2019)
Thanks to contributors: Yoël L. Arbeitman (April 2005), John Grayovski (October 2006)

Eugene Ormandy: Short Biography | Ensembles: Philadelphia Orchestra
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Arrangements/Transcriptions:
Works | Recordings


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