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Release Date: 10/10/2000 Label: Archiv Produktion (Dg) Catalog #: 463701 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hertha Töpper, Maria Stader, Ernst Haefliger, Fritz Wunderlich, Christa Ludwig, Gundula Janowitz, Franz Crass, Max Proebstl, Kieth Engen, Antonia Fahberg, Irmgard Seefried, Marga Höffgen, Ursula Bückel, Ernst Gerold Schramm, Evelyn Lear, Hermann Prey Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir, Munich Choir Boys
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The German Bach specialist Karl Richter made ground breaking recordings of baroque repertoire for the Archiv label in the 1960s and 1970s. Richter frequently led the Munich Bach Orchestra, an ensemble of modern instruments coupled with a fairly large chorus. While Richter's performances didn't strive for the same exacting, and sometimes pedantic, period accuracy that was found in recordings by Harnoncourt and Leonhardt, he brought a sense of spirituality and drama to Bach's music that has rarely been equaled. This epic 10-disc set presents Richter's recordings of Bach's key sacred works and is nothing short of a revelation. Richter had a superb ear and his soloists and choral forces always delivered finely crafted performances. Richter knew how to get a grand sound from the chorus without sacrificing clarity, and the opening 'Kyrie' of the 'B Minor Mass' is a textbook lesson in the art. There's drama aplenty in Richter's performances, especially in the choruses of the 'Saint John Passion.' Richter's vocal soloists have never been surpassed, and included such luminaries as Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. These are the recordings that made Bach accessible to a generation. |
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Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone),
Hertha Töpper (Alto),
Maria Stader (Soprano),
Ernst Haefliger (Tenor) Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir Period: Baroque Written: circa 1728-1731; Leipzig, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 1961 Venue: Music School, Munich, Germany Length: 30 Minutes 31 Secs. Language: Latin |
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Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Fritz Wunderlich (Tenor),
Christa Ludwig (Alto),
Gundula Janowitz (Soprano),
Franz Crass (Bass) Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir Period: Baroque Written: 1734-1735; Leipzig, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 1965 Venue: Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany Length: 163 Minutes 48 Secs. Language: German |
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| Notes: Composition written: Leipzig, Germany (1734 - 1735). | |||||
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Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Max Proebstl (Bass),
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Baritone),
Ernst Haefliger (Tenor),
Kieth Engen (Bass), Antonia Fahberg (Soprano), Hertha Töpper (Alto), Irmgard Seefried (Soprano) Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir, Munich Choir Boys Period: Baroque Written: Circa 1727; Leipzig, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 1958 Venue: Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany Length: 197 Minutes 47 Secs. Language: German |
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Mass in B minor, BWV 232 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Marga Höffgen (Alto),
Ursula Bückel (Soprano),
Ernst Haefliger (Tenor),
Ernst Gerold Schramm (Bass) Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir Period: Baroque Written: 1747-49; Leipzig, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 05/09/1969 Venue: Live Bunka-Kaikan Auditorium, Tokyo, Japan Length: 123 Minutes 30 Secs. Language: Latin |
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Saint John Passion, BWV 245 by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Evelyn Lear (Soprano),
Kieth Engen (Bass),
Hermann Prey (Baritone),
Ernst Haefliger (Tenor), Hertha Töpper (Alto) Conductor: Karl Richter Orchestra/Ensemble: Munich Bach Orchestra, Munich Bach Choir Period: Baroque Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany |
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Date of Recording: 1964 Venue: Hercules Hall, Munich, Germany Length: 128 Minutes 57 Secs. Language: German |
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