Munchener Bach-Chor (Choir)

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Münchener Bach-Chor (Choir)
Founded: 1954: Munich, Germany
Münchener Bach-Chor (The Munich Bach Choir) is one of the large choirs of the German speaking countries. With approximately 120 members it has for almost half a century gained unique renown through concerts, recordings and film amongst music lovers all over the world. The main focus of its choral work is based on the great oratorios of Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Verdi, Brahms and Bruckner. But also the choral works of Italian, French and German masters, who one otherwise only seldom meets in the concert hall - Berlioz, Charpentier, Rossini, or (of the German composers) Heinrich Schütz, Lechner, Distler and Pepping for example - repeatedly form part of its programme. For many years it has regularly produced performances of ‘Motets in the Markuskirche’ of which the memorial concert on the anniversary of the death of its patron, J.S. Bach (28^th July), always provides a high point in the musical year. At its larger concerts, the Munich Bach Choir is accompanied by its own Munich Bach Orchestra which is made up of members of well-known Munich orchestras as well as with Professors of the College of Music (Musikhochschule). Its critically acclaimed high standard of choral performance is due to the dedicated commitment of its founder Karl Richter (1954-1981) and of its current resident conductor Hanns-Martin Schneidt (1984-2005) whose assured style of interpretation has set multiple new standards. From September 2005 Hansjörg Albrecht is the musical director (and conductor) of the Munich Bach Choir. The Munich Bach Choir is not however a professional choir but rather a lay choir which through the unbroken enthusiasm of its members is able to carry out its many and varied commitments. At its international performances, most recently in Milan and Turin, its precision, virtuosity, homogencity of sound and its interpretation of the word were repeatedly stressed.

Source: Arte Nova Classics Website; Münchener Bach-Chor (February 2006) Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2001), Anke Kienitz-Kirk (February 2006)
Karl Richter: Short Biography \| Münchener Bach-Chor Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 \| Part 2 \| Recordings of Non-Vocal Works \| General Discussions \| Richter’ Video Vocal Works: BWV 232 - Richter \| BWV 244 - Richter \| BWV 245 - Richter \| BWV 248 - Richter Reviews of Non-Vocal Recordings: Famous Bach Organ Works from Karl Richter \| Karl Richter Performs Bach’s Partitas & Goldbergs \| Review: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 5 - conducted by Karl Richter Table of recordings by BWV Number
Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works
Conductor	As	Works
Hansjörg Albrecht	Choir	BWV 201; Selections from BWV 207a, BWV 249a
Hanns-Martin Schneidt	Choir	BWV 229, BWV 232
Links to other Sites
Münchener Bach-Chor eV [German]			Münchener Bach-Chor (Ars Nova)

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