Niklaus Tüller (Bass-Baritone)

Born: 1940 - Bern, Switzerland

The Swiss bass-baritone, Niklaus Tüller, studied flute playing before becoming a singer, mainly under the tutelage of Sylvia Gähwiller and Ernst Haefliger. He won several distinctions by 1970 (unclosing Geneva and s’Hertogenbosch).

Niklaus Tüller’s major career began in 1971 in the fields of oratorio, concerts and lieder-recitals. He has appeared throughout Europe to high critical acclaim, including the festivals of Lucerne, Montreux, Marais-Paris and Flanders, and he toured Japan and Israel (debut in 1976) with Helmuth Rilling and the Gächinger Kantorei. He has also sung on many records conducted by Helmuth Rilling.

Source: Programme notes to a concert of Vocal Music by Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Helmuth Rilling (January 1976)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (May 2001)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Michel Corboz

Bass

BWV 232

Beat Raaflaub

Bass

BWV 248/4-6

Helmuth Rilling

Bass

BWV 23, BWV 59, BWV 71, BWV 80, BWV 113, BWV 122, BWV 136, BWV 163, BWV 167, BWV 173, BWV 181, BWV 184, BWV 190, BWV 192, BWV 196

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