C-1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 56 & 82

Cantatas BWV 56 [18:26], BWV 82 [20:41]

Frans Brüggen

Boy’s Trebles & Altos of the Boys’ Choir of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem, Harry Geraerts & Michiel ten Houte de Lange (Tenors), Harry van der Kamp & Lodewijk Meeuwsen (Basses) [Chorus Master: Jan Valkestijn] / Baroque Orchestra

Baritone: Max van Egmond
Lucy van Dael, Mihoko Kimura, Keiko Watanabe (Violin I); Janneke van der Meer, Linda Ashworth (Violin II); Nicholas Rap (Violone); Paul Dombrecht (Oboe I) [BWV 56]; Bruce Haynes (Oboe II); Pieter Dhont (Oboe da caccia) [BWV 56]; Brian Pollard (Bassoon) [BWV 56]; Bob van Asperen (Organ)

Sony SEON SBK-603734

Jun 21-23, 1977

CD / TT: 39:15

Recorded at Lutherse Church, Haarlem, the Netherlands. Producer / Recording Supervisor: Wolf Erichson; Recording Engineer: Dieter Thomsen; Remastering Engineers: AndreasStange & Stephan Schellmann
1^st recording of Cantata BWV 82 by M.v. Egmond.
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C-2

10^th Anniversary Gala Concert - Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Chorale (Mvt. 7) from Cantata BWV 107 (2 renditions) [2:09, 2:07]

Frans Brüggen

Orchestra of the 18^th Century

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Philips

1991

CD / TT: 59:31

Recorded at Vredenburg, Utrecht & De Vereeniging, Nijmegen, Holland. Other works: not by J.S. Bach.
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CV-1

Radio 4 presenteert... derde concert MusA-serie 48e seizoen • 15 november 2008 14.15 uur (BWV 1079, 106, 198)

Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 3 (instrumentation by Frans Brüggen) [no video]
Cantate Gottes Zeit ist die al-lerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (Actus tragicus) [no video]
Musical Offering BWV 1079: Ricercare à 6 (instrumentation by Wim ten Have) [no video]
Cantata Laß, Fürstin! Laß noch einen Strahl, BWV 198 (Trauerode) [video of Mvt. 5: Aria [A][

Frans Brüggen

Cappella Amsterdam (Daniel Reuss, Chief Conductor; Gijs Leenaars, under study) / Radio Kamer Filharmonie (Jaap van Zweden, Chief Conductor; Frans Brüggen, Honorary Conductor; Philippe Herreweghe, Permanent Guest Conductor)

Soloists: Soprano: Ilse Eerens; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies; Tenor: Andreas Weller; Baritone: Philip Cutlip
CA: Sopranos: Marijke van der Harst, Maria Köpcke, Simone Manders, Valeria Mignaco, Vera Lansink, Marjo van Someren; Altos: Petra Ehrismann, Mieke van Laren, Annemieke Nuijten, Åsa Olsson, Inga Schneider, Desirée Verlaan; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, André Cats, Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga, Steven van Gils, Guido Groenland, Gerben Houba; Basses: Job Boswinkel, Christian van Es, Pierre-Guy Le Gall White, Bart Oenema, Michel Poels, Hans Pootjes
NRCP: Violins 1: Elisabeth Perry, Diana Morris, Maria Escarabajal, Natalia Gabunia, Julija Hartig, Pedja Milosavljevic, Joan Mooney, Gerrie Rodenhuis, Sergiy Starzhynskiy, Ruud Wagemakers; Violins 2: Laura Veeze, Peter de Wit, Wouter Groesz, Astrid Abas, Zofia Balcar, Renée de Jong-Verwoerdt, Mintje van Lier, Marjolijn Oonk, Frits Wagenvoorde; Violas: Aidan Pendleton, Janis Stratakis, Maurits Wijzenbeek, Sabine Duch, Ben Joles, Laura van der Stoep; Cellos: Arturo Muruzabal, Naftali Gurevich, Teije Hylkema, Gé Bartman, Sebastiaan van Eck; Double-basses: Boris Kozlov, Norma Brooks, Jim Schultz; Flutes: Jeannette Landré, Carolien van ’t Hof; Oboes: Justine Gerretsen, Marjolein Koning (also oboe d'amore); Bassoon: Hajime Konoe; Organ: Siebe Henstra; Harpsichord: Pieter-Jan Belder; Lutes: Sören Leupold, Yamato Hasumi; Violas da gamba: Philippe Pierlot, Rainer Zipperling; Recorders: Eric Bosgraaf, Pieter-Jan Belder
BWV 1079: Ricercar: Frank van den Brink (Clarinet); Esther Misbeek (Bass Clarinet); Gerrit Boonstra (Bass Clarinet)

YouTube

Nov 15, 2008

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Musa, Brussels, Belgium.
Rehearsal Director: Hans Schellevis; TV recording by NPS for Cultura.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 198: Mvt. 5: Aria [A] [7:26]

Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-1

Bach: Mass in B Minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Frans Brüggen

Nederlands Kamerkoor / Orchestra of the 18^th Century (Concertmaster: Lucy van Dael)

Soprano: Jennifer Smith; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Harry van der Kamp

Philips

Mar 1989

2-CD / TT: 104:28

Recorded live at Vredenburg, Utrecht, Germany.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by F. Brüggen.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Frans Brüggen
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V-2

J.S. Bach: Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 (Live in Warsaw)

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Frans Brüggen

Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Counter-tenor: Patrick Van Goethem; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy
Teunis van der Zwart (Horn)

Glossa GCD-921112

Mar 15, 2009

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland.
2^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by F. Brüggen.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Frans Brüggen
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V-3

J.S. Bach: H-Moll-Messe (Hohe Messe) BWV 232

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Frans Brüggen

Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Soprano: Johannette Zomer; Counter-tenor: Patrick Van Goethem; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Frans Fiselier

Rapidshare

Mar 18, 2009

2-CD / TT: 106:52

Recorded live at Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
3^rd ecording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by F. Brüggen.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Frans Brüggen
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V-4

Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Frans Brüggen

Boys’ Choir of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem (Chorus Master: Fons Ziekman) & Nederlands Kamerkoor (Chorus Master: Klaas Stok) / Orchestra of the 18^th Century (Concertmaster: Lucy van Dael)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nico van der Meel, Bass [Jesus]: Kristinn Sigmundsson; Sopranos: Maria Cristina Kiehr, Mona Julsrud; Contraltos: Claudia Schubert, Wilke te Brummelstroete; Tenors: Ian Bostridge, Toby Spence; Basses: Peter Kooy, Harry van der Kamp; Soprano [Uxor Pilati]: Tannie Willemstijn; Soprano [Ancilla I]: Adinda de Nijs; Contralto [Testis I]: Kathrin Pfeiffer; Contralto [Ancilla II]: Ananda Goud; Tenor [Testis II]: Bruce Sellers; Bass [Pilatus]: Jelle Draijer; Bass [Petrus]: Kees Jan de Koning; Bass [Judas]: Lodewijk Meeuwsen; Bass [Pontifex I]: David Barick; Bass [Pontifex II]: Hans Pootjes

Philips

Apr 1996

3-CD / TT: 160:27

Recorded live at Vredenburg, Utrecht, Holland.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Frans Brüggen
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V-5

Bach: Johannes-Passion · St John Passion · Passion Selon saint Jean

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Frans Brüggen

Nederlands Kamerkoor / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nico van der Meel; Bass [Jesus]: Kristinn Sigmundsson; Soprano [Arias]: Annegeer Stumphius; Counter-tenor [Arias]: James Bowman; Tenor [Arias]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Arias]: Peter Kooy; Bass [Pilatus]: Jelle Draijer; Bass [Petrus]: David Barick; Tenor [Servus]: Michiel ten Houte de Lange; Soprano [Ancilla]: Adinda de Nijs

Philips

Feb 1992

2-CD / TT: 107:43

Recorded at Vrednburg, Utrecht, Holland.
1^st Recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by F. Brüggen.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Frans Brüggen
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V-8

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion - Brüggen/Sampson/Schäfer

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Frans Brüggen

Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Tenor [Evangelist]: Markus Schäfer; Bass [Jesus]: Thomas Oliemans; Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance, Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Peter Kooy

House of Opera CD-88746
House of Opera MP3-88746

Mar 27, 2010

2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at at the Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, as the opening concert of the 2010 Thüringer Bachwochen entitled "Neues Licht aufs alte Werk". Broadcast by MDR Klassik on April 18, 2011,
No joining necessary. One file per part. The mp2s and mp3s have a 48kHz sample rate, the flacs 44.1.
Technical details: Satellite broadcast, recorded directly to satellite receiver's hard drive, transferred via home network to the computer's hard drive. The ts file was demuxed by ProjectX, and the resulting mp2 (320 kbps, 48kHz) stream was edited using mp3DirectCut. A wav stream was made using Goldwave. After editing the mp2 stream was converted to mp3 (320bps/48kHz) by dBpoweramp Music Converter and wav stream to flac (495 kbps, 16bit, 44.1kHz) by Goldwave.
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by F. Brüggen.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Frans Brüggen
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V-6

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Frans Brüggen

Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Tenor [Evangelist]: Markus Schäfer; Bass [Jesus]: Thomas Oliemans; Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance, Tenor: Marcel Beekman; Bass: Peter Kooy
Baritone: Thomas Oliemans; Tenor: Pierre-Guy Le Gall White; Bass: Bart Oenema; Baritone: Jon Etxabe-Arzuaga; Baritone: Guido Groenland; Soprano: Valeria Mignaco
Siebe Henstra (Organ)

Glossa GCD-921113
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Mar 30-31 & Apr 2, 2010

2-CD / TT: 111:15
MP3 / TT: 110:46

Recorded live in Rotterdam (De Doelen), Haarlem (Philharmonie) & Leiden (Stadsgehoorzaal), the Netherlands.
Engineered & produced by Studio van Schuppen; Executive Producers: Sieuwert Verster & Carlos Céster.
3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by F. Brüggen.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Frans Brüggen
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V-7

J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

Organ Concerto, after BWV 35 & BWV 156 [12:46]: Allegro [6:07], Adagio [2:52], Presto [3:47]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [45:59]

Frans Brüggen

Cappella Amsterdam / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Soprano: Ilse Eerens; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor [Evangelist]: Markus Schäfer; Bass-Baritone: David Wilson-Johnson
Pieter-Jan Belder (Organ)

Glossa GCD-921115
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Apr 2011

CD / TT: 58:33
MP3 / TT: 58:45

Recorded live in Amsterdam (Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ) and Utrecht (Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn), the Netherlands.
Engineered and produced by Studio van Schuppen; Executive Producers: Sieuwert Verster & Carlos Céster.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - October 2021)
Thanks to contributors: Sw Anandgyan (April 2009), Willem van Erk (January 2007)

Frans Brüggen: Short Biography | Ensembles: Orchestra of the 18^th Century
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works | General Discussions
Individual Recordings: BWV 232 - F. Brüggen | BWV 244 - F. Brüggen | BWV 245 - F. Brüggen