Günther Ramin & Thomanerchor Leipzig & Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas - CD's
Recordings of Cantatas - LP's
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Instrumental Works

Günther Ramin - Short Biography
Thomanerchor Leipzig - Short History
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Short History

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Günther Ramin
Thomaskantors & Thomanerchor Leipzig - General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
Article: Günther Ramin 1898-1956 - Thomaskantor 1940-1956

Table of Cantata Recordings by Major Conductors: Cantatas BWV 1-50 | Cantatas BWV 51-100 | Cantatas 101-150 | Cantatas 151-200 | Cantatas 201-224 | Remarks

Recordings - Part 1

Recordings of Cantatas - CD's on Berlin / Leipzig Classics

C-1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas I

Cantatas BWV 36 [29:21], BWV 57 [25:31], BWV 65 [19:39]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr, Agnes Giebel; Alto: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenors: Rolf Apreck, Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Dec 1951 [BWV 57]
Jan 1952 [BWV 65]
Nov 1952 [BWV 36]

CD / TT: 74:45

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-2

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas II

Cantatas BWV 41 [32:41], BWV 73 [15:29], BWV 111 [19:42]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Agnes Giebel, Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Altos: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Annegret Häussler; Tenors: Gert Lutze, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Basses: Johannes Oettel, Hans Hauptmann

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

1950 [BWV 41]
Jan 1953 [BWV 111]
Feb 1954 [BWV 73]

CD / TT: 68:08

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-3

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas III

Cantatas BWV 72 [19:35], BWV 144 [16:57], BWV 92 [33:23]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr, Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Erika Burkhardt; Altos: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Lotte Wolf-Matthäus, Gerda Schriever; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Hans Hauptmann

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Feb 1952 [BWV 144]
Jan 1954 [BWV 92]
1956 [BWV 72]

CD / TT: 70:09

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-4

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IV

Cantatas BWV 67 [17:52], BWV 42 [34:19], BWV 103 [19:27]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Marianne Basner; Alto: Gerda Schriever, Gertrud Wagner, Eva Fleischer; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Basses: Johannes Oettel, Otto Siegl

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Mar 1951 [BWV 103]
Feb 1953 [BWV 42]
Feb 1954 [BWV 67]

CD / TT: 74:45

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-5

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas V

Cantatas BWV 12 [26:37], BWV 128 [19:28], BWV 43 [24:02]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Gertrud Birmele; Altos: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Lotte Wolf-Matthäus, Eva Fleischer; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Basses: Johannes Oettel, Friedrich Härtel; Harpsichord: Karl Richter

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Jun 1947 [BWV 12]
Mar 1951 [BWV 43]
Apr 1953 [BWV 128]

CD / TT: 70:24

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-6

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VI

Cantatas BWV 117 [25:57], BWV 177 [27:40], BWV 24 [20:47]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Ulrike Taube; Altos: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus, Gerda Schriever, Eva Fleischer; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Basses: Hans Hauptmann, Friedrich Härtel

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Sep 1949 [BWV 117]
Jun 1952 [BWV 24]
Mar 1954 [BWV 177]

CD / TT: 74:40

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-7

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VII

Cantatas BWV 179 [19:40], BWV 137 [22:47], BWV 138 [22:30]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr, Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Altos: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenors: Gert Lutze, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Basses: Johannes Oettel, Hans Hauptmann

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

1950 [BWV 179]
May 1953 [BWV 137]
Jun 1953 [BWV 138]

CD / TT: 65:16

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-8

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas VIII

Cantatas BWV 51 [19:43], BWV 95 [20:38], BWV 79 [18:02]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Gertrud Birmele; Altos: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Hans Hauptmann; Harpsichord: Karl Richter

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Apr 1948 [BWV 51]
1950 [BWV 79]
Sep 1952 [BWV 95]

CD / TT: 58:49

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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C-9

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Cantatas IX

Cantatas BWV 131 [23:42], BWV 106 [20:55], BWV 119 [26:12]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Soloists from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Altos: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig, Marianne Biederbeck-Schuster; Tenors: Gert Lutze, Hans-Joachim Rotzsch; Bass: Johannes Oettel

Berlin / Leipzig Classics

Feb 1952 [BWV 131]
Jan 1953 [BWV 119]
Oct 1953 [BWV 106]

CD / TT: 71:03

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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BC-1

Bach Made in Germany Vol. 1 - Sacred Cantatas, St. John Passion, Organ Works
J.S. Bach: Kantaten, Johannes-Passion, Orgelwerke (Eterna Collection)

Includes: [C-1] - [C-9] above

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Includes: [C-1] - [C-9] above & Johannes Passion BWV 245 [V-7]
The 12^th CD includes organ works by J.S. Bach played by Ramin [R-1]

Leipzig Classics
Berlin Classics 32912

1947-1956

12-CD

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RE-1

J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 21, 110 (Ramin Edition Vol. 1)

Cantatas BWV 21 [48:29], BWV 110 [28:10]
Introduction to Cantata BWV 110 by Günther Ramin [2:08]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Sopranos: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig [BWV 21], Elisabeth Meinel-Asbahr [BWV 21], Gertrud Birmele [BWV 110]; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus [BWV 110]; Tenor: Gert Lutze [BWV 21, 110]; Bass: Friedrich Härtel [BWV 21, 110]
Organ: Diethard Hellmann [BWV 21, BWV 110: Mvt. 1, 3, 6-7], Ekkehard Tietze [BWV 110: Mvt. 5]; Harpsichord: Karl Richter [BWV 110: Mvts. 2, 4]

Fidelio

BWV 21: Sep 6, 1947 [Mvts. 1-6], Oct 4, 1947 [Mvts. 7-11]
BWV 110: c1947 [Intro], Dec 20, 1[Mvts. 1, 3, 6-7], Dec 8, 1950 [1Mvts. 2, 4-5]

CD / TT: 79:04

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
1^st release of previously unreleased material (Oct 2008).
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CS-1

J.S. Bach: Cantata 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden, and Cantata 78, Jesu der du meine Seele

Cantatas BWV 4 [25:34], BWV 78 [25:20]

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

BWV 4: No soloists; all parts are sung by the choir; Organ: Ekkehart Tietze
BWV 78: Soprano & Alto: Soloist from Thomanerchor Leipzig; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Johannes Oettel

Schola Antiqua GR-1

Feb 24, 1950 [BWV 4]
1950 [BWV 78]

CD / TT: 50:54

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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CS-2

J.S. Bach: Cantata 63, Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, and the Magnificat

Cantata BWV 63 []
Magnificat BWV 243 []

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

BWV 63: Soprano: Ulrike Taube; Alto: Sibylla Plate; Tenor: Gert Lutze; Bass: Hannes Hans Hauptmann; Organ: Hannes Kästner
BWV 243: Soprano: Anna Maria Augenstein; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Rolf Apreck; Bass: Hans Krämer

Schola Antiqua GR-2

Dec 11, 1953 [BWV 63]
Nov 29, 1952 [BWV 243]

CD / TT:

Recorded at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany. These are informal recordings, courtesy of Dr. Dieter Ramin, Günther’s son; they are generally available for the first time.
2^nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by G. Ramin.
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This list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - March 2011)
Thanks to Contributors: Matthias Hansen (September 2005, June 2009), H.J. Lam (January 2002), Hugo Saldias (August 2003), Burke Smith (September 2005), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

Günther Ramin: Short Biography | Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Individual Recordings: BWV 244 - G. Ramin | Article: Günther Ramin 1898-1956 - Thomaskantor 1940-1956
Thomaskantors: Thomanerchor Leipzig | Gewandhausorchester Leipzig | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2
Table of Recordings by BWV Number