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Karl Ristenpart

Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

 

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Karl Ristenpart - Short Biography
Saar Chamber Orchestra - Short History

Recordings

Recordings of Cantatas

C-1

J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D · Cantata No. 51 [LP]
Teresa Stich-Randall [CD]

LP: Magnificat BWV 243 [28:10]; Cantata BWV 51 [19:56]
CD: Cantata BWV 51

Karl Ristenpart

Chorus of the Sarrebruck Conservatory / Chamber Orchestra of the Sarre

BWV 243: Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Alto: Bianca-Maria Casoni; Tenor: Pietro Bottazzo; Bass: Georg Littasy
BWV 51: Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall; Trumpet: Maurice André

Nonesuch Records
Accord

1956

LP / TT: 48:06
CD / TT:

1st recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by K. Ristenpart. Other works on CD: by W.A. Mozart.
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C-2

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 4 · 56 · 82

Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 82

Karl Ristenpart

Kammerorchester Karl Ristenpart

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Oboe & Oboe da caccia: Hermann Tötcher

Archiv Produktion

June 1951

CD / TT:

Recorded at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany. Cantata BWV 4 is conducted by Fritz Lehmann
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C-3

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 56 & BWV 169

Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 169

Karl Ristenpart

Yves Rudelle Vocal Ensemble / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Contralto: Eva Bornemann; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club Francais du Disque / Nonesuch

Sep 1965

LP / TT: 51:12

 

C-4

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 57 & BWV 140

Cantatas BWV 57, BWV 140

Karl Ristenpart

Chorus of the Conservatory of Sarrebruck (Director: Herbert Schmolzi) / Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli

Club Francais du Disque / Nonesuch

Jun 1962

LP / TT:

 

C-5

J.S. Bach: Trois Cantatas BWV 82, 159 et 57

Cantatas BWV 57, BWV 82, BWV 159

Karl Ristenpart

Chœur et Orchestre de Chambre de la Sarre [Chef du dhoeur Adolf Wieber (BWV 159) & Herbert Schmolzi (BWV 57)]

Sopranos: Ingeborg Reichelt (BWV 159), Ursula Buckel (BWV 57); Alto: Annelotte Sieber-Ludwig; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli; Helmut Winschermann (Oboe solo); Georg-Friedrich Hendel (violin solo)

Accord

Oct 1958; Jun 1962 (BWV 57)

CD / TT: 70:00

 

C-6

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 202 & BWV 209

Cantatas BWV 202, BWV 209

Karl Ristenpart

Chamber Orchestra of the Saar

Soprano: Teresa Stich-Randall

Le Chant du Monde

Sep 1960

CD / TT:

 

C-7

J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 79 & BWV 56

Cantatas BWV 56, BWV 79 [18:04], BWV 140

Karl Ristenpart

Chamber Choir & Orchestra of the Saar

Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt [BWV 79, BWV 140]; Alto: Annelotte Sieber-Ludwig; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli [BWV 56, BWV 79]

Accord

Sep 2, 1965 [BWV 56]; Jun 22, 1962 [BWV 140]; Oct 2, 1958 [BWV 79] (released 1987)

CD / TT:

 

C-8

J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 79, Cantata No. 32

Cantatas BWV 32, BWV 79

Karl Ristenpart

Laubacher Kantorei (Chorus Master: A. Wieber) / Orchestre de chambre de la Sarre

BWV 79: Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Annelotte Sieber-Ludwig; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
BWV 32: Soprano: Basia Retchitzka; Bass: Dieter Wolf

Club français du disque n° 162

Oct 2, 1958 [BWV 79]; Late 1950's - Early 1960's ? [BWV 32]

LP / TT:

 

Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-1

J.S. Bach: Magnificat & Missa Brevis

Magnificat BWV 243; Mass BWV 233

Karl Ristenpart

Chorale Philippe Caillard / Saar Radio Chamber Orchestra

Soprano: Edith Selig; Contralto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli; Horn: Barboteau; Trumpet: André

Erato / MHS

1960's ?

LP / TT:

2nd recording of Magnificat BWV 243 by K. Ristenpart.

V-2

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Karl Ristenpart (pseudonym as Hans Burckhardt)

RIAS-Kammerchor und -orchester (pseudonym as "Bach Society of Berlin and Cathedral Choir")

Tenor [Evangelist]: Helmut Krebs; Baritone [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Soprano: Ina Brosow; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Herbert Froitzheim; Bass: Gerhard Niese; Bass (?): Leopold Clam

Allegro Royale

Mar 23, 1950

2-LP / TT:

For many years this recording was thought to be by Hans Burckhardt (a pseudonym), "Bach Society of Berlin and Cathedral Choir" and Anonymous soloists. The record company were using material which wasn't meant to be released. 

V-3

J.S. Bach: Weihnachts-Oratorium

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [29:39, 28:22, 24:53, 23:32, 24:00, 24:20]

Karl Ristenpart

RIAS-Kammerchor, RIAS-Knabenchor / RIAS-Kammerorchester

Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Baritone: Walter Hauck

RIAS-Berlin Musik-Archiv

Dec 8 & 22, 1950

6 Tapes / TT: 154:56

Recorded at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche Berlin-Dahlem, Germany. Tapes transferred on 38cm/s on Jun 14, 1984.

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - December 2007)
Thanks to contributors: Wayne Davies (August 2003), Charles Scheel (February 2007). Peter Schmidt (August 2006), Burke Smith (May 2007, December 2007); Nagamiya Tutomu (December 2002)


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