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Fritz Werner & Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn & Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra

Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents
Early Recordings of Cantatas Partial Cantata Cycle on Erato / MHS - LP’s Recordings of Cantatas - CD’s Recordings of Other Vocal Works General Discussions	Fritz Werner - Short Biography Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn - Short History Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra - Short History Württemberg Chamber Orchestra of Heilbronn - Short History Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden - Short History
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Fritz Werner
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

Early Recordings of Cantatas

E-1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 1
Cantatas BWV 147, BWV 160
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato		Mar 1957	LP / TT: 35:40 + 12:35
Later deleted and replaced by BWV 1 & BWV 10 [L-1]

E-2	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 2
Cantatas BWV 51, BWV 104
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch; Trumpet: Walter Gleissle
Erato		Mar 1957	LP / TT: 21:01 + 23:53
Later deleted and replaced by BWV 11 & BWV 104 [L-2]

Partial Cantata Cycle on Erato/ MHS - LP's

L-1	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 1
Cantatas BWV 1, BWV 10
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenors: Helmut Krebs (BWV 1), Georg Jelden (BWV 10); Bass: Barry McDaniel
Erato / MHS		1965	LP / TT: 25:49 + 22:37

L-2	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 2
Cantatas BWV 11, BWV 104
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		July 1966	LP / TT: 31:00 + 21:44

L-3	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 3
Cantata BWV 76
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	LP / TT: 35:04

L-4	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 4
Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 85
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	LP / TT: 30:43 + 19:36

L-5	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 5
Cantatas BWV 80, BWV 87
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	LP / TT: 29:34 + 20:42

L-6	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 6
Cantatas BWV 65, BWV 6
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1959	LP / TT: 18:12 + 21:21

L-7	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 7
Cantatas BWV 78, BWV 67
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Marga Höffgen; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Franz Kelch
Erato / MHS		Oct 1960	LP / TT: 26:25 + 15:53

L-8	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 8
Cantatas BWV 4, BWV 34
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		1961	LP / TT: 28:10 + 19:40

L-9	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 9
Cantatas BWV 182, BWV 43
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Sopra: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Basses: Erich Wenk (BWV 182), Jakob Stämpfli (BWV 43)
Erato / MHS		1961	LP / TT: 29:19 + 23:07

L-10	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 10
Cantatas BWV 26, BWV 130, BWV 61
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Basses: Erich Wenk (BWV 26, 61), Jakob Stämpfli (BWV 130)
Erato / MHS		1961	LP / TT: 18:27 + 16:20 + 16:52

L-11	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 11
Cantata BWV 21
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Edith Selig; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		1962	LP / TT: 43:43

L-12	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 12
Cantatas BWV 110, BWV 8
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		1961	LP / TT: 26:55 + 21:28

L-13	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 13
Cantatas BWV 57, BWV 32
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Bass: Barry McDaniel
Erato / MHS		June 1963	LP / TT: 26:43 + 24:22

L-14	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 14
Cantatas BWV 68, BWV 98, BWV 53
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Basses: Jakob Stämpfli (BWV 68), Erich Wenk (BWV 98)
Erato / MHS		June 1963	LP / TT: 19:32 + 16:50 + 8:13

L-15	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 15
Cantatas BWV 147, BWV 90
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Sopranos: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Basses: Jakob Stämpfli (BWV 147), Erich Wenk (BWV 90)
Erato / MHS		June 1963	LP / TT: 33:36 + 14:37

L-16	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 16
Cantatas BWV 31, BWV 105
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Helmut Krebs; Bass: Erich Wenk
Erato / MHS		June 1963	LP / TT: 24:08 + 26:15

L-17	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 17
Cantatas BWV 131, BWV 149
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Basses: Erich Wenk (BWV 149), Jakob Stämpfli (BWV 131)
Erato / MHS		Oct 1964	LP / TT: 25:34 + 22:24

L-18	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 18
Cantatas BWV 82, BWV 56
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Bass: Barry McDaniel
Erato / MHS		Nov 1964	LP / TT: 24:30 + 21:03

L-19	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 19
Cantatas BWV 106, BWV 79
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		June 1964	LP / TT: 22:28 + 16:48

L-20	Les Grandes Cantatas de J.S. Bach Vol. 20
Cantatas BWV 19, BWV 40, BWV 50
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		June 1964	LP / TT: 20:35 + 17:16 + 4:45

L-21	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 21
Cantatas BWV 28, BWV 119
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Maria Friesenhausen; Alto: Emmy Lisken; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Barry McDaniel
Erato / MHS		1965	LP / TT: 16:59 + 26:26

L-22	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 22
Cantatas BWV 103, BWV 200, BWV 118, BWV 7
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		July 1966	LP / TT: 17:45 + 3:50 + 4:22 + 26:15

L-23	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 23
Cantatas BWV 70, BWV 180
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS		Feb 1970	LP / TT: 26:29 + 28:07

L-24	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 24
Cantatas BWV 140, BWV 85
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Hedy Graf; Contralto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Kurt Huber; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato		Feb 1970	LP / TT: 29:32 + 18:30

L-25	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 25
Cantatas BWV 51, BWV 92
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Emiko Iiyama; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1972	LP / TT: 18:50 + 34:25

L-26	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 26
Cantata BWV 30
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Emiko Iiyama; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1972	LP / TT: 41:17

L-27	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 27
Cantatas BWV 102, BWV 137
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenors: Theo Altmeyer (BWV 102), Friedrich Melzer (BWV 137); Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1973	LP / TT: 24:57 + 17:17

L-28	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 28
Cantatas BWV 39, BWV 150
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1973	LP / TT: 24:20 + 16:50

L-29	Les Grandes Cantates de J.S. Bach Vol. 29
Cantatas BWV 72, BWV 23
Fritz Werner
Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
Soprano: Ingeborg Reichelt; Alto: Barbara Scherler; Tenor: Friedrich Melzer; Bass: Bruce Abel
Erato		Oct 1973	LP / TT: 24:20 + 16:50

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - August 2006)
Thanks to Contributors: Peter Tanzer (November 2001), Walter Roth (May 2002), Roland Wörner (July 2002), Matthias Hansen (March 2006), Peter Smaill (August 2006)

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