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Christoph Wolff
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

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Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works

Christoph Wolff - Short Biography

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


C-1

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Two

 

Cantata Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55: Mvts. 2, 3, 5 [6:36]

BWV 55: Christoph Wolff

BWV 55: Goethe-Institut Choir / Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

BWV 55: Tenor: Robin Tritschler
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Aura Stone (Double-bass); Gillian Smith (Organ)
Obbligato: Madeleine Staunton (Flute)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

BWV 55: Jan 25, 2009

CD / TT: 74:52

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church, Dawson St., Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 55 [6:36]: Mvt. 2: Recitative [T] [1:30] + Mvt. 3: Aria [T] [3:54] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [1:12]


C-2

Bach Church Cantatas: Highlights of the complete series: St Ann's Church, Dublin 2001-2010 - Disc Five: Further Highlights

Cantata BWV 162: Mvt. 3: Aria [S] Jesu, Brunnquell aller Gnaden [3:49]
Cantata BWV 5: Mvt. 5: Aria [B] Verstumme, Höllenheer [6:41]

BWV 5, 162: Christoph Wolff

Orchestra of St Cecilia (Artistic Director: Lindsay Armstrong)

BWV 162: Soprano: Lynda Lee
Continuo: Niall O'Loughlin (Cello); Aura Stone (Double-bass); Gillian Smith (Organ)
BWV 5: Bass: Nigel Williams
Strings & oboes
Obbligato: Colin Byrne (Trumpet)

Orchestra of St Cecilia

BWV 162, 5: Jan 25, 2009

CD / TT: 77:31

Recorded live at St. Anne's Church Dawson St. Dublin, Ireland, in the frame of Orchestra of St Cecilia: Bach Cantata Project.
Listen on BCW:
Cantata BWV 162: Mvt. 3: Aria [S] [3:49]
Cantata BWV 5: Mvt. 5: Aria [B] [6:41]


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Leipzig Bach Archive • Farewell concert for Christoph Wolff [F-4]

01:11-02:50: F. Mendelssohn: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Op. 91 [1:39]
03:13-06:20: G.C. Biller: Mit Fried und Freud, Arrangement BWV 125 [3:07]
07:34-16:47: J.S. Bach: Concerto for 4 harpsichords, strings & continuo in A minor, BWV 1065 [9:13]
18:20-49:25: J.S. Bach: Cantata Ich bin in mir vergnügt, BWV 204 [31:05]
50:30-57:30: H. Schütz: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, SWV 494 [7:00]
58:08-59:10: J.S. Bach: Cantata So wandelt froh auf Gottes Wegen, BWV 197: Mvt. 10: Chorale [1:02]

Mendelssohn, Biller, Schütz: David Timm
BWV 1065: Ton Koopman
BWV 204, 197: Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Mendelssohn, Biller, Schütz, BWV 197: Leipziger Universitätschor
BWV 1065, 204, 197: Instrumental Ensemble

BWV 1065: Ton Koopman (Harpsichord I); Malcolm Bilson (Harpsichord II); Robert Hill (Harpsichord III); Robert D. Levin (Harpsichord IV)
Katharina Stern, Michael Maul, Konstanze Beyer, Peter Wollny (Violins); Christian Goosses, Cosima Taubert (Violas); Anna Dorothea Wolff (Violoncello); Ulrich Wolff (Violone)
BWV 204: Soprano: Lisa Larsson
Verena Fischer (Flute); Michael Niesemann, Clara Geuchen (Oboes); Katharina Wolff, Michael Maul, Konstanze Beyer, Peter Wollny (Violins); Christian Goosses, Cosima Taubert (Violas); Anna Dorothea Wolff (Violoncello); Ulrich Wolff (Violone); Hermann Max (Harpsichord)
BWV 197: Verena Fischer (Flute); Michael Niesemann, Clara Geuchen (Oboes); Katharina Wolff, Michael Maul, Konstanze Beyer, Peter Wollny (Violins); Christian Goosses, Cosima Taubert (Viola); Anna Dorothea Wolff (Violoncello); Ulrich Wolff (Violone); Hermann Max (Harpsichord)

Bach-Archiv Leipzig

Feb 19, 2014

Video / TT: 61:42

Recorded & filmed live at Festsaal des Alten Rathauses zu Leipzig, Saxony, Germany.
Produced by Accentus Music, Arcona Living Bach14, Breitkopf & Härtel, MDR Figaro, Historische Musikinstrumente Martin Schwabe
Watch on YouTube:
Complete Concert [61:42]


CV-1

Bach's Cantatas: Nos. 8 and 78 - Lecture Concert Featuring Professor Christoph Wolff

 

15:30-35:20: Cantata Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?, BWV 8 [19:50]
38:58-62:46: Cantata Jesu, der du meine Seele, BWV 78 [22:42]

Christoph Wolff

Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum (Director of Choral Activities; Andrew G. Clark; Resident Conductor: Jonathan Mott) ; Harvard University Choir (Chorus Master: Edward Elwyn Jones; Assistant Chorus Master: David von Behren) / Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra (Director: Phoebe Carrai; Assistant Director: Sarah Darling)

Soloists: not listed
HRCM: Sopranos: Aurora Avallone, Larissa Barth, Heidi Bloodgood, Alice Findlay, Natalie Kahn, Andrea Lanza, Chloe E.W. Levine, Anne Lonowski, Emma MacKenzie, Isabella Meyer, Jessica Miller, Mai Nguyen, Samantha O'Connell, Ashari Palmer, Elisa Pavarino, Madeline Ranalli, Emma Rogers, Hayley Ross, Jillian Vogel; Altos: Hannah Alton, Kat Boit, Zeynep Bromberg, Katie Burstein, Sarika Chawla, Rosalind DeLaura, Rachel Gibian, Delaney Ignace, Nina Ijomanta, Allie Jeffay, Racheal Lama, Nikita Nair, Genevieve Raushenbush, Raquel Segars, Madison Webb, Jessica Wu, Sarah Yang, Beatrice Youd; Tenors: Fahim Ahmed, Joshua Hansen, Jaxson Hill, Elijah McGill, Andrew Rao, Beck Saine, Xavier Sayeed, Jonathan Schneiderman, Lowry Yankwich; Basses: William Brown, Ian Chan, Ben DuPont, Xavier Evans, Robert Greene, Jason Jorge, Mark Penrod, Brian Seepaul, Ivan Specht, Chibuike Uwakwe, Raymond Zheng
HUC: Sopranos: Sophie Choate, Natalie Choo, Rena Cohen, Maliya Ellis, Olympia Hatzilambrou, Sydney Penny, Amy Smith-Dingler, Rebecca Stewart, Benjamin Perry Wenzelberg, Elizabeth Wu; Altos: Ari Chriyanm, Rosie Du, Inés Hynett, Karalyn Joseph, Romaine Loubes, Lauren Marshall, Katherin McPhie, Claire Murphy, Julia Paolillo, Aurora Straus, Meghan Turner, Peggy Yin; Tenors: Jonathan Caron, Alex Chen, Joey Griffith, Isaac Kim, Gavin Kramar, Arhan Kumar, Victor Quintas-Martinez, Jasper Schoff; Basses: Trevor Bishai, Christian Carson, Soren Choi, Will Cooper, Moritz von Brescius, Jack Golden, Henrique Neves, Chrisopher Ong, Ian Chetron
HBCO: Violins: Sarah Darling, Farkhad Abdikadirov, William Lundell, Ambrose Philipek, Morris Reeves, Zev Shapiro, Meghan Titzer, Sophie Westbrooke; Violas: Hayley Murks-Abdikadirova, Jessica Cooper, Jonathan Karp; Cellos: Phoebe Carrai, Andrew Koutroubas, Nathaniel Steele; Double-bass: Guinevere Connor; Flute: Andrea LeBlanc; Oboe/Oboe d'amore: Geoffrey Burgess, Ellen Exner; Bassoon: Allen Hamrick; Harpsichord: Edward Jones; Organ: Justin Blackwell

YouTube

Nov 14, 2021

Video / TT: 64:43

Recorded & filmed live at Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Full Concert, including Complete Cantatas BWV 8 & 78 [64:43]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (October 2022 - August 2023)

Christoph Wolff: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works
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