Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 - Recordings Part 1: Complete Recordings BWV 249

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Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
Kommet, eilet und laufet

Ref.	BWV 249
German Title	Kommet, eilet und laufet [Oster-Oratorium]
Latin Title	Oratorium Fest Paschali
English Title	Come, hasten and run [Easter Oratorio] (by Richard Stokes)
French Title	Venez, hâtez-vous et courez [Oratorio de Pâques]
Spanish Title	Venid, apresuraos y corred [Oratorio de Pascua]
Event	Oratorio for Easter Sunday Readings: Epistle: 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8; Gospel: Markus 16: 1-8
Composed	Leipzig, 1725. Originally composed as Secular Cantata for Birthday BWV 249a; The same music was used for Oster-Oratorium BWV 249. 1^st performance: April 1, 1725 - Leipzig 2^nd performance: 1738 - Leipzig 3^rd performance: 1743-1746 - Leipzig 4^th performance: April 6, 1749 - Leipzig
Text	Christian Friedrich Henrici (Picander) ?
Text	German Text \| German-2 \| Translations: Dutch-1 \| English-1 \| English-3I \| English-3P \| English-10 \| French-6 \| Hebrew-1 \| Hebrew-2 \| Hebrew-3 \| Indonesian \| Italian \| Russian-1 \| Spanish-2 \| Spanish-7
Scoring	Soloists: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus Orchestra: 3 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, oboe d’amore, bassoon, 2 recorders, transverse flute, violins, basso continuo Mvt. 1: Sinfonia \| Mvt. 2: Adagio \| Mvt. 3: Aria (Duet) \| Mvt. 4: Recitative \| Mvt. 5: Aria \| Mvt. 6: Recitative \| Mvt. 7: Aria \| Mvt. 8: Recitative \| Mvt. 9: Aria \| Mvt. 10: Recitative \| Mvt. 11: Chorus
Scoring	Score BGA [6.22 MB]
References	BGA: XXI/3 \| NBA: II/7 \| BC: D 8 \| Zwang: K 115 \| First Published: BG, 1874 \| Autograph score (fascimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek
Commentary	Crouch \| AMG \| M. Carter \| Mincham \| EvH [Dutch]
Music	Muic Examples
Discussions	July 1999; Week of March 31, 2002; Week of June 13, 2010

Contents
Complete Recordings of Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 Recordings of Individual Movements Complete Recordings of Cantata BWV 249a Details of Cantata BWV 249b	General Discussions - Part 1 General Discussions - Part 2
BWV 249 Oster-Oratorium - conducted by Paul McCreesh Baker does Bach - conducted by Menuhin & Marriner
Recordings - Part 1
Complete Recordings - Oster-Oratorium BWV 249

1	J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio [L-1] J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio / Cantata No. 4 [C-1]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [40:21]
Felix Prohaska
Choir & Orchestra of the Bach Guild
Soprano [Mary, mother of James]: Maja Weis-Osborn; Alto [Mary Magdalene]: Hilde Rössel-Majdan; Tenor [Peter]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [John]: Walter Berry
Bach Guild BG-507 (1951) Vanguard SRV-156 (1965). Vanguard Classics OVC-2542		1951	LP / TT: 40:21 LP / TT: 40:21 CD / TT: 64:01
Recorded in Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: 4-CD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

2	J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
Ferdinand Grossmann
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna Pro Musica Symphony
Soprano: Laurence Dutoit; Contralto: Maria Nussbaumer; Tenor: Ferry Gruber; Bass: Otto Wiener
Vox PL-8620 (1954) Orbis CX-10350		1954	LP / TT: 51:36
Recorded in Vienna, Austria.

3	J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
Marcel Couraud
L'ensemble vocal et instrumental de Stuttgart (Stuttgarter Chor & Orchester)
Soprano: Friederike Sailer; Contralto: Margarethe Bence; Tenor: Fritz Wunderlich (pseudonym "Werner S. Braun"?); Bass: August Messthaler
Les Discophiles Français / Philips / Epic Membran		1956	LP / TT: CD / TT:

4	Bach: Easter Oratorio - Magnificat: Ormandy - Bernstein
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [40:57]
Eugene Ormandy
Temple University Concert Choir (Director: Robert E. Page) / Philadelphia Orchestra
Soprano: Judith Raskin; Contralto: Maureen Forrester; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Bass: Herbert Beattie
Sony Classical		Apr 17, 1963	CD / TT: 72:15
Recorded at Philadelphia Atheltic Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

5	Bach: Osteroratorium BWV 249
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Süddeutsches Kammerorchester
Soprano: Teresa Zylis-Gara; Contralto: Patricia Johnson; Tenor: Theo Altmeyer; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
HMV		1965	LP / TT:

6	J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Pâques / Cantata de Pâques
Lorin Maazel
RIAS-Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Günther Arndt) / Berlin Radio-Symphonie Orchester
Soprano: Helen Donath; Contralto: Anna Reynolds; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Martti Talvela
Philips		1966	TT: 48:28

7	J.S. Bach: Magnificat – Oster-Oratorium J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio; Cantata BWV 10 [C-2]
Karl Münchinger
Wiener Akademiechor (Chorus Master: Xaver Meyer) / Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Soprano [Arias, Maria Jacobi]: Elly Ameling; Contralto [Arias, Maria Magdalena]: Helen Watts; Tenor: Werner Krenn; Bass Ari, Johannes]: Tom Krause
Decca		May 1968	TT: 47:49
Recorded at Schloss Ludwigsburg. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

8	J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Pâques Bach Cantatas: Volume 1
Fritz Werner
Heinrich Schütz-Chor Heilbronn / Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Erato / MHS / Music Guild		June 1964	LP / TT: 47:35 10-CD
Recorded in Heilbronn, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com [LP] \| Amazon.com [Box Set] \| Amazon.co.uk [Box Set]

9	J.S. Bach a Notre Dame - Les grandes canatates des féte [C-2]
R.P. Émile Martin
Les Chanteurs De Saint-Eustache / Orchestre Des Concerts Colonne
Soprano: Rachel Yakar; Alto: Jocelyne Taillon; Tenor: Manuel Cid-Jimenez; Bass: Roger Soyer
Les Chantiers Du Carnaval CDC-5		Jun 17, 1971	LP / TT:
Recorded live at Notre-Dame de Paris, France.

10	Bach Festival 41^st Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fourth Concert [V-7]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
George Poinar
Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chamber Orchestra; Baldwin-Wallace Festival Chorus.
Soprano: Gretchen D'Armand; Mezzo-soprano: Grace Reginald-Scott; Tenor: Seth McCoy; Bass: Bruce Abel Jean Clymer (Piano); Warren Berryman (Organ); Esther Pierce (Violoncello); Charles Lawson
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music		1973	MC / TT:
Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.

11	Die Bach Kantate Vol. 11 Edition Bachakademie Vol. 77 J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas
Helmuth Rilling
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Soprano: Arleen Augér; Alto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Bass: Philippe Huttenlocher
Hänssler		Dec 1980; Mar, May 1981	TT: 40:53
Recorded at Tonstudio, Teije van Geest, Heidelberg, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

12	J.S. Bach: Oratorio de Pascua BWV 249 [V-6]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249
Mario Videla (Conductor, Harpsichord & Commentary)
Academia Bach de Buenos Aires GCC-Grupo de Canto Coral (Director: Néstor Andrenacci) / Ensamble Academia Bach
Soprano: Mónica Capra; Contralto: Cecilia Aguirre Paz; Tenor: Osvaldo Ledesma; Baritone: Raúl Neumann
Ed. Institutional		1989	DVD / TT: 56:00
Recorded at Iglesia Santa Felicitas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

13	Bach Festival 58^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: First Concert [F58-1]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 []
Stuart Raleigh; Dwight Oltman
Baldwin-Wallace College Choir; Baldwin-Wallace Motet Choir
Soprano: Henreitte Schellenberg; Alto: Judith Malafronte; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Bruce Abel
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music		Apr (?) 1990	MC / TT:
Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA. Source: WorldCat Libraries

14	J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium J.S. Bach: Magnificat · Easter Oratorio [C-3]
Andrew Parrott
Taverner Consort & Players
Soprano: Emily van Evera; Alto: Caroline Trevor; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Baritone: Peter Kooy
Virgin Veritas		Apr 1993	TT: 40:14
Recorded at St Jude's Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

15	J.S. Bach: Cantatas BWV 11 & 249 [L-3]
Gustav Leonhardt
Choir & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Soprano: Monika Frimmer; Alto: Ralf Popken; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: David Wilson-Johnson
Philips		Apr 1993	TT: 43:41
Recorded at St Gilles Cripplegate, London, England. Buy this album at:

16	J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium [C-8]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [41:59]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Peter Kooy
Harmonia Mundi France		Apr 1994	CD / TT: 72:38
1^st recording of Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 by P. Herreweghe. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

17	J.S. Bach: Oratorium Festo Paschali BWV 249 and Cantata"Es ist nichts Gesundes an meinem Leibe" BWV 25 [C-3]
Jacques Vanherenthals
Chapelle des Minimes
Soprano: Laure Delcampe; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Jan van Elsacker; Bass: Dirk Snellings
La Chapelle des Minimes		Apr 1997	TT: 43:06
Recorded live at the Church of Minimes, Brussels, Belgium. Buy this album at: Chapelle des Minimes

18	J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio / Magnificat Bach-2000 Vol. 6 - The Sacred Vocal Works
Ton Koopman
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)
Soprano: Lisa Larsson; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor: Gerd Türk, Bass: Klaus Mertens
Erato / Teldec		Feb 1998	TT: 41:02
Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

19	J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus · Oster-Oratorium · HimOratorium / A. Campra: Requiem [C-1]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [45:05]
Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss
Bachchor der Hamelner Kantorei / Collegium Musicum St. Nicolai
Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Alto: Inga Schneider; Tenor: Thomas Scheler; Bass: Matthias Gerchen
Musikwochen Weserbergland		Apr 5, 1999	2-CD / TT: 66:13 + 74:03
Recorded live at the Fesgottesdienst. Buy this album at: Hamelner Kantorei

20	J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium Bach Edition Volume 2 - Vocal Works Vol. 1
Rolf Schweizer
Motettenchor Pforzheim / Trompetenensemble Pfeiffer & Südwestdeutsches Kammerorchester Pforzheim
Soprano: Christine Brenk; Alto: Anne Greiling; Tenor: Frank Bossert; Bass: Thomas Pfeiffer
Amati / Brilliant Classics		Jul 1999	TT: 44:54
Recorded at Ev. Stadtkirche Pforzheim, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

21	J.S. Bach: Magnificat · Easter Oratorio
Paul McCreesh
Gabrieli Consort & Players
Soprano: Kimberly McCord; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Neal Davies
Archiv Produktion		Apr 2000	TT: 41:46
Recorded at Ev.-Luth. Kirche, Brand-Erbisdorf (Saxony), Germany. See: BWV 243 Magnificat & BWV 249 Oster-Oratorium – conducted by McCreesh Buy this album at: Amazon.com

22	J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio · Ascension Oratorio
Oster Oratorium BWV 249; Cantata BWV 11
Masaaki Suzuki
Bach Collegium Japan
Soprano: Yukari Nonoshita; Counter-tenor: Patrick Van Goethem; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Chiyuki Urano
BIS		May 2004	SACD / TT: 41:58
Recorded at Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

23	J.S. Bach: Osteroratorium · C.P.E. Bach: Danket dem Herrn / Heilig [V-3]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [39:30]
Frieder Bernius
Kammerchor Stuttgart / Barockorchester Stuttgart
Sopranos: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Elisabeth Jansson; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz
Carus Verlag 83.212		Jul 23- 25, 2004	CD / TT: 76:39
Recorded at Augustinuskirche, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany Buy this album at: CD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

24	Sacred Music by Bach and Concertos by Bach & Telemann [C-9]
Oster-Oratrium BWV 249: Aria (Peter, tenor) [7:18], Recitative (The Two Marys) [1:03], Aria (Mary Magdalen, counter-tenor) [6:03], Adagio [3:21]
Dale Higbee
(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque
Counter-tenor: Bradley Fugate; Tenor: Glenn Siebert
Carolina Baroque		Mar 2005	TT:
Recorded live at the Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA. Buy this album at: Carolina Baroque

25	Richard Burdick, horn, performs J. S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Double French Horn: Richard Burdick
I Ching Music		Jan-Feb 2006	CD / TT: 45:12
This is a multi track recording, All tracks performed by Richard Burdick on his Double French horn made by Dietmar Dürk. R. Burdick read from the original score while recording. Each part from the flute to the basso continuo was played at written pitch, reading the score as if it were written for F horn. The range of this composition is from Pedal C to high e (for horn in F) with countless notes above high C . Recorded at A = 440 hertz. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

26	J.S. Bach: Osteroratorium, BWV 249; Himmelfahrtsoratorium, BWV 11 [U-3]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [39:30]
Philippe Herreweghe
Collegium Vocale Gent
Soprano: Dorothee Mields; Counter-tenor: Damien Guillon; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Stephan MacLeod
Rapidshare		May 16, 2008	CD / TT: 70:05
Recorded during "Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music 2008" at St. John's Smith Square, London, England. Source/lineage: digital FM Broadcast > Soundcard > Gramofile > Audacity > Switch Broadcasted by the Austrian radiostation Oe1 2^nd recording of Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 by P. Herreweghe. Download this recording from Rapidshare: CD

27	J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 13: "Oster-Oratorium" - Cantatas BWV 249 · 6
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [39:78]
Sigiswald Kuijken
(OVPP - No Choir) / La Petite Bande
Soprano: Yeree Suh, Alto: Petra Noskaiova; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Jan Van der Crabben
Accent 25313		Apr 23-27 2009	SACD / TT: 56:17
Recorded at Saint-Trond, Belgium. Buy this album at: SACD: Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

28	J.S. Bach: Easter & Ascension Oratorios [C-1]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [41:04]
Matthew Halls
Retrospect Ensemble
Soprano: Carolyn Sampson; Counter-tenor: Iestyn Davies, Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Peter Harvey
Linn Records CKD-373		Feb 22-25, 2010	CD / TT: 70:26
Buy this album at: Recorded at St. Jude’s Church, London, England. SACD: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de Music Download: Amazon.com \| Amazon.co.uk \| Amazon.de

The list of the recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - June 2011)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (February 2010), John Grayovski (October 2006), Teddy Kaufman (February 2007), Riccardo Nughes (September 2001), Jean Gabriel Puyraveau (March 2011), Roland Wörner (July 2002)

Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Recordings of BWV 249 | Recordings of BWV 249a | Details of BWV 249b | Recordings of Individual Movements | General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | BWV 249 - P. McCreesh
Article: Easter Oratorio BWV 249 - An Examination of its Sources and Development [T. Braatz]

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