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J.S. Bach: Easter Oratorio / Cantata No. 4 [C-1]

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

Vanguard Classics - Bach Guild

1951

TT: 40:21

Recorded in Vienna, Austria.

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J.S. Bach: 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

Early 1950's?

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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

1956

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Bach: Easter Oratorio - Magnificat: Ormandy - Bernstein

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 1963

TT: 40:57

Recorded at Philadelphia Atheltic Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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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

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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

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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 Arias, Johannes]: Tom Krause

Decca

May 1968

TT: 47:49

Recorded at Schloss Ludwigsburg.
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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

June 1964

LP / TT: 47:35

Recorded in Heilbronn, Germany.
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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

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Recorded live at Notre-Dame de Paris, France.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium [C-8]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Peter Kooy

Harmonia Mundi France

Apr 1994

TT: 41:59

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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.
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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.
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J.S. Bach: Actus Tragicus · Oster-Oratorium · Himmelfahrts-Oratorium / A. Campra: Requiem [C-1]

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 1999

TT: 45:05

Recorded live at the Fesgottesdienst.
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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

July 1999

TT: 44:54

Recorded at Ev. Stadtkirche Pforzheim, Germany.

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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
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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.
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J.S. Bach: Osteroratorium · C.P.E. Bach: Danket dem Herrn / Heilig

Frieder Bernius

Kammerchor Stuttgart / Barockorchester Stuttgart

Sopranos: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Elisabeth Jansson; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz

Carus Verlag

Jul 2004

TT: 39:30

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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

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Recorded live at the Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, NC, USA.
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Richard Burdick, horn, performs J. S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio, BWV 249

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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.
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