Bach, J.S.: Cantatas (Baritone Solo) - Bwv 56 and 82
1/1/2001, 10 Tracks, 44:18
Featuring
Helmuth Rilling
Walter Heldwein
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Gächinger Kantorei
Johann Sebastian Bach
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Performer Biography
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the singer on this recording, has also exhibited his paintings, watercolors, and drawings since 1980.
Performer Biography
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau has received the Grand Prix du Disque and other record awards almost every year since 1955.
Performer Biography
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, the baritone on this album, made his opera debut in 1948 as Posa in Verdi's "Don Carlos" at the Städtische Oper Berlin.
Performer Biography
Helmuth Rilling, the conductor, founded the Gächinger Kantorei in 1953 and the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart in 1981.
Recording & Production
The EDITION BACHAKADEMIE, under Helmuth Rilling's artistic direction, will comprise over 160 CDs and aims to record and publish the complete works of J.S. Bach by July 28, 2000.
Performer Biography
Helmuth Rilling completed a complete recording of all of J.S. Bach's church cantatas on Bach's 300th birthday, March 21, 1985, which received the Grand Prix du Disque.
Interpretation
The Bach-Collegium Stuttgart uses modern instruments but incorporates knowledge of historical performance practice to avoid stylistic limitations.
