JS Bach - Christmas Oratorio (Vinyl LP)
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Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Cat No: 4839176
Format: LP
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Christmas
Release Date: 16th October 2020
Contents
Artists
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Franz Crass (bass)
Munchener Bach-Chor
Munchener Bach-Orchester
Conductor
Karl RichterWorks
Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachts-Oratorium), BWV248Artists
Gundula Janowitz (soprano)Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Fritz Wunderlich (tenor)
Franz Crass (bass)
Munchener Bach-Chor
Munchener Bach-Orchester
Conductor
Karl RichterAbout
3-LP gatefold
Mastered from original tapes and pressed on 180g vinyl
Includes artist photos and liner notes in English and German
Among the many recordings of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Karl Richter’s 1965 interpretation holds a special position. Richter was praised not only for his ensembles, the Münchener Bach-Chor and Münchener Bach-Orchester, but also for his fabulous soloists – both vocal and instrumental.
This recording also turned to be one of the last musical testimonials of tenor Fritz Wunderlich, who tragically died only a few months after, and whose 90th birthday would have been in September 2020.
This was Richter’s second recording of the work, markedly different from his first. In his 1965 recording, Richter’s Munich forces present a youthful vigour with a homogeneity and clarity not otherwise present in his earlier account, though most notable is his quartet of outstanding soloists. Wunderlich is joined by Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, and Franz Crass.
Gramophone described the recording thus: “Richter is the ultimate purposeful and charismatic director and presents a corporate muscularity juxtaposed with solo vocal warmth, especially from the luminous Janowitz and Wunderlich.”
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