Recorded from 1969 to 1985, over a longer period of time than most other sets, there. The benchmark of his career has been intensely personal interpretations of bachs 200 cantatas and major choral works. In the 1960s, he recorded bachs motets and several of his sacred and secular cantatas. Geistliche kantaten bwv 1140, 143159, 161188, 190200. Helmuth rilling dirigiert bachmotetten 1990 youtube. Over his career, helmuth rilling has become one of the most respected choral conductors in the world. Halleluja, an album by helmuth rilling on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Grave allegro moderato donna brown, sopran cornelia kallisch, mezzosopran roberto sacca. Helmuth rilling choral director biography and cd recordings. What is most appealing is the consistency of performance. Helmuth rilling is an excellent conductor and interpreter of bachs sacred music.
By the time rilling became music director of stuttgarts gedachtniskirche in 1957 hed already founded his gachinger kantorei, then in 1965 the bach collegium stuttgart. On the initiative of gottfried van swieten, mozart adapted handels work for performances in vienna the libretto of mozarts adaptation was largely based on luthers translation of the bible. Remark about editions of the sacred cantatas on hanssler. Rilling was the first conductor to ever record the complete bach cantatas and still, 25 years after they were first released in celebration of the bach tercentennial in 1985, they remain the. The libretto of mozarts adaptation was largely based on luthers translation of the bible. Born in stuttgart, germany, rilling grew up in a musical family. He is the founder of the gachinger kantorei, the bachcollegium stuttgart, the oregon b. Nov 12, 2010 for over half a century the names helmuth rilling and js bach have been inextricably linked. Helmuth rilling, born in 1933 in stuttgart, is a conductor, teacher and.
He himself took up piano and organ as a child, showing a fine talent for each. He is the founder of the gachinger kantorei 1954, the bachcollegium stuttgart 1965, the oregon bach festival 1970, the internationale bachakademie stuttgart 1981 and other bach academies worldwide, as well as the festival ensemble stuttgart 2001 and the junges stuttgarter bach ensemble 2011. Mozart reorchestrated about threefifths of handels composition. Helmuth rilling internationale bachakademie stuttgart. This 11cd set is, you might say, an excerpt from the 172cd boxed set that hanssler classic has issued of bachs complete works under the direction or supervision of helmuth rilling. The soprano part was performed by the canadian opera singer donna brown, who has on several occasions worked with helmuth rilling. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. He is the founder of the gachinger kantorei 1954, the bachcollegium stuttgart 1965, the oregon bach festival 1970, the internationale.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Helmuth rilling is a german choral conductor and an academic teacher. Between 1788 and 1790, mozarts sometime patron baron van swieten contributed to mozarts welfare by having him arrange for private performance several works by handel, including acis and galatea k566, november 1788, messiah k572, march 1789 and alexander. Still the best complete collection of bachs cant december 17, 2019 by rimas d. Helmuth rilling born 29 may 1933 in stuttgart is an internationally known german choral conductor, founder of the gachinger kantorei 1954, the bachcollegium stuttgart 1965, the oregon bach festival 1970,1 the internationale bachakademie stuttgart 1981 and other bach academies worldwide, and the festival ensemble stuttgart 2001. Ab dieser zeit datiert seine intensive beschaftigung mit dem werk johann sebastian bachs. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Helmuth rilling born 29 may 1933 is a german choral conductor and an academic teacher. War requiem, svendavid sandstroms setting of messiah which rilling. Helmuth rilling compare 2 versions by kurt thomas, helmuth rilling on amazon music. Helmuth rilling is one of the most accomplished conductors and interpreters of johann sebastian bachs music.
On the initiative of gottfried van swieten, mozart adapted handels work for performances in vienna. Complete cantatas rilling, stuttgart bach collegium. Hanssler classic is proud to present helmuth rillings landmark recording of the complete bach cantatas in a new, speciallyprice collectors edition. Complete orchestral works helmuth rilling hanssler. The performance was, of course, conducted by helmuth rilling. He is the founder of the gachinger kantorei, the bachcollegium stuttgart, the oregon bach festival, the internationale bachakademie stuttgart and other bach academies worldwide, as well as the festival ensemble stuttgart and the junges stuttgarter bach ensemble. Bach heeft voorbereid en opgenomen tweemaal zelfs, een monumentale taak, waarbij meer dan 1. While i have a preference for john eliot gardiners cantata recordings, because of his forces and his more hip choices, there is no doubt that rillings recordings are excellent. This cycle was printed couple of times in lp form by various editions, including claus verlag germany, erato france, and musical heritage society u. Helmuth rilling and 20 thcentury bach performance helmuth rilling is one of the most prolific bach conductors on record. The quality of singing and ensemble performance is second to none. Helmuth rilling photo hs helmuth rilling, born in 1933 in stuttgart, is a conductor, teacher and ambassador for bachs music throughout the world. Various dates, various locations 172 cds in black paper sleeves 5000 pages text material on cd rom two books with bwv and cd number listing hanssler 098. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page.