Bach-Collegium Stuttgart is an internationally known German instrumental ensemble, founded by Helmuth Rilling in 1965 to accompany the Gächinger Kantorei in choral music with orchestra.[1] Its members are mostly orchestra musicians from Germany and Switzerland who get together for projects associated with the choir and also instrumental programs of their own.[2][3]
| Bach-Collegium Stuttgart | |
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| Project orchestra | |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Location | Stuttgart |
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| Website | www |
The ensemble has performed at festivals such as the "Musikfest Stuttgart" of the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart, Salzburg Festival, Lucerne Festival, Prague Spring or Rheingau Musik Festival.
Gächinger Kantorei and Bach-Collegium Stuttgart, conducted by Rilling, completed a first recording worldwide of Bach's cantatas and oratorios, a project of 15 years in collaboration with Hänssler Classic, in 1985 on the occasion of the composer's 300th birthday.[4] The recording was awarded a Grand Prix du Disque.
The Bach-Collegium Stuttgart has been instrumental in premieres of works such as Wolfgang Rihm's Deus Passus (Passionsstücke nach Lukas) in 2000[5] and new versions of works such as Mozart's Great Mass completed by Robert D. Levin.[6]
References
edit- ^ vita - fotos Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine of Helmuth Rilling (in German)
- ^ Bach-Collegium Stuttgart State Capital Stuttgart (in German)
- ^ Bach-Collegium Stuttgart on bach cantatas (2001)
- ^ Helmuth Rilling Archived 2011-05-05 at the Wayback Machine on classics.online
- ^ Deus Passus, review of the recording, by Daniel Felsenfeld
- ^ Mass in C minor, review of the recording by J. F. Weber, from "Fanfare"
External links
edit- Bach-Collegium Stuttgart on the website of Bachakademie Stuttgart (in German)
- Entries for recordings of the Bach-Collegium Stuttgart on WorldCat
- Bach-Collegium Stuttgart on the website of KLASSIK.COM (recordings, reviews) (in German)
- Reviews of recordings on the Classics Today website
- Bruckner masses review by Michael Cookson, 2004
Interactive Hypermedia
edit- Johann Sebastian Bach Mass in B Minor (Flash)