Alexander Schneider (Counter-tenor)

Born: Frankenberg, Saxony, Germany

The German counter-tenor, Alexander Schneider, received his first musical training in the Dresdner Kreuzchor, to which he belonged from 1987 to 1996. Since October 1997 he studies at the Hochschule für Musik "Hanns Eisler", Berlin with Peter Hermann.

Alexander Schneider has worked together with the Dresdner Kammerchor, Sächsischen Vocalensemble, Ensemble "Alte Musik Dresden" and Lautten Compagney Berlin, as well as with The Bach Ensemble USA, under the direction of Joshua Rifkin. In addition he has participated with various broadcast and CD productions (such as Heinrich Schütz’ Schwanengesang and Alt-Leipziger Musik). He appears also as an interpreter of recitals of varied repertoire. He gave his much-appreciated considered opera debut at the Neuköllner Oper Berlin, in Johann Adolf Hasse’s Comedia per Musica La sorella amante.

Sources:
Cantus Domus Website (2001), English translation by Aryeh Oron (July 2004)
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (July 2004)

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Marcus Creed

Alto

G.F. Handel: Brockes Passion, HWV 48 [TV Broadcast]

Philippe Herreweghe

Alto

Member of Collegium Vocale Gent:
C-18 (2006/2007): BWV 27, BWV 95, BWV 161
C-22 (2012): BWV 25, BWV 138 [3^rd],, BWV 105 [2^nd], BWV 46
C-23 (2013): BWV 44 [2^nd], BWV 48, BWV 73 [2^nd], BWV 109
C-24 (2016): BWV 101, BWV 115, BWV 103
[C-25] (2017): BWV 80 [2^nd recording], BWV 4, BWV 79
[C-26] (2020): BWV 45, BWV 118, BWV 198 [2^nd recording]
[V-19] (2018, Audio): BWV 245 [4^th recording]

Konrad Junghänel

Alto

Member of Cantus Cölln:
[V-4] (2006): BWV 233-236
BWV 245

Ändreas Küppers

Alto

Member of Ensemble Polyharmonique:
[C-1] (2021, CD): BWV 56/Mvt. 5, BWV 233a

Raphaël Pichon

Alto

Member of Ensemble Pygmalion:
C-1 (2014): BWV 244a [2^nd recording]
C-2 (2015, Audio): BWV 4
[CP-2] (2017, Video): BWV 146, BWV 27, BWV 8, BWV 48
[CP-3] (2017, Video): BWV 70, BWV 140
[CP-5] (2018, Video): BWV 131, BWV 106, BWV 4
[V-6] (2019): BWV 225-230; J. Handl: Motet Ecce quomodo moritur
[CP-6] (2016, Video): BWV 245: Part I [2^nd recording], BWV 159/1-3, BWV 245: Part II, J. Handl Gallus: Ecce quomodo moritur justus

Ralf Sochaczewsky

Alto

BWV 131, BWV 236

Gernot Süßmuth

Alto

Member of Ensemble Polyharmonique:
[V-1] (2020/2021]: BWV 248/1-6

Achim Zimmermann

Alto

[CV21-9] (2021, Video): BWV 21

Links to other Sites

Cantus Domus - Gedenkkonzert 2001 [German]
Alexander Schneider (Berliner Kantorei) [German]