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Bálint Karosi & FLC Choir
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Instrumental Works

Bálint Karosi - Short Biography
First Lutheran Church Choir, Boston - Short History
Saint Peter's Bach Collegium - Short History

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


C-1

J .S. Bach Cantata BWV 80 Ein Feste Burg

 

Cantata BWV 80: Mvts. 1-7 [24:13]

Bálint Karosi (FLC Minister of Music)

First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra / Instrumentalists

Soprano: Sarah Bellott; Mezzo-soprano: ?; Tenor: Jason McStoots; Bass: Joshua Taylor
Andreas Liu (Harpsichord); David Hakes (Organ); Bálint Karosi (Organ); Zoe Weiss (Cello); Nina Bischop (Violin); Ben Fox (Oboe)

YouTube

Oct 31, 2007

Video / TT:

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 80 by B. Karosi.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 80: Mvt. 1: Chorus [5:29] + Mvt. 2: Aria [B] w/ Chorale [S] [4:00] + Mvt. 3: Recitative [B] & Mvt. 4: Aria [S] [5:23] + Mvt. 5: Chorale [3:43] + Mvt. 6: Recitative [T] & Mvt. 7: Duet [A, T] [5:38]


C-2

Easter 2008

 

Cantata BWV 31 []

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra

Soloists: unknown

YouTube

Mar 23, 2008 (Easter Sunday)

Video / TT:

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 31: Mvt. 1: Sontata [2:42] | Mvt. 2: Chorus [3:57] | Mvt. 9: Chorale [1:13]


C-3

J.S. Bach: Gott der Herr ist Sonn' und Schild BWV 79

 

Cantata BWV 79 [18:51]

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra

Soprano: Sarah Bellott; Alto: ?; Bass: Graham Wright

YouTube

Oct 27, 2008 (uploaded)

Video / TT: 18:51

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 79: Mvt. 1: Chorus [7:29] | Mvt. 2: Aria [A] [3:23] | Mvt. 3: Chorale [2:19] | Mvt. 4: Recitative [A] & Mvt. 5: Duet [S, B] [4:43] | Mvt. 6: Chorale [0:57]


C-4

J.S. Bach: Opening Chorus BWV 66 Erfreut euch ihr Herzen

 

Chorus (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 66 [10:05]

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir

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YouTube

Apr 12, 2009 (Easter Sunday)

Video / TT: 10:05

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Mvt. 1: Chorus [10:05]


C-8

The Vanishing Nordic Chorale [C-1]

 
 

15. C. Nielsen: Prelude No. 6 / J.S. Bach: Var hälsad, sköna morgonstund (Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern), BWV 172 (Swedish) [2:15]
16. C. Nielsen: Prelude No. 1 / Der er en Vej (There is a Way) (Danish) [3:04]
17. D. Buxtehude: Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress Is Our God), BuxWV 184 (Organ solo) [3:50]
18. C. Nielsen: Prelude No. 23 / Pedersøn: Vor Gud han er så fast en borg (Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott) (Danish) [3:18]
19. B. Karosi: Improvisation on Prelude No. 23 & Ein feste Burg (Organ solo) [2:37 ]
20. D. Buxtehude: Klag-Lied (Lament), BuxWV 76 (Organ solo) [2:31]
Arranger: Philip Spray

Philip Spray

Musik Ekklesia

Soloists [15-20]: Organ: Bálint Karosi [15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]; Soprano: Teresa Wakim [15, 16, 18]; English Horn: Benjamin Fox [15]
Organ: Opus 10 by Richards, Fowkes & Co. of Tennessee; Built in the North German Baroque style: 24 stops installed 2000; final 3 stops completed 2010. This is the world premiere recording of the newly-completed organ.

Sono Luminis SDL-92128
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Nov 2-3, 2010 [15-20]

CD / TT: 61:27
MP3 / TT: 61:19

Recorded at The First Lutheran Church of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA [15-20].
Executive Producer: Philip Spray; Producer: Peter Rutenberg; Recording Engineer: D. James Tagg; Assistant Engineer: Drew Hooke [15-20]; Editing & Mixing: Steven Kaplan; Mastering Engineer: John Polito, Audio Mechanics; Diction Coach: Heinrich Christensen [15, 16, 18].
Buy this album at:
CD (2011): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | ArkivMusik
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | iTunes


C-5

J.S. Bach: Cantata “Ein Feste Burg” BWV 80

 

Caantata BWV 80 []

Bálint Karosi (Organist & Choir Director)

First Lutheran Church Choir / Instrumentalists

Soloists: Soprano: Audrey Fernandez-Fraser; Members of the Exsultemus Vocal Period Ensemble: Counter-tenor: Gerrod Pagenkopf; Tenor: David Evans; Bass-Baritone: Paul Max Tipton
FLCC: Sopranos: Lucy Bergin, Cheryl Ryder; Altos: Karin Denison, Sarah Funke; Tenors: David Litke, Paul Stiller, Cameron Rasmussen, Brian Peterson; Basses: Paul Edmon, Eric Arno Hiller, Mark Kranz
Instrumentalists: Oboe 1/ Oboe d'amore 1: Joyce Alper; Oboe 2/ Oboe d’amore 2: Alexandra Lambertson; Oboe da caccia/ taille: Owen Watkins; Violin 1: Edson Scheid; Violin 2: Holly Piccoli; Viola: Zoe Kemmerling; Cello: Zoe Weiss; Violone: Mai-Lan Broekman; Continuo organ: Hendrik Broekman

FLC Boston

Oct 28, 2012 (Reformation Sunday)

MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 80 by B. Karosi.
Listen on FLC Website:
Cantata BWV 80: Complete Cantata


C-6

J.S. Bach: Ich lebe, mein Herze, zu deinem Ergötzen BWV 145

 

Cantata BWV 145 [12:02]. The First two movements are by Georg Philipp Telemann. Bálint Karosi added oboes and timpani to the Chorus No. 2

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir & Orchestra / Orchestra of period instruments.

Soprano: Audrey Fernandez-Fraser; Tenor: David Evans; Baritone: Bradford Gleim

YouTube

Mar 31, 2013 (Easter Sunday)

Video / TT: 12:02

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 145: Complete Cantata [12:02]


C-7

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 29 "Wir danken dir Gott, wir danken dir"

B, SATB, U-29 UPDATE

Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 [28:03]

Bálint Karosi

First Lutheran Church Choir / Period Orchestra

Soloists: Soprano: Audrey Fernandez-Fraser; Alto: Stephanie Kacoyanis; Tenor: Gene Stenger; Bass: Ian Pomerantz
FLCC: Sopranos: Lucy Bergin, Anya Burkart, Audrey Fernandez-Fraser, Sarah Rodewald, Cheryl Ryder; Altos: Karin Denison, Stephanie Kacoyanis, Michael Raleigh; Tenors: Andrew Sanchez, Gene Stenger, Paul Stiller; Basses: Paul Edmon, Michael McMillan, Ian Pomerantz
Orchestra: Abigail Karr (Baroque Violin); Jesse Irons (Baroque Violin); Anna Griffis (Baroque Viola); Jacques Lee Wood (Cello); Thomas Schmidt (Timpani); Graham Dixon (Natural Trumpet); Chris Belluscio (Cornett); Robinson Pyle (Natural Trumpet); Joyce Alper (Baroque Oboe); Audrey Markowitz (Baroque Oboe); László Fassang (Organ)

YouTube

Mar 22, 2014

Video / TT: 28:03

Recorded live at First Lutheran Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, at the "Boston Bach Birthday 329".
1st recording of Cantata BWV 29 by B. Karosi.
Source: The First Lutheran Church of Boston
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 29: Part 1 [7:50] + Part 2 [5:59] + Part 3 [14:14]


CV-10

J.S. Bach: “Jauchzet gott in allen Landen” BWV 51

Cantata Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen, BWV 51 [18:37]

Bálint Karosi

Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Audrey Fernandez-Fraser; John Charles Thomas (Baroque Trumpet)
Abigail Karr, Ambra Casonato (Baroque Violins); Ezra Seltzer (Cello); Bálint Karosi (Organ, Harpsichord)

YouTube

Dec 25, 2015 (Christmas Day)

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 51: Complete Cantata [18:37]


CV-7

J. S. Bach: Cantata BWV 36 | Bach Collegium Saint Peters

 

Cantata Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36 with liturgical dance [31:16]

Bálint Karosi (Conductor & Harpsichord)

Saint Peter’s Church Choir / Saint Peter's Bach Collegium
Dance at Saint Peter's (Roberto Lara, choreography)

Sopranos: Christine Elise Chen, Sarah Moga; Alto: Ruston Ropac; Tenor: Elliott James Encarnación; Bass: Dr. Thomas Marks
Baroque Oboes d'amore: Julie Brye, Alexandra Lambertson; Baroque Violins: Jessica Park, Edson Scheid; Baroque Viola: Seula Lee; Baroque Cello: Ana Kim; Double-bass: Nathan Chase; Organ & Harpsichord: David Belkovski; Organ: Jong Hee Yoon

YouTube

Dec 12, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 36: Complete Cantata [31:16]


CV-8

J.S. Bach: Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust BWV 170 | English Subtitles | Balint Karosi

Cantata Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170 [24:23]

Bálint Karosi (Harpsichord & Conductor)

Göd Baroque Ensemble

Counter-tenor: Zoltán Daragó
Jonghee Yoon (Organ); Dávid Simon (Flute); Gábor Homoki, Eszter Krúlik (Violins); Tamás Bartók (Viola); Dénes Karasszon (Cello); Csongor Jobbágy (Double-bass)

YouTube

Jul 24, 2019

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Szent István-templom, Alsógöd, Hungary.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 170: Complete Cantata [24:23] | Complete Cantata [24:23]


CV-9

A Bach Collaborative: Cantatas 82 & 84

Cantata Ich Habe Genug, BWV 82 [22:53]
Cantata Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke, BWV 84 [14:24]

Bálint Karosi

Saint Peter's Bach Collegium

BWV 82: Baritone: Harrison Hintzsche; David Dickey (Baroque Oboe)
BWV 84: Soprano: Addy Sterrett; David Dickey (Baroque Oboe)
SPBC: Edson Scheid, Seula Lee (Baroque Violins); Stephen Goist (Baroque Viola); Ana Kim (Baroque Cello); Nathaniel Chase (Violone); Bálint Karosi (Klop portative)

YouTube

Feb 14, 2021

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA. This broadcast is hosted by St. John’s Lutheran Church of Stamford, CT, and St. Peter’s Lutheran Church of New York City, NY.
Source: Facebook: A Bach Collaborative
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 82: Complete Cantata [22:53]
Cantata BWV 84: Complete Cantata [14:24] | | Complete Cantata [14:24]
Cantatas BWV 82 & 84: Full Concert [46:23] | Full Concert [49:58] | Full Concert [37:15]


CV-11

J.S. Bach: Cantata BWV 29 Wir Danken Dir

Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29 [23:39]

Bálint Karosi (Organ & Conductor)

Saint Peter's Choir / Saint Peter's Bach Collegium Orchestra (Concert-master: Isabella Lee)

Soprano: Emily Hagens; Alto: Silvana Chu; Tenor: Bill Heigen; Bass: Kevin Mann

YouTube

Feb 11, 2024

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 29 by B. Karosi.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 29: Complete Cantata [23:39]


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


VV-1

J.S. Bach: Mass in G Major BWV 236 | Saint Peter's Bach Collegium | Bálint Karosi

 

Missa brevis in G major, BWV 236 [26:54]

Bálint Karosi

Saint Peter’s Church Choir / Saint Peter's Bach Collegium

Soprano: Addy Sterrett; Alto: Ruston Ropac; Tenor: Kannan Vasudevan; Bass Harrison Hintzsche
Baroque Oboes: Julie Brye, Fiona Last; Baroque Violins Isabella Seula Lee, Jessica Park; Baroque Viola Alissa Smith; Baroque Cello Ana Kim; Double-bass NathaChase; Bassoon Allen Hamrick; Organ Bryan Mcguiggin

YouTube

Feb 23, 2020

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Mass BWV 236: Complete Work [26:54]


VV-2

J.S. Bach: Magnificat BWV 243 | Saint Peter's Bach Collegium | Traducción Española

 

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [26:48]

Bálint Karosi

Saint Peter’s Church Choir / Saint Peter's Bach Collegium

Soprano: Addy Sterrett; Alto: Ruston Ropac; Tenor: Kannan Vasudevan; Bass: unknown

YouTube

Dec 8, 2019

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Magnificat BWV 243: Complete Work [26:48]


VV-3

J.S. Bach: Saint Matthew Passion | Saint Peter's Church

 

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [188:34]

Bálint Karosi

Saint Peter's Church Choir / Saint Peter's Bach Collegium

Tenor [Evangelist]: Gene Stenger; Bass [Jesus]: Edmund Milly
Soprano: Nola Richardson; Alto: Sarah Moga; Counter-tenor: Daniel Moody; Tenor: Christopher Hochstuhl; Bass: Edmund Milly
Bass [Pilate & High Priest I]: Nathan Kendrick; Bass [Judas]: Watson Bosler; Bass [Peter & High Priest II]: William Esch; Alto: [Witness I]: Sarah Moga; Tenor: [Witness II]: Chip Prince; Soprano [Maid I & Pilate's Wife]: Sarah Schultz; Soprano [Maid II]: Betty Jackson
Choir I: Sopranos: Tracy Christensen, Sarah Schultz, Sara Zalanyi; Altos: Nancy Lindeberg, Sarah Moga, Kathy Schmidt; Tenors: Kristian Kraai, Chip Prince, Eric Stenshoel, Robert Thorpe; Basses: William Bodenlos, William Esch, Edmund Milly, John Mostenan, Thomas Schmidt
Choir II: Sopranos: Carole Derr, Betty Jackson, Ulrike Klopfer, Nola Richardson, Elisa Sunshine; Altos: Tracy Busch, Rosalind Rees, Ruston Ropac; Tenors: Christopher Hochstuhl, Jose Guzman, Bruce Johnson, Jim Madden; Basses: Alec Anderson, Watson Bosler, Nathan Kendrick
Orchestra I: Edson Scheid (Violin I); Isabelle Seula Lee (Violin II); Stephen Goist (Viola); Tod Hendrik (Viola da gamba); Ezra Seltzer (Cello, principal); Nathaniel Chase (Double-bass); Jonathan Slade (Transverse Flute I); Mili Chang (Transverse Flute II / Recorder); Caroline Giassi (Oboe / Oboe d’amore / Oboe da caccia I); Julie Brye (Oboe / Oboe d’amore / Oboe da caccia II); Joseph Levi Jones (Bassoon); Elliot Figg (Organo soave); Bálint Karosi (Harpsichord)
Orchestra II: Tatiana Chulochnikova (Violin I); Francis Liu (Violin II); Kyle Miller (Viola); Sarah Stone (Cello); Nicholas Kleinmann (Double-bass); Shu-Yu Hsiung (Transverse Flute I); Brandon George (Transverse Flute II); Sian Ricketts (Oboe / Oboe d’amore I / Recorder); Fiona Last (Oboe / Oboe d’amore II); Joseph Levi Jones (Bassoon); Dylan Sauerwald (Harpsichord)

YouTube

Mar 30, 2018 (Good Friday)

Video / TT: 188:34

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA. Performed in a liturgical setting
Watch on YouTube:
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Complete Work [188:34]


VV-4

J.S. Bach: Saint John's Passion BWV 245 | Bach Collegium at Saint Peters | Bálint Karosi

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [113:10]

Bálint Karosi (Conductor & Harpsichord)

Saint Peter’s Church Choir / Saint Peter's Bach Collegium
Chorales Sung by the Congregation in English

Tenor [Evangelist]; Gene Stenger; Bass [Jesus]: Angky Budiardjono
Bass [Pilate & Peter]: Dr. Thomas Marks; Soprano: Nola Richardson; Alto: Daniel Moody; Tenor arias: Elliott James-Ginn Encarnación; Soprano [Servant]: Sarah Schultz
Saint Peter’s Church Choir: Sopranos: Kinga Cserjési, Carole Derr, Betty Jean Jackson, Ulrike Klopfer, Nola Richardson, *Sarah Schultz, Marguerite Sutherland, Carol Trower; Altos: Tracy Ann Busch, Nancy Lindeberg, Daniel Moody, *Sarah Moga, Elizabeth K. Pace, Rosalind Rees, *Ruston Ropac, Sára Zalányi; Tenors: Ben Belinski, *Elliott Encarnación, Bruce Johnson, Kristian Kraai, Eric Stenshoel; Basses: William Bodenlos, Watson Bosler, Jeff Dody, Jim Madden, *Dr. Thomas Marks, John Mostenan, Adam Stone
* denotes Section Leader
SPBC Orchestra: Flutes: Bethanne Walker, Mi Li Chang; Oboes: Julie Brye, Sian Ricketts; Violins: Edson Scheid, Seula Lee; Viola: Alissa Smith; Cello/Viola da gamba: Shirley Hunt; Harpsichord: Elliot Figg; Organ: Walter Hilse; Bassoon: Allen Hamrick; Double-bass: Nathan Chase

YouTube

Apr 19, 2019 (Good Friday)

Video / TT: 113:10

Recorded & filmed live at Saint Peter's Church, New York City, New York, USA.
Watch on YouTube:
Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Complete Work [113:10]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (May 2013 - February 2024)

Bálint Karosi: Short Biography | Ensembles: First Lutheran Church Choir, Boston | Saint Peter's Bach Collegium
Bach Discography:
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