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Paul McCreesh & Gabrieli Consort & Players
Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Contents

Recordings of Cantatas
Recordings of Other Vocal Works
Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach
Recordings of Instrumental Works
General Discussions

Paul McCreesh - Short Biography
Gabrieli Consort & Players - Short History

Epiphany Mass - conducted by Paul McCreesh
Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Paul McCreesh
BWV 243 Magnificat & BWV 249 Oster-Oratorium - conducted by Paul McCreesh
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted By Paul McCreesh
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Paul McCreesh

Discography

Recordings of Cantatas


C-1

J.S. Bach: Epiphany Mass

 

Cantatas BWV 65 [14:36], BWV 180 [19:56]
Missa brevis in F major, BWV 233 [24:52]
Sanctus in D major, BWV 238 [2:31]

Paul McCreesh

Gabrieli Consort & Players (on authentic instruments); Congregational Choirs of Freiberg & Dresden

Soprano: Ann Monoyios; Alto: Angus Davidson; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass: Peter Harvey
Gabrieli Consort: Sopranos: Ann Monoyios, Tessa Bonner, Susan Hemmington Jones, Carys Lane; Altos: Angus Davidson, Charles Humphries; Tenors: Charles Daniels, Julian Podger; Basses: Peter Harvey, Simon Birchall
Gabrieli Players: Violins 1: Rachel Podger [leader], Oliver Webber, Sarah Bealby-Wright; Violins 2: Julius Bishop, Frances Turner, Henrietta Wayne; Violas: Rachel Byrt, Leon King; Cellos: Richard Campbell, Paul McCreesh [BWV 180/3]; Violoncello piccolo: Richard Campbell; Violone: William Hunt; Flute: Jed Wentz; Recorders: Rebecca Miles, Rebecca Prosser; Oboes & Oboes da caccia: Anthony Robson, Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Simon Rickard; Horns: Philip Eastop, Robert Evans; Cornett: Arno Paduch; Harpsichord: Timothy Roberts [BWV 65, 180, 238], James Johnstone [BWV 233]; Organ: James Johnstone [BWV 65, 180, 238], Timothy Roberts [BWV 233]
Julian Podger (Celebrant); Matthias Fischer (Deacon); Andreas Vogt (Preacher)
Keyboard tuning: Malcolm Greenhalgh

Archiv Produktion 457631-2
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Apr, May, Nov 1997

2-CD / TT: 160:59
MP3 / TT: 159:46

Recorded at Parish Church, Brand-Erbisdorf, Saxony, Germany [Apr-May 1997] & Cathedral, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany [Nov 1997].
Executive Producer: Dr. Peter Szornyj; Recording Producer: Christopher Alder; Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman; Recording Engineers: Stephan Flock, Klaus Behrens; Editing: Ingmar Haas, Jürgen Bulgrin, Reinhard Langemann; Performing editions prepared from the original sources by Paul McCreesh & Timothy Roberts [BWV 65, 180, 233, 238] and by Robin A. Leaver [Chant, responses, hymns].
See: Epiphany Mass - conducted by Paul McCreesh
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 65: Complete Cantata [14:35]
Buy this album at:
2-CD (1998): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ArkivMusic
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


CV-1

Gabrieli Consort & Players - Live at Wigmore Hall (BWV 151, 169/1, 235, 63)

Pastorale in F major, BWV 590
07:18-23:50: Cantata Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kommt, BWV 151 [16:32]
26:50-34:06: Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Cantata BWV 169 [7:16]
36:55-63:25: Missa brevis in G major, BWV 236 [26:30]
Chorale Prelude Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (III), BWV 701
69:25-97:23: Cantata Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV 63 [27:58]

Paul McCreesh

(OVPP - No Choir) Gabrieli Consort & Players

Soprano: Rowan Pierce; Alto: Anna Harvey; Tenor: Jeremy Budd; Bass: Morgan Pearse
Catherine Martin, Persephone Gibbs, Oliver Webber, Ellen O'Dell (Violins); Rachel Byrt (Viola); Andrew Skidmore (Cello); Kate Brooke (Double-bass); Katy Bircher (Flute); Christopher Palameta, Joel Raymond, Nahoko Kinoshita (Oboes); Zoe Shevlin (Bassoon); Katie Hodges, Julian Zimmerman, Richard Thomas, William Russell (Trumpets); Elsa Bradley (Timpani); Jan Waterfield (Harpsichord); William Whitehead (Organ)

YouTube

Dec 10, 2021

Video / TT: 103:16

Recorded & filmed live at Wigmore Hall, London, England.
Listen on YouTube:
Full Concert: Cantata BWV 151; Sinfonia BWV 169/1; Mass BWV 236; Chorale Prelude BWV 701; Cantata BWV 63 [103:16]


Recordings of Other Vocal Works


V-1

J.S. Bach: Magnificat · Easter Oratorio

 
 

Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 [23:29]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [41:47]

Paul McCreesh

(OVPP - No Choir) / Gabrieli Consort & Players

Gabrieli Consort: Sopranos: Kimberly McCord & Julia Gooding; Alto: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Neal Davies
Gabrieli Players: Violins 1: Anna McDonald [Leader], Oliver Webber, Henrietta Wayne; Violins 2: Julius Bishop, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Marc Cooper; Violas: Rachel Byrt, Marina Ascherson; Cello: Richard Tunnicliffe; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Katy Birchr, Brinley Yare; Recorders: Rebecca Miles, Katy Birchr; Oboes & Oboes da caccia: Katharina Spreckelson, Alexandra Bellamy; Bassoon: Simon Rickard; Trumpets: David Hendry, Robert Vanryne, Michael Harrison; Timpani: Adrian Bending; Harpsichord: Timothy Roberts [BWV 243], James Johnstone [BWV 249]; Organ: James Johnstone [BWV 243], Timothy Roberts [BWV 249]

Archiv Produktion 469531-2
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Apr 2000

CD / TT: 65:16
MP3 /TT: 65:09

Recorded at Ev.-Luth. Kirche, Brand-Erbisdorf, Saxony, Germany.
Executive Producer: Christopher Alder; Recording Producer: Mark Howells; Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson; Recording: Classic Sound; Editing & Mastering: Audiocut; New performing editions by Peter Wollny from original sources.
See: BWV 243 Magnificat & BWV 249 Oster-Oratorium – conducted by McCreesh
Buy this album at:
CD (2001): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


V-2

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Paul McCreesh

(OVPP - No Choir) / Gabrieli Consort & Players

Chorus I: Soprano: Deborah York; Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Harvey
Anna McDonald (Violin l); Andrew Roberls (Violin I); Sarah Bealby-Wright (Violin II); Ruth Slater (Violin II); Rachel Byrt (Viola); Richard Tunicliffe (Cello); Judith Evans (Violone); Katy Bircher (Flute I); Brinley Yare (Flute II); Willliam Lyons (Recorder I); Katy Bircher (Recorder II); Katharina Spreckelsen (Oboe / Oboe d'amore / Oboe da caccia I); Alexandra Bellamy (Oboe / Oboe d'amore / Oboe da caccia II); James Johnstone (Organ); Jonathan Manson (Viola da gamba)
Chorus II: Soprano: Julia Gooding; Mezzo-soprano: Susan Bickly; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephan Loges
Julia Bishop (Violin l); Marc Cooper (Violin l); Henrietta Wayne (Violn II); Andrea Morris (Violin II); Katherine McGillivray (Viola); Sarah McMahon (Cello); Valerie Botwright (Violone); William Lyons (Fflute I); Rachel Moss (Fute II); Hilary Stock (Oboe / Oboe d'amore l); Hannah McLaughlin (Oboe / Oboe d'amore II); Timothy Roberts (Organ)
Soprano in ripieno: Ulla Munch

Archiv Produktion

Apr 2002

2- CD / TT: 161:32

Recorded at Roskilde Cathedral, Island of Zealand (Sjælland), eastern Denmark.
Producer Christopher Alder; Balance Engineer: Neil Hutchinson; Engineer: Graham Meek; Editing :Ian Watson, Jenni Whiteside.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted By Paul McCreesh
Buy this album at:
2-CD: Amazon.com


Recordings of Works of Other Composers performed by J.S. Bach


P-1

Haendel: Alcina

 

G.F. Handel: Opera Alcina, HWV 34

Paul McCreesh

Gabrieli Consort & Players

Soprano [Alcina]: Karina Gauvin; Mezzo-soprano [Ruggiero]: Ann Hallenberg; Soprano [Morgana]: Carolyn Sampson; Mezzo-soprano [Bradamante]: Marijana Mijanovic; Tenor [Oronte]: Mark Le Brocq; Bass [Melisso]: Roderick Williams; Soprano [Oberto]: unknown

YouTube

Jul 1, 2005

Audio / TT:

Recorded live Basilique Notre-Dame, Beaune, France (concert version), in the frame of 23e Festival d'Opéra Baroque.
Watch on YouTube: Alcina
Karina Gauvin as Alcina: Ah ! Mio cor, schernito sei [11:46]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Mi lusinga il dolce affetto [6:53]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Verdi prati [3:36]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Col celarvi a qui v'ama [2:35]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Mio bel tesoro [5:45]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Di te mi rido [3:41]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Sta nell'ircana pietrosa tana [5:36]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: La bocca vaga [4:01]
Ann Hallenberg as Ruggiero: Qual portanto mi richiama [2:36]
Marijana Mijanovic as Bradamante: Vorrei vendicarmi [3:53]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - December 2021)
Thanks to contributors: Paul Dirmeikis
(January 2003); Ed Myskowski (February 2008)

Paul McCreesh: Short Biography | Ensembles: Gabrieli Consort & Players
Bach Discography:
Recordings of Vocal Works | Recordings of Instrumental Works | General Discussions
Individual Recordings:
Epiphany Mass - P. McCreesh | BWV 232 - P. McCreesh | BWV 243 & BWV 249 - P. McCreesh | BWV 244 - P. McCreesh | BWV 245 - P. McCreesh


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