The Essential Collection (BMG club edition)

~ Release by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Johannes Brahms, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Friedrich Händel, Joseph Haydn, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Franz Schubert, Carlo Coccia; Helmuth Rilling (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Magnificat, Wq. 215: "Magnificat"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Magnificat, Wq. 215, H. 772: I. Magnificat (Coro)
composer:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (German classical composer)
part of:
Magnificat, Wq. 215, H. 772
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach3:06
2Motet, BWV 118: "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recorded at:
Stiftskirche Kaufungen in Kaufungen, Hessen (Hesse), Germany
recording of:
BWV 118 "O Jesu Christ, meins Lebens Licht" (from 1990-09 until 1990-10)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 118) and Bach Compendium (number: BC B 23)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:30
3A German Requiem: "Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen"
sound engineer:
Teije van Geest (engineer/producer)
producer:
Richard Hauck (engineer/producer)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45: IV. “Wie lieblich sind Deine Wohnungen” (Chor)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
part of:
Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45
Johannes Brahms4:53
4Requiem in D minor, KV 626: Sequenz no. 5 "Confutatis"
recording engineer:
Detlev Kittler (in 1991-12)
producer:
Richard Hauck (engineer/producer)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (in 1991-12)
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble) (in 1991-12)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor) (in 1991-12)
recorded at:
Hessischer Rundfunk: Großer Sendesaal in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1991-12)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: II. Sequenz: e. Confutatis (Levin Edition) (in 1991-12)
additional composer:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Levin Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:12
5Requiem in D minor, KV 626: Sequenz no. 6 "Lacrimosa"
recording engineer:
Detlev Kittler (in 1991-12)
producer:
Richard Hauck (engineer/producer)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (in 1991-12)
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble) (in 1991-12)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor) (in 1991-12)
recorded at:
Hessischer Rundfunk: Großer Sendesaal in Frankfurt am Main (Frankfurt), Hessen (Hesse), Germany (in 1991-12)
recording of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: II. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa (Levin Edition) (in 1991-12)
additional composer:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Levin Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:35
6The Messiah: "For Unto Us a Child Is Born"
bass vocals:
Alastair Miles (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
soprano vocals [soprano I]:
Donna Brown (soprano)
soprano vocals [soprano II]:
Cornelia Kallisch (German mezzo-soprano)
tenor vocals:
Roberto Saccà (tenor)
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I, Nr. 8. Coro: “Uns ist zum Heil ein Kind geboren”
orchestrator:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arranger:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1789)
version of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
part of:
Der Messias, K. 572: Teil I (arr. W.A. Mozart)
Georg Friedrich Händel3:58
7Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Sinfonia "Pastoral Symphony"
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia (from 1999-12 until 2000-01)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1734-12-26)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1734 until 1735)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248 (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, "Christmas Oratorio")
Johann Sebastian Bach5:22
8Missa in Tempore Belli, Hob. XXII:9: "Agnus Dei"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Missa in tempore belli, Hob. XXII:9 "Paukenmesse": VI. Agnus Dei
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Missa in tempore belli, Hob. XXII:9 "Paukenmesse"
Joseph Haydn2:38
9Missa in Tempore Belli, Hob. XXII:9: "Dona nobis pacem"
alto vocals:
Ingeborg Danz (mezzo soprano)
bass vocals:
Michel Brodard (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
soprano vocals:
Ruth Ziesak (soprano)
tenor vocals:
Christoph Prégardien (tenor)
orchestra:
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
partial recording of:
Missa in tempore belli, Hob. XXII:9 "Paukenmesse": VI. Agnus Dei
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Missa in tempore belli, Hob. XXII:9 "Paukenmesse"
Joseph Haydn2:57
10Music to Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", op. 61 no. 3 "Song with Chorus"
choir vocals:
Oregon Bach Festival Chorus
soprano vocals:
Ingeborg Danz (mezzo soprano) and Christine Schäfer (soprano)
orchestra:
Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
live recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 3. Lied mit Chor "Bunte Schlangen". Allegro ma non troppo
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy4:20
11Cantata, BWV 8: "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?"
recording engineer:
Teije van Geest (engineer/producer)
producer:
Richard Hauck (engineer/producer) (task: recording supervisor)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recorded at:
Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1979-02 until 1979-10)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 8 "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?": I. Coro "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?" (in 1979-02)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1724-09-24)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1724)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1724)
librettist:
Caspar Neumann
part of:
Kantate, BWV 8.2 "Liebster Gott, wenn werd ich sterben?" (2nd version)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:37
12Vesperae solennes de Confessore, KV 339: "Laudate Dominum"
alto vocals:
Claudia Schubert (mezzo-soprano)
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (from 2001-03-04 until 2001-03-05)
soprano vocals:
Donna Brown (soprano) (from 2001-03-04 until 2001-03-05)
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble) (from 2001-03-04 until 2001-03-05)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor) (from 2001-03-04 until 2001-03-05)
recorded at:
Stadthalle Leonberg in Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 2001-03-04 until 2001-03-05)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (from 2001-03-04 until 2001-03-05)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
part of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:57
13Cantata, BWV 207a: "Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Profil Edition Günter Hänssler
recorded at:
Stadthalle Leonberg in Leonberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (in 1995-01)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 207a "Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten": I. Chorus "Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten" (in 1995-01)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1735)
librettist:
[anonymous] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 207a "Auf, schmetternde Töne der muntern Trompeten"
Johann Sebastian Bach4:21
14Motet for nine voices in two choirs: "Unser Leben ist ein Schatten"
alto vocals:
Gabriele Schnaut (soprano)
baritone vocals:
Walter Heldwein
bass vocals:
Richard Anlauf (Bass vocalist) and Niklaus Tuller (bass-baritone)
choir vocals:
Frankfurter Kantorei
tenor vocals:
Arthur Janzen (tenor) and Adalbert Kraus (tenor)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Unser Leben ist ein Schatten
composer:
Johann Bach
Johann Bach7:36
15Mass in E-flat major, D. 950: "Sanctus"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
partial recording of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950: IV. Sanctus
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950
Franz Schubert2:27
16Mass in E-flat major, D. 950: "Osanna"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
partial recording of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950: IV. Sanctus
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1828)
part of:
Mass no. 6 in E-flat major, D. 950
Franz Schubert1:02
17Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
orchestra:
Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:02
18Messa per Rossini: "Lacrimosa"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart and Prague Philharmonic Chorus (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Messa per Rossini: IIh. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
composer:
Carlo Coccia
part of:
Messa per Rossini: II. Sequentia
Carlo Coccia2:43
19Messa per Rossini: "Amen"
choir vocals:
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart and Prague Philharmonic Chorus (Czech Philharmonic Chorus, Prague Philharmonic Choir)
orchestra:
Radio‐Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR (Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor)
recording of:
Messa per Rossini: IIi. Sequentia: Amen
composer:
Carlo Coccia
part of:
Messa per Rossini: II. Sequentia
Carlo Coccia4:08
20Cantata, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"
choir vocals:
Frankfurter Kantorei (from 1976-09 until 1977-06) and Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart (from 1976-09 until 1977-06)
orchestra:
Bach‐Collegium Stuttgart (German baroque ensemble led by Helmuth Rilling, aka Bach‐Ensemble) (from 1976-09 until 1977-06)
conductor:
Helmuth Rilling (conductor) (from 1976-09 until 1977-06)
recorded at:
Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (from 1976-09 until 1977-06)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring) (from 1976-09 until 1977-06)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach2:54