Raphael Alpermann (Harpsichord, Organ, Conductor)

Born: 1960 - Germany

The German harpsichordist, organist and conductor, Raphael Alpermann, studied piano at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler in East Berlin before studying harpsichord with Gustav Leonhardt and Ton Koopman.

He is one of the founding members of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and has appeared both as a soloist and continuo player with the ensemble in countless concerts and recordings. In 1995 he debuted with the Berliner Philharmoniker in a performance of J.S. Bach's harpsichord concertos and since then has appeared regularly with the orchestra. Working with Claudio Abbado, Simon Rattle and Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Alpermann’s tour schedule has brought him to many leading music venues on all five continents with both the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and the Berliner Philharmoniker. In addition he has participated in more than 100 CD recordings and regularly appears as a guest with other ensembles specializing in historical performance.

In Berlin Raphael Alpermann teaches harpsichord and chamber music at the Academy of Music Hanns Eisler.

Sources:
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin Website
Photo 01: Xenia Löffler
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2016)

Raphael Alpermann: Short Biography | Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works

Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works

Conductor

As

Works

Jonas Sandmeier & Raphael Alpermann

Conductor

Viideo (2012): Selections from BWV 127, BWV 131

Justin Doyle

Organ

Member of RIAS-Kammerchor Berlin:
[V-1] (2024, HRA/MP3): BWV 243.1=243a

Bernhard Forck

Organ

Member of Berliner Philharmoniker:
C-1 (2004): BWV 32, BWV 49

Reinhard Goebel

Harpsichord, Organ

Member of Berliner Barock Solisten:
[C-5] (2019): BWV 82
[C-6] (2021): BWV 1045

Hartmut Haenchen

Organ

Member of Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
C-1 (1994): BWV 35, BWV 169, Sinfonia from BWV 49

René Jacobs

Harpsichord, Organ

Member of Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin:
C-1 (1994/1995): BWV 201, BWV 205, BWV 213
[V-1] (1995): BWV 225-230
[V-9] (2021): BWV 232 [3^rd recording]
[V-10] (2022, Audio): BWV 232 [4^th recording]
V-6 (2015): BWV 245

Peter Schreier

Organ, Harpsichord

Member of Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach:
C-10 (1994): BWV 55, BWV 160, BWV 189; AriaS from BWV 5, BWV 13, BWV 26, BWV 102

Recordings of Bach’s Instrumental Works

Conductor

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Works

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (No Conductor)

Harpsichord

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050
Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 BWV 1052
Die Kunst der Fuge BWV 1080

Isabelle Faust

Harpsichord

Member of Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin:
[O-6] (2021): Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV 1046-1051

Daniel Gaede

Harpsichord

Member of Berliner Barock Solisten:
[O-3] (2017): Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 1 BWV 1041; Concerto for violin, strings & continuo No. 2 BWV 1042; Concerto for violin, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1052R; Concerto for 2 violins, strings & continuo in D minor, BWV 1060R [w/ violinist Frank Peter Zimmermann]

Reinhard Goebel

Harpsichord

[O-3] (2016): Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050 [2^nd recording]

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Harpsichord

Member of Berliner Philharmoniker:
(2002): Concerto for oboe & violin, strings & continuo, BWV 1060R

Rainer Kussmaul

Harpsichord

Concerto for flute, violin, harpsichord, strings & continuo ("Triple"), BWV 1044

Links to other Sites

Raphael Alpermann - Harpsichord/Organ (AAMB)
Raphael Alpermann (Wikipedia) [German]