C-1

Bach: Cantatas BWV 158 & 203; Arias & Chorales (Cantatas BWV 8, 13, 73, 123, 157 & 159)

Aria for Bass (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 8 [5:50]
Aria for Bass Ächzen und erbärmlich Weinen (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 13 [7:41] +
Chorale So sei nun, Seele, deine (CM: O Welt, ich muß dich lassen) (Mvt. 6) from Cantata BWV 13 [0:59]
Aria for Bass Herr, so du willt (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 73 [5:03]
Recitative for Bass Kein Höllenfeind kann mich verschli (Mvt. 4) [1:00] +
Aria for Bass Laß, o Welt, mich aus Verachtung (CM: Liebster Immanuel, Herzog der Frommen) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 123 [6:12]
Aria, Recitative & Arioso Ja, ja, ich halte Jesum feste (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 157 [6:22] +
Chorale Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht (CM: Meinen Jesum laß ich nicht) (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 157 [0:53]
Aria for Bass Es ist vollbracht (Mvt. 4) from Cantata BWV 159 [7:55] +
Chorale Jesu, deine Passion (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 159 [1:30]
Cantata BWV 158 [11:13]; Cantata BWV 203 [16:30]

Karl Forster (excluding BWV 203)

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Philharmoniker

Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Obbligati: Michel Schwalbé (Violin); Aurèle Nicolet (Flute); Lothar Koch (Oboe); Irmgard Poppen (Violoncello); Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)
BWV 123/4-5: Jean-Pierre Ramplal (Flute); Jacques Neilz (Violoncello); Robert Veyron-Lacroix (Harpsichord)
BWV 203: Irmgard Poppen (Violoncello); Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord)

EMI Classics 5-67202-2

Feb 5-7, 1958 [BWV 8, 13, 73, 157, 158, 159]
Oct 31, 1971 [BWV 123]
Feb 26&28, 1960 [BWV 203]

CD / TT: 72:25

Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany [BWV 8, 13, 73, 157, 158 159]; No. 1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, England; Gemeindhaus, Berlin Zehlendorf, Germany [BWV 203].
Producers: Fritz Ganss, Suvi Raj Grubb [BWV 203]; Balance Engineer: Horst Lindner, Neville Boyling [BWV 203]; Transferred from the original tapes and digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Andrew Walter.
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C-2

Bach Cantatas (BWV 211, 212)
J.S. Bach: "Bauern-Kantate" And "Kaffee-Kantate"
J.S. Bach: Cantatas: No. 211 Schweigt Stille, Plaudert Nicht "Coffee Cantata"; No. 212 Mer Hahn En Neue Oberkeet "Peasant Cantata"
Bach: Cantatas Nos 211 & 212
J.S. Bach, Telemann, Couperin, A. Scarlatti: Cantatas (BWV 208, 211, 212)

Cantata Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 (Coffee Cantata) [LP: 28:37; CD: 28:38]
Cantata Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet, BWV 212 (Peasant Cantata) [LP: 29:38; CD: 29:36]

Karl Forster

Members of the Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin [BWV 212] / Berliner Philharmoniker

Sopranos: Lisa Otto; Tenor: Josef Traxel [BWV 211]; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Cello: Irmgard Poppen; Flute: Karlheinz Zöller; Harpsichord: Heinz Friedrich Hartig

1. World Record Club TP-720
2. World Record Club STP-720 / STF-720
3. His Master's Voice ASD-457
4. Electrola ‎E-80618 / SME-80618
5. EMI ‎1C063-29014
6. Seraphim ‎S-60139
7. World Record Club ‎T-4087
8. His Master's Voice ALP-1888
9. Odeon PASD-457
10. EMI Classics 7243-5-72634-29

Oct 8-9, 1960

LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
LP / TT: 58:15
2-CD / TT: 133:58

Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany.
Producers: Fritz Ganss & Christfried Bickenbach; Balance Engineer: Horst Lindber; Remastered at Abbey Road Studios by Simon Gibson.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 211: Complete Cantata [28:41] | Complete Cantata [28:31] | Complete Cantata [29:01]
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C-3

J.S. Bach: Cantata Nr. 208 [LP]
Baroque - J.S. Bach, Telemann: Cantatas

Cantatas Cantatas BWV 208 [35:14], BWV 203 [16:30]

Karl Forster

Members of the Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Symphoniker

Soprano: Erika Köth; Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
BWV 203: Baritone: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Edith Picht-Axenfeld (Harpsichord); Irmgard Poppen (Violoncelle)
Bwv 208 : Soprano [Diana]: Annelies Kupper; Soprano [Pales]: Erika Köth; Tenor [Endymion]: Fritz Wunderlich; Barirtone [Pan]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Siegfried Borries (Violin); Linde Hoffer Von Winterfield, Jeannette Chemin-Peti(Recorder); André Lardrot, Heinrich Karcher (Oboes); Arnold Kummer (English Horn); Günter Schofisch, Siegfried Kruger (Horns); Hans Muller (Bassoon); Gerhard Stenzel (Violoncelle Continuo); Walter Thoene (Harpsichord)

Capitol
Odeon 70475 /
EMI Classics

BWV 203: Feb 26 & 28, 1960
BWV 208: Nov 10-12 + 18-19, 1961

LP / TT:
CD / TT: 61:36

Recorded at Gemeindhaus, Berlin, Germany.
Odeon LP includes only BWV 208.
Other work: by G.P. Telemann.
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Recordings of Other Vocal Works

V-1

J.S. Bach: Vier Motetten

Motets BWV 226, BWV 228-230 []

Karl Forster

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin

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Electrola

Jun 1957

10" LP / TT:

Recorded at Jesus-Christis-Kirche and Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany

V-2

In Memoriam Karl Förster

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [Nos. 1, 3, 16, 21, 23, 31, 35, 38, 44, 48, 53, 55, 63, 72, 78]

Karl Forster

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Symphoniker

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Eurodisc

Early 1960’s ?

3-LP / TT:

V-3

Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Karl Forster

Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Symphoniker

Tenor [Evangelist]: Fritz Wunderlich; Bass [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano [Arias]: Elisabeth Grümmer; Contralto [Arias]: Christa Ludwig, Tenor [Arias]: Josef Traxel; Bass [Pilatus & Petrus, Arias]: Karl-Christian Kohn; Soprano [Maid]: Lisa Otto; Tenor [Servant]: Horst Schafertöns

EMI Classics
HMV

Jun 7, 12, 24 & 25, 1961; Oct 1961

2-CD / TT: 122:03
3-LP / TT:

Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany.
Listen on YouTube [121:59]: Part 1 [40:11] | Part 2 [81:48]
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (January 2001 - July 2020)
Thanks to Contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Poul Anders Lyngberg-Larsen (October 2008), John Simkiss (December 2008), Teri Noel Towe (April 2007)

Karl Forster: Short Biography | Ensembles: Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works