Leipzig, 1725. Originally composed as Secular Cantata for Birthday BWV 249a; The same music was used for Oster-Oratorium BWV 249.
1st performance: April 1, 1725 - Leipzig
2nd performance: 1738 - Leipzig
3rd performance: 1743-1746 - Leipzig
4th performance: April 6, 1749 - Leipzig
Soprano: Laurence Dutoit; Contralto: Maria Nussbaumer; Tenor: Ferry Gruber [Franz Gruber]; Bass: Otto Wiener
Cimbalom: Bruno Seidlhofer; Flute: Camillo Wanausek; Flute [Flûte A Bec]: Karl Trotzmueller, Paul Angerer; Oboe: Bruno Doerrschmidt; Oboe [Oboe d'amore]: Joseph Koblinger; Organ: Joseph Nebois
Vox PL-8620 (1954)
Orbis CX-10350
Jan 24, 1954
LP / TT: 51:36
Recorded at Musikverein, Grosser-Saal, Vienna, Austria Listen on YouTube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Work [49:45]
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J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [V-3]
J.S. Bach: Magnificat in D major, BWV 243; Cantata BWV 31: Der Himmel lacht"; Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 [B-1]
Fritz Wunderlich: Große Erfolge & Raritäten · Great Sucesses & Rarities - CD-39: J.S. Bach: Osteroratorium, BWV 249 [B-1]
Columbia ML-5939 / MS-6539
Sony Classical SBK-60261
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Apr 17, 1963
LP / TT:
CD / TT: 72:15
MP3 / TT: 72:07
Recorded at Philadelphia Atheltic Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Original Producer: Thomas Frost; Digitally remastered: by Thomas Frost (Producer) & Stephen Saper (Engineer). Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. Listen on YouTube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Work [41:01] | Mvt. 5: Aria [S] [8:12] | Mvt. 9: Aria [A] [6:10] Buy this album at:
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Soprano: Edith Selig; Alto: Claudia Hellmann; Tenor: Georg Jelden; Bass: Jakob Stämpfli
Hartmut Stebel (Flute/Recorder); Pierre Pierlot, Jacques Chambon (?) (Oboes); Paul Hongne (Bassoon) (?); Maurice André (Trumpet); György Terebesi (Violin); Jacoba Muckel (Cello); Eva Hölderlin (Organ/Harpsichord)
Erato LDE-3321
Erato STE-50221
Erato MUS-19012
Musical Heritage Society MHS-1533
Music Guild MS-144
Erato 2584-61401-2
Recorded in Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, German.
Producer: Michel Garcin; Recording Engineer:Peter Wiollemoës. Buy this album at:
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Recorded at St Gilles Cripplegate, London, England.
Artist & Repertoire Production: Stef Collignon; Recording Producer: Martha de Francisco; Balance Engineer: Ko Witteveen; Recording Engineer: Jan Wesselink; Tape Editors: Jean van Vugt, Martha de Francisco. Buy this album at:
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Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Annelies Coene, Edwige Cardoen, Lut van der Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Beat Duddeck, Steve Dugardin, Betty Van der Berghe, Martin van der Zeijst; Tenors: André Cats, Koen Laukens, Joël Suhubiette, Joost van der Linden; Basses: Pieter Coene, Jan Depuydt, Paul Van den Berghe, Robert van der Vinne, Frits Vanhulle
Orchestra: Violins: Florian Deuter, Adrian Chamorro, Daniel Deuter, Robert Diggens, Paul Lindenauer, Andreas Preuss, Veronica Schepping; Violas: Andreas Gerhardus, Martin Kelly; Violoncellos: Ageet Zweistra, Harm-Jan Schwitters; Double-bass: Jonathan Cable; Organ: Herman Sti; Flute: Patrick Beuckels; Recorders: Koen Dieltiens, Bart Coen; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu; Trumpets: Per Olof Lindeke, Leif Bengtsson, Susan Williams; Timpani: Benedict Hoffnung
Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901513 (1995)
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Harmonia Mundi France HMD-941513 (1998)
Harmonia Mundi France HMX-2951513 (1999)
Soprano: Laure Delcampe; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Jan van Elsacker; Bass: Dirk Snellings
Choir: Sopranos: Chjantal Dellicour, Sabine de Ville, Anne Kjaer-Lomholt, Kristin Lohan, Josepha Mager, Véronique Martier, Marie-Ange Meurens, Christa Peiler, Sandra Robinson [BWV 249], Wivine Rona, Neri Sybesma; Altos: Tea Bombeek, Hilegard Breuer, Marie-Anne Cardyn, Anne Crossley, Sabine Floss, Regina Gerold, Geneviève Lallemand, Danielle Le Marchand, Paepita Morelle, Anne Scoriels, Frances Smith, Edmée Vanden Broeck; Tenors: Dimitri Arnauts, Gérard Dos Santos, Eric Gewelt, Etienne Hekkers, Claude Jottrand, Matthias Müller, James Robinson, Herbert Specht, Pierre Vermoesen; Basses: Paul Anciaux, Georges Donners, Pierre Lisy, Patrick Minet, Pierre Neuray, Jean-Marie Rigaux, José Saramago, Lothar Seghers, Charles van de Ven, Willie Vrijdaghs
Orchestra: Violins 1: Jean-Paul De Grave, Marie-Christine Guillier, Jacques Libois, Catherine Meeus, Catou Pecher, Stefan Willems; Violins 2: Fanny Roosels, Robert Ballman, Catherine Graindorge, Laurent Hulsbosch, Cécile Nève de Mévergnies, Nicole Zeegers; Violas: Karina Staripolsky, Andrée Lahaye, Ann Vannerem, Claud Van Reeth; Violoncellos: Julius Stenzel, Diane Petré; Double-bass: Pascale de Laveleye; Recorder 1: Gilles Remy; Recorder 2: Laura Pok; Flute: Ives Van de Putte; Oboe 1 & Oboe d'amore: Elisabeth Schollaert; Oboe 2: Eric Douchy; Bassoon: Benoît Goovaerts; Organ: Uli Frey; Trumpet 1: Steven Bossuyt; Trumpet 2: Wim Stas; Trumpet 3: Frédéric Debecq; Timpani: Louison Renault
La Chapelle des Minimes CM-003
Apr 4, 1997
CD / TT: 56:42
Recorded live at the Church of Minimes, Brussels, Belgium.
Sound Recording: Yves Chiot; Artistic Advisor: Jacques Vanherenthals; Mixing: Yves Chiot; Mastering: Alain Dekairelle, Patrick Hubart & Ives Chiot; Production: La Chapelles de Minimes; Supervisor: Claude van Reeth. Buy this album at:
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Recorded live at Marktkirche St. Nicolai, Hamelin, Lower Saxony, Germany, during the Fesgottesdienst (celebration service). Buy this album at:
2-CD: Hamelner Kantorei
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: James Johnstone; Organ: Timothy Roberts
Counter-tenor: Bradley Fugate; Tenor: Glenn Siebert
Susan Bates (Harpsichord); John Pruett & Nicole Soare (Baroque Violins); Marian Wilson (Baroque Viola); Gretchen Tracy (Baroque Cello); Stewart Carter (Recorder); Dale Higbee (Recorders)
Carolina Baroque CB-120
Mar 11, 2005
CD / TT: 60:06
Recorded live at the Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA. Buy this album at:
CD: Dale Higbee[via e-mail]
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Richard Burdick, horn, performs J. S. Bach’s Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 [V-1]
Recorded at the artist's own studio in Regina Saskatchewan, Canada.
This is a multi track recording, All tracks performed by Richard Burdick on his Double French horn made by Dietmar Dürk. R. Burdick read from the original score while recording. Each part from the flute to the basso continuo was played at written pitch, reading the score as if it were written for F horn. The range of this composition is from Pedal C to high e (for horn in F) with countless notes above high C . Recorded at A = 440 hertz. Buy this album at:
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Recorded during "Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music 2008" at St. John's Smith Square, London, England.
Source/lineage: digital FM Broadcast > Soundcard > Gramofile > Audacity > Switch Broadcasted by the Austrian radiostation Oe1
3rd recording of Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 by P. Herreweghe.
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J.S. Bach: Cantatas for the Complete Liturgical Year Vol. 13: "Oster-Oratorium" (Cantatas BWV 249, 6)
Sinfonia (Mvt. 1) from Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 [4:56] (from a complete performance)
Nataniel Bádue
Orquestra de Câmara Brasil Colonial
Soprano: Sheila Minatti; Contralto: Mônica Weber; Tenor: Carlos Eduardo do Nascimento; Bass: Rodolfo Jonasson
William Bueno (Basso Continuo)
YouTube
Apr 22, 2011
Video: / TT:
Recorded & filmed live at the House of Culture Maestro Demétrio Kipman [Casa de Cultura Maestro Demétrio Kipman], Jaçanã, São Paulo, Brazil. Watch on YouTube:
Oster-OratoriumBWV 249: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [4:56]
Recorded live in Amsterdam (Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ) and Utrecht (Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn), the Netherlands.
Engineered and produced by Studio van Schuppen; Executive Producers: Sieuwert Verster & Carlos Céster. Buy this album at:
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J.S. Bach's Easter Oratorio (BWV 249) and Works by Telemann [V-2]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Mvt. 3 [5:09] (from a complete performance)
Recorded & filmed live at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Highland Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Won YouTube:
Oster-OratoriumBWV 249: Mvt. 3: Chorus [5:09]
Soprano: Shirley Salazar; Mezzo-soprano: Debra Austin; Tenor: Edwin Griffith; Baritone: Gerard Sundberg
Choir: Sopranos 1: Anna Joy Buegel, Angela Manney, Emily Volz, Valerie Wheeler, Leigh Wiedelman; Sopranos 2: Christine Fletcher, Melissa Heil, Cori Hoerr, Amie Roeder, Ashlie Schlatweiler; Altos: Catherine Barnett, Laura Buckley, Ruth Clark, Marie Dicke, Jennifer Marquette, Anna Price, Caitlin Schaffer; Tenors: Christopher Adams-Wegner, Aaron Canschow, Mark Grizzard, Thomas Kosmach, Robert Ritschel, Rob Wessler; Basses: David Foster, David German, Dimitri German, Dominic German, Karl Houck, Trevor Miller, Adam Ways; Rehearsal Accompanist: Sherry Seckler
Orchestra: Violins 1: Emmy Holmes-Hicks (Conert-master), Ana Maria Vanderrvort, Jasne Hoffmire, Jennifer Sherman; Violins 2: Leslie Koons, Peter Wessler, Jenna Ferdon; Violas: Diane Wuthrich, Lowell Koons; Cellos: Adriana La Rosa Ransom, Tom Clowes; Double-bass: Garold Fowler; Flute: Lisette Kielson; Recorders: Lisette Kielson, Martin Dicke; Oboes: Jennete Ingle, Alison Robuck; Oboe d'amore: Jennete Ingle; Bassoon: Nellie Dixon; Trumpets: Todd Kelly, Tim NcCoul, Kevin Moletti; Timpany: Peggy Bonner; Organ: Jonathan Wessler
YouTube
Jun 11, 2011
Video: / TT: 68:59
Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Peoria, Illinois, USA, during Peoria Bach Festival 2011.
Produced by Stembidge Mill; Director of Photography & Editor: Chad Stembidge; Additional Camera Operators: Christy Miller, Tyler Stembidge; Production Assistant: Hannah Miller. Watch on YouTube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Work [44:38]
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Bach's Magnificat and Easter Oratorio by the Collegium 1704 [V-1]
Recorded & filmed live at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand. Audio recorded and owned by Radio New Zealand Concert FM; used with permission. Watch on YouTube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Work [43:56]
Soprano: Tanja Obalski; Counter-tenor: Robert Kuizenga; Tenor: Robert Buckland; Bass-Baritone: David Greco
Sarah Assmann (Oboe); Erik Bosgraaf (Flauto Italiano in G); Eva Hartmutova (Alto Recorder in F); Joanna Huszcza & Rie Kimura (Violins); Aleksandra Renska (Violoncello); Robert Kooistra (Organ); Erik Bosgraaf (Recorder)
Recorded at Cadogan Hall, London, England.
Producer: Andrew Mellor; Recording Engineer: Mike Hatch; Assistant: George Pierson; Tape Editor: Andrew Mellor; Editions: Breitkopf & Härtel, Carus-Verlag; Executive Poducers: Isabella de Sabata, Cécile Pauty.
1st recording of Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 by J.E. Gardiner. Buy this album at:
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Prom 36: Sir John Eliot Gardiner Conducts Bach (2013) [F-2]
Recorded & filmed live during the Proms at Royal Albert Hall, London, England.
Broadcast by BBC. Producer: Jonathan Haswell; Series Editor: Oliver MacFarlane; Executive Producer: Helen Mansfield.
2nd recording of Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 by J.E. Gardiner. Watch on YouTube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Work, including spoken introduction [46:58] | Complete Work [42:18] | Complete Work [42:18] | Complete Work [31:00] ?
Recorded & filmed live at Konzertsaal, Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of Bachwoche Stuttgart. Watch on You Tube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Complete Oratorio [HD: 45:58]
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Bachwoche Stuttgart Abschlusskonzert Kommt eilet und laufet Oster-Oratorium Bach JSB Ensemble [V-6]
Recorded & filmed live at Stiftskirche, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the frame of the Canata Cycle Bach:vokal. Watch on YouTube:
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Mvt. 1: Sinfonia [4:44] + Mvt. 2: Adagio [3:59]
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The Bach Experience: Easter Oratorio/Christ lag in Todesbanden [C-4]
Oster-Oratorium BWV 249: Mvt. 3 [4:49] (from a complete performance)
The list of the recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - August 2017)
Thanks to contributors: Anandgyan (February 2010), Peter Appelros (April 2016), John Grayovski (October 2006), Rolf Günther (May 2013), Teddy Kaufman (February 2007), Riccardo Nughes (September 2001), Jean Gabriel Puyraveau (March 2011), Walter Roth (June 2008. June 2014), Roland Wörner (July 2002)