| Founded: 1948 - Berlin, Germany |
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| As soon as he was founded in 1948, the RIAS-Kammerchor played a decisive part in the revival of the musical life of Berlin. Before becoming a partner of the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Berliner Philharmoniker, the choir participated along with the RIAS-Kammerorchester and well-known soloists not only in Karl Ristenpart�s J.S. Bach Cycle (68 cantatas, the Christmas Oratorio (BWV 248) and the Saint-John Passion (BWV 245) were recorded between 1947 and 1952) but in works of 28 other composers under this same conductor.Conductors like Ferenc Frisay, Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan and Lorin Maazel were closely associated with the Choir, and in more recent years special mention may be made of its collaboration with Claudio Abbado, James Levine and Daniel Barenboïm. However, the RIAS-Kammerchor developed its specific artistic profile out of its own independent existence as a chamber ensemble and established an international reputation as one of the world�s leading vocal ensembles, owing the lustre of its name especially to its performances of the a cappella repertory. In this respect the Choir occupies an unrivalled position among German professional choirs. Under its principal conductor, Marcus Creed, the Choir has gone from strength to strength. At the same time, the Choir has broadened its repertory to include performances of early music, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner, Frans Brüggen, Roger Norrington and René Jacobs. |
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| Herbert Froitzheim (1948-1954) Günther Arndt (1954-1972) Uwe Gronostay (1972-1986) Marcus Creed (1987-2003) Daniel Reuss (2003-2007) Hans-Christoph Rademann (2007-2015) Justin Doyle (2017-Present) |
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| Members of RIAS-Kammerchor: |
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| Sopranos |
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Tenors |
Basses |
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| Michaela AicheleGudrun Barth Ulrike Barth Christine Bohnenkamp Friederike Büttner [MB] Lucy De Butts Iris-Anna Deckert Claudia EhmannMadalena de Faria Kristin Foss Magdalene Harer Katharina Hohlfeld-RedmondChristina Kaiser Sophia LindenRoswith Kehr-Von Monklewitsch Aisling Kenny Mi-Young Kim Johanna Knauth Sarah Krispin Susanne Langner Anette LöschStephanie MüllerSabine Nürmberger-Gembaczka Andrea Oberparleiter Anja Petersen Stephanie Petitlaurent Maria Pujades Elisabeth Raßbach-Külz Elisabeth RaveJudith Schmidt Annette Schneider Natasha SchnurMarianne SchumannHannelore Starke Esther TschimpkeAngela Umlauf Inés Villanueva Fabienne Weiß Marie Luise Werneburg Dagmar Wietschorke Viktoria WilsonJi Yoon |
Ulrike Bartsch Michelle Baum Julienne Mbodjé Andrea Effmert Karola Hausburg Katharina Heiligtag Waltraud Heinrich Regina JakobiBärbel KaiserUrsula Kraemer Anna KunzeDorte Küsters Susanne Langner Sibylla Maria Löbbert Franziska Markowitsch Anna Padalko Stephanie Petitlaurent Helena Poczykowska Hildegard Rützel Anna Schaumlöffel Agata SzmukUrsula Thurmair Claudia Türpe Inés VillanuevaHildegard Wiedemann Dagmar WietschorkeMarie-Luise Wilke Viktoria Wilson |
Volker ArndtReinhold BeitenHorst-Heiner Blöß Joachim BuhrmannWolfgang Ebling Florian Feth Sebastian FranzWilhelm Füchsl Stephan Gähler Jörg GensleinFriedemann Hecht Minsub HongFriedemann Körner Sebastian Lipp Matthias Lucht Christian Mücke Volker Nietzke Laurin Oppermann Masashi Tsuji Kai Roterberg Maximilian Schmitt Fabian StrotmannMasashi Tsuji Jens Winkelmann Shimon Yoshida |
Christian Backhaus Max BörnerErich Brockhaus Dávid Csizmár Stefan Drexlmeier [MB]Janusz GregorowiczChristoph HartkopfRoland Hartmann Clemens Heidrich Ingolf Horenburg Seidel Wieland Lemke Matthias Lutze Werner Matusch [MB] Paul Mayr Julián Millán Gerhard Nennemann Manuel NickertJohannes Niebisch Rudolf Preckwinkel Andrew Redmond Johannes Schendel Alois SpäthKlaus ThiemAndreas Werner Jonathan de la Paz Zaens |
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| MB = Missing Biography. If you would like to contribute a biography of the artist, please send me a message. My e-mail address and the instructions can be found at the page: Short Biographies - Explanation. |
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| Sources: - Harmonia Mundi Website - Renowned critic Hans-Heinz Stückenschmidt wrote in �40 Years RIAS Chamber Choir 1948-1988� (publ. by RIAS, 1988) that it was �Karl Ristenpart�s choral work as early as 1946 for the Berlin DIAS (=Telephone wire broadcasting in the American Sector) which created the conditions allowing for the foundation of the RIAS-Kammerchor.�- �A Musician to the Core: Remembering Karl Ristenpart,� a broadcast by Dr. Charles W. Scheel, aired on Dec. 23rd 2006 in the �KONZERT� series on Deutschlandradio Kultur Berlin.Contributed by Aryeh Oron (June 2001, August 2007); Charles Scheel (February 2007); Andrew Redmond (February 2011) |
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| Marcus Creed: Short Biography | Ensembles: RIAS-Kammerchor |
Akademie für Alte Musik BerlinBach Diascography: Recordings of Vocal Works |
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| Justin Doyle: Short Biography | Ensembles: RIAS-Kammerchor |
Akademie für Alte Musik BerlinBach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works |
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| Uwe Gronostay: Short Biography | Ensembles: RIAS-Kammerchor |
Berliner Philharmonischer ChorBach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works |
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| René Jacobs: Short Biography | Ensembles: RIAS-Kammerchor |
Academie für Alte Musik Berlin |
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works |
General DiscussionsIndividual Recordings: BWV 232 - R. Jacobs |
BWV 248 - R. Jacobs |
| Rainer Kussmaul: Short Biography | Ensembles: RIAS-Kammerchor |
Berliner Barock SolistenBach Discography: Recordinga of Vocal Works |
Recordings of Instrumental WorksIndividual Recordings: Thomas Quasthoff: Bach Cantatas |
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| Lorin Maazel: Short Biography | Ensembles: RIAS-Kammerchor |
Berlin Radio-Symphonie OrchesterBach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works |
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| Karl Ristenpart: Short Biography | Ensembles: Saar Chamber Orchestra ** |
** RIAS-Kammerchor |
RIAS-KammerorchesterBach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works |
Recordings of Instrumental Works |
General Discussions |
| Recordings of Bach Cantatas & Other Vocal Works |
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| Rapahel Alpermann |
Choir |
[C-1] (2016): BWV 158, BWV 56 [C-2] (2017): BWV 32, BWV 57 |
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| Bernhard Forck |
Choir |
BWV 84 |
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| Hartmut Haenchen |
Choir |
BWV 169 |
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| Daniel Harding |
Choir |
BWV 62 BWV 248/1-3 [1st], BWV 248/1-3 [2nd] |
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| Herbert von Karajan |
Choir |
DVD: BWV 243 |
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| Ton Koopman |
Choir |
[V-20] (2017, Audio): BWV 232 [4th recording] [V-15] (2010, Video): BWV 243 [2nd recording] |
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| Fritz Lehmann |
Choir |
BWV 248 |
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| Roger Norrington |
Choir |
BWV 232 |
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| Simon Rattle |
Choir |
DVD: BWV 245 |
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| Hans-Christoph Rademann |
Choir |
Sinfonias from BWV 35, BWV 146, BWV 169, BWV 188 BWV 225-228 [V-3] (2007): BWV 244 [1st recording]V-9 (2012): BWV 248/1-6 [2nd recording] |
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| Karl Ristenpart |
Choir |
BWV 245, BWV 248 [Tape] |
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| Peter Schreier |
Choir |
BWV 55, BWV 233-236, BWV 243 |
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| Links to other Sites |
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| RIAS-Kammerchor (Harmonia Mundi) Willkommen beim RIAS-Kammerchor [German] |
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