Karl Richter
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Karl Richter was a German organist and harpist who won acclaim as a soloist and conductor of the works of Bach and Handel. He made many popular recordings and appeared with major orchestras until his death at the age of 54 in Munich in 1981.
Raised in Saxony, he studied at the School of the Holy Cross in Dresden under maestro Rudolph Mauersberger and also Karl Straube. Drafted and imprisoned during World War II, he resumed his studies at the State Academy for Music in Leipzig where his affection for Bach blossomed. He won attention for his organ playing and in 1951 he fled East Germany for Munich, where he taught music and established his artistic base.
In 1952 he recorded Heinrich Schütz's 'Musical Obsequies' with an ensemble he formed called the Heinrich-Schütz-Circle and that led to recordings of the great works of Bach by what became known as the Munich Bach Choir. Richter's Bach performances were featured in the annual Munich Concert Programme throughout the 1960s and he expanded his repertoire on concert tours as a soloist across Europe and North America. He conducted the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Choir Association, the Teatro Colon in Argentina, and the opera in Geneva. Deutsche Gramophone released his recording of the complete works of Bach and in the 1970s he played a cycle of 75 cantatas by Bach on each Sunday and holy day of the year. Several DVDs also feature his work.
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- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 8 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da das Jesus merkete" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 14 Chorus I: "Wo willst du, dass wir dir bereiten" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 13 Evangelist:"Aber am ersten Tage der süssen Brot" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 2 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 4 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Jesus: "Da versammelten sich die Hohenpriester" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 3 Choral: "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 2: No. 49, Aria. Aus Liebe will mein Heiland Sterben (Soprano) featuring Edith Mathis
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 6 Evangelist: "Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 5 Chorus I/II: "Ja nicht auf das Fest" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 7 Chorus I: "Wozu dienet dieser Unrat" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 22 Evangelist, Jesus, Petrus: "Petrus aber antwortete" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 / Pt. 2 - For the Second Day Of Christmas: No. 15 Aria: "Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eilet" featuring Karl Richter
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 21 Choral: "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 12 Aria. Soprano: "Blute nur, du liebes Herz" featuring Edith Mathis
- Beethoven: Mass In C, Op. 86 - 1. Kyrie featuring Gundula Janowitz
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 24 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 16 Choral: "Ich bin's, ich sollte büssen" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 15 Evangelist, Jesus: "Er sprach: Gehet hin in die Stadt" featuring Georg Ratzinger
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 25 Recitative. Tenor, Chorus II: "O Schmerz! hier zittert das gequälte Herz featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 17 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Er antwortete und sprach" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 20 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten" featuring Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 18 Recitative Soprano: "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt" featuring Edith Mathis
- J.S. Bach: Der Tag ist hin, BWV 447 by Peter Schreier
- J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV. 244 / Pt. 1 - No. 1 Chorus I/II: "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" featuring Regensburger Domspatzen
