Bavarian Radio Chorus
The Bavarian Radio Chorus (German: Chor des bayerischen Rundfunks) is among the most versatile of Europe's major choirs, with a repertory that extends from historical performances of Baroque works, through major oratorios, choral symphonies, and operas, to contemporary music. Long associated with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the chorus also performs independently and collaborates with conductors beyond Bavaria and beyond Germany.
The Bavarian Radio Chorus was founded in 1946, actually predating its orchestral partner; the two groups began working together in 1950. The chorus was one of the first new groups to be constituted in post-World War II Germany. It has shared conductors with the Bavarian Radio Symphony, including Eugen Jochum (1949-1960), Rafael Kubelik (1961-1979), Colin Davis (1983-1992), Lorin Maazel (1993-2002), and Mariss Jansons, from 2003 until his death in 2019. The artistic director has sometimes been a separate figure; as of the early 2020s, the artistic director was Howard Arman. The chorus has also performed with guest conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, and historical-performance specialist Nikolaus Harnoncourt. In addition to major European symphony orchestras, it has collaborated with period instrument groups such as Il Giardino Armonico, Concerto Köln, and the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. Along with orchestral performances, the BR Chorus has presented a subscription concert series in Munich since 1998. The group offers contemporary music in a special "Musica Viva" series and invites amateurs to sing with the choir in a series called "cOHRwürmer" -- roughly, "choir earworms." Matching the mission of its radio network host, the BR Chorus aims some programming at young listeners and musicians.
The Bavarian Radio Chorus has a catalog of more than 50 recordings, made solo, with the Bavarian Radio Symphony, and with other ensembles. They cover a wide range of genres and music from various periods and national traditions. The BR Chorus has recorded for leading labels, including Oehms and Deutsche Grammophon; since the formation of Bavarian Radio's label, BR Klassik, in the late 2000s decade, it has recorded mostly for that label, issuing as many as six albums annually. In 2020, the BR Chorus under Arman released a recording of Mozart's Requiem in D minor, K. 626, with the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin.
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Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 (Live) & [Rehearsal Excerpts]
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 4 Nov 2022
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Bruckner: Te Deum, WAB 45
Bernard Haitink, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 17 Nov 2023
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Mahler: Symphony No. 3
Bernard Haitink, Gerhild Romberger, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 30 Dec 2016
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (Live)
Rudolf Serkin, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Rafael Kubelik, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 10 May 2005
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Beethoven : Missa solemnis, Op. 123 (Live)
Bernard Haitink, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mark Padmore
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 5 May 2015
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Pärt: Te Deum (Live)
Peter Dijkstra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 30 Mar 2015
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The Planets
Daniel Harding, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 7 Apr 2023
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Bruckner: Mass in E minor & Motets & "BRUCKNER'S WORLD" - An introduction to the works
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 3 May 2024
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Orff: Carmina Burana 'Cantiones profanae cantoribus et choris cantandae' (Remastered 2022, Version 1952)
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Classical - Released by Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording on 30 Jan 2022
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Arvo Pärt: Live
Hilliard Ensemble, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Ulf Schirmer, Peter Dijkstra
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 28 Apr 2017
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Portrait (Live)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 5 Jan 2018
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Duruflé : Requiem - Respighi : Concerto gregoriano
Ivan Repušić, Henry Raudales, Okka von der Damerau, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Masses, Passions, Requiems - Released by BR-Klassik on 15 Sep 2017
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André Caplet: Le miroir de Jesus
Anke Vondung, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Munich Radio Orchestra, Howard Arman
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 20 Jan 2023
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Schubertiade
Justus Zeyen, Christina Landshamer, Merit Ostermann, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Andrew Lepri Meyer, Howard Arman
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by BR-Klassik on 4 Feb 2022
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Mozart: Coronation Mass, K. 317
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 2 Dec 2022
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Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 & The Nightingale
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Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by BR-Klassik on 1 Jun 2018
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Locus iste, WAB 23
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Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 5 Apr 2024
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Mendelssohn: Psalmen — Verleih uns Frieden Gnädiglich
Howard Arman, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Choral Music (Choirs) - Released by BR-Klassik on 6 Oct 2017
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Great Singers Live: Nicolai Ghiaurov
Nicolaï Ghiaurov, Munich Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Chorus
Opera - Released by BR-Klassik on 3 May 2011
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Joseph Haydn : Messe "Harmoniemesse" - Symphonie n°88 - Sinfonia en ré majeur
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Sacred Vocal Music - Released by BR-Klassik on 17 Nov 2009
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Der Wilde Sound der 20er
Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Anna-Maria Palii, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Cristian Măcelaru
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 20 Jan 2023
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