Complete Teldec & Ducretet-Thomson Recordings

Karl Richter (1926-1981) remains one of the most significant figures in post-war Bach performance. This edition brings together his complete recorded legacy for Telefunken-Decca (Teldec) and Ducretet-Thomson, now part of the Warner Classics catalogue. Reflecting his activities as a harpsichordist, organist and conductor, it documents a musician whose repertoire extended beyond Bach, while providing an overview of his work and his place in twentieth-century musical life. Several recordings appear on CD for the first time. His extensive discography, recorded principally for Telefunken-Decca (later Teldec) and Archiv Produktion, encompasses the major sacred works of J.S. Bach, keyboard music, concertos and chamber works, alongside recordings of Schütz, Handel, Monteverdi, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Bruckner and the German Romantic organ repertoire. Based in Munich until his death in 1981, Richter remains one of the defining Bach interpreters of the twentieth century, his recordings representing the culmination of the great German performing tradition before the emergence of historically informed performance.