This recording of Bach's St Matthew Passion is up against tough competition: practically ... more
every early music group on the planet has given this work a go. Almost simultaneously with the release of this version, for example, Harmonia Mundi brought out its Philippe Herreweghe recording with the incomparable Andreas Scholl as the countertenor soloist and a sublime Ian Bostridge as the Evangelist. But the HM recording is not as great as the sum of its parts--which is true of most interpretations of this mammoth work--and, though the soloists are less remarkable, the BIS recording betters it in some ways. The crisp, clear choral singing has a little more drama, such as when the choir bays for Barabbas' freedom, the sparks really fly. And the sound of the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel (which was acoustically engineered to be a concert venue) is absolutely beautiful, and manages to be kind without being muddy. The stereo effect--so necessary for the double-choir writing--is also handled with real panache. Gerd Türk is a very fine Evangelist, and under Masaaki Suzuki's sensitive direction holds the enterprise together with an engaging sense of wonder.--Warwick Thompson
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Product details
Title
Bach: St Matthew Passion; St John Passion
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Main Performer
Barbara Schlick (Soprano); Guy de Mey (Tenor); Kai Wessel (Alto); Klaus Mertens (Bass); Peter Kooy (Bass)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Netherlands Bach Society Choir; Breda Sacraments Choir
Date of Release
27/10/2003
Recomended Retail Price
20.99 GBP
Label / Distributor
Warner Classics / TEN
Pieces in Set
5
Genre(s)
Vocal and choral
Stereo
Stereo
EAN
5050466556028
Catalogue Number
5046
Work 1
Work Title
St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Excerpt(s)
1. PART 1 - Kommt, ihr Töchter 2. Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet 3. Herzliebster Jesu 4. Da versammleten sich die Hohenpriester 5. Ja nicht auf das Fest 6. Da nun Jesus war zu Bethanien 7. Wozu dienet dieser Unrat? 8. Da das Jesus merkete 9. Du lieber Heiland du 10. Buss' und Reu' 11. Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer 12. Blute nur 13. Aber am ersten Tage 14. Wo willst du? 15. Er sprach; Gehet hin in die Stadt 16. Ich bin's ich sollte büssen 17. Er antwortete und sprach 18. Wiewohl mein Herz 19. Ich will dir mein Herze schenken 20. Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten 21. Erkenne mich 22. Petrus aber 23. Ich will hier bei dir stehen 24. Da kam Jesus mit ihnen 25. O Schmerz! 26. Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen 27. Und ging hin ein wenig 28. Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder 29. Gerne will ich 30. Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern 31. Was mein Gott will 32. Und er kam und fand 33. So ist mein Jesus 34. Und siehe, einer aus denen 35. O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sünde gross 36. PART 2 - Ach, nun ist mein Jesus hin! 37. Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten 38. Mir hat die Welt 39. Und wiewohl viel falsche Zeugen 40. Mein Jesus schweigt 41. Geduld, Geduld 42. Und der Hohepriester antwortete 43. Da speieten sie aus in sein Angesicht 44. Wer hat dich so geschlagen 45. Petrus aber sass draussen 46. Wahrlich, du bist auch einer von denen 47. Erbarme dich 48. Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen 49. Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohenpriester 50. Und er warf die Silberlinge in den Tempel 51. Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder! 52. Sie hielten aber einen Rat 53. Befiehl du deine Wege 54. Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger 55. Wie wunderbarlich 56. Der Landpfleger sagte 57. Er hat uns allen wohlgetan 58. Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben 59. Sie schrieen aber noch 60. Erbarm' es Gott! 61. Können Tränen meiner Wangen 62. Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte 63. O Haupt voll Blut 64. Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten 65. Ja! freilich will 66. Komm, süsses Kreuz 67. Und da sie an die Stätte 68. Desgleichen schmäheten 69. Ach, Golgotha 70. Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand 71. Und von der sechsten Stunde 72. Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden 73. Und siehe da 74. Am Abend, da es kühle war 75. Mache dich, mein Herze 76. Und Joseph nahm den Leib 77. Nun ist der Herr 78. Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder 79. Part 1 additional - Ach, wollt ihr nun schlafen und ruhen?
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1727
Conductor
Ton Koopman
Orchestra / Ensemble
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Bach Society Choir
Orchestra / Ensemble
Breda Sacraments Choir
Main Performer
Barbara Schlick (Soprano), Guy de Mey (Tenor), Kai Wessel (Alto), Klaus Mertens (Bass), Peter Kooy (Bass)
Opera Part(s)
Barbara Schlick, Guy de Mey, Kai Wessel, Klaus Mertens, Peter Kooy
Work 2
Work Title
St John Passion, BWV245
Excerpt(s)
1. PART 1 - Herr, unser Herrscher 2. Jesus ging (Recit) 5. Jesum von Nazareth! 4. Jesus spricht (Recit) 6. Jesus antwortete (Recit) 7. O grosse Lieb 8. Auf dass das Wort (Recit) 9. Dein Will gescheh 10. Die Schar aber (Recit) 11. Von den Stricken 12. Simon Petrus aber (Recit) 13. Ich folge dir 14. Derselbige Jünger (Recit) 15. Wer hat dich so geschlagen 16. Und Hannas sandte (Recit) 17. Bist du nicht seiner Jünger einer? 18. Er leugnete aber (Recit) 19. Ach, mein Sinn 20. Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück 21. PART 2 - Christus, der uns selig macht 22. Da führeten sie Jesum (Recit) 23. Wãre dieser nicht ein Übeltäter 24. Da sprach Pilatus (Recit) 25. Wir dürfen niemand töten 55. Auf dass erfüllet (Recit) 27. Ach grosser König 28. Das sprach Pilatus (Recit) 29. Nicht diesen 30. Barrabas aber (Recit) 31. Betrachte, meine Seel 32. Erwäge 33. Und die Kriegsknechte (Recit) 34. Sei gegrüsset 35. Und gaben ihm Backenstreiche (Recit) 36. Kreuzige! 37. Pilatus sprach zu ihnen (Recit) 38. Wir haben ein Gesetz 43. Da Pilatus (Recit) 40. Durch dein Gefängnis 64. Die Juden aber (Recit) 42. Lässest du diesen los 44. Weg, weg 45. Spricht Pilatus (Recit) 46. Wir haben keinen König 47. Da überantwortete (Recit) 48. Eilt, ihr angefochtnen Seelen 49. Allda kreuzigten sie ihn (Recit) 50. Schreibe nicht 51. Pilatus antwortet (Recit) 52. In meines Herzens Grunde 53. Die Kriegsknechte aber (Recit) 54. Lasset uns 56. Er nahm alles 57. Und von Stund (Recit) 58. Es ist vollbracht! 59. Und neigte (Recit) 60. Mein teurer Heiland 61. Und siehe da (Recit) 62. Mein Herz, indem die ganze Welt 63. Zerfliesse, mein Herze 65. O hilfe, Christe 66. Darnach bat Pilatum (Recit) 67. Ruht wohl 68. Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein.
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1724 Revised 1730
Conductor
Ton Koopman
Orchestra / Ensemble
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
Orchestra / Ensemble
Netherlands Bach Society Choir
Main Performer
Barbara Schlick (Soprano), Guy de Mey (Tenor), Kai Wessel (Alto), Klaus Mertens (Bass), Peter Kooy (Bass)
Opera Part(s)
Barbara Schlick, Guy de Mey, Kai Wessel, Klaus Mertens, Peter Kooy
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