St John Passion discography
Recordings of the St John Passion are shown as a list of selected recordings of the St John Passion, BWV 245, of Johann Sebastian Bach, grouped for "modern instruments" and "period instruments", a movement started by Nikolaus Harnoncourt, among others. Both groups now aim at historically informed performances. Some recordings employ a boys choir as Bach had it in the Thomanerchor. Others respect the knowledge of the small ensembles that Bach conducted by having the soloists form the "choir", one singer per part. The order of the soloists is usually given as: Evangelist, Jesus, soprano, alto, tenor (if a second tenor), bass. The selection is taken from the 155 recordings, listed on the website bach-cantatas as of 2010, the number assigned there given as a reference.
See also St Matthew Passion discography.
On modern instruments
- Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester
- Ernst Haefliger, Franz Kelch, Agnes Giebel, Marga Höffgen, Hans-Olaf Hudemann
- Berlin Classics, 1954
- Wiener Singakademie (Chorus Master: Hans Gillesberger), Wiener Symphoniker
- Julius Patzak, Gérard Souzay, Uta Graf, Marga Höffgen, Walter Berry
- M+A, 1955
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Choir
- John van Kesteren, Hans Hotter, Elisabeth Grümmer, Marga Höffgen, Peter Pears, Kieth Engen
- Golden Melodram, 1960
- Heinrich-Schütz-Chor Heilbronn, Pforzheim Chamber Orchestra
- Soloists: Helmut Krebs, Franz Kelch, Friederike Sailer, Marga Höffgen, Hermann Werdermann
- Erato, 1960
- De Nederlandse Bachvereniging, Bach Chorus & Orchestra of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Society
- Soloists: Richard Lewis, Heinz Rehfuss, Agnes Giebel, Wilhelmine Matthès
- Tono (Zürich), 1963
- Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester
- Ernst Haefliger, Hermann Prey, Evelyn Lear, Hertha Töpper, Kieth Engen
- Archiv Produktion, 1964
- Münchener Bach-Chor, Münchener Bach-Orchester
- Ernst Haefliger, Peter van der Bilt, Ursula Buckel, Hertha Töpper
- Melodiya / Ars Nova, 1968, recorded live at the Moscow Conservatory Grand Hall
- Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
- Dieter Ellenbeck, Walter Berry, Elly Ameling, Julia Hamari, Werner Hollweg, Hermann Prey
- Decca 1974
- Gächinger Kantorei, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
- Peter Schreier, Philippe Huttenlocher, Arleen Augér, Julia Hamari, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
- Sony Classical, 1984
- RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin Philharmonic
- Ian Bostridge, Thomas Quasthoff, Juliane Banse, Michael Chance, Rainer Trost
- Encore, 2002
- Thomanerchor, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
- Marcus Ullmann, Gotthold Schwarz, Ruth Holton, Matthias Rexroth, Henryk Böhm
- Rondeau Production ROP 4024/25, 2007
On period instruments
- Wiener Sängerknaben, Chorus Viennensis, Concentus Musicus Wien
- Kurt Equiluz, Max van Egmond, Trebles & Alto Soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben, Bert van t'Hoff, Jacques Villisech
- Teldec, 1965
- Barockinstrumentalisten, Groningse Bachvereniging
- Soloists: Marius van Altena, Max van Egmond, Marianne Kweksilber, Charles Brett, Harry Geraerts, Harry van der Kamp
- Groningse Bachvereniging, 1979
- Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists
- Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Stephen Varcoe, Nancy Argenta, Ruth Holton, Michael Chance, Rufus Müller, Cornelius Hauptmann
- Archiv Produktion, 1986
- Choir & Orchestra of La Petite Bande
- Christoph Prégardien, Harry van der Kamp, Barbara Schlick, René Jacobs, Nico van der Meel, Max van Egmond
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 1987
- Collegium Vocale Gent, Orchestre de La Chapelle Royale
- Howard Crook, Peter Lika, Barbara Schlick, Catherine Patriasz, William Kendall, Peter Kooy
- Harmonia Mundi France, Apr 1987
- De Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Chorus Master: Jos van Veldhoven), Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
- Guy de Mey, Peter Kooy, Barbara Schlick, Kai Wessel, Gerd Türk, Klaus Mertens
- Erato, 1993
- Collegium Vocale Gent,
- Christoph Prégardien, Konrad Jarnot, Camilla Tilling, Ingeborg Danz, Jan Kobow, Peter Kooy
J.S. Bach: S. John Passion BWV 245
- De Nederlandse Bachvereniging
- Gerd Türk, Stephan MacLeod, Caroline Stam, Peter de Groot, Charles Daniels, Bas Ramselaar
- Channel Classics, 2004
References
- ^ #6 in bach cantatas
- ^ #7 in bach cantatas
- ^ #10 in bach cantatas
- ^ #11 in bach cantatas
- ^ #17 in bach cantatas
- ^ #15 in bach cantatas
- ^ #20 on bach-cantatas
- ^ #25 on bach-cantatas
- ^ #35 in bach cantatas
- ^ #121 in bach cantatas
- ^ #149 in bach cantatas
- ^ #19 in bach cantatas
- ^ #35 in bach cantatas
- ^ #41 in bach cantatas
- ^ #44 in bach cantatas
- ^ #45 in bach cantatas
- ^ #66 in bach cantatas
- ^ #145 in bach cantatas
- ^ #146 in bach cantatas
External links
- St. John Passion Commentary, musical examples, list of recordings, and other information on bach-cantatas