Bach : St Matthew Passion

Creators: Johann Sebastian Bach, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, London Oratory Junior Choir, Monteverdi Choir, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Barbara Bonney, Ann Monoyios
Label: Archiv Produktion
Category: Music

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

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Sales Rank: 16839

Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 157
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 1.3

MPN: 427648
UPC: 028942764828
EAN: 0028942764828
ASIN: B0000057DG

Release Date: October 12, 1989
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Tracks:

Disc 1

•	No.1 Chorus I/II: "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.2 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.3 Choral: "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
•	No.4 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Jesus: "Da versammelten sich die Hohenpriester" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.5 Recitative (Alto): "Du lieber Heiland du" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.6 Aria (Alto): "Buss und Reu" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.7 Evangelist, Judas: "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.8 Aria (Soprano): "Blute nur, du liebes Herz" - Ann Monoyios, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.9 Evangelist, Chorus I, Jesus: "Aber am ersten Tage der süssen Brot" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir
•	No.10 Choral: "Ich bin's, ich sollte büssen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.11 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Er antwortete und sprach" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.12 Recitative (Soprano): "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt" - Barbara Bonney, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.13 Aria (Soprano): "Ich will dir mein Herz schenken" - Barbara Bonney, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.14 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.15 Choral: "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.16 Evangelist, Jesus, Petrus: "Petrus aber antwortete" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.17 Choral: "Ich will hier bei dir stehen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.18 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.19 Recitative (Tenor, Chorus II): "O Schmerz! hier zittert das gequälte Herz" - Howard Crook, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.20 Aria (Tenor, Chorus II): "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen" - Howard Crook, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.21 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und ging hin ein wenig" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.22 Recitative (Bass): "Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.23 Aria (Bass): "Gerne will ich mich bequemen" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.24 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.25 Choral: "Was mein Gott will, da g'scheh allzeit" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.26 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.27 Aria (Soprano, Alto, Chorus II): "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" - Chorus I/II: "Sind Blitze, sind Donner" - Barbara Bonney, Michael Chance, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.28 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und siehe, einer aus denen" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.29 Choral: "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill

Disc 2

•	No.30 Aria (Alto, Chorus II): "Ach nun ist mein Jesu hin" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.31 Evangelist: "Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.32 Choral: "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.33 Evangelist, Pontifex, Testis I/II: "Und wiewohl viel falsche Zeugen herzutraten" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Michael Chance, Howard Crook, Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.34 Recitative (Tenor): "Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille" - Howard Crook, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.35 Aria (Tenor): "Geduld" - Howard Crook, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.36 Evangelist, Pontifex, Jesus, Chorus I/II: "Und der Hohepriester antwortete" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.37 Choral: "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.38 Evangelist, Ancilla I/II, Petrus, Chorus II: "Petrus aber sass draussen im Palast" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich" - Michael Chance, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.40 Choral: "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.41 Evangelist, Judas, Chorus I/II, Pontifex I/II: "Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Cornelius Hauptmann, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.42 Aria (Bass): "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder" - Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.43 Evangelist, Pilatus, Jesus: "Sie hielten aber einen Rat" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.44 Choral: "Befiehl du deine Wege" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.45 Evangelist, Pilatus, Uxor Pilati, Chorus I/II: "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger Gewohnheit" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.46 Choral: "Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.47 Evangelist, Pilatus: "Der Landpfleger sagte" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.48 Recitative (Soprano): "Er hat uns allen wohl getan" - Ann Monoyios, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.49 Aria (Soprano): "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben" - Ann Monoyios, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.50 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Pilatus: "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.51 Recitative (Alto): "Erbarm es Gott" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.52 Aria (Alto): "Können Tränen meiner Wangen" - Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner

Disc 3

•	No.53 Evangelist, Chorus I/II: "Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.54 Choral: "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.55 Evangelist: "Und da sie ihn verspotten hatten" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.56 Recitative (Bass): "Ja freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.57 Aria (Bass): "Komm, süsses Kreuz" - Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.58 Evangelist, Chorus I/II: "Und da sie an die Stätte kamen" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.59 Recitative (Alto): "Ach Golgatha" - Michael Chance, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.60 Aria (Alto, Chorus II): "Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand" - "Wohin?" - Michael Chance, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.61 Evangelist, Jesus, Chorus I/II: "Und von der sechsten Stunde an" - "Der rufet dem Elias" - "Und bald lief" - "Halt!" - "Aber Jesus schriee abermal" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Andreas Schmidt, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.62 Choral: "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.63 Evangelist, Chorus I/II: "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriss" - "Wahrlich, dieser ist Gottes Sohn" - "Und es waren viel Weiber da" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.64 Recitative (Bass): "Am Abend, da es kühle war" - Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.65 Aria (Bass): "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" - Cornelius Hauptmann, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
•	No.66 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Pilatus: "Und Joseph nahm den Leib" - "Herr, wir haben gedacht" - "Pilatus sprach zu ihnen" - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Olaf Bär, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.67 Recitative (Soprano,Alto,Tenor,Bass,Chorus II): "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht" - "Mein Jesu, gute Nacht" - Olaf Bär, Howard Crook, Barbara Bonney, Anne Sofie von Otter, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill
•	No.68 Chorus I/II: "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" - English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir, Patrick Russill

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Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully rendered recording November 25, 2008
I have this recording of St Matthew Passion as it definitely says John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir, the London Oratory & the English Baroque Soloists. The only difference is that my box has a picture of a crucifix on the front.

This is a beautiful recording and if it isn't too much of a cliche it transports one to another world.

2 out of 5 stars

Ruthless June 25, 2004
27 out of 38 found this review helpful

Like many people I was initially awed by the execution and virtuosity of this performance. But having got to know the work much better, and have begun to see past the shiny exerior of this performance. Gardiner's approach to Bach is ruthlessly efficient, ferrari like tempi often evaporate any hint of spirituality and the perfect, faultless attack of the choir adds to the generally chilly aura of this set. There is no room for human falibility in Gardiner's world, a creed diametrically at odds with Bach's own vision. The passion needs humility.

I'd certainly not recommend this performance over either of the Harnoncourts (Mattias Goerne in the 2000 recording!) or the extraordinary Karl Richter in 1958.

5 out of 5 stars Look no further   October 17, 2003
19 out of 20 found this review helpful

This is the best recording I have heard of this awe-inspiring work. Gardiner conducts and interprets with both his heart and head in utter musical balance. Even though Gardiner can be said to have his own unique style, he never crosses the line of idiosyncracy. Too many musicians try to make a statement when interpreting music, perhaps especially baroque music. Not so with Gardiner, he just makes music.
After owning and listening to several other recordings of this work, I remember having a sense of "aaah yes, _that's_ what it should sound like" after hearing this one.
Wonderful.

5 out of 5 stars A non-specialist's appraisal   September 10, 2003
13 out of 14 found this review helpful

I bought this recording some years ago. To use a hackneyed phrase, I don't know much about music but I know what I like, and I like this. Gardiner loves Bach and has a real sympathy with him. What we have here is a dramatic interpretation of the work throughout. The technique is superb. I have read reviews that call this a dramatic interpretation at the expense of religious awe. I don't agree - I think the drama serves to induce religious awe - listen to the "thunder and lightning" chorale. This was the first Bach I ever heard, and now I am well and truly smitten. It's thrilling music, by an outstanding choir and conductor, and it's performed perfectly. It isn't too smooth, as are sone interpretations. Bach should be passionate, not silky, and Gardiner is good at that. I recommend this recording without reservation

5 out of 5 stars This is the one ...   March 7, 2003
11 out of 11 found this review helpful

I supect this review will not add much to what has already been written. I have lived with this recording since it was first released, and it can't be bettered in any way. The quality of the production is superb and Gardner's sure and deft touch astounds. Particular highlights are the unbearably poignant "Erbarme dich", the delightfully reflective "Aus liebe wird mein Heiland sterben" the almost-joyous "Mache dich mein Herze rein" and, of course, the 3 best bars ever written in the whole history of music: the stupendous "Wahrlich, diese ist Gottes sohn gewesen" (Truly this was the son of God). Play that chorus as loudly as your Hi Fi and your neighbours will allow! This is definitely the "one from the eight" on Desert Island Discs! BUY IT!

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