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Recordings of the St John Passion 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 & ChoirJohn 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 , 1960De Nederlandse Bachvereniging , Bach Chorus & Orchestra of the Amsterdam Philharmonic SocietySoloists: 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 EngenArchiv Produktion, 1964 Münchener Bach-Chor , Münchener Bach-Orchester Ernst Haefliger , Peter van der Bilt , Ursula Buckel , Hertha TöpperMelodiya / 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 1974Gächinger Kantorei , Bach-Collegium Stuttgart Peter Schreier , Philippe Huttenlocher , Arleen Augér , Julia Hamari , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Sony Classical, 1984 Windsbacher Knabenchor , Münchener Kammerorchester Markus Schäfer , Hans Griepentrog , Christiane Oelze , Monica Groop , Michael Volle Teldec , 1997RIAS 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 Taverner Consort and Players NOTE: First recording to use scoring of one voice per vocal part (which in the version used here - from 1749 - involves two singers per line in some sections).EMI, 1990 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 Bach Collegium Japan Gerd Türk , Peter Kooy , Ingrid Schmithüsen , Yoshikazu Mera BIS, 1998 Choir of New College Oxford, Collegium Novum James Gilchrist , John Bernays, Joe Littlewood (boy soprano), James Bowman , Matthew Beale, Eamonn Dougan, Colin BaldyNaxos Records , 2003De Nederlandse Bachvereniging Gerd Türk , Stephan MacLeod , Caroline Stam , Peter de Groot , Charles Daniels , Bas Ramselaar Channel Classics, 2004 Dunedin Consort NOTE: First recording to embed work in a "liturgical reconstruction."Nicholas Mulroy , Matthew Brook , Joanne Lunn , Claire Wilkinson , et al.Linn Records, 2013 Academy of Ancient Music James Gilchrist , Matthew Rose , Ashley Riches , Elizabeth Watts , Sarah Connolly , Andrew Kennedy , Christopher Purves AAM Records , 2014
References
External links
St. John Passion Commentary, musical examples, list of recordings, and other information on bach-cantatas
