V-1

J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

Claudio Abbado

Schwedischer Rundfunkchor / Soloists of the Berliner Philharmoniker

Soprano: Véronique Gens; Mezzo-soprano: Anne Sophie von Otter; Tenor: Charles Workman; Baritone: Simon Keenlyside; Bass: Franz-Josef Selig

Salzburg Easter Festival

Mar, Apr 1999

2-CD / TT:

Offered by the Salzburg Easter Festival offered to the sponsors of the Festival. It was recorded in the Grossesfestspielhaus in April 2^nd 1999. It is said that Universal Marketing Group published it, but the Deutsche Grammophon site informs that they don’t detain the rights. Catalogue number here – 109 374-2
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by Claudio Abbado

V-2

Bach: Passio secundum Matthaeum, BWV 244
J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion · St. Matthew passion

Claudio Abbado

Coro di Voci Bianche dell'Oratorio dell'Immacolata di Bergamo (instructed by Don Egidio Corbetta, Choral-Master/Maestro del Coro: Giulio Bertola) / Orchestra Sinfonica e Coro di Milano della RAI (=Italian Radio/Television)

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Jesus]: Hermann Prey; Soprano: Teresa Zylis-Gara; Alto: Margarita Lilova; Bass: Max van Egmond; Bass [Judas, Pontifex]: Giannicola Pigliucci; Bass [Pertus, Pilatus]: Robert Amis el Hage; Soprano: Wilma Vernocchi; Soprano: Fiorella Pediconi

Memories / Fonit Cetra (Dino Classics)

Dec 1969

3-CD / TT: 189:39

1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by C. Abbado. Recorded live in Milano, Italy.

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J.S. Bach: Matthaüs-Passion BWV 244

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Claudio Abbado

Schwedischer Rundfunkchor (Chorus Master: Maria Wieslander) & Tölzer Knabenchor (Chorus Master: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Berliner Philharmoniker

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Jesus & Priest I]: Simon Keenlyside; Soprano [Pilato's wife & Ancel I]: Christine Schäfer; Contralto [Witness & Ancel II]: Anne Sophie von Otter; Bass [Judas, Peter, Pilato & High Priest II]: Andreas Schmidt; Bass [Aria No. 57 "Komm, susses Kreuz"]: Peter Mattei

Musicom

Feb 21-23, 1997

3-CD / TT: 171:23

2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by C. Abbado. Recorded live at Berlin Philharmonie, Germany.