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J.S. Bach: St John Passion (sung in English)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 (1724, revised 1725, 1732, and 1749), sung in English [English version edited & translated by Neil Jenkins, which builds on the earlier doughty efforts of John Troutbeck (1896) and T.A. Lacey (1929)]

David Temple

Crouch End Festival Chorus / Bach Camerata (Leader: Alison Bury) [Tuning: A = 415 Hz; Temperament: Young 1]

Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Robert Murray; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Ashley Riches; Soprano: Sophie Bevan; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Benjamin Hulett; Baritone [Pilate, Peter]: Andrew Ashwin; Bass-Baritone: Neal Davies; Soprano [Maid]: Rosemary Zolynski; Tenor [Officer / Servant]: Robin Pietà
Peter Jaekel (Organ) [Continuo organ by Klop Orgelbouw, Garderen, The Netherlands, 2007; kindly supplied by Keith McGowan]
CEFC: Sopranos: Naomi Arthey, Rosamund Bell, Catherine Best, Jenny Boyce, Judith Clixby, Pamela Constantinou, Flora Cox, Margaret Ellerby, Felicity Ford, Sarah Gilbert, Denise Haddon, Genevieve Helsby, Sheila Holloway, Clare James, Robyn Jeffery, Marianne Johnson, Pinky Millward, Sarah Robinson, Roxanne Scott, Kate Screen, Rachel Seghers, Melanie Servante, Sue Steel, Julia Taylor, Emma Turnbull, Isabella van Braeckel, Jenny Vernon, Lucy Whitman, Rachel Yarham, Rosemary Zolynski; Altos: Eugenie Aitchison, Lucy Bailey, Alison Brister, Tina Burnett, Chandrika Chevli, Catharine Driver, Katharine Duncan, Sarah Elliot, Carole Elphick, Rosemarie Ferguson, Natalie Fine, Veronica Gray, Ida Griffith, Mary Grove, Sue Heap, Pauline Hoyle, Yola Jacobsen, Jane Kember, Alice King, Emma Kingsley, Gaenor Kyffin, Eileen Marner, Lesley Murphy, Annemarie O’Callaghan, Sarah Proudlove, Louise Sarif, Alankar Scheideler, Anna Stuttard, Jennifer Weston; Tenors: James Brown, Bob Bishop, Trevor Dawson, Andrew Dickson, Martin Dowling, Andrew Dunn, John Featherstone, Tim Foxon, Peter Herbert, Steve James, Diana Leadbetter, Colin McIntyre, Frank Norman, Robin Pietà, John Vernon, Derek Wilson, Steve Wright, David Williams, Clive Seale; Basses: Hugh Bowden, Bruce Boyd, Nick Buxton, Tim Ellerby, Robert Gorrie, Stephen Greenaway, Thomas Halliday, Carl Heap, Jeremy Hellens, Duncan McAlpine, Jeff McCracken-Hewson, John Mindlin, Peter Newsom, William Paine, Bryn Popham, Ralph Smith, Julian Templeton, Peter White, Robin White, Alistair Yates, Bryan Hammersley, Chris Wetherall
Bach Camerata: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Jean Paterson, Anne Marie Christensen, Karin Bjork, Violins 2: Henrietta Wayne, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs, Catherine Weiss, Flora Curzon; Violas: Rachel Stott, Rachel Stacey, Joanne Miller; Violas d'amore: Henrietta Wayne, Rachel Stott; Cellos: Sarah Butcher, Daisy Vatalaro; Double-bass: Liz Bradley; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Eva Caballero; Oboes: Anthony Robson, Cherry Forbes; Oboes d'amore: Anthony Robson, Cherry Forbes; Oboe da caccia: Anthony Robson; Bassoon: Nat Harrison; Lute: Paula Chateauneuf; Viola da gamba: Reiko Ichise; Organ: Peter Jaekel

Chandos CHSA-5183
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Sep 1-3, 2016

2-CD / TT: 110:17
MP3 / TT: 109:40

Recorded at Church of St-Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, England.
Recording Producer: Rachel Smith; Sound Engineer: Jonathan Cooper; Assistant Engineer: Rosanna Fish; Editor: Rachel Smith; Mastering: Jonathan Cooper; CEFC, Project Manager: Genevieve Helsby; A&R Administrator: Sue Shortridge; Keyboard Technician: Keith McGowan.
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Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Trailer 1 [1:57] | Trailer 2 [5:37]
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