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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

David McKinley Williams

Choir of St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City

Soprano: Ruth Shaffner; Alto: Pearl Benedict-Jones; Tenor: Allan Jones; Baritone: Donald Pirnie; Bass: Frank Cuthberg

Victor Set

Around 1930

24 12" 78 RPM sides

Omits 6 - 10, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27 - 29, 34 - 36, 38 - 39, 46, 48, 49, 51, 57, 58, 60, 61, 64-68, 70, 74 - 76; abridges 37, 47, 50, 52, 59, 73, 78

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J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion BWV 244

Hans Weisbach

Leipziger Universitätskantorei und Madrigalkreis & Knabenchor der Petri-Schule / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (or Leipziger Symphonieorchester)

Soprano: Elisabeth Feuge; Alto: Margarete Klose; Tenor: Káláman Pataky; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Paul Schöffler; Bass [Arias]: Kurt Böhme

Acante / Preiser Records

Apr 1935

2-CD / TT: 145:45

Recorded at the Gewandhaus, Leipzig, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: The Passion According to St. Matthew

Serge Koussevitzky

Harvard Glee Club & Radcliffe Choral Society / Boston Symphony Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: John Priebe; Bass [Jesus]: Frederick Lechner; Soprano: Jeannette Vreeland; Contralto: Kathryn Meisle; Bass [Arias]: Keith Faulkner

RCA Victor / Rockport Records

Mar 1937

3-CD / TT: 192:32

Sung in English. Recorded live at Symphony Hall, Boston, MA, USA.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Serge Koussevitzky
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J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion

Willem Mengelberg

Amsterdam Toonkunstoor & "Zanglust" Jongenskoor (Chorus Master: Willem Hespe) / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Tenor [Evangelist]: Karl Erb; Bass [Jesus]: Willem Ravelli; Soprano: Jo Vincent; Contralto: Ilona Durigo; Tenor [Arias]: Louis van Tulder; Bass [Arias]: Hermann Schey

Philips / Naxos

Apr 1939

2-CD / TT: 159:12

Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Willem Mengelberg
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J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion

Günther Ramin

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Members of the Gewandhauschor and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Karl Erb; Baritone [Jesus]: Gerhard Hüsch; Soprano: Tiana Lemnitz; Contralto: Friedel Beckmann; Bass [Arias]: Siegfried Schulze

Calig / EMI Historical / Preiser

Mar 1941

2-CD / TT: 130:33

1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by G. Ramin. Omits 18, 19, 28-31, 34, 37, 38, 41, 56, 61, 65, 66, 70, 75.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Günther Ramin
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Bruno Kittel

Bruno-Kittel-Chor & Ein Knabenchor / Berliner Philharmoniker

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Walther Ludwig; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Hans-Hermann Nissen; Soprano [1^st & 2^nd Magd, Arias]: Tilla Briem; Alto [Arias]: Gusta Hammer; Bass [Judas, Petrus, Pilatus, Hoherepriester, Arias]: Fred Drissen

Polydor / Gebhardt / Philips (J)

Aug-Sep 1942

2-CD / TT: 132:59

Omits 19, 23, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48 - 51, 55, 61, 64 - 66, 70, 75; abridges 10, 12, 34, 35, 37, 39, 52, 54, 59, 63, 67, 73, 76, 78. Recorded in Berlin.
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Part I)
Bach: Matthaeus Passion (Part One)

Bruno Walter

The Westminster Choir & Junior Choirs of the Pius X School of Liturgical Music / New York Philharmonic Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Walter Hain; Bass [Jesus]: Lorenzo Alvary; Soprano: Nadine Conner; Alto: Jean Watson; Baritone: Mack Harrell; Baritone: Herbert Janssen

Bruno Walter Society / Minerva / Phonographe

1943 or Apr 1945

CD / TT: 78:34

Part One Only; abridges Nos. 10, 12, 19, and 29. Recorded live in New York, NY, USA.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Bruno Walter
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J.S. Bach: Matthew Passion BWV 244

Leopold Stokowski

Greater Los Angeles Chorus (Chorus Master: J. Arthur Lewis) / Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

Soprano: Olive mae Beach; Contralto: Clemence Gifford; Tenor: Joseph Sullivan; Bass: Tudor Williams; Baritone: Leopold Wintner

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Aug 1946

2-CD / TT: 95:14

Sung in English as translated and adapted by the Rev. Dr. Troutbeck. Recorded live at Hollywood Bowl, California USA. It’s a radiobroadcast for the armed forces. The opening chorus and many other parts are omitted.
Part one / CD one: nrs 2,3,6-9,11,15,17,18,22,24-28, 30-23
Part two / CD two: nrs: 42-47,49,50,52-57,59,60,62-64,67,69,71-74,77,78.

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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion · G. Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Reginald Jacques

The Bach Choir / The Jacques Orchestra

Soprano: Elsie Suddaby; Contralto: Kathleen Ferrier; Tenor: Eric Greene; Bass [Jesus]: Henry Cummings; Bass [Arias]: William Parsons; Bass [Judas, Peter]: Gordon Clinton

Richmond / Decca / Dutton / Membran

June, Aug 1947

3-CD / TT: 175:09

Omits Nos. 11, 21, 65, 66; Abridged Nos. 10, 12. The work is revised by Elgar & Atkins, sung in English, and the translation was done by Troutbeck & Johnson. A CD transfer from this recording includes 15 Arias & Choruses. From the liner notes to the CD edition on Membran: This production is made up of a 'Highlights' recording from 1947 supplemented by 1948 recordings of several of the missing numbers. Why these original recordings did not lead to a complete recording (the bass aria 'come, healing fross', for example, is still missing) is not known today." Recorded at Kingsway Hall, London, England.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Reginald Jacques
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J.S. Bach: Matthaus Passion

Fritz Lehmann

Großer Chor des Berliner Rundfunks & the Boys’ Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Runfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Helmut Krebs; Baritone [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano: Elfriede Trötschel; Alto: Diana Eustrati; Bass [Arias]: Friedrich Härtel

Vox / Pantheon / Music & Arts / Dante

Apr 1949

3-CD / TT: 200:31

Recorded live in Berlin, Germany.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Fritz Lehmann
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion -The Complete Surviving Material from Buenos Aires 1950 & Vienna 1952

Wilhelm Furtwängler

Orchestra and Chorus of Teatro Colón

Bass [Jesus]: Angelo Mattiello; Soprano: Nilda Hoffmann; Mezzo-soprano: Margarete Klose; Tenor: Anton Dermota; Bass: Josef Greindl

Wilhelm Furtwängler Center of Japan / Archipel

May 1950

2-CD / TT:

Sung in German (arias) and Spanish (choral mvts.). 1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by W. Fürtwangler. Recorded at Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires (abriged version).
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Wilhelm Furtwängler
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion BWV 244

Herbert von Karajan

Wiener Singverein / Wiener Symphoniker

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Walther Ludwig; Bass [Jesus]: Paul Schöffler; Soprano [Arias]: Irmgard Seefried; Contralto [Arias]: Kathleen Ferrier; Bass [Arias]: Otto Edelmann; Bass [Petrus]: Erich Kaufmann; Bass [Judas]: Harald Pröglhöf; Bass [Pilatus]: Otto Wiener; Bass [High Priest]: Walter Berry; Soprano [Pilate's Wife]: Anny Felbermayer; Soprano [1^st Maid]: Gisela Rathauscher; Soprano [2^nd Maid]: Rosl Sterba; Alto [1^st Witness]: Magadalena Stowasser; Tenor [2^nd Witness]: Friedrich Uhl

Foyer / Verona / Andante / Archipel

1950

3-CD / TT: 215:31

1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by H.v. Karajan. Recorded live at the Musikverein, Vienna, Austria.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Herbert von Karajan
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