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Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Motets BWV 225-231 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Missae Breves & Sanctus BWV 233-242 | Magnificat BWV 243 | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 | Johannes-Passion BWV 245 | Lukas-Passion BWV 246 | Markus-Passion BWV 247 | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 | Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-523 | Quodlibet BWV 524 | Aria BWV 1127

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Recordings - Part 5

Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | Individual Movements

Complete Recordings - 1981-1990

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

 

Michel Corboz

Schola des Petits Chanteurs de Notre-Dame de Sion (Chorus-Master: Bernard Héritier) & Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Gerhard Faulstich; Soprano [Arias]: Margaret Marshall; Contralto [Arias]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Arias]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass [Arias, Judas, Peter, Pilate]: Philippe Huttenlocher; Soprano [1st Maid, Pilate’s Wife]: Agnés de Crousaz; Alto [1st Witness]: Claire Martin-Fiaux; Alto [2nd Maid]: Marie-Françoise Schuwey; Tenor [2nd Witness]: Georges Bolay; Bass [2nd Priest]: Jean-Daniel Estoppey; Bass [High Priest]: Thomas Koechlin

Erato

June 1982

3-CD / TT: 173:00

Recorded at Casino de Vevey, Switzerland.
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Raymond Leppard

Norddeutschen Rundfunk Chor & Knabenchor Hannover / Norddeutschen Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester

Tenor [Evangelist]: Jon Garrison; Bass [Jesus]: Hans Georg Ahrens; Soprano [Arias]: Krisztina Láki; Mezzo-soprano [Arias]: Ann Murray; Tenor [Arias]: David Britton; Baritone [Nos. 28, 29, 74, 75]: Benjamin Luxon; Bass [Nos. 51, 65, 66]: Harald Stamm; Soprano [1st Maid]: Susan Denman; Soprano [Pilate's Wife]: Irmgard Jacobeit; Soprano [2nd Maid]: Rotraud Riedel-Pax; Alto [1st Witness]: Ilse Uphagen; Tenor [2nd Witness]: Karl-Heinz Lampe; Bass [Peter]: Joachim Gebhardt;Bass [Pilate, Second Priest]: Christfried Biebrach; Bass [Judas]: Bernd Brühl; Bass [High Priest, First Priest]: Klaus Bülow

HMV

1983 ?

4-LP / TT: 172:23

Recording in cooperation with the Nordddeutsche Rundfunk (= radiostation in Northern Germany). Printed 1983. 

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Peter Schreier

Dresdner Kapellknaben (Chorus Master: Konrad Wagner) & Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Jörg-Peter Weigle) / Staatskapelle Dresden

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier, Bass [Jesus]: Theo Adam, Soprano [Arias & Recitatives]: Lucia Popp, Contralto [Arias & Recitatives]: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor [Arias & Recitatives]: Eberhard Büchner; Bass [Arias & Recitatives]: Robert Holl; Baritone [Petrus]: Andreas Scheibner; Bass [Judas]: Ekkehard Wlaschiha; Bass [Pilatus]: Hermann Christian Polster; Baritone [Pontifex]: Olaf Bär, Contralto [Testis 1]: Johanna Schneiderheinze, Tenor [Testis 2]: Ekkehard Wagner, Soprano [Ancilla 1]: Andrea Ihle, Contralto [Ancilla 2]: Elisabeth Wilke; Soprano [Pilatus' Wife]: Helga Termer, Bass [Pontifex 1]: Hans-Joachim Ribbe, Bass [Pontifex 2]: Klaus Henkel

Philips

Sep 1984

3-CD / TT: 176:52

Recorded in Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion

Philippe Herreweghe

Ensemble Vocale de La Chapelle Royale (Chorus One), Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Two) & Cœur D'enfants 'In Dulci Jubilo' (Chorus Master Godfried van de Vyvere) / La Chapelle Royale Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Howard Crook; Bass [Jesus]: Ulrik Cold; Soprano [Arias, Pilate's Wife, 1st Maid]: Barbara Schlick; Alto [Arias, 1st Witness]: René Jacobs; Tenor [Arias, 2nd Witness]: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Bass [Arias, Pilate, High Priest, 2nd Priest]: Peter Kooy; Soprano [2nd Maid]: Catherine Bignalet; Baritone [Petrus, 1st Priest]: Marc Meersman; Baritone [Judas]: Renaud Marchart

Harmonia Mundi France

Sep 1984

3-CD / TT: 170:32

1st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by P. Herreweghe. Recorded at l'Église St Gilles, Bruges, Belgium.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Chor des Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (Direction: Jan Slothouwer) & Jnabenchor der Kathedrale St Bavo, Haarlem (Direction: Fons Ziekman) / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Robert Holl; Soprano [Arias - Chorus One, 1st Maid, Pilate's Wife]: Arleen Augér; Soprano [Arias - Chorus Two]: Sheri Greenawald; Alto [Arias - Chorus One, 2nd Maid]: Jadwiga Rappé; Alto [Arias - Chorus Two, 1st Witness]: Jard van Nes; Tenor [Arias, 2nd Witness]: Neil Rosenshein; Bass [Arias - Chorus One, Peter, Judas, High Priest, Pilate, 1st Priest]: Ruud van der Meer; Bass [Arias - Chorus Two, 2nd Priest]: Anton Scharinger

Teldec

Mar 1985

3-CD / TT: 166:42

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by N. Harnoncourt. Recorded live at the Concergebouw, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 – conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [Unreleased]

Joshua Rifkin

The Bach Ensemble

Soprano [Soprano in ripieno, 1st Maid, 2nd Maid, Pilate's Wife]: Caroline Helton; Soprano [Chorus Two]: Penelope Jensen; Soprano [Chorus One]: Ann Monoyios; Alto [Chorus Two]: Allan Fast; Alto [Chorus One]: Steven Rickards; Tenor [Chorus One]: Frank Kelley; Tenor [Chorus Two]: Patrick Romano; Bass [Judas, 1st Priest]: Jon Finson; Bass [Peter, Pilate, High Priest, 2nd Priest]: Greg Honeycutt; Bass [Chorus One]: William Sharp; Bass [Chorus Two]: Fredric Moses

North Carolina Public Radio

1985

TT:

Live performance at the University of North Carolina in 1985. Not yet released.

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Colin Davis

Synphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor: Alejandro Ramirez; Bass: Andreas Schmidt; Bass: Jan-Hendrik Rootering

Produktion des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Oct 1986

? / TT:

Recorded live at the Philharmonie in München (Gasteig), Germany. Source of information: Alejandro Ramirez

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Bach: Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew's Passion)

Georg Solti

Chicago Symphony Chorus (Chorus Master: Margaret Hillis) & Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus (Chorus Master: Doreen Rao) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Baritone [Jesus]: Olaf Bär; Soprano [Arias, Pilate's Wife]: Kiri Te Kanawa; Mezzo-soprano [Arias, 1st Witness]: Anne Sophie von Otter; Tenor [Arias]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone [Arias, Judas, Pilate, High Priest]: Tom Krause; Bass [Petrus]: Richard Cohn; Soprano [1st Maid]: Patrice Michaels; Alto [2nd Maid]: Debra Austin; Tenor [2nd Witness]: William Watson

London

Mar 1987

3-CD / TT: 178:24

Recorded at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, MA, USA.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Georg Solti
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The English Music Festival - J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion

Michael Brewer

Laudibus Chamber Choir / English Festival Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Stephen Douse; Baritone: Jonathan Brown; Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries

Kultur

1987

DVD / TT: 128:00

Sung in English. Recorded at the English Music Festival, Stratford upon
Avon, England.
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J.S. Bach: The St. Matthew Passion BWV 244

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Gewandhaus-Kinderchor Leipzig & Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Jesus]: Theo Adam; Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Baritone: Siegfried Lorenz

Films for the Humanities

1987

2-Video, DVD / TT: 180:00

Filmed at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion · Matthäus-Passion · Passion Selon St Matthieu

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir & London Oratory Junior Choir (Chorus Master: Patrick Russill) (Mvts. 1, 35) / English Baroque Soloists

Tenor [Evangelist]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone [Jess]: Andreas Schmidt; Soprano [Nos. 18, 19, 33, 77; Pilate's Wife]: Barbara Bonney; Soprano [Arias Nos. 12, 57, 58]: Ann Monoyios; Contralto [Arias Nos. 10, 11, 36, 60, 61, 77]: Anne Sophie von Otter; Counter-tenor [Nos. 33, 47, 69, 70; 1st Witness]: Michael Chance; Tenor [Arias, No. 77; 2nd Witness]: Howard Crook; Baritone [Nos. 28, 29, 65, 66, 77; Peter; Pilate; High Priest; 1st Priest]: Olaf Bär; Bass [Nos. 51, 74, 75; Judas; 2nd Priest, Pontifex]: Cornelius Hauptmann; Soprano [1st Maid]: Ruth Holton; Soprano [2nd Maid]: Gillian Ross

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1988

3-CD / TT: 157:24

Recorded at The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion

Gustav Leonhardt

Mens Choir of La Petite Bande & Tölzer Knabenchor / Orchestra La Petite Bande

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Jesus]: Max van Egmond, Sopranos [Trebles - Soloists of Tölzer Knabenchor]: Christian Fliegner & Maximilian Kiener; Altos: René Jacobs, David Cordier; Tenors: Markus Schäfer, John Elwes; Basses: Klaus Mertens, Peter Lika

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

Mar 1989

3-CD / TT: 172:22

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerke, Haarlem, Holland.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Gustav Leonhardt
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion

Enoch zu Guttenberg

Tölzer Knabenchor & Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern / Bach-Collegium München

Tenor [Evangelist]: Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö; Baritone [Jesus]: Hermann Prey; Soprano [Uxor Pilati, Arias & Recitatives]: Margaret Marshall; Soprano [Magd I]: Christa Schneider; Contralto [Zeuge I, Arias & Recitatives]: Jard van Nes; Alto [Magd II]: Martina Koppelstetter; Tenor [Zeuge II, Arias & Recitatives]: Aldo Baldin; Bass [Pontius Pilatus, Arias & Recitatives]: Anton Scharinger, Bass [Petrus]: Christoph Dobmeier; Bass [Pilatus]: Thomas Dobmeier; Bass-Baritone [Judas]: Thomas Hamberger

Eurodisc

Apr 1990

3-CD / TT: 180:59
DVD / TT:

1st recording of Matthäus-Passion by E.z. Guttenberg. Recorded live at Klosterkirch Alpirsbach.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Enoch zu Guttenberg
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Harald Nickoll

Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen, Kammerchor Aachen e.V., Kinderchor der Musikschule Neukirchen-Vluyn e. V. / Orchester Kölner Kammermusiker

Tenor [Evangelist]: Johannes Esser; Bass [Christus]: Hartmut Nasdala; Soprano: Marion Schöller; Alto: Barbara Schüth; Bass: Guido Scheer

Kammerchor Carmina Mundi e.V. Aachen

1990

3-CD / TT:

Recorded in Zusammenarbeit.

 

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - August 2006)
Thanks to contributors: Wayne Davies (August 2006), Willem van Erk (June 2006), Gert den Hartogh (August 2006), Jos Hoogenbosch
, Riccardo Nughes (September 2001, June 2003), Philip Peters, Alejandro Ramirez (September 2003), Eric Spicer, Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)


Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Details
Recordings: Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | Individual Movements
General Discussions:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | BWV 244a | BWV 244b
Systemetic Discussions:
Part 1: Mvts. 1-8 | Part 2: Mvts. 9-20 | Part 3: Mvts. 21-29 | Part 4: Mvts. 30-40 | Part 5: Mvts. 41-50 | Part 6: Mvts. 51-57 | Part 7: Mvts. 58-63b | Part 8: Mvts. 63c-68 | Part 9: Role of the Evangelist
Individual Recordings:
BWV 244 - Bernstein | BWV 244 - Brüggen | BWV 244 - Cleobury | BWV 244 - Daus | BWV 244 - Fasolis | BWV 244 - Furtwängler | BWV 244 - Gardiner | BWV 244 - Gönnenwein | BWV 244 - Goodwin | BWV 244 - Guttenberg | BWV 244 - Harnoncourt | BWV 244 - Herreweghe | BWV 244 - Jacques | BWV 244 - Karajan | BWV 244 - Klemperer | BWV 244 - Koopman | BWV 244 - Koussevitzky | BWV 244 - Kuijken | BWV 244 - Lehmann | BWV 244 - Leonhardt | BWV 244 - Leusink | BWV 244 - Mauersberger | BWV 244 - Max | BWV 244 - McCreesh | BWV 244 - Mengelberg | BWV 244 - Münchinger | BWV 244 - Norrington | BWV 244 - Oberfrank | BWV 244 - Ozawa | BWV 244 - Parrott | BWV 244 - Ramin | BWV 244 - Richter | BWV 244 - Rilling | BWV 244 - Rotzsch | BWV 244 - Scherchen | BWV 244 - Solti | BWV 244 - Spering | BWV 244 - Suzuki | BWV 244 - Veldhoven | BWV 244 - Walter | BWV 244 - Werner | BWV 244 - Wöldike
Articles:
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244 [T. Noel Towe] | Two Easter St. Matthew Passions (Plus One) [U. Golomb] | St. Matthew Passion from Harnoncourt [D. Satz] | The Passion according to Saint Matthew BWV 244 [J. Rifkin] | The Relationship between BWV 244a (Trauermusik) and BWV 244b (SMP Frühfassung) [T. Braatz)

Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Motets BWV 225-231 | Mass in B minor BWV 232 | Missae Breves & Sanctus BWV 233-242 | Magnificat BWV 243 | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 | Johannes-Passion BWV 245 | Lukas-Passion BWV 246 | Markus-Passion BWV 247 | Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 | Oster-Oratorium BWV 249 | Chorales BWV 250-438 | Geistliche Lieder BWV 439-507 | AMN BWV 508-523 | Quodlibet BWV 524 | Aria BWV 1127

Introduction | Cantatas | Other Vocal | Non-Vocal | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentary | Music | Concerts | Bach Tour | Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright Notice | How to contribute | Links

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