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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
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