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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 8

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

Complete Recordings - From 2001

119

J.S. Bach: Matthaüs Passion

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Tenor [Evangelist]: Marcel Beekman; Bass [Christus]: Bas Ramselaar; Soprano [Maagd I, Vrouw Pilatus]: Marjon Strijk; Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Marcel Reijans; Bass [Pontifex II]: Robbert Muuse; Counter-tenor [Maagd II, Getuige I]: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor [Pontifex I, Getuige II]: Martinus Leusink

Amsterdam Classics

Jan 2001

3-CD / TT: 162:41

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by P.J. Leusink. Recorded at Grote Kerk, Elburg, Holland.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted By Pieter Jan Leusink
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120

J.S. Bach: Matthaüs Passion

Gerald Kegelmann

Unterstufenchor des Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Gymnasiums Eppelheim & Heidelberger Madrigalchor / Barockorchester Den Haag

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Jesus]: Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Soprano: Veronika Winter; Alto: Elisabeth Popien; Bass: Berthold Possemeyer

Heidelberger Madrigalchor

Mar 2001

3-CD / TT: 173:13

Recorded live at Peterskirche Heidelberg, Germany.
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121

J.S. Bach: Matthaüs Passion BWV 244

Rolf Schweizer

Oratorienchor Pforzheim & Kurrende und Jungendkantorei der Ev. Singschule Pforzheim / Bachorchester Pforzheim

Soprano: Cornelia Götz; Alto: Ewa Wolak; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Egbert Junghanns; Baritone: Thomas Pfeiffer

Corona

Mar-Apr 2001

3-CD / TT: 157:52

Recorded live at the Evangelischen Stadkirche Pforzheim, Germany.
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122

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Philippe Herreweghe

Freiburger Domsingknaben, Freiburger Barockorchester, Chor und Orchester des Collegium Vocale Gent

Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Alto: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor: Andreas Karasiak; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Peter Kooy; Bass: Sebastian Noack

Unknown Label

Feb 28, 2002

2-CD / TT: 167:52

Fassung von 1736. 3rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by P. Herreweghe. Recorded at Konzerthaus Freiburg, Germany.

123

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244b Frühfassung 1727/29

Ryuichi Higuchi

Chorus & Orchestra of the Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin Tokyo

Tenor [Evangelist]: Hiroshi Oshima; Bass [Jesus]: Joji Obara; Soprano [Ancilla 1, Uxor Pilati]: Noriko Sasaki; Contralto [Testis 1]: Nobue Obara; Tenor [Testis 2]: Hideyuki Tsuji; Bass [Judas, Petrus, Pilkatus, Pontifex]: Tetsuya Uno; Alto: [Ancilla 2]: Yoko Kogure; Bass [Pontifex 1]: Masayasu Yoshida; Bass [Pontifex 2]: Satoru Murota

Bach Akademie Meiji Gakuin

Mar 2002

3-CD / TT: 159:51

BWV 244b - Version 1727/29. Recorded live.
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124

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Paul McCreesh

(OVPP - No Choir) / Gabrieli Consort & Players

Chorus I: Soprano: Deborah York; Mezzo-soprano: Magdalena Kožená; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Peter Harvey
Chorus II: Soprano: Julia Gooding; Mezzo-soprano: Susan Bickly; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephan Loges
Soprano in ripieno: Ulla Munch

Archiv Produktion

Apr 2002

2- CD / TT: 161:32

Recorded at Roskilde Cathedral.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted By Paul McCreesh
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125

J.S. Bach: Matthaüs Passion

Enoch zu Guttenberg

Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern / Orchester der KlangVerwaltung München

Tenor [Evangelist]: Marcus Ullmann; Bass [Jesus]: Klaus Mertens; Soprano: Anna Korondi; Alto: Anke Vondung; Tenor: Werner Güra; Bass: Hans Christoph Begemann

Farao Classics

Apr 2002

3-CD / TT: 161:02
DVD / TT:

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion by E.z. Guttenberg. The CD set has an 80:12 "bonus" CD "Enoch zu Guttenberg spricht über sein Verständnis der MatthäusPassion".
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Enoch zu Guttenberg
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126

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

 

Michael Reif

Kölner Kurrende, Collegium Vocale Koblenz, Jugendchören Wiebelsheim und Herz Jesu Koblenz / Neues Rheinisches Kammerorchester

Soprano: Andrea Bogner; Alto: Angelika Szolnoki-Grah; Tenor: Hans-Josef Ritzerfeld; Bass: Thomas Laske

Kölner Kurrende

Apr 2003

3-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the St. Maria im Kapitol Köln, Germany.
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127

Bach-Chor Krefeld - J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Hartmut Sennlaub

Bach-Chor Krefeld / Bachorchester Krefeld

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Mobile Livemitschnitt

Apr 2003

3-CD / TT:

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by H. Sennlaub. Live recording from the Friedenskirche Krefeld.
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128

J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion BWV 244

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Helmut Winschermann

Okayama Bach Kantaten Verein (Chorus Master: Masatoshi Sasaki), Momotaro Boyschoir (Conductor: Kunio Tanada) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nils Giesecke; Baritone [Jesus]: Tsuyoshi Mihara; Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Alto/Counter-tenor: Martin Wölfel; Tenor: Toshiro Gorobe; Baritone: Hidenori Komatsu
Liviu Varcol (Oboe); Andreas Krecher (Violin/Concertmaster); Claudia Schmid-Heise (Violin); Irene Gödel (Violoncello continuo); Wiebke Weidanz (Organ); Midori Nojri-Winschermann (Harpsichord)

Live Notes/Nami Records

Dec 7, 2003

3-CD / TT: 177:36

Recorded live at Kurashiki Kaikan Hall, Japan.
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HMV Japan

129

J.S. Bach: Matthaüs Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Robert Luts; Bass [Christus]: Henk van Heijnsbergen; Counter-tenor: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Martinus Leusink; Bass: Hans de Vries; Bass [Judas, Pontifex]: Jeroen Assink; [Maagden, Vrouw Pilatus, Getuige]: Jelle Stoker; Sopranos: Boy soloists from the Holland Boys Choir; Soprano: Orlanda Velez Isidro

Amsterdam Classics

Oct 2004

2-CD , DVD / TT: 153:35

3rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by P.J. Leusink. Recorded at Eusebiuskerk, Arnhem, Holland.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted By Pieter Jan Leusink
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130

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Joop Schets

Bachkoor Apeldoorn & Roder Jongenskoor / Het Gelders Orkest

Tenor [Evangelist]: Frank Fritschy; Bass [Christ]: Hans Christian Hinz; Soprano: Diane Verdoodt; Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor [Arias]: Philip Salmon; Bass [Arias]: Jan-Willem Baljet
Viola da gamba: Nanneke Schaap; Organ: Dirk Luijmes & Pieter-Jan Belder

Cantilena

Mar 18, 2005

2-CD / TT: 159:32

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by J. Schets. Recorded at Orpeheus (Wegenerzaal) Apeldoorn, Holland.

131

J.S. Bach: Matthaüspassion

Neithard Bethke

Ratzeburger Domchor, Knabenchor capella vocalis Reutlingen, Kantatenchor Christuskirche Ratzeburg (Chorus Master: Echard Weyan), Domchor Uppsala/Sweden (Chorus Master: Lars Angerdal) / Deutscher Bachorchester

Tenor [Evangelist]: Henning-Arfst Klocke; Bass [Jesus]: Volker Spiegel; Soprano: Sabine Ritterbusch; Alto: Christiane Iven; Tenor: Stefano Ferrari; Bass: Thomas Quasthoff

Ratzeburger Dommusiken

Mar 25, 2005

3-CD / TT: 190:48

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by N. Betrhke. Recorded live at Ratzeburger Dom, Ratzeburg (near Hamburg), Germany.

132

J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Günter Brick

Berliner Kantorei / Concerto Grosso Berlin

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Berliner Kantorei

Mar 2005

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany. 1st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by G. Brick.

133

J.S. Bach: Matthaüs-Passion

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Tenor [Evangelist]: Jörg Dürmüller; Bass: Ekkehard Abele [Christ]; Soprano: Cornelia Samuelis; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Alto: Bogna Bartosz

Antoine Marchand

Mar 2005

2-CD, DVD / TT: 154:07

2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by T. Koopman. Recorded live at Joriskerk, Amersfoort, Holland.
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134

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Helmut Müller-Brühl

Dresdner Kammerchor (Chorus Master: Hans-Christoph Rademann), Knaben des Kölner Domchores (Chorus Master: Eberhard Metternich) / Kölner Kammerorchester

Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass-Baritone: Raimund Nolte; Bass: Locky Chung; Soprano: Claudia Couwenbergh; Alto: Marianne Beate Kielland; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Soprano: Dominique Engler; Alto (Counter-tenor): Yosemeh Adjei; Tenor: Lothar Blum; Bass: Julian Schulzki

Naxos

May 2005

3-CD / TT: 161:07

Recorded at DeutschlandRadio, Sendesaal des Funkhauses Köln, Germany.
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135

J.S. Bach: Mattheuspassie - Nederlandse versie

Jos Vermunt

Residentie Bachkoor, Haags Matrozenkoor (Soprani in ripieno) / Residentie Orkest

Tenor [Evangelist]: Marcel Beekman; Bass [Jesus]: Marc Pantus; Soprano [soprano I, servant girl I]: Francine van der Heijden; Soprano [soprano II, servant girl II, Pilatus’ wife - playfully called Claudia Pilatus]: Claudia Patacca; Alto [alto I]: Tania Kross; Alto [alto II, witness]: Cécile van de Sant; Tenor [tenor I]: James Doing; Tenor [tenor II, witness]: André Post; Bass [bass I, Petrus, Pilatus, priest]: Pieter Hendriks; Bass [bass II, Kajafas, priest]: Math Dirks

Deutsche Grammophon

Nov-Dec 2005

2-CD / TT: 157:22

Sung in Dutch in translation of Jan Rot. Recorded at Dr Anton Philips Concert Hall, The Hague, Holland.

136

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Martin Lutz

Schiersteiner Kantorei / Barockorchester La Corona

Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Soprano: Trine Wilsberg Lund; Alto (Counter-tenor): Yosemeh Adjei; Bass: Konrad Jarnot; Bass: Markus Flaig

Schiersteiner Kantorei Wiesbaden

Mar 11, 2006

3-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Marktkirche Wiesbaden, Germany.
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137

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (b)

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244b

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Soprano: Ute Selbig; Alto: Britta Schwarz; Tenor: Martin Petzold; Bass: Matthias Weichert; Bass: Thomas Laske

Rondeau Production 4020-22

Apr 12-15, 2006

3-CD / TT: 164:05

Premiere recording of the early version. 2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by G.F. Biller. Recorded during concerts at St Thomas Church in Leipzig (Gründonnerstag and Karfreitag = Green Thursday and good Friday).
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138

J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Günter Brick

Berliner Motettenchor / Concerto Grosso Berlin

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Berliner Kantorei

Apr 2006

3-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany. 2nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by G. Brick.

139

J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Markus Stenz

Gürzenich-Chor (Chorus Master: Michael Reif), Mädchenchor am Kölner Dom (Chorus Master: Oliver Sperling) / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Genz; Baritone [Christ]: Stephan Genz; Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Alto: Elisabeth von Magnus; Tenor [Arias]: Mark Wilde; Bass [Arias]: Sebastian Noack

Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Good Friday - Apr 6, 2007

3-CD / TT: 174:08

Recorded live at Kölner Philharmoniem Köln, Germany.

140

J.S. Bach: Matthew Passion (Final performing version, c. 1742)

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, Final performing version, c1742

John Butt

Dunedin Consort & Players

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass [Jesus]: Matthew Brook
Choir One: Soprano: Susan Hamilton; Alto: Clare Wilkinson; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass: Matthew Brook
Choir Two: Soprano: Cecilia Osmond; Alto: Annie Gill; Tenor: Malcolm Bennett; Bass: Brian Bannatyne-Scott
Other vocalists: Ali Darragh, Frances Cooper, Michael Wallace, Roderick Bryce

Linn Records CKD-313

Sep 1-6, 2007

3-CD / TT: 161:00

Recorded at Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by John Butt
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (April 2002 - February 2008)
Thanks to contributors: René de Cocq (April 2006), Paul Dirmeikis
(January 2003, June 2003, February 2005), Willem van Erk (July 2006, September 2006, October 2006, February 2007, April 2007, June 2007), Gert den Hartogh (July 2006), David Glenn Lebut Jr. (May 2007), Ed Myskowski (February 2008)

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 | 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 - 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 - 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 [by Teri Noel Towe] | Two Easter St. Matthew Passions (Plus One) [by Uri Golomb] | St. Matthew Passion from Harnoncourt [by Donald Satz] | The Passion according to Saint Matthew BWV 244 [By Joshua Rifkin]

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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