Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - Recordings Part 1: Until 1950

Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Recordings - Part 1

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

Complete Recordings - Until 1950

1	Bach: Johannes Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Erich Kleiber
Buenos Aires Colon Theatre Orchestra & Chorus
Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Káláman Pataky; Baritone [Jesus]: Herbert Janssen; Bass [Pilato, St. Peter]: Emanuel List; Contralto: Karin Maria Branzell; Soprano [Aria, Pilatos’s Wife]: Margherita Perras (written incorrectly as Margarita Perkas)
Gebhardt		Sep 22, 1938	2-CD / TT: 127:91
Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Previously unpublished. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Erich Kleiber Buy this album at: Amazon.com

2	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Hans Münch
Basler Gesangsverein / Basler Orchestergemeinschaft
Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Julius Patzak; Bass [Jesus]: Charles Panzéra; Soprano [Arias]: Maria Stader; Alto: Elsa Cavelti; Fritz Mack
?		Apr 18, 1948	?
Recorded at Basel Cathedral, Switzerland. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Hans Münch

3	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Karl Ristenpart (pseudonym as Hans Burckhardt)
RIAS-Kammerchor und -orchester (pseudonym as "Bach Society of Berlin and Cathedral Choir")
Tenor [Evangelist]: Helmut Krebs; Baritone [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano: Gunthild Weber; Soprano: Ina Brosow; Alto: Lotte Wolf-Matthäus; Tenor: Herbert Froitzheim; Bass: Gerhard Niese; Bass (?): Leopold Clam
Allegro Royale		Mar 23, 1950	2-LP / TT:
For many years this recording was thought to be by Hans Burckhardt (a pseudonym), "Bach Society of Berlin and Cathedral Choir" and Anonymous soloists. The record company were using material which wasn't meant to be released.

4	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion J.S. Bach: Die großen geistlichen Vokalwerke / Great Religious Vocal Works [Box Set]
Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [2-CD / 121:09]
Ferdinand Grossmann
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Wiener Symphoniker
Tenor [Evangelist]: Ferry Gruber; Bass [Jesus, Arias]: Walter Berry; Soprano: Gisela Rathauscher; Contralto: Elfriede Hofstätter, Tenor [Arias]: Rudolf Kreuzberger; Tenor [Servant]: Fritz Uhl; Bass [Pilate]: Leo Heppe; Bass [Peter]: Harold Buchsbaum
Vox PL-6550 Doc		Summer 1950	3-LP / TT: 10-CD / TT:

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - May 2009)
Thanks to contributors: Sw Anandgyan (April 2009), Yoël L. Arbeitman (August 2006), Michael Grover, Theodore Loustas (July 2008), Riccardo Nughes (August 2001), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001), Roland Wörner (July 2002), Brad (April 2005)

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