Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - Recordings Part 3: 1961-1970

Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Recordings - Part 3

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

Complete Recordings - 1961-1970

11	Bach: Johannes-Passion
Karl Forster
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin / Berliner Symphoniker
Tenor [Evangelist]: Fritz Wunderlich; Bass [Jesus]: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau; Soprano [Arias]: Elisabeth Grümmer; Contralto [Arias]: Christa Ludwig, Tenor [Arias]: Josef Traxel; Bass [Pilatus & Petrus, Arias]: Karl-Christian Kohn; Soprano [Maid]: Lisa Otto; Tenor [Servant]: Horst Schafertöns
EMI Classics		1961	2-CD / TT: 122:03
Recorded at Grunewaldkirche, Berlin, Germany. Buy this album at: Amazon.com

12	Bach: St. John Passion
Hermann Scherchen
Wiener Akademie Kammerchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra
Tenor [Evangelist]: John van Kesteren; Bass [Jesus]: Otto Wiener; Soprano [Arias]: Phyllis Curtin; Contralto [Arias]: Eunice Alberts; Tenor [Arias]: Waldemar Kmentt; Bass [Arias]: Frederick Guthrie; Baritone [Pilate]: David Smith; Bass [Peter]: Robert Springer; Tenor [Servant]: Franz Lukasowsky; Soprano [Maid]: Elisabeth Thomann
Westminster (J)		1961	2-CD / TT: 136:45
Recorded at Mozartsaal, Vienna, Austria. Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

13	Bach: St. John Passion
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Tenor [Evangelist, arias, Servant]: Ernst Haefliger; Baritone [Jesus]: Hermann Prey, Soprano [Arias, Maid]: Evelyn Lear; Contralto [Arias]: Hertha Töpper; Bass [Arias, Petrus, Pilatus]: Kieth Engen
Archiv Produktion		Feb-Mar 1964	2-CD / TT: 128:57
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by K. Richter. Recorded at Herkules-Saal, München, Germany. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Karl Richter Buy this album at: Amazon.com

14	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Hans Gillesberger
Wiener Sängerknaben & Chorus Viennensis / Concentus Musicus Wien
Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus, Nos. 31, 60]: Max van Egmond; Trebles & Alto Soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben; Bass [Pilate; No. 48]: Jacques Villisech; Tenor [Arias, Servant]: Bert van t'Hoff; Bass [Peter]: Siegfried Schneeweis
Teldec		Apr-May 1965	2-CD / TT: 116:53
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by N. Harnoncourt See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Hans Gillesberger Buy this album at: Amazon.com [MP3 Download]

15	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Günter Graulich
Motettenchor Stuttgart / Bach-Orchester Stuttgart
Soprano: Csilla Zentai; Alto: Glenys Loulis; Tenor: Anton Maxen; Bass: Hartmut Hein
FSM Candide		Mid 1960’s ?	2-LP / TT:

16	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
André Vandernoot
Nederlandse Bachvereniging / Bach Chorus & Orchestra of the Amsterdam Philharmonic Society
Soprano: Agnes Giebel; Alto: Wilhelmine Matthès; Tenor: Richard Lewis; Bass: Heinz Rehfuss
Tono (Zürich) / Nonesuch		1966	3-LP / TT:

17	Bach: Saint John Passion
Eugene Ormandy
Singing City Chorale / Philadelphia Orchestra
Tenor [Evangelist]: Richard Lewis; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Norman Treigle; Soprano [Arias, Maid]: Judith Raskin; Contralto: Maureen Forrester; Tenor [Arias, Servant]: George Shirley; Bass [Peter, Pilate, Arias]: Thomas Paul
Columbia / Locked in the Vault Reissues		1968	2-CD / TT: 136:50
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18	Bach: St. John Passion · Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme
Eugen Jochum
Nederlands Radio Koor (Chorus Master: Anton Krelage) / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
Tenor [Evangelist]: Ernst Haefliger; Bass [Jesus]: Walter Berry; Soprano [Arias, Ancilla]: Agnes Giebel; Contralto [Arias]: Marga Höffgen; Tenor [Arias, Servus]: Alexander Young; Bass [Arias, Petrus, Pilatus]: Franz Crass
Philips		June 1967	2-CD / TT: 128:19
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by E. Jochum. Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Holland. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Eugen Jochum Buy this album at: Amazon.com \| Amazon.com

19	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Soprano: Ursula Buckel; Alto: Hertha Töpper; Tenor: Ernst Haefliger; Bass: Peter van der Bilt
Melodya		Apr 1968	3-LP / TT:
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by K. Richter. Recorded live at the Konservatorium, Moscow, Russia. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Karl Richter

20	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Wolfgang Gönnenwein
Süddeutscher Madrigalchor / Consortium musicum
Tenor [Evangelist]: Theo Altmeyer; Bass [Jesus]: Franz Crass; Bass [Pontius Pilatus]: Kurt Moll; Soprano [Arias]: Elly Ameling; Contralto [Arias]: Brigitte Fassbaender; Tenor [Arias]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Arias]: Siegmund Nimsgern; Bass [Petrus]: Helmut Kühnle; Soprano [Maid]: Susanne Dürr; Tenor [Servant]: Martin Hermann
EMI		Oct 1969	2-CD / TT: 129:44
Recorded at Kirche, Schwaigern, Germany. Buy this album at:

21	J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion
Helmut Kahlhöfer
Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Konzertmitschnitt Klosterkirche St. Maria Magdalena, Wuppertal-Beyenburg
Tenor [Evangelist]: Frieder Lang; Bass [Christus]: Franz Gerihsen; Soprano: Ute Frühhaber; Alto: Mitsue Dihle; Bass-Baritone: Andreas Schmidt
Cantate		Mid 1960’s ?	3-LP / TT:

22	Bach: Johannes-Passion
Karl Richter
Münchener Bach-Chor / Münchener Bach-Orchester
Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Jesus]: Ernst Gerold Schramm; Bass [Peterus, Pilatus]: Siegmund Nimsgern; Soprano: Helen Donath; Contralto: Julia Hamari; Tenor: Horst R. Laubenthal; Bass: Kieth Engen
Unitel / Deutsche Grammophon l		Sep 1970	Video / DVD / TT: 129:00
3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by K. Richter. Recorded at Diesen am Ammersee, Klosterkirche. See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Karl Richter Buy this album at: Amazon.com

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - April 2008)
Thanks to contributors: John Grayovski (October 2006), Michael Grover, Riccardo Nughes (August 2001, February 2008), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

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