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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

Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Recordings - Part 7

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

Complete Recordings - From 2001

89

J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Tenor [Evangelist]: Marcel Beekman; Bass [Christ]: Robbert Muuse; Soprano: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Tenor: Martinus Leusink

Brillian Classics

Jan 2001

2-CD / TT: 105:47

Recorded at Grote Kerk, Elburg, Holland.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Pieter Jan Leusink
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90

Bach: Johannespassion (Auszüge)

Christoph Anselm Noll

Capella pura / Florilegium musicum

Tenor [Evangelist]: Wilfried Jochens; Other soloists unknown

Cantabile

Feb 2001

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Abteikirche Maria Laach.

91

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Thomas Appel

Amberger Oratorienchor / Amberger Sinfonieorchester

Tenor [Evangelist, Recitatives, Arias]: Carl-Heinz Brandt; Soprano: Jutta Maria Fries; Alto: Michaela Wehrum; Baritone: Bernd-Michael Tack; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller

Amberger Oratorienchor

Mar 2001

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Amberger Congress Centrum, Germany.
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92

The St John Passion (Excerpts)

Stephen Wilkinson

William Byrd Singers / Capriccio

Soprano: Sarahjane King; Mezzo-soprano: Clare Wilkinson; Tenor [Evangelist]: Michael Bennet; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Bass: Mark Rowlinson; Cello continuo: Leandro Silvera; Organ continuo: Jonathon Scott

William Byrd Singers

Mar 2001

CD / TT:

Highlights, recorded at a concert in the Royal Northern College of Music.
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93

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion · St John Passion · Passion selon Saint Jean - Fassung / version 1725

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Mark Padmore; Bass [Jesus]: Michael Volle; Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl; Bass [Arias, Pilatus]: Sebastian Noack; Bass [Petrus]: Dominik Wörner; Tenor [Servus]: Malcolm Bennett; Soprano [Ancilla]: Cecile Kempenaers

Harmonia Mundi France

Apr 2001

2-CD / TT: 110:51

1725 version. 2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by P. Herreweghe. Recorded at Stolberger Saal, Köln, Germany.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
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94

Krefelder Bachjahr 2000 - J.S. Bach: Johannespassion, BWV 245

Hartmut Sennlaub

Bach-Chor Krefeld / Bachorchester Krefeld

?

Mobile Livemitschnitt

Apr 2001

2-CD / TT:

Live recording from the Alten Kirche Krefeld.
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95

J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Edward Higginbottom

Choir of New College, Oxford / Collegium Novum

Boy Soprano: Joe Littlewood (Soloist of the Choir of New College, Oxford); Counter-tenor: James Bowman; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Tenor: Matthew Beale; Bass: John Bernays; Bass: Eamonn Dougan; Bass: Colin Baldy

Naxos

Jul, Sep 2001; Jun 2002

2-CD / TT: 110:17

Recorded at the Chapel of New College Oxford, England.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Edward Higginbottom
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96

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1739/1749 version

Peter Schreier

Orchestra & Coro del Teatro Lirico di Cagliari (Chorus Master: Paolo Vero)

Soprano: Simone Nold; Mezzo-soprano: Elisabeth Wilke; Tenor: Peter Schreier; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Baritone: Egbert Junghanns; Baritone: Andreas Scheibner
Continuo [Organ & Harpsichord]: Hansjörg Albrecht

Dynamic

Nov 2001

2-CD / TT: 105:05

2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by P. Schreier. Recorded at Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Italy.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Peter Schreier.
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97

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Hanns-Martin Schneidt (Conductor & Harpsichord)

Schneidt Bach Choir & Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Yoshifumi Hata; Bass [Jesus]: Minari Urano; Soprano: Shigeyo Tajima; Alto: Tomoko Kuribayashi; Bass: Katsunori Kono; Organ: Mikako & Mariko Kumagai

Live Notes

Nov 2001

2-CD / TT:

2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by H.M. Schneidt
Recorded live at Tokyo Operacity Concert Hall, Japan.
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98

Bach - Johannespassion, BWV 245

Guido Harzen

Junger KonzertChor Düsseldorf / Junge Philharmonie Düsseldorf

Soprano: Susanne Duwe; Alto: Barbara Bergner; Tenor: Andreas Fischer; Bass: Thomas Busch; Bass [Pilatus]: Ulf Friederichs

Mobile Livemitschnitt

Mar 2002

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Pfarrkirche St. Josef Neuss.
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99

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion

Wolfgang Karius

Kammerchor Aachener Bachverein / Hamburger Barockorchester (mit historischen Instrumenten)

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Wilfried Jochens; Baritone [Christus]: Christoph Erpenbeck; Soprano: Sabine Schneider; Alto: Cornelia Sander; Bass: Peter Schüler

Aachener Bachverein

Mar 2002

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Michael, Jesuitenstraße, Aachen, Germany.
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100

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion Fassung 1725

Karl Rathgeber

Kammerchor der Hochschule für evangelische Kirchenmusik Bayreuth / Barockorchester La Banda

Tenor [Evangelist]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Jesus]: Andreas Sommerfeld; Soprano: Andrea Boesen; Alto: Constanze Schumacher; Tenor: Knut Schoch; Baritone: Martin Hummel;
Chorsoli: [Ancilla]: Katharina Reitenspieß; [Servus]: Christian Rathgeber; [Petrus]: Tobias Rathgeber

EHS

Mar 2002

2-CD / TT: 115:58

1725 version. Recorded live at Stadtkirche Bayreuth, Germany.
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101

J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion (BWV 245)

Joop Schets

Thomaskoor Hogeschool Gorinchem IDE / Randstedelijk Begeleidings Orkest

Tenor [Evangelist]: Frank Fritschy; Bass [Christ]: Bas Ramselaar; Soprano: Caroline Stam; Counter-tenor: Patrick van Goethem; Viola da gamba: Nanneke Schaap; Trombone: Toebes; Organ: Aart Bergwerff

Cantilena

Mar 2002

2-CD / TT: 105:02

2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J. Schets. Recorded at St. Maartenskerk Gorinchem.

102

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion [Unreleased]

Martin Haselböck

Wiener Akademie

Alto: Lydia Vierlinger; ?

?

2002

DVD / TT:

Salamanca 2002, erscheint voraussichtlich 2004. Not yet released

103

J.S. Bach: Passio secundum Johannem

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Davide De Lucia

Coro del Friuli Venezia Giulia / Orchestra Barocca 'G.B. Tiepolo' (on period instruments)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Bernd Lambauer; Bass [Jesus]: Gerd Kenda; Bass [Pilatus]: Ulfried Staber; Soprano: Barbara Fink; Alto: Roberto Balconi; Tenor: Gianluca Ferrarini

BDS-Fly Records 9603

Mar 22, 2003

2-CD / TT: c100:00

Recorded live at Duomo di Spilimbergo, Pordenone, Italy.

104

Bach-Tage Wuppertal 2003 - I [1725 Version]

Wolfgang Kläsener

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Orchesterakademie an der Immanuelskirche

Soprano: Leonore von Falkenhausen; Alto: Isolde Assenheimer, Tenor: Max Ciolek, Bass: Thomas Laske; Bass: Christian Hilz

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

Mar 2003

2-CD / TT:

1725 version. 2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by W. Kläsener.
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105

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Martin Lutz

Schiersteiner Kantorei / Barockorchester La Corona

Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Counter-tenor: Matthias Rexroth; Bass: Gotthold Schwarz; Soprano: Siri Katherine Thornhill

Schiersteiner Kantorei Wiesbaden

Mar 2003

2-CD / TT: 106:29

Recorded live at the Marktkirche Wiesbaden, Germany.
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106

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passionen

Anders Dillmar

Motettkören i Gamla Uppsala Kyrka

?

Dillmar

Apr 2003

2-CD / TT:

1st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by A. Dillmar. Live recording from Gamla Uppsala Kyrka.

107

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion, BWV 245

Andreas Cavelius

Vokalensemble St. Dionysius, Krefeld / Orchester der Kölner Kammermusiker

?

Mobile Livemitschnitt

Apr 2003

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Pfarrkirche Christus König, Krefeld-Verberg.

108

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passionen

Anders Dillmar

Motettkören i Gamla Uppsala Kyrka

?

Dillmar

Mar 2004

2-CD / TT:

2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by A. Dillmar. Live recording from Lötenkyrkan, Uppsala

109

J.S. Bach: S. John Passion BWV 245

Jos van Veldhoven

Choir of Nederlandse Bachvereniging / Baroque Orchestra of Nederlandse Bachvereniging

Tenor [Evangelist]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Christus]: Stephan MacLeod; Soprano: Caroline Stam; Alto: Peter de Groot; Tenor: Charles Daniels; Bass [Pterus/Pilatus]: Bas Ramselaar; Soprano [Ancilla]: Marjon Strijk; Alto: Marleene Goldstein; Alto (Mvt. 24]: Elsbeth Gerritsen; Tenor: Simon Wall
Organ: Pieter Dirksen; Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Channel Classics

Mar 2004

2-CD / TT: 101:35

Earliest version 1724 in the reconstruction by Pieter Dirksen. Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, Holland.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Jos van Veldhoven
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110

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion

Volker Hempfling

Kölner Kantorei / Johann Christian Bach-Akademie (Leader: Ingeborg Scheerer)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Jesus]: Peter Brechbühler; Soprano [Arias, Ancilla]: Eva Maria Leonardy; Alto: Ruth Sandhoff; Bass: Klaus Mertens; Bass [Petrus]: Chris Johns; Tenor [Servus 1]: Stefan Kitlas; [Servus 2]: Hans Ulrich Sappok

AVI Music

Oct 2005

2-CD / TT: 108:29

Version IV 1739 / 1749.

111

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion BWV 245

Markus Stenz

Gürzenich-Chor Köln (Chorus Master: Michael Reif Einstudierung) / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Tenor [Evangelist]: Julius Pfeifer; Bass [Christus]: Thomas E. Bauer; Soprano: Lydia Teuscher; Alto: Clare Wilkinson; Tenor [Arias]: Jeremy Budd; Bass [Arias]: Georg Nigl

Gürzenich-Orchester

Apr 2006

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Kölner Philharmonie, Köln, Germany.

112

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Michaela Prentl

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian / Barockorchester La Banda

Soprano: Gerlinde Sämann; Alto: Christa Bonhoff; Tenor: Hubert Nettinger; Bass: Thomas Hamberger; Bass: Tim Hennis

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian

Apr 2, 2006

2-CD / TT: 106:20

2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by M. Prentl. Recorded live at St. Sebastian München - Schwabig, Germany.
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113

J.S. Bach / Arr. Robert Schumann: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1851 Version by Robert Schumann

Hermann Max

Rheinische Kantorei / Das Kleine Konzert

Soprano: Veronika Winter; Soprano: Elisabeth Scholl, Contralto: Gerhild Romberger; Tenor: Jan Kobow; Bass: Ekkehard Abele; Bass: Clemens Heidrich

CPO

Sep 19-21, 2006

2-CD / TT: 103:24

Recorded at Basilika Knechtsteden, Germany. 2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by H. Max.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Hermann Max
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114

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passsion in Robert Schumanns Fassung von 1851

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1851 Version by Robert Schumann

Bernhard Emmer

Studentenkantorei und Collegium musicum der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel

Soprano: Christine-Maria Vetter; Alto: Manuela Mach; Tenor: Achim Kleinlein; Bass: Thomas Peter; Bass: Julian Redlin

?

Jan 29, 2007

2-CD / TT: 104:56

Recorded live at Kieler Schloss, Germany.

115

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, Fassung IV, BC D 2d

Georg Christoph Biller

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Tenor [Evangelist]: Marcus Ullmann; Bass [Jesus]: Gotthold Schwarz; Soprano: Ruth Holton; Counter-tenor: Matthias Rexroth; Baritone: Henryk Böhm

Rondeau Production 2-CD ROP4024/25

Apr 2007 ? (released Feb 2008)

2-CD / TT: 107:25

Recorded live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Germany.
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116

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, 1725 Version

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1725 Version

Simon Carrington

Yale Schola Cantorum / Yale Collegium Players (Director: Robert Mealy)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Derek Chester; Bass [Jesus]: Douglas Williams; Soprano: Abigail Haynes Lennox; Soprano: Mellissa Hughes; Alto: Sylvia Rider; Counter-tenor: Ian Howell; Tenor: Steve Caldicott Wilson; Bass: Joshua Copeland

reZound

Apr 1 & 3, 2007

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at St. Michael’s Church , New York, NY & St. Mary’s Church, New Haven, CT, USA.
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Complete Recordings - Unknown Recording Year

117

J.S. Bach: Pasja wg Sw. Jana (St John Passion)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Tadeusz Wicherek

Orkiestra Filharmonii Kaliskiej

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DUX 0159-0160

?

2-CD / TT:

 

The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (August 2001 - March 2008)
Thanks to contributors: Martin Bendler (April 2006), René de Cocq (July 2005), Michael Grover, Alessandro Lattanzi (February 2008),
David Glenn Lebut Jr. (March 2005, February 2008), Riccardo Nughes (August 2001, November 2001, July 2002, March 2003), Ehud Shiloni (February 2005)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Details
Recordings:
Until 1950 | 1951-1960 | 1961-1970 | 1971-1980 | 1981-1990 | 1991-2000 | From 2001 | Sung in English | Individual Movements
General Discussions:
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Systematic Discussions:
Part 1: Mvts. 1-7 | Part 2: Mvts. 6-14 | Part 3: Mvts. 15-20 | Part 4: Mvts. 21-26 | Part 5: Mvts. 27-32 | Part 6: Mvts. 36-40 | Part 7: Summary
Individual Recordings:
BWV 245 - Brüggen | BWV 245 - Cleobury | BWV 245 - Dombrecht | BWV 245 - Fasolis | BWV 245 - Gardiner | BWV 245 - Guttenberg | BWV 245 - Harnoncourt-Gillesberger | BWV 245 - Herreweghe | BWV 245 - Higginbottom | BWV 245 - Jochum | BWV 245 - E. Kleiber | BWV 245 - Leusink | BWV 245 - Max | BWV 245 - McCreesh | BWV 245 - H. Münch | BWV 245 - Neumann | BWV 245 - Parrott | BWV 245 - Pickett | BWV 245 - Richter | BWV 245 - Rilling | BWV 245 - Schreier | BWV 245 - Shaw | BWV 245 - Slowik | BWV 245 - Suzuki | BWV 245 - Veldhoven
Articles:
Saint John Passion, BWV 245 [by Teri Noel Towe] | The Passion of Saint John, BWV 245 [by Michael Steinberg] | St. John Passion [by Audrey Wong & Norm Proctor] | The St. John Passion on stage [by Uri Golomb]

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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