Recordings/Discussions
Background Information
Performer Bios

Poet/Composer Bios

Additional Information

Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Main Page | 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 9

Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Sung in English | Individual Movements

Complete Recordings - Sung in English

E-1

J.S. Bach: The Passion According to St. John

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - sung in English

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw Chorale & Collegiate Chorale / RCA Victor Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Blake Stern; Baritone [Jesus]: Mack Harrell; Soprano [Arias]: Adele Addison; Mezzo-soprano: Blanche Thebom; Bass [Arias]: Paul Matthen; Tenor [Arias]: Leslie Chabay; Soprano [Maid]: Florence Fogelson; Tenor [Servant]: Walter Carringer; Bass [Pilate]: Daniel Slick; Bass [Peter]: Paul Ukana

RCA Victor

1950

3-LP / TT: 131:00

See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Robert Shaw

E-2

Bach: St. John Passion [Sung in English]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - sung in English. English text by Peter Pears & Andrew Raeburn, based on the 1872 Trotbeck translation

David Willcocks

King's College Choir Cambridge / Philomusica of London

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Pears; Bass [Jesus]: David Ward; Soprano [Arias, Maid]: Elizabeth Harwood; Contralto: Helen Watts; Tenor [Arias]: Alexander Young; Tenor [Servant]: Robert Tear; Bass-Baritone [Arias]: Harvey Alan; Bass [Peter]: Brian Etheridge; Bass [Pilate]: Lindsay Heather

Argo OS-25796
Decca / London

Aug 2, 1960

2-LP / TT:

Recorded at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, England.

E-3

Bach: St. John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - sung in English. English text by Peter Pears & Imogen Holt.

Benjamin Britten

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (Director: Russell Burgess) / English Chamber Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Pears; Bass [Jesus]: Gwynne Howell; Bass [Pilate]: John Shirley-Quirk; Soprano [Arias]: Heather Harper; Soprano [Maid]: Jennifer Hill; Alto [Arias]: Alfreda Hodgson; Tenor [Arias]: Robert Tear; Bass [Pilate, Arias]: John Shirley-Quirk; Bass [Peter]: Russell Burgess; Tenor [Servant]: John Tobin; Tenor [Servant]: Adrian Thompson

Decca

Apr 1971

2-CD / TT: 130:28

Recorded at the Maltings, Snape, England.
Buy this album at: Amazon.com

E-4

Bach: St. John Passion (Sung in English)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - sung in English [except recitative no. 33, performed in the 1725 version]

Jeannette Sorrell

Appolo’s Fire - Cleveland Baroque Orchestra

Tenor: Gareth Morrell; Soprano: Sandra Simon; Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Baritone: Jeffrey Strauss; Basses: Michael McMurray; Nathan Longnecker, Timothy Johnson

Eclectra 2044

Mar 1999

2-CD / TT: 109:06

Buy this album at:
2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

The list of the recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - December 2010)
Thanks to contributors: Michael Grover, Riccardo Nughes (August 2001), Teri Noel Towe (December 2001), Bradley Taylor (April 2005)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Details
Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | Sung in English | Individual Movements
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
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 - F. Brüggen | BWV 245 - S. Cleobury | BWV 245 - P. Dombrecht | BWV 245 - D, Fasolis | BWV 245 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 245 - E.z. Guttenberg | BWV 245 - N. Harnoncourt-H. Gillesberger | BWV 245 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 245 - E. Higginbottom | BWV 245 - E. Jochum | BWV 245 - E. Kleiber | BWV 245 - P.J. Leusink | BWV 245 - H. Max | BWV 245 - P. McCreesh | BWV 245 - H. Münch | BWV 245 - P. Neumann | BWV 245 - A. Parrott | BWV 245 - P. Pickett | BWV 245 - K. Richter | BWV 245 - H. Rilling | BWV 245 - P. Schreier | BWV 245 - R. Shaw | BWV 245 - K. Slowik | BWV 245 - M. Suzuki | BWV 245 - J.v. Veldhoven
Articles: Saint John Passion, BWV 245 [T.N. Towe] | The Passion of Saint John, BWV 245 [M. Steinberg] | St. John Passion [A. Wong & N. Proctor] | The St. John Passion on stage [U. Golomb] | Literary Origins of Bach’s St. John Passion: 1704-1717 [W. Hoffman] | Bach’s Passion Pursuit [W. Hoffman]

Recordings & Discussions of Other Vocal Works: Main Page | 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 | Instrumental | Performers | General Topics | Articles | Books | Movies | New
Biographies | Texts & Translations | Scores | References | Commentaries | Music | Concerts | Festivals | Tour | Art & Memorabilia
Chorale Texts | Chorale Melodies | Lutheran Church Year | Readings | Poets & Composers | Arrangements & Transcriptions
Search Website | Search Works/Movements | Terms & Abbreviations | Copyright | How to contribute | Sitemap | Links



 

Back to the Top

Last update: ýDecember 25, 2010 ý11:45:33