Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Discography - Part 14

Recordings of Individual Movements 1970-1979

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M-1

Magda Olivero sings Sacred Arias 1970 [V-2]

Chorale from from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 []

Soprano: Magda Olivero; Francesco Catena (Organ)

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Aug 26, 1970

LP / TT: 33:34

Recorded live at Teatro Angelicum, Milan, Italy.
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M-2

Marco Bakker zingt aria's van Bach en Händel [C-1]

Recitative for Bass Am abend (Mvt. 64) / Aria for Bass Mache dich, mein Hernxe rein (Mvt. 65) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 []

Fritz Weisse

Barok-Ensemble

Baritone: Marco Bakker; Jaap Spigt (Harpsichord)

His Master's Voice (NL)

Jan 11-12, 1971

LP / TT:

Recorded at De Hoeksteen Church, Santpoort, the Netherlands.

M-3

J.S. Bach: Arias [V-1]
Arias from Operas [V-1]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: LP: No. 9-10 [7:18], 60-61 [14:00]; CD: Aria [7:40]

Alexander Lazarev

Bolshoi Theater Orchestra Ensemble Soloists

Mezzo-soprano: Valentina Levko

Melodiya C10-14669-70
Melodiya SUCD-10-00261

1971

LP / TT: 43:33
CD / TT:

J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion BWV 244

Selection from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Side A:
1. Kommt ihr Töchter
2. Herzliebster Jesu - Letzte Leidensverkündigung
3. Ich bin’s ich sollte büssen – Einsetzungsworte (Abendmahl)
4. Ich will hier bei dir stehen
5. Was mein Gott will
6. So ist mein Jesu nun gefangen
7. Sind Blitze, sind Donner
Side B:
1. Mir hat die Welt trüglich gerichtet
2. Und wiewohl falsche Zeugen – Jesu Verurteilung und Geisselung
3. Wer hat dich so geschlagen
4. Erbarme dich
5. Wie wunderbarlich ist doch dies Strafe – Jesu Kreuzigung
6. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden – Jesu Verspottung am Kreuz – Sterbeworte Jesu
7. Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht
8. Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder

Horst Stegemann

Evangelisches Jugendchor Fürstenfeldbruck, Les Petits Chanteurs de Vincennes / Bach-Orchester Fürstenfeldbruck

Tenor [Evangelist]: Karl-Peter Maus; Bass [Christ]: Peter Lika; Soprano: Ute Maria Kellner; Alto: Kehko Kawata; Bass: Nikolaus Hillebrand

Teldec/Telefunken TST 77 299 A-B

Mar 26 & 29, 1972

LP / TT: 52:38

Recorded live at Cathedral, Brussels, Belgium & Eglise Saint-Roch, Paris France.

M-5

Bach: Arias, Recitatives & Choruses from St Matthew Passion

Arias, Recitatives & Choruses from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Paul Steinitz

Wandsworth School Boys' Choir (Chorus Master: Russell Burgess), London Bach Society, Steinitz Bach Players

Soprano: Elly Ameling; Contralto: Janet Baker; Tenor: Neil Jenkins; Bass: John Barrow

BBC Legends

Mar 1972

CD / TT:

Recorded at The Priory Church of St. Bartholomew-the-Great, West Smithfield, England.
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M-6

Bach Spectacular: Orchestral & Choral Arrangements of Famous Bach Compositions [LP] [C-1]
Bach Spectacular / The Romantic Rachmaninoff [CD] [C-1]

Side B [15:43]:
1. Chorus Wir setzen uns in Tränen nieder (Mvt. 68[78]) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, arranged for choir & orchestra by Tutti Camarata [LP: 6:53; CD: 6:56]

John Alldis

Kingsway Symphony Chorus (Chorus Master: John Alldis) / Kingsway Symphony Orchestra (Conductor: Tutti Camarata)

Soloists: William Sterndale Bennett (Flute) [A4]; Leslie Pearson (Organ) [B1]; Sidney Sax (Violin) [A4]; Derek Wickens (Oboe) [A4]; John Wilbraham (Trumpet) [A4]

1. Decca PFS-4261 (1972)
2. Decca PFS-334261 (1973)
3. London Records SPC-21078 (1972)
5. Vocalion CDLK-4254 (2004)

1972

LP / TT: 36:20
LP / TT: 36:20
LP / TT: 36:20
CD / TT: 71:37

Recorded in Kingsway Hall, London, England.
Producer: Raymond Few; Engineer: Arthur Lilley; Mastering: George Bettyes.

M-7

Introspection [T-1]
Introspection 1 [T-1]
Introspection/Introspection 2 [T-6]
Dubbelgoud [T-6]

Aria for Alto Erbarme Dich, mein Gott (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, adapted by Rogier van Otterloo [7:22]

Rogier van Otterloo

Large orchestra

Thijs van Leer (Flute); Letty de Jong (Soprano);

CBS 64589
Columbia 476649
Columbia
Beat Goes On 589
Sony 5033412
Disky

1972

LP / TT: 34:33
LP / TT: 34:33
CD/ TT:
CD / TT:
CD / TT:
2-CD / TT:

Recorded in Holland.
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Introspection 1+2:
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MSI Music: Amazon.de

M-8

Heavy Organ At Carnegie Hall 1973

Finale from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Organ: Virgil Fox

RCA Victor

1973

CD / TT:

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M-9

In Flanders’ Fields. Vol. 91: Homage to Ria Bollen, contralto · Hommage aan Ria Bollen [V-2]

From Matthäus-Passion BWV 244:
Recitative for Alto Du lieber Heiland (Mvt. 5) & Aria for Alto Buss’ und Reu (Mvt. 6) [6:07]
Aria for Alto Erbarme Dich, mein Gott (Mvt. 39) [7:48]

Felix de Nobel

Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Contralto: Ria Bollen; Theo Olof (Violin)

Phaedera PH-92091

Mar 31, 1974

CD / TT: 78:19

Recorded live at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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M-10

A Golden Hour from Winchester Cathedral - Hear My Prayer [C-4]

Chorale O sacred head surrounded (O Haupt Voll Blut und Wunden) (Mvt. 54) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, sung in English []

Martin Neary

Winchester Cathedral Choir.

Clement McWilliam (Organ)

Golden Hour GH-589

1974

LP / TT:

M-11

The Bach Gamut: Historic Concert Recording, Vol. 1 [C-2]

Finale from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [6:08]

Organ: Virgil Fox

SeeMusic

Sep 1976

DVD / TT:

Recorded at St. Mary's Cathedral; San Francisco, California, USA.
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M-12

Bernadette Greevy sings Bach Arias [C-1]

Aria for Alto Erbarme Dich, mein Gott (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [6:25]

John Beckett

New Irish Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Bernadette Greevy

Claddagh Records Limited

1976

LP

Recorded at Dublin Castle, Ireland.

M-13

Plays Albinoni, Bach And Handel [T-9]

Chorus Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder (We bow our heads) (Mvt. 68) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [4:07]

Job Maarse

National Philharmonic Orchestra

Rick van der Linden (Harpsichord [Neupert], Organ [Riha Classica]); Benny Behr (Violin [Solo]) [BWV 1065: Mvt. 3]

Philips 6413088

1976

LP / TT:

M-14

The Choir Of Winchester Cathedral (Golden Hour 1976) [C-5]

Chorale Be near me Lord when dying (Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden) (Mvt. 62) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, sung in English []

Martin Neary

Winchester Cathedral Choir / Academy of the BBC

Martin Neary (Organ); Sub-organist: James Lancelot

Golden Hour GH-629

1976

LP / TT: 60:00

M-15

Jean Wiener joue Bach [T-4]

Bach-J. Wiéner: Chorale Herzliebster Jesu was hast du verbrochen (Mvt. 3) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, transcribed for piano []

Jean Wiéner (Piano)

Boite à musique 5864

1976

LP / TT:

M-16

Hosanna. A Christ Cycle at Paisley Abbey. Kenneth McKellar [V-3]
Kenneth Mckellar's Book Of Hymns [V-3]

I would beside my Lord from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, arranged by George McPhee [6:05]

George McPhee

Paisley Abbey Choir

Tenor: Kenneth McKellar; John Turner (Organ)

Decca, MOR-518, 1979 Decca Eloquence 461495

1979

LP / TT:
CD / TT:

Recorded at Paisley Abbey, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK.

M-17

Bach and Handel Arias [V-1]

Aria for Alto Erbame dich mein Gott (Mvt. 39) from Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 []

Adolf Bruk

Bolshoi Theater Chamber Orchestra

Mezzo soprano: Galina Borisova; Violin: G. Zhislin

Melodiya 33 C10-10045/46

Late 1970's ?

LP / TT:

Recorded in Russia.

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - January 2023)

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Details
Complete Recordings: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
Recordings of Individual Movements: 1900-1949 | 1950-1959 | 1960-1969 | 1970-1979 | 1980-1989 | 1990-1999 | 2000-2009 | 2010-2019 | 2020-2029
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | 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 - L. Bernstein | BWV 244 - G.C. Biller | BWV 244 - F. Brüggen | BWV 244 - J. Butt | BWV 244 - R. Chailly | BWV 244 - S. Cleobury | BWV 244 - J. Daus | BWV 244 - D. Fasolis | BWV 244 - W. Furtwängler | BWV 244 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 244 - W. Gönnenwein | BWV 244 - P. Goodwin | BWV 244 - E.z. Guttenberg | BWV 244 - N. Harnoncourt | BWV 244 - P. Herreweghe | BWV 244 - R. Jacques | BWV 244 - H.v. Karajan | BWV 244 - O. Klemperer | BWV 244 - T. Koopman | BWV 244 - S. Koussevitzky | BWV 244 - S. Kuijken | BWV 244 - F. Lehmann | BWV 244 - G. Leonhardt | BWV 244 - P.J. Leusink | BWV 244 - E.&R. Mauersberger | BWV 244 - H. Max | BWV 244 - P. McCreesh | BWV 244 - W. Mengelberg | BWV 244 - K. Münchinger | BWV 244 - R. Norrington | BWV 244 - G. Oberfrank | BWV 244 - S. Ozawa | BWV 244 - A. Parrott | BWV 244 - G. Ramin | BWV 244 - S. Rattle | BWV 244 - K. Richter | BWV 244 - H. Rilling | BWV 244 - H.J. Rotzsch | BWV 244 - H. Scherchen | BWV 244 - G. Solti | BWV 244 - C. Spering | BWV 244 - M. Suzuki | BWV 244 - J.v. Veldhoven | BWV 244 - B. Walter | BWV 244 - F. Werner | BWV 244 - M. Wöldike
Articles: Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244 [T.N. Towe] | Two Easter St. Matthew Passions (Plus One) [U. Golomb] | St. Matthew Passion from Harnoncourt [D. Satz] | The Passion according to Saint Matthew BWV 244 [J. Rifkin] | The Relationship between BWV 244a (Trauermusik) and BWV 244b (SMP Frühfassung) [T. Braatz] | Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - Early History (A Selective, Annotated Bibliography) [W. Hoffman] | Spiritual Sources of Bach's St. Matthew Passion [W. Hoffman] | Bach and the "Great Passion" [D.G. Lebut Jr.] | The Genesis of Bach's `Great Passion': 1724-29 [W. Hoffman] | Early Performances of Bach's SMP [T. Braatz]