Ill have to try it out one day but need better speakers like you have for the computer. John passion, and this recording has all the beauty and drive and fire as its sister recording. Johannes passion 2001 recording philippe herreweghe, collegium vocale on allmusic 2001. St john passion bwv 245 johannes passion collegium. St john passion bwv 245 van veldhoven netherlands bach society. Favourite st john passion the st john might not be quite the supreme achievement of the st matthew but it is a vitally dramatic work with an intensely moving narrative and some of bachs greatest music. The result is somewhat more dramatic than the standard version, which herreweghe recorded previously. Matthew passion a privilege accorded few other conductors in a lifetime karl richter was one.
Johannes passion bwv 245 english translation in interlinear format saint john passion bwv 245. Bach johannespassion phi lph031 jq classical music. After all, were dealing with a work that existed in at least four different versions in bachs time and that today is performed from different stylistic points. I noticed the c1999 herreweghe st matthew passion with cd roms in my local shop the other day. Dramatic, grandiose, complex, resolutely theatrical. Released just last month jan 2002, it has already achieved critical acclaim.
I think im right in saying that philippe herreweghe has made two earlier recordings of the st john passion with collegium vocale gent. John passion with the orchestra and choir of collegium vocale gent on tour. The fate of our site directly depends on its relevance. Emmanuel music is a bostonbased ensemble of singers and instrumentalists founded in 1970 by craig smith to perform the complete sacred cantatas of j. John s passion 1987 recording philippe herreweghe on allmusic 1992. Matthauspassion johann sebastian bach the st matthew passion.
I would be interested in comparisons of the new herreweghe with the versions in my collection. Public domain compositions, ascap, and 2 music rights societies. Johannespassion bwv 245 conducted by philippe herreweghe. It seems to me that his pacing is consistently ideal not a single tempo caused my eyebrows to rise and throughout the whole performance i sensed that it was in the hands of someone who knows his bach inside out.
John passion was first performed in leipzig on good friday in 1724. Gerhard schmidt gaden concentus musicus wien, conductor. Included are two settings of the easter story his 1998 recording of the st. Philippe herreweghe edition philippe herreweghe songs. John passion herreweghe written by bluesever wednesday, 21 october 2009 11. In nearly half a century since the belgian conductor philippe herreweghe began performing bachs st john passion in the earliest performances he shared the direction, conducting the choruses. Chorus flauto traverso iii, oboe iii, violino iii, viola, continuo herr, unser herrscher, dessen ruhm lord, our ruler, whose glory in allen landen herrlich ist. Emmanuel music continues to perform cycles of largescale and chamber works by bach, handel, mozart, schubert, brahms, debussy, haydn, schoenberg, weill, wolf, medelssohn, and schumann under artistic director. The passio secundum joannem or st john passion german. Bachs st matthew passion is delivered here by philippe herreweghe, a master of choral repertoire, and his collegium vocale gent. Matthauspassion bwv 244 conducted by philippe herreweghe.
Verity sharp introduces a performance of bachs st john passion given by philippe herreweghe and collegium vocale gent. Philippe herreweghe directs the orchestra and choir of collegium vocale gent in a very special easter sunday performance of the st. In philipe herreweghes own first recording of this work with his collegium vocale gent in 1987, he adopted this morecommonly performed. It is the uttermost wish of philippe herreweghe, the soloists, the choir and the orchestra of collegium vocale gent to give you the pportunity to enjoy bachs st. I also have an old, prehip performance led by karl forster, which is a little heavy and lumbering by. Nikolaus harnoncourt kurt equiluz, tenor evangelist robert holl, bass jesus. John passion bwv 245 johannes passion collegium vocale ghent philippe herreweghe recorded on friday th march 2020 at the concertgebouw bruges. Bbc radio 3 afternoon concert, bach st john passion. Two of philippe herreweghe s finest bach recordings are brought together here for the first time in a deluxe, speciallypriced fivedisc boxed set. Matthew passion, and less elaborate in instrumentation and choral writing, it has, if anything a more immediate dramatic dark tone dealing, as it does, directly with the betrayal, capture, trial and execution of christ. Telling the story of the last days of christ, his crucifixion and resurrection as seen through the eyes of st. Given the epic nature of the work itself and the challenges that it represents, its only fair to ask if harmonia mundi was justified, 15 years later, in allowing herreweghe to rerecord the st. Johannes passion, bwv 245 2020 official digital download 24bit48khz.
Bachs st john passion, with its famous opening chorus traversed by shadows and light, is a powerful musical and spiritual reflection. Johns passion and 14 concerts of matthew passion involving. As ive indicated already, philippe herreweghe is a sure and stylish guide to the st john passion. Gerhard schmidtgaden concentus musicus wien, conductor. You can help us by sharing the link with friends, in social networks, message boards and other mass media. Phillippe herreweghe, johann sebastian bach, andreas scholl, sibylla rubens, collegium vocale gent, mark padmore, michael volle bach. Johannes passion, bwv 245, is a passion or oratorio by johann sebastian bach, the older of the surviving passions by bach. Download torrent herreweghe bach fast and easy torrent.
Thomas school in leipzig saxony, johann sebastian bach composed his first largescale setting of the passion of jesus christ, based on the narrative in the gospel according to john. John passion, with its famous opening chorus traversed by shadows and light, is a powerful musical and spiritual reflection. Those familiar with the conductors work will find his usual. Johannes passion bwv 245 tolzer knabenchor, direction. St john passion collegium vocale gent, conductor philippe herreweghe.
John passion is on a much smaller scale than the later st. John passion, the one from 1725, which substitutes some of the arias and the opening chorus, along with lesser changes. John passion collegium vocale gentherreweghe by sybilla rubens, andreas scholl, mark padmore, sebastian noack, michael volle, j. It is the uttermost wish of philippe herreweghe, the soloists, the choir and the. It was written during bachs first year as director of church music in leipzig and was first performed on april 7, 1724, at good friday vespers at the st. English touring opera presents a performance of bachs st john passion which premiered in london on 5 march 2020 and was due to tour nationally. Sounds like a gas over the computer with the displays. Attending the concert hall performances will no longer be possible, but this way we want to bring bachs passion to you at home. Bachs st john passion live performance english touring. Matthew passion a perennial catalog bestseller and his 2001 version of the st. John, the st john passion is a much loved part of the paschal tradition around the world. Although it fit in the stillnew tradition of his predecessor kuhnau, the shock caused by his emotional rendering of jesus suffering and death must have been unprecedented. Towards the end of his first year as cantor at the st.
John passion, bwv 245 version 1725 performed by mark padmore, tenor evangelist, arias michael volle, bass jesus sibylla rubens, soprano andreas scholl, countertenor sebastian noack, bass pilatus, arias dominik worner, bass petrus malcolm bennett, tenor servus cecile kempenaers, tenor ancilla collegium. Baroque expert philippe herreweghe leads the collegium vocale ghent in the passion of christ according to st. Packaged similarly to his immortal release of the st. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Bwv245 johannes passion 1725 philippe herreweghe 2001. Belgian conductor philippe herreweghe, who boasts a magnificent discography on harmonia mundi, is currently bringing the st.
John passion, mass in b minor sir john eliot gardiner 19851989 2003. Bwv245 johannes passion 1725 herreweghe 2001 youtube. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Johannespassion bwv 245 tolzer knabenchor, direction.
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