Bach, J.S. / Hallenser Madrigalisten / Virtuosi Sax: St. John Passion
Bach, J.S. / Hallenser Madrigalisten / Virtuosi Sax: St. John Passion
Format: CD
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Artist: Bach, J.S. / Hallenser Madrigalisten / Virtuosi Sax
Label: Brilliant Classics
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 5028421951089
Genre: Classical
J.S. Bach composed his St John Passion during his first winter in Leipzig, in advance of the Good Friday Vespers service of 1724. It is written for an intimate ensemble (much more modest than the scoring of his later St Matthew Passion) and was originally to be performed in the Thomaskirche, being moved to the Nikolaikirche at short notice. The music is a vivid representation of Christ's Passion as told in St John's Gospel, constructed of recitatives and choruses, with commentary in reflective chorales, ariosos and arias. The music is, by nature of the story, inherently dramatic, and tells the story of Jesus' death through the words of the Evangelist (tenor), Christ (bass) and a number of smaller roles including Pilate and Peter. Few who attended the service in the Nikolaikirche can have experienced, outside of the opera house, a work on the scale of the St John Passion, one that included such a large proportion of recitative. Today it, together with the St Matthew Passion, is regarded as a masterpiece of devout Lutheran church music, but in it's day it must have sounded radical. That being said, the chorales (or "hymns") within the work were designed to involve everyone in the performance, and these would have been familiar to the congregation (Melchior Vulpius's melody, for instance) - whether or not they ended up singing them. Some of the most affective moments of the work occur in these chorales as well as in the arias, which are remarkable for their range of expression as well as their instrumentation. Take, for instance, the poignant use of the bass viol in the accompaniment of Jesus' last words on the cross in the expressive aria 'Es ist vollbracht'. A masterpiece of expression and theatricality such as the St John Passion requires a masterful interpretation; in this recording, under the baton of Ludwig Güttler - who shot to fame as a Baroque trumpeter - the Hallenser Madrigalisten and Virtuosi Saxoniae rise to the challenge, giving a "technically accomplished andexpressive" performance (Gramophone). They are joined by acclaimed tenor Christoph Genz in the role of the Evangelist and Egbert Junghanns as Jesus.Bach's Johannes Passion may be on a smaller scale than the Matthäus Passion, it is by no means less monumental or dramatic. This reissue of a Berlin Classics recording achieves with it's relatively small ensemble and choir an intimate yet powerful performance in which the drama of Christ's suffering is presented in deeply moving arias and chorales.Played on modern instruments the Virtuosi Saxoniae under Ludwig Güttler adhere to the principles of Historically Informed Performance Practice. The soloists include Christoph Genz, Christiane Oelze and Egbert Junghanns.
Tracks:
1.1 Herr, Unser Herrscher
1.2 Jesus Ging Mit Seinen Jüngern
1.3 Jesum Von Nazareth!
1.4 Jesus Spricht Zu Ihnen
1.5 Jesum Von Nazareth!
1.6 Jesus Antwortete
1.7 O Große Lieb
1.8 Auf Daß Das Wort Erfüllet Würde
1.9 Dein Will Gescheh, Herr Gott, Zugleich
1.10 Die Schar Aber Und Der Oberhauptmann
1.11 Von Den Stricken Meiner Sünden
1.12 Simon Petrus Aber Folgete Jesu Nach
1.13 Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls
1.14 Derselbige Jünger War Dem Hohenpriester Bekannt
1.15 Wer Hat Dich So Geschlagen
1.16 Und Hannas Sandte Ihn Gebunden
1.17 Bist Du Nicht Seiner Jünger Einer?
1.18 Er Leugnete Aber
1.19 Ach, Mein Sinn
1.20 Petrus, Der Nicht Denkt Zurück
1.21 Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht
1.22 Da Führeten Sie Jesum
1.23 Wäre Dieser Nicht Ein Übeltäter
1.24 Da Sprach Pilatus Zu Ihnen
1.25 Wir Dürfen Niemand Töten
1.26 Auf Daß Erfüllet Würde Das Wort Jesu
1.27 Ach Großer König
1.28 Da Sprach Pilatus Zu Ihm
1.29 Nicht Diesen, Sondern Barrabam!
1.30 Barrabas Aber War Ein Mörder
1.31 Betrachte, Meine Seel
1.32 Erwäge, Wie Sein Blutgefärbter Rücken
2.1 Und Die Kriegsknechte Flochten
2.2 Sei Gegrüßet, Lieber Jüdenkönig!
2.3 Und Gaben Ihm Backenstreiche
2.4 Kreuzige, Kreuzige!
2.5 Pilatus Sprach Zu Ihnen
2.6 Wir Haben Ein Gesetz
2.7 Da Pilatus Das Wort Hörete
2.8 Durch Dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn
2.9 Die Juden Aber Schrieen - Lässest Du Diesen los
2.10 Da Pilatus Das Wort Hörete
2.11 Weg, Weg Mit Dem
2.12 Spricht Pilatus Zu Ihnen
2.13 Wir Haben Keinen König
2.14 Da Überantwortete Er Ihn
2.15 Eilt, Ihr Angefochtnen Seelen
2.16 Allda Kreuzigten Sie Ihn
2.17 Schreibe Nicht. Der Jüden König
2.18 Pilatus Antwortet
2.19 in Meines Herzens Grunde
2.20 Die Kriegsknechte Aber
2.21 Lasset Uns Den Nicht Zerteilen
2.22 Auf Daß Erfüllet Würde Die Schrift
2.23 Er Nahm Alles Wohl in Acht
2.24 Und Von Stund An
2.25 Es Ist Vollbracht!
2.26 Und Neiget Das Haupt Und Verschied
2.27 Mein Teurer Heiland
2.28 Und Siehe Da
2.29 Mein Herz, Indem Die Ganze Welt
2.30 Zerfließe, Mein Herze
2.31 Die Juden Aber
2.32 O Hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn
2.33 Darnach Bat Pilatum
2.34 Ruht Wohl, Ihr Heiligen Gebeine
2.35 Ach Herr, Laß Dein Lieb Engelein
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