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Johann Sebastian Bach - St. John Passion (La Passion Selon St. Jean BWV 245) / Helmuth Rilling, Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart / Hänssler Classic 3x Audio CD / 98.170
UPC 4010276008224
The Passio secundum Joannem or St John Passion (German: Johannes-Passion), BWV 245, is a Passion or oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, the older of the surviving Passions by Bach. It was written during Bach's first year as director of church music in Leipzig and was first performed on April 7, 1724, at Good Friday Vespers at the St. Nicholas Church.
The structure of the work falls in two halves, intended to flank a sermon. The anonymous libretto draws on existing works (notably Brockes') and is compiled from recitatives and choruses narrating the Passion of Christ as told in the Gospel of John, ariosos and arias reflecting on the action, and chorales using hymn tunes and texts familiar to a congregation of Bach's contemporaries. Compared with the St Matthew Passion, the St John Passion has been described as more extravagant, with an expressive immediacy, at times more unbridled and less "finished".
The work is most often heard today in the 1739–1749 version (never performed during Bach's lifetime). Bach first performed the oratorio in 1724 and revised it in 1725, 1732, and 1749, adding several numbers. "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß", a 1725 replacement for the opening chorus, found a new home in the 1736 St Matthew Passion but several arias from the revisions are found only in the appendices to modern editions.
| Label: | Hänssler Classic – 98.170 |
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| Series: | Exclusive Series |
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3 x CD
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| Country: | Europe |
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| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Baroque |
Tracklist:
| St. John Passion / La Passion Selon St. Jean (BWV 245) | |||
| Part 1 | |||
| 1-1 | Chorus:Herr, Unser Herrscher | 8:31 | |
| 1-2 | Recitativo: Jesus Ging Mit Seinen Jüngern | 2:45 | |
| 1-3 | Choral: O Große Lieb | 0:51 | |
| 1-4 | Recitativo: Auf Daß Das Wort Erfüllet Würde | 1:27 | |
| 1-5 | Choral: Dein Will' Gescheh' Herr Gott, Zugleich | 0:55 | |
| 1-6 | Recitativo: Die Schar Aber Und Der Oberhauptmann | 0:54 | |
| 1-7 | Aria: Von Den Stricken Meiner Sünden Mich Zu Entbinden | 5:02 | |
| 1-8 | Recitativo: Simon Petrus Aber Folgete Jesu Nach | 0:21 | |
| 1-9 | Aria: Ich Folge Dir Gleichfalls Mit Freudigen Schritten | 3:41 | |
| 1-10 | Recitativo: Derselbige Jünger War Dem Hohenpriester Bekannt | 3:46 | |
| 1-11 | Choral: Wer Hat Dich So Geschlagen | 1:42 | |
| 1-12 | Recitativo: Und Hannas Sandte Ihn Gebunden | 2:33 | |
| 1-13 | Aria: Ach, Mein Sinn, Wo Willt Du Endlich Him | 2:32 | |
| 1-14 | Choral: Petrus, Der Nicht Denkt Zurück | 1:14 | |
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Part II |
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| 1-15 | Choral: Christus, Der Uns Selig Macht | 1:11 | |
| 1-16 | Recitativo: Da Führeten Sie Jesum Von Kaipha Vor Das Richthaus | 4:56 | |
| 1-17 | Choral: Ach, Großer König | 1:35 | |
| 1-18 | Recitativo: Da Sprach Pilatus Zu Ihm | 2:25 | |
| 1-19 | Arioso: Betrachte, Meine Seel | 2:39 | |
| 1-20 | Aria: Erwäge, Wie Sein Blutgefärbter Rücken | 7:01 | |
| 2-1 | Recitativo: Und Die Kriegsknechte Flochten Eine Krone | 6:32 | |
| 2-2 | Choral: Durch Dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn | 0:55 | |
| 2-3 | Recitativo: Die Juden Aber Schrien Und Sprachen | 4:28 | |
| 2-4 | Aria: Eilt, Ihr Angefochtenen Seelen | 3:45 | |
| 2-5 | Recitativo: Allda Kreuzigten Sie Ihn | 2:23 | |
| 2-6 | Choral: In Meines Herzens Grunde | 1:12 | |
| 2-7 | Recitativo: Die Kriegsknechte Aber | 4:26 | |
| 2-8 | Choral: Er Nahm Alles Wohl In Acht | 1:20 | |
| 2-9 | Recitativo: Und Von Stund' An Nahm Sie | 1:42 | |
| 2-10 | Aria: Es Ist Vollbracht | 6:05 | |
| 2-11 | Recitativo: Und Neigte Das Haupt Und Verschied | 0:29 | |
| 2-12 | Aria: Mein Teurer Heiland | 4:05 | |
| 2-13 | Recitativo: Und Siehe Da | 0:31 | |
| 2-14 | Arioso: Mein Herz, In Dem Die Ganze Welt | 0:57 | |
| 2-15 | Aria: Zerfließe, Mein Herze | 6:16 | |
| 2-16 | Recitativo: Die Juden Aber | 2:41 | |
| 2-17 | Choral: O Hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn | 1:11 | |
| 2-18 | Recitativo: Darnach Bat Pilatum Joseph Von Arimathia | 2:30 | |
| 2-19 | Chorus: Ruht Wohl | 6:30 | |
| 2-20 | Choral: Ach Herr, Laß Dein Lieb' Engelein | 2:09 | |
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The Movements Of Versions II-IV Of The St. John Passion / Les Parties Des Versions II-IV De La Passion Selon St. Jean |
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| 3-1 | Introduction | 3:47 | |
| 3-2 | Version II: 1.II. Chorale / Choral | 6:36 | |
| 3-3 | Commentary | 1:20 | |
| 3-4 | Version II: 11+. Aria / Air | 4:21 | |
| 3-5 | Commentary | 1:30 | |
| 3-6 | Version I:. 13.II. Aria / Air | 5:38 | |
| 3-7 | Commentary | 1:11 | |
| 3-8 | Version II: 19.II. Aria / Air | 5:34 | |
| 3-9 | Commentary | 1:54 | |
| 3-10 | Version II: 40.II. Chorale / Choral | 4:35 | |
| 3-11 | Commentary | 3:23 | |
| 3-12 | Version III: 19. Arioso | 2:45 | |
| 3-13 | Commentary | 0:17 | |
| 3-14 | Version III: 20. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 1-5 | 0:37 | |
| 3-15 | Commentary | 2:28 | |
| 3-16 | Version IV: 9. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 16-10 | 0:09 | |
| 3-17 | Commentary | 0:19 | |
| 3-18 | Version IV: 9. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 48-66 | 0:28 | |
| 3-19 | Commentary | 1:24 | |
| 3-20 | Version IV: 35. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 1-16 | 0:51 | |
| 3-21 | Commentary | 1:06 | |
| 3-22 | Older Version / Version Ancienne: 10. [Recitativo /Récitatif], Bars / Mesures 5-11 | 0:32 | |
| 3-23 | Commentary | 0:17 | |
| 3-24 | Usual Version / Version Habituelle: 10. [Recitativo /Récitatif], Bars / Mesures 5-11 | 0:29 | |
| 3-25 | Commentary | 0:09 | |
| 3-26 | Older Version / Version Ancienne: 4. [Recitativo /Récitatif], Bars / Mesure / 11 To End / - Fin | 0:42 | |
| 3-27 | Commentary | 0:11 | |
| 3-28 | Usual Version / Version Habituelle: 4. [Recitativo /Récitatif], Bars / Mesure / 11 To End / - Fin | 0:45 | |
| 3-29 | Commentary | 0:18 | |
| 3-30 | Older Version / Version Ancienne: 7. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 29-39 | 0:29 | |
| 3-31 | Commentary | 0:15 | |
| 3-32 | Usual Version / Version Habituelle: 7. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 29-39 | 0:31 | |
| 3-33 | Commentary | 0:30 | |
| 3-34 | Older Version / Version Ancienne: 9. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 141-148 | 0:21 | |
| 3-35 | Commentary | 0:23 | |
| 3-36 | Usual Version / Version Habituelle: 9. Aria / Air, Bars / Mesures 141-148 | 0:25 | |
| 3-37 | Commentary | 0:13 | |
| 3-38 | Older Version / Version Ancienne: 1. Chorus / Choeur, Bars / Mesures 1-6 | 0:23 | |
| 3-39 | Commentary | 0:26 | |
| 3-40 | Usual Version / Version Habituelle: 1. Chorus / Choeur, Bars / Mesures 1-6 | 0:23 | |
| 3-41 | Commentary | 0:08 | |
| 3-42 | Older Version / Version Ancienne: 3. Chorus / Choeur, Bars / Mesures 3-9 | 0:27 | |
| 3-43 | Commentary | 0:12 | |
| 3-44 | Usual Version / Version Habituelle: 3. Chorus / Choeur, Bars / Mesures 3-9 | 0:29 | |
| 3-45 | Closing Commentary | 0:27 |
- Alto Vocals – Ingeborg Danz
- Bass Vocals [Arias & Pilate] – Andreas Schmidt
- Bass Vocals [Christ] – Matthias Goerne
- Bass Vocals [Peter] – David Stingl
- Choir – Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart
- Composed By – Johann Sebastian Bach
- Conductor – Helmuth Rilling
- Orchestra – Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
- Soprano Vocals – Juliane Banse
- Soprano Vocals [Ancilla] – Sabine Goetz
- Tenor Vocals [Arias] – James Taylor
- Tenor Vocals [Evangelist] – Michael Schade
- Tenor Vocals [Servus] – Alexander Efanov
- Voice [Introduction / Commentary] – Helmuth Rilling (tracks: 3-1 to 3-45)
