Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Discography - Part 5

Complete Recordings 1980-1989

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-9]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (abridged ?)

Martin Flämig

Dresdner Kreuzchor; Dresdner Kapellknaben / Dresdner Philharmonie

Tenor [Evangelist]: Albrecht Lepetit; Baritone [Christusworte]: Georg Jelden; Soprano: Carola Nossek; Alto: Gertrud Oertel; Tenor [Arias]: Christoph Rösel; Bass [Arias//Petrus, Pilatus, Judas, Hohepriester]: Jakob Stämpfli
Walter Hartwich (Violin); Gert Kleindienst (Violin); Helmut Rucker (Flute); Gerhard Hauptmann (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Wolfgang Bemmann (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Gerd Schneider (English Horn); Helmut Nittel (English Horn); Peter Doß (Violoncello); Heinz Schmidt (Double bass); Christoph Schulze (Viola da gamba); Herbert Collum (Harpsichord); Hans Otto (Organ)

Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Apr 4, 1980

MC / TT: 128 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by M. Flämig.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 3136.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [V-21]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Koor van het Concertgebouworkest (Choir-master: Arthur Oldham); Jongenskoor van de St.-Bavo-Kathedraal, Haarlem (Choir-master: Jan Valkestijn) / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Robert Holl; Soprano [Coro 1]: Nelly van der Spek; Soprano [Coro 2]: Roberta Alexander; Contralto [Coro 1]: Helrun Gardow; Contralto [Coro 2]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor: John Elwes; Bass [Coro 1]: Ruud van der Meer; Bass (Coro 2): Anton Scharinger
Soloists: Jan Visser & Cecilia Oomens [coro 1] (Recorder); Paul Verhey & Rien de Reede [Coro 2] (Flute); Michael Barker [Coro 1] (Recorder); Thera de Clerck [Coro 2] (Recorder); Jan Spronk & Rob Visser [Coro 1] (Oboe, Oboe d’amore, Oboe da caccia); Carlo Ravelli & Jan Kouwenhoven [Coro 2] (Oboe, Oboe d’amore, Oboe da caccia); Theo Olof [Coro 1] (Violin); Jean Louis Stuurop [Coro 2] (Violin); Christian Norde (Viola da gamba)
Continuo: Harro Ruysenaars [Coro 1] (Violoncello); Wim Straesser [Coro 2] (Violoncello); Tonny de Gruyter & Fred Nijenhuis [Coro 1] (Double bass); Cees van der Poel & Guibert Vrijens [Coro 2] (Double bass); Brian Pollard [Coro 1] (Bassoon); Kees Olthuis [Coro 2]: (Bassoon); Bernard Bartelink [Coro 1] (Organ); Kees de Wijs ]Coro 2] (Organ)

Luna LU-1026

Apr 12, 1981

3-CD / TT: 170:30

Recorded live at the Concergebouw, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-10]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (with technical interruptions)

Martin Flämig

Dresdner Kreuzchor; Dresdner Kapellknaben / Dresdner Philharmonie

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Christusworte]: Siegfried Vogel; Soprano: Barbara Hoene; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Bass [Arias/Petrus, Pilatus, Judas, Hohepriester]: Jakob Stämpfli
Walter Hartwich (Violin); Gert Kleindienst (Violin); Eckart Haupt (Flute); Gerhard Hauptmann (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Wolfgang Bemmann [Obpe, Oboe d'amore); Gerd Schneider (English Horn); Helmut Nittel (English Horn); Erhard Hoppe (Violoncello); Eugen Röder (Double bass); Christoph Schulze (Viola da gamba); Herbert Collum (Harpsichord); Hans Otto (Organ)

Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Apr 17, 1981 (Good Friday)

MC / TT: 193 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
3^rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by M. Flämig.
Copy: [CD] in Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Magazin 2 Fon-SCD-C(TKD-C 3038) | Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 3038.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 : Fassung d. Wiederaufführung im Jahre 1829 durch Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - in the version arranged by Felix Mendelssohn for the revival of the work in 1829

Werner Burkhardt

Chor an St Martini Braunschweig; Helmstedter Bachkantorei / Staatsorchester Braunschweig

Soprano: Adele Stolte; Alto: Annie Schoonus; Bass [Christus]: Karl-Heinz Pinhammer; Bass: Carl-Heinz Müller

Gesellschaft zur Förderung d. Musik an St. Martini WB-1208

1981

3-LP / TT:

Recorded at Kaiserdom, Königslutter am Elm, Germany.
Not available commercialy. Only for research purposes. Limited edition.
Production of Gesellschaft zur Förderung d. Musik an St. Martini e. V., Braunschweig; with the support of Unterstützung d. Braunschweigischen Vereinigten Kloster- u. Studienfonds.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv

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J.S. Bach: Passion selon St-Matthieu [V-3]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Paul Kuentz

Paul Kuentz Choir & Chamber Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Karl Markus; Bass [Jesus]: Phillip Langshaw; Soprano: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Vera Scherr; Baritone: Thierry de Gromard

Collection Paul Kuentz CPK-500-040

1981

3-CD / TT: 173:00

Recorded live at Eglise St Séverin de Paris, France.
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Bach Festival 50^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Third Concert [F50-3]

Tape A, B, C: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 []

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir; Ohio Boys Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Tenor: Karl Markus [Evangelist; Bass-baritone [Jesus]: John Ostendorf; Soprano: Arleen Augér; Mezzo-soprano: Jan DeGaetani; Tenor: Seth McCoy; Bass: Bruce Abel

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 82-29a,b,c

May 21, 1982

3-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 [V-9]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Michel Corboz

Schola des Petits Chanteurs de Notre-Dame de Sion (Chorus-Master: Bernard Héritier) & Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne / Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Gerhard Faulstich; Soprano [Arias]: Margaret Marshall; Contralto [Arias]: Carolyn Watkinson; Tenor [Arias]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass [Arias, Judas, Peter, Pilate]: Philippe Huttenlocher; Soprano [1^st Maid, Pilate’s Wife]: Agnés de Crousaz; Alto [1^st Witness]: Claire Martin-Fiaux; Alto [2^nd Maid]: Marie-Françoise Schuwey; Tenor [2^nd Witness]: Georges Bolay; Bass [2^nd Priest]: Jean-Daniel Estoppey; Bass [High Priest]: Thomas Koechlin

Erato

Jun 1982

3-CD / TT: 173:00

Recorded at Casino de Vevey, Switzerland.
1^st recording of the Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by M. Corboz.
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Raymond Leppard

Norddeutschen Rundfunk Chor & Knabenchor Hannover / Norddeutschen Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester

Tenor [Evangelist]: Jon Garrison; Bass [Jesus]: Hans Georg Ahrens; Soprano [Arias]: Krisztina Láki; Mezzo-soprano [Alto Arias]: Ann Murray; Tenor [Arias]: David Britton; Baritone [Nos. 28, 29, 74, 75]: Benjamin Luxon; Bass [Nos. 51, 65, 66]: Harald Stamm; Soprano [1^st Maid]: Susan Denman; Soprano [Pilate's Wife]: Irmgard Jacobeit; Soprano [2^nd Maid]: Rotraud Riedel-Pax; Alto [1^st Witness]: Ilse Uphagen; Tenor [2^nd Witness]: Karl-Heinz Lampe; Bass [Peter]: Joachim Gebhardt; Bass [Pilate, 2^nd Priest]: Christfried Biebrach; Bass [Judas]: Bernd Brühl; Bass [High Priest, 1^st Priest]: Klaus Bülow

HMV / EMI

1982

4-LP / TT: 172:23

Recorded at NDR-Studio, Hamburg, Germany. Recording in cooperation with the Nordddeutsche Rundfunk (= radiostation in Northern Germany). Printed 1983.

J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Bernhard Klee (Conductor & Harpsichord)

Essener Domsingknaben; Chor des Städtischen Musikverein zu Düsseldorf / Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier; Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Doris Soffel; Bass: Robert Holl; Bass: Thomas Thomaschke; Esch. Wartenberg; Ibe. Stinder

Musikverein Düsseldorf Vol. 10

Mar 4, 1983

4-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Tonhalle Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia,Germany.
See: Musikverein Düsseldorf: Vol. 10 Bach: Matthäus Passion

J.S. Bach: MatteusPassionen (St.Matthew Passion) [V-1]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, sung in Swedish

Dan-Olof Stenlund

Malmö Kammarkör (Malmo Chamber Choir) and orchestra

Vocal soloists: unknown

Malmö Kammarkör MKK- 8401

1983

4-LP / TT:

The first complete recording in Swedish.
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by D.O. Stenlund.
Source: Malmö Kammarkör: Diskogrefi

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-2]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Ulrich Brall

Chor des Görresgymnasiums Düsseldorf & Chor der ehemaligen Hofkirche St. Andreas, Düsseldorf / Orchester des Görresgymnasiums Düsseldorf

Tenor [Evangelist & Aria No. 26]: Gary Bennett; Bass [Christus]: Joachim Kirschenberg; Soprano [Nos. 13, 57, 58, 77]: Regine Müller; Soprano [Nos. 18, 19, 33]: Elisabeth Esch; Alto: Cornelia Berger / Doreen Howard; Alto [Nos. 33, 36]: Frauke Bethge; Tenor [Nos. 40, 41, 77]: Alva Tripp; Bass [Arias, Petrus, Jud, Pilatus, Hohenpriester]: Werner Lechte / Heinz Boden; Soprano [Ancilla 1]: Anne Caspary; Alto [Ancilla 2]: Clementine Jesdinsky

GG 130-133 FPY

Mar-Jul 1984

4-LP / TT: 205:44

Live recording of concerts at:
Church of St. Peter, Düsseldorf, Germany - Mar 15, 1984
Church of San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy - Apr 9, 1984
Basilica of San Francesco, Assissi, Italy - Apr 11, 1984
Cathedral of Brixen, Brixen/Bressanone, Italy - Apr 17, 1984
Cathedral of St. Malo, St. Malo, Italy - Jul 19, 1984 - 13^th Festival of Church Music.

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Archive Recordings: Season of 1983 (The passion according to St. Matthew, BWV 244) [V-8]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Fiora Contino

Aspen Chamber Choir; Aspen Festival Children's Chorus / Members of the Aspen Chamber Symphony

Tenor [Evangelist]: Thomas Bogdan; Baritone [Jesus]: Richard Byrne; Soprano: Ruth Golden; Mezzo-soprano: Lorraine Manz; Soprano: Gwendolyn Lytle

Aspen Music Festival

Jul 20, 1983

3-CD / TT: 180 min

Recorded live at the Tent, Aspen Music Festival, Aspen, Colorado, USA.
1st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by F. Contino.
Source: WorldCat Libraries (OCLC Number: 703171812)

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The passion of our Lord according to St. Mathew CBF208-CBF210 08/05/1984 [F-208]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Sandor Salgo

Carmel Bach Festival Chorus / Carmel Bach Festival Orchestra

Vocal soloists: unknown

Carmel Bach Festival CBF-208-210

Aug 5, 1984

3 90 min. audio cassettes

Recorded live at the Carmel Bach Festival, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA.
6^th recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by S. Salgo.
Source: Online Archive of California

J.S. Bach: Matthäus Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Philippe Herreweghe

Ensemble Vocale de La Chapelle Royale (Chorus One), Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Two) & Cœur D'enfants 'In Dulci Jubilo' (Chorus Master Godfried van de Vyvere) / La Chapelle Royale Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Howard Crook; Bass [Jesus]: Ulrik Cold; Soprano [Arias, Pilate's Wife, 1^st Maid]: Barbara Schlick; Alto [Arias, 1^st Witness]: René Jacobs; Tenor [Arias, 2^nd Witness]: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Bass [Arias, Pilate, High Priest, 2^nd Priest]: Peter Kooy; Soprano [2^nd Maid]: Catherine Bignalet; Baritone [Petrus, 1^st Priest]: Marc Meersman; Baritone [Judas]: Renaud Machart

Harmonia Mundi France

Sep 1984

3-CD / TT: 170:32

Recorded at l'Église St Gilles, Bruges, Belgium.
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by P. Herreweghe.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Peter Schreier

Dresdner Kapellknaben (Chorus Master: Konrad Wagner) & Rundfunkchor Leipzig (Chorus Master: Jörg-Peter Weigle) / Staatskapelle Dresden

Tenor [Evangelist]: Peter Schreier, Bass [Jesus]: Theo Adam, Soprano [Arias & Recitatives]: Lucia Popp, Contralto [Arias & Recitatives]: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor [Arias & Recitatives]: Eberhard Büchner; Bass [Arias & Recitatives]: Robert Holl; Baritone [Petrus]: Andreas Scheibner; Bass [Judas]: Ekkehard Wlaschiha; Bass [Pilatus]: Hermann Christian Polster; Baritone [Pontifex]: Olaf Bär, Contralto [Testis 1]: Johanna Schneiderheinze, Tenor [Testis 2]: Ekkehard Wagner, Soprano [Ancilla 1]: Andrea Ihle, Contralto [Ancilla 2]: Elisabeth Wilke; Soprano [Pilatus' Wife]: Helga Termer, Bass [Pontifex 1]: Hans-Joachim Ribbe, Bass [Pontifex 2]: Klaus Henkel

Philips
Eterna 827 822-825

Sep 1984

3-CD / TT: 176:52
4-LP / TT:

Recorded in Germany.

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [Unreleased] [V-3]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Joshua Rifkin

The Bach Ensemble

Soprano [Soprano in ripieno, 1^st Maid, 2^nd Maid, Pilate's Wife]: Caroline Helton; Soprano [Chorus Two]: Penelope Jensen; Soprano [Chorus One]: Ann Monoyios; Alto [Chorus Two]: Allan Fast; Alto [Chorus One]: Steven Rickards; Tenor [Chorus One]: Frank Kelley; Tenor [Chorus Two]: Patrick Romano; Bass [Judas, 1^st Priest]: Jon Finson; Bass [Peter, Pilate, High Priest, 2^nd Priest]: Greg Honeycutt; Bass [Chorus One]: William Sharp; Bass [Chorus Two]: Fredric Moses

North Carolina Public Radio

Feb 2, 1985

Audio / TT:

Live performance at the University of North Carolina in 1985; Not Yet Released.
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by J. Rifkin.

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-9]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Chor des Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam (Direction: Jan Slothouwer) & Boys’ Choir of St Bavo’s Cathedral, Haarlem (Direction: Fons Ziekman) / Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam

Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Robert Holl; Soprano [Arias - Chorus One, 1^st Maid, Pilate's Wife]: Arleen Augér; Soprano [Arias - Chorus Two]: Sheri Greenawald; Alto [Arias - Chorus One, 2^nd Maid]: Jadwiga Rappé; Alto [Arias - Chorus Two, 1^st Witness]: Jard van Nes; Tenor [Arias, 2^nd Witness]: Neil Rosenshein; Bass [Arias - Chorus One, Peter, Judas, High Priest, Pilate, 1^st Priest]: Ruud van der Meer; Bass [Arias - Chorus Two, 2^nd Priest]: Anton Scharinger

Teldec

Mar 31, 1985

3-CD / TT: 166:42

Recorded live at the Concergebouw, Amsterdam, Holland.
3^rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt

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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion (Matthauspassion) [V-4]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

John Ferris

Harvard University Choir with orchestra

Soprano: Peggy Noecker; Alto: Dorothea Brinkmann; Tenors: Bruce Fithian, Frank Kelley; Basses: Sanford Sylvan, Nathaniel Watson

Harvard University

Apr 13, 1985

3-MC / TT:

Recorded live during Harvard Bach Festival (April 1985) at Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Colin Davis

Bayerischer Rundfunk Chor / Bayerischer Rundfunk Symphonieorchester

Soprano: Edith Mathis; Alto: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor: Alejandro Ramirez; Bass: Andreas Schmidt; Bass: Jan-Hendrik Rootering

Produktion des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Oct 1986

? / TT:

Recorded live at the Philharmonie in München (Gasteig), Germany.
Source of information: Alejandro Ramirez

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Bach: Matthäus-Passion (St. Matthew's Passion)

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Georg Solti

Chicago Symphony Chorus (Chorus Master: Margaret Hillis) & Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus (Chorus Master: Doreen Rao) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Hans Peter Blochwitz; Baritone [Jesus]: Olaf Bär; Soprano [Arias, Pilate's Wife]: Kiri Te Kanawa; Mezzo-soprano [Arias, 1^st Witness]: Anne Sophie von Otter; Tenor [Arias]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone [Arias, Judas, Pilate, High Priest]: Tom Krause; Bass [Petrus]: Richard Cohn; Soprano [1^st Maid]: Patrice Michaels; Alto [2^nd Maid]: Debra Austin; Tenor [2^nd Witness]: William Watson; David Schrader (Organ)

London

3-CD / TT: 178:24

Recorded at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, MA, USA.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Georg Solti
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-11]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 (end is missing)

Martin Flämig

Dresdner Kreuzchor; Cantus-firmus-Chor: Dresdner Kapellknaben; Dresdner Philharmonie

Soprano: Ute Selbig; Alto: Bettina Denner; Tenor: Albrecht Lepetit; Baritone: Walton Grönroos; Bass: Olaf Bär
Ralph-Carsten Brömsel (Violin); Gert Kleindienst (Violin); Helmut Rucker (Flute); Guida Titze (Oboe, Oboe d'amore); Gerd Schneider (English Horn); Helmut Nittel (English Horn); Erhard Hoppe (Violoncello); Eugen Röder (Double bass); Michael Lang (Bassoon); Andreas Priebst (Viola da gamba); Michael-Christfried Winkler (Harpsichord); Ulrich Schicha (Organ)

Überspiel Kreuzchorarchiv

Apr 17, 1987

MC / TT: 145 min

Recorded live at Kreuzkirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
4^th recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by M. Flämig.
Copy: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon-TKD-C 3148.
Source: SLUB Dresden

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Bach Festival 55^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fourth & Fifth Concerts [F55-4]

D. Part 1, Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part I
E.1-2. Part 2: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part II

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir; Ohio Boychoir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Tenor [Evangelist]: Jon Humphrey; Baritone [Jesus]: William Parker; Soprano: Arleen Augér; Mezzo-soprano: Shirley Love; Tenor: Thomas Bogdan; Bass: Jan Opalach

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 87-38D, BW Tape 87-38E.1, Tape 87-38E.2

May 22, 1987

3-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
3^rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

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The English Music Festival - J.S. Bach: St Matthew Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244, sung in English

Michael Brewer

Laudibus Chamber Choir / English Festival Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Stephen Douse; Baritone: Jonathan Brown; Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Charles Humphries

Kultur

1987

DVD / TT: 128:00

Recorded at the English Music Festival, Stratford upon Avon, England.
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J.S. Bach: The St. Matthew Passion BWV 244

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Gewandhaus-Kinderchor Leipzig & Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Peter Schreier; Bass [Jesus]: Theo Adam; Soprano: Regina Werner; Alto: Rosemarie Lang; Baritone: Siegfried Lorenz

Films for the Humanities

1987

2-Video / TT: 180:00

Filmed at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Hans-Joacim Rotzsch
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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion · Matthäus-Passion · Passion Selon St Matthieu

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir & London Oratory Junior Choir (Chorus Master: Patrick Russill) (Mvts. 1, 35) / English Baroque Soloists

Tenor [Evangelist]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone [Jess]: Andreas Schmidt; Soprano [Nos. 18, 19, 33, 77; Pilate's Wife]: Barbara Bonney; Soprano [Arias Nos. 12, 57, 58]: Ann Monoyios; Contralto [Arias Nos. 10, 11, 36, 60, 61, 77]: Anne Sophie von Otter; Counter-tenor [Nos. 33, 47, 69, 70; 1^st Witness]: Michael Chance; Tenor [Arias, No. 77; 2^nd Witness]: Howard Crook; Baritone [Nos. 28, 29, 65, 66, 77; Peter; Pilate; High Priest; 1^st Priest]: Olaf Bär; Bass [Nos. 51, 74, 75; Judas; 2^nd Priest, Pontifex]: Cornelius Hauptmann; Soprano [1^st Maid]: Ruth Holton; Soprano [2^nd Maid]: Gillian Ross

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1988

3-CD / TT: 157:24

Recorded at The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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J.S. Bach: Matthäuspassion [V-10]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Gustav Leonhardt

Mens Choir of La Petite Bande & Tölzer Knabenchor / Orchestra La Petite Bande

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Jesus]: Max van Egmond, Sopranos [Trebles - Soloists of Tölzer Knabenchor]: Christian Fliegner & Maximilian Kiener; Altos: René Jacobs, David Cordier; Tenors: Markus Schäfer, John Elwes; Basses: Klaus Mertens, Peter Lika
Harpsichord: Siebe Henstra

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi RD-77848.

Mar 1-8, 1989

3-CD / TT: 171:51 / 172:22

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerke, Haarlem, the Netherlands.
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by G. Leonhardt.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Gustav Leonhardt
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J.S. Bach: Matthäus-Passion [V-20]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Gustav Leonhardt

Tölzer Knabenchor / La Petite Bande

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Jesus]: Max van Egmond; Soprano I: Solisten des Tölzer Knabenchor; Soprano II: Solisten des Tölzer Knabenchor; Counter-tenor René Jacobs; Tenor [Arias]: John Elwes; Bass [Arias]: Klaus Mertens; Bass: Peter Lika

Luna LU-1027

Mar 10, 1989

3-CD / TT: 174:41

Recorded live at in the Basilica of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris, France, in occasion of the "eighth festival of ancient instruments".
2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by G. Leonhardt.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by Gustav Leonhardt
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J.S. Bach: De Mattheuspassie [V-12]

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

Sigiswald Kuijken

Mens Choir of La Petite Bande & Tölzer Knabenchor (Director: Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden) / Orchestra La Petite Bande (Concert-masters: Ryo Terakado & Francois Fernandez)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Jesus]: Max van Egmond; Sopranos [Trebles - Soloists of Tölzer Knabenchor]: Christian Fliegner & Maximilian Kiener; Counter-tenor: René Jacobs; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Klaus Mertens

Canvas

1989

Video / TT: 170:07

Recorded & filmed live at Carolus Borromeuskerk, Antwerp, Belgium.
Recorded & broadcast by BRT; Director: Raf Verpooten; Audiovisual improved in 1996.
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by S. Kuijken.
Contributed by ‎Andrea Sanguinetti.
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Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Complete Work [170:07]

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - April 2019)
Thanks to contributors: Wayne Davies (August 2006), Willem van Erk (June 2006, December 2006, February 2), Gert den Hartogh (August 2006), Jos Hoogenbosch, Riccardo Nughes (September 2001, June 2003), Philip Peters, Alejandro Ramirez (September 2003), Andrea Sanguinetti (September 2016), Eric Spicer, Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

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]