St. John Passion

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, I. Chorus "Sire, Lord and Master"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  9:58
• 2
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, II. Recitative "Jesus went with His disciples" (Evangelist, Jesus)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:58
• 3
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, III. Chorus "O generous love!"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:08
• 4
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, IV. Recitative "So that the word might be fulfilled" (Evangelist, Jesus)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:16
• 5
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, V. Chorus "Thy will be done, o God of love!"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:56
• 6
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, VI. Recitative "The band then, together with the captain" (Evangelist)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:49
• 7
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, VII. Aria (Contralto) "To release me from this prison"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:33
• 8
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, VIII. Recitative "Simon Peter also followed" (Evangelist)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:18
• 9
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, IX. Aria (Soprano) "I'll follow Thee also"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:00
• 10
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, X. Recitative "Now that same disciple" (Evangelist, Mary, Peter, Jesus, Servent)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:37
• 11
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, XI. Chorus "Ah, who would dare to smite Thee?" (Evangelist)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:30
• 12
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, XII. Recitative "Now Annas sent Him bound"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:37
• 13
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, XIII. Aria (Tenor) "Ah! take flight away from human sight"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:39
• 14
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part I, XIV. Chorus "Peter, who denied his Lord"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:35
• 15
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XV. Chorus "Christ, Who gave us life and light"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:01
• 16
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XVI. Recitative "Then led they Jesus" (Evangelist, Jesus)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:53
• 17
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XVII. Chorus "Ah, King of Heaven"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:59
• 18
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XVIII. Recitative "And Pilate said unto Him" (Evangelist, Pilate, Jesus)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:23
• 19
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XIX. Arioso (Bass) "Look yonder, o my soul"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:06
• 20
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XX. Aria (Tenor) "Consider, how His body"

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  9:27
• CD 2
• 1
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXI. And when the soldiers (recitative) et. al.

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:59
• 2
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXII. Thy bonds, o Christ, have set us free (chorale)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:14
• 3
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXIII. But the Jews cried out and said (recitative) et. al.

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:40
• 4
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXIV. Haste, ye souls (bass aria with chorus)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:05
• 5
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXV. And there crucified they Him (recitative) et. al.

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:33
• 6
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXVI. Within my heart, o Savior (chorale)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:03
• 7
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXVII. And then did the soldiers (recitative) et. al.

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  4:27
• 8
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXVIII. When His life had reached its end (chorale)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:25
• 9
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXIX. And from that hour (recitative)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:49
• 10
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXX. The end is nigh! (contralto aria) et. al.

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  6:49
• 11
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXII. My dearest Savior (bass aria with chorale)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  5:52
• 12
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXIII. And then, behold (recitative)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  0:30
• 13
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXIV. My heart, behold how all the world (tenor arioso)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:03
• 14
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXV. With torrents of weeping (soprano aria)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  7:06
• 15
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXVI. The Jews, therefore (recitative)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:23
• 16
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXVII. Help us, Son of God most high (chorale)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  1:10
• 17
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXVIII. And after this, Joseph of Arimathea (recitative)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  3:11
• 18
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XXXIX. Farewell, o broken, weary body (chorus)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  7:49
• 19
  St. John Passion, BWV 245: Part II, XL. Lord Jesus, when we come to die (chorale)

  Johann Sebastian Bach
  2:27

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Release credits

• Alfreda Hodgson
  alto vocals [2.10, 1.7]
• Benjamin Britten
  conductor
• English Chamber Orchestra
  performing orchestra
• Gwynne Howell
  bass vocals [2.1, 2.7, 2.9, 1.2, 1.4, 1.10, 1.16, 1.18]
• Heather Harper
  soprano vocals [2.14, 1.9]
• John Shirley‐Quirk
  bass vocals [1.19, 2.4, 2.11]
• Peter Pears
  tenor vocals [2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.12, 2.15, 2.17, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10-12, 1.16, 1.18]
• Robert Tear
  tenor vocals [2.13, 1.13, 1.20]
• Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
  choir vocals [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.11-12, 1.14-18, 2.1-8, 2.11, 2.16, 2.18-19]

Issues

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  St. John Passion

  2x CD
  14 March 1995