St. Matthew Passion
Album by Johann Sebastian Bach; Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks
Released 1979
Tracklist
- CD 1: Part 1
- 1St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorus: Come ye daughters, share my mourningJohann Sebastian Bach8:34
- 2St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: When Jesus had completed all these sayingsJohann Sebastian Bach0:51
- 3St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: O blessed Jesu, how hast thou offended?Johann Sebastian Bach0:55
- 4St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: At that time there assembled the chief priestsJohann Sebastian Bach0:26
- 5St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorus: Not upon the feastJohann Sebastian Bach0:17
- 6St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Now when Jesus was in BethanyJohann Sebastian Bach0:35
- 7St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorus: To what purpose is this waste?Johann Sebastian Bach0:33
- 8St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: When Jesus understood itJohann Sebastian Bach1:38
- 9St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: My Master and my LordJohann Sebastian Bach1:03
- 10St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Contralto Aria: Grief for sinJohann Sebastian Bach4:52
- 11St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Then went one of the disciplesJohann Sebastian Bach0:41
- 12St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Soprano Aria: Break in griefJohann Sebastian Bach5:21
- 13St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Now on the first day of the unleavened breadJohann Sebastian Bach0:13
- 14St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorus: Where wilt thou?Johann Sebastian Bach0:23
- 15St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recit & Chorus: He said, Go to one in the city yonderJohann Sebastian Bach1:57
- 16St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: Tis I, whose sins have bound theeJohann Sebastian Bach0:57
- 17St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: He answered then and saidJohann Sebastian Bach3:31
- 18St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Although our eyes with tears o'erflowJohann Sebastian Bach1:27
- 19St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Soprano Aria: Jesus, Saviour, I am thineJohann Sebastian Bach3:57
- 20St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And after they had sung an hymn togetherJohann Sebastian Bach1:13
- 21St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: Receive me, my RedeemerJohann Sebastian Bach1:04
- 22St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Simon Peter made answerJohann Sebastian Bach1:15
- 23St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: Here would I stand beside themJohann Sebastian Bach1:08
- 24St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Then came Jesus with themJohann Sebastian Bach2:16
- 25St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Tenor Solo with Chorus: O grief! how throbs His heavy-laden breastJohann Sebastian Bach2:13
- 26St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Tenor Solo with Chorus: I would beside my Lord be watchingJohann Sebastian Bach5:34
- CD 2: Part 1 (continued), Part 2
- 1St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And he went awayJohann Sebastian Bach0:50
- 2St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: The Saviour, low before His Father bendingJohann Sebastian Bach1:08
- 3St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Bass Aria: Gladly would I take upon meJohann Sebastian Bach4:26
- 4St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And he came to his disciplesJohann Sebastian Bach1:30
- 5St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: O Father, let thy will be doneJohann Sebastian Bach1:15
- 6St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And he came again and found them sleepingJohann Sebastian Bach2:33
- 7St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Duet & Chorus: Behold, my Saviour now is takenJohann Sebastian Bach4:54
- 8St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And behold, one of the others that were there with JesusJohann Sebastian Bach2:34
- 9St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorus: O man, thy grievous sin bemoanJohann Sebastian Bach6:56
- 10St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Contralto Aria with Chorus: Ah! now is my Saviour goneJohann Sebastian Bach4:33
- 11St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And they that had laid hold on JesusJohann Sebastian Bach1:02
- 12St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: How falsely doth the world accuse!Johann Sebastian Bach0:56
- 13St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Yea, though many lying witnesses came forwardJohann Sebastian Bach1:23
- 14St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: He holds his peace though men accuse him falselyJohann Sebastian Bach1:05
- 15St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Tenor Aria: Endure, endureJohann Sebastian Bach3:44
- 16St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And the high priest answered and said unto himJohann Sebastian Bach1:43
- 17St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And then with one accord did they spit in his faceJohann Sebastian Bach0:39
- 18St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: O Lord, who dares to smite Thee?Johann Sebastian Bach0:55
- 19St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: Simon Peter sat outside the courtJohann Sebastian Bach1:11
- 20St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And then began he to curse and to swearJohann Sebastian Bach1:26
- 21St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Contralto Aria: Have mercy, Lord, on meJohann Sebastian Bach6:44
- 22St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: Lamb of God, I fall before TheeJohann Sebastian Bach1:09
- 23St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: Now when the morning cameJohann Sebastian Bach0:56
- 24St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And he cast the silver pieces down in the templeJohann Sebastian Bach0:57
- 25St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Bass Aria: Give, O give me back my LordJohann Sebastian Bach3:35
- 26St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And they took counsel togetherJohann Sebastian Bach2:18
- 27St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: Commit thy way to JesusJohann Sebastian Bach1:11
- CD 3: Part 2 (continued)
- 1St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: At that feast thenJohann Sebastian Bach2:29
- 2St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: O wondrous love, that suffers this correction!Johann Sebastian Bach0:55
- 3St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: The governor answeredJohann Sebastian Bach0:15
- 4St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: To all men Jesus good hath doneJohann Sebastian Bach1:17
- 5St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Soprano Aria: For love my Saviour now is dyingJohann Sebastian Bach5:14
- 6St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: But they cried out the moreJohann Sebastian Bach2:23
- 7St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: O gracious God!Johann Sebastian Bach1:19
- 8St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Contralto Aria: If my tears be unavailingJohann Sebastian Bach7:46
- 9St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And then did the soldiers of the governorJohann Sebastian Bach1:30
- 10St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: O Sacred Head surrounded by crown of piercing thornJohann Sebastian Bach2:28
- 11St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: And after they had mocked at himJohann Sebastian Bach1:28
- 12St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: In truth, to bear the crossJohann Sebastian Bach0:42
- 13St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Bass Aria: Come, healing crossJohann Sebastian Bach7:09
- 14St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And when they came unto the place that is called GolgothaJohann Sebastian Bach3:51
- 15St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: The same was cast in His teeth by the robbersJohann Sebastian Bach0:16
- 16St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: Ah Golgotha! Unhappy Golgotha!Johann Sebastian Bach1:47
- 17St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Contralto Aria with Chorus: See ye! See the Saviour's outstretched hands!Johann Sebastian Bach3:48
- 18St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: Now from the sixth hourJohann Sebastian Bach2:46
- 19St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorale: Be near me Lord, when dyingJohann Sebastian Bach1:44
- 20St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And then, behold, the veil of the temple was rentJohann Sebastian Bach3:06
- 21St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative: At evening, hour of calm and peaceJohann Sebastian Bach2:31
- 22St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Bass Aria: Make thee clean, my heart, from sinJohann Sebastian Bach6:48
- 23St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And Joseph took the bodyJohann Sebastian Bach2:50
- 24St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Recitative with Chorus: And now the Lord to rest is laidJohann Sebastian Bach2:18
- 25St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Chorus: In tears of grief, dear Lord, we leave theeJohann Sebastian Bach7:09
More by Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach Choir, Sir David Willcocks
Release credits
- solo [13], viola da gamba [13]
- flute [12], solo [12]
- contralto vocals [1.9-10, 2.7, 2.10, 2.21, 3.7-8, 3.16-17, 3.24], solo [1.9-10, 2.7, 2.10, 2.21, 3.7-8, 3.16-17, 3.24]
- producer
- cello [15], solo [15]
- solo [3.4-5, 3.24, 1.12, 1.18-19, 2.7], soprano vocals [3.4-5, 3.24, 1.12, 1.18-19, 2.7]
- bass-baritone vocals [1.22, 2.20]
- solo [21], violin [21]
- lead vocals [2.23, 1.17]
- bass-baritone vocals [3.18, 1.2, 1.8, 1.15, 1.17, 1.20, 1.22, 1.24, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.16, 2.23, 2.26], solo [2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.16, 2.23, 2.26, 3.18, 1.2, 1.8, 1.15, 1.17, 1.20, 1.22, 1.24]
- engineer
- cor anglais [4-5, 16-17], oboe d'amore [18-19], solo [1.18-19, 3.4-5, 3.16-17]
- cor anglais [4-5, 16-17], oboe [26], oboe d'amore [18-19], solo [3.4-5, 3.16-17, 1.18-19, 1.26]
- solo [1.25-26, 2.14-15, 3.24], tenor vocals [1.25-26, 2.14-15, 3.24]
- baritone vocals [2.26, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.23], solo [3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.23, 2.26]
- flute [1.9-10, 3.5], solo [3.5, 1.9-10]
- flute [9-10], solo [9-10]
- baritone vocals [13, 16, 24], solo [13, 16, 24]
- solo [3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 3.11, 3.14-15, 3.18, 3.20, 3.23, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17, 1.20, 1.22, 1.24, 2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16-17, 2.19-20, 2.23-24, 2.26], tenor vocals [2.1, 2.4, 2.6, 2.8, 2.11, 2.13, 2.16-17, 2.19-20, 2.23-24, 2.26, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11, 1.13, 1.15, 1.17, 1.20, 1.22, 1.24, 3.1, 3.3, 3.6, 3.9, 3.11, 3.14-15, 3.18, 3.20, 3.23]
- solo [25], violin [25]
- soprano vocals [1]
- engineer
- conductor
- baritone vocals [3.12-13, 3.21-22, 3.24, 2.2-3, 2.25], solo [3.12-13, 3.21-22, 3.24, 2.2-3, 2.25]
- choir vocals [1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.14-16, 1.21, 1.23, 1.25-26, 3.1-2, 3.6, 3.9-10, 3.14, 3.17-20, 3.23-25, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9-10, 2.12, 2.16-19, 2.22-23, 2.27]
- performing orchestra
- flute [12], solo [12]
Issues
S3x CD (1978 Decca recording)





