St. Matthew Passion & St. John Passion |
Main Performer or Conductor: | Wolfgang Gönnenwein |
| Accompaniment/Orchestra: | Sueddeutscher Madrigalchor & Consortium musicum |
| Soloists: | BWV 244:
Theo Altmeyer (Evangelist)
Franz Crass (Jesus)
Teresa Zylis-Gara (soprano)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Julia Hamari (contralto)
Hermann Prey (bass)
Siegfried Heartel (Judas)
Hans Sotin (Peter, Grand-Priest, Pilate)
Liselotte Renner (first maid)
Susann Duerr (second maid)
Vera Scherr (first servant)
Thee Altmeyer (second servant)
Noor Leertower (wife of Pilat)
Choeurs d'enfants
BWV 245:
Theo Altmeyer (Evangelist)
Franz Crass (Jesus)
Kurt Moll (Pilate)
Elly Ameling (soprano)
Kurt Equiluz (tenor)
Brigitte Fassbaender (contralto)
Siegmund Nimsgern (bass)
Helmut Kuehnle (Peter)
Susanne Duerr (maid)
Martin Hermann (servant) |
| Instrumentation: | Choir
Orchestra
Voice |
| Individual Works: | St Matthew Passion, BWV 244
St John Passion, BWV 245 |
| Format: | Compact Disc |
| Record Label: | EMI France |
| Catalog Number: | 7243 4 89167 2 3 |
| Year Released/Recorded: | 1969/1970 |
| Total Playing Time: | BWV 244: 196'33"; BWV 245 129'48" |
| Comments: | Box with 5CD (St Matthew Passion on 3CD; and St John Passion on 2CD). Old recording in old (romantic) style -- big choir, slow tempi. It was cheap, but I am afraid -- distributed only in France. |
| Acknowledgements: | Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: |
| Date First Submitted: | 08/10/2001 |
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