St. Matthew Passion Main Performer or Conductor: Paul McCreesh Accompaniment/Orchestra: Gabrieli Players Soloists: Chorus Deborah York. soprano Magdalena Kozena, mezzo-soprano Mark Padmore, tenor Peter Harvey, bass Chorus II Julia Gooding, soprano Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano James Gilchrist, tenor Stephan Loges, bass Soprano in ripieno: Ulla Munch Gabrieli Players w/ Chorus I Anna McDonald, violin I Andrew Roberts, violin I Sarah Bealby-Wright, violin II Ruth Slater, violin II Rachel Byrt, viola Richard Tunicliffe, cello Judith Evans, violone Katy Bircher, flute I Brinley Yare, flute II William Lyons, recorder I Katy Bircher, recorder II Katharina Spreckelsen, oboe - oboe d'amore oboe da caccia I Alexandra Bellamy, oboe - oboe d'amore oboe da caccia II James Johnstone, organ Jonathan Manson, viola da gamba Gabrieli Players w/ Chorus II Julia Bishop, violin I Marc Cooper, violin I Henrietta Wayne, violin II Andrea Morris, violin II Katherine McGillivray, viola Sarah McMahon, cello Valerie Botwright, violone William Lyons, flute I Rachel Moss, flute II Hilary Stock, oboe - oboe d'amore I Hannah McLaughlin, oboe - oboe d'amore II Timothy Roberts, organ Instrumentation: Cello Flute Oboe Organ Recorder Viola Viola da Gamba Violin Voice Individual Works: Matthaeus-Passion BWV 244 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Archiv Produktion Catalog Number: 474 200-2 Year Released/Recorded: 2002 Total Playing Time: 2:41:04 Comments: JD Ericksonsaid: This is a period-authentic performance of Matthaeus-Passion (BWV 244), with one solo-voice per vocal part, and period instruments in small numbers (as what would have been available to Bach at the time he composed it). The liner notes for this recording are very in depth, and all lyrics are included side-by-side in french, english, and the original german. Apart from the performance (which is fantastic in it's own right), the recording is of a high quality that I've had the rare pleasure of coming across. This 2-disc set is very much worth money spent on it. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: JD Erickson Date First Submitted: 09/11/2005 Purchasing: Suggested Purchasing Sources Note: Inclusion in this database does not guarantee the availability of any recording. Some recordings may be out-of-print or no longer available.