St. Matthew Passion Main Performer or Conductor: Maasaki Suzuki Accompaniment/Orchestra: Bach Collegium Japan Soloists: Gerd Türk- tenor Peter Kooij - bass Nancy Argenta - soprano Robin Blaze - counter-tenor Makoto Sakurada - tenor Chiyuki Urano - bass Instrumentation: Bassoon Cello Choir Flute Horn Oboe Orchestra Recorder Viola Viola da Gamba Violin Voice Individual Works: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: BIS Catalog Number: CD-1000/1002 Year Released/Recorded: 1999 Total Playing Time: 166:43 Comments: Stevan Vasiljevic said: Orchestra, choir, vocal soloists and solo instruments sound exactly what they should when performing vocal-instrumental piece by Bach (most adequate sound I've ever herd out of dozens). Every movement, every note is worked to perfection, not just technicaly, but artisticly too. One can truely expirience the drama and a message Bach is trying to convey through the Passion. This recording should be regarded as a milestone and a model of how Bach should be performed. Acknowledgements: Thank you to the following for submitting this recording and for your comments: Stevan Vasiljevic, Yugoslavia Date First Submitted: 08/13/2001 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.