HMC802236 St John Passion

AVAILABLE 25th MARCH Johannes-Passion

(Bach’s Score ) 1725 version in appendix + Download Sunhae Im, Benno Schachtner, Sebastian Kohlhepp, Werner Güra, Johannes Weisser

RIAS Kammerchor

Staats- und Domchor Berlin Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

René Jacobs

Advertised in Classical Music Press

ALSO AVAILABLE: HMC802156/58 Bach St Matthew Passion

Matthäus-Passion Im | FInk | Güra | LehtIpuu | WeIsser | WoLFF

rIas kammerchor STAATS- und dOMCHOR BERLIn

akademIe Für aLte musIk BerLIn

RENÉ JACOBS

“Essential listening, not only for Jacobs’s spatial innovations, but for Werner Güra’s gripping Evangelist and JohannesWeisser’s youthful, unsanctimonious Christ.”

The Sunday Times, Album of the Week

RELEASE DATE 25TH MARCH 2016

J.S.BACH: St John Passion Versions II & IV -1739, 1725 version in appendix + Download

AAM Berlin RenĂŠ Jacobs Bach revised his 'Johannes-Passion' regularly: he returned to it over a period of 26 years, from 1724 until his death. It is the version hallowed by tradition, established by the Kantor a year before his death, that is presented on these CDs. However, the 1725 version, equally outstanding musically, has also been recorded complete and can be downloaded as a bonus in high-resolution sound. Comparison of the two versions reveals the underlying meaning of this matchless 'Passion'.

Label: harmonia mundi File Under: Classical/Choral Catalogue No: HMC802236/37 Barcode: 3149020223666 NORMAL Price Format: SACDV '9' Packaging: digipack Sunhae Im Benno Schachtner Sebastian Kohlhepp Werner GĂźra Johannes Weisser Staats- und Domchor Berlin RIAS Kammerchor

ALSO AVAILABLE: +0& %DFK 6W 0DWWKHZ 3DVVLRQ "The mix of drama and meditation is breathtakingly sustained and the choral singing astonishing...Werner GĂźra is the impassioned Evangelist, Johannes Weisser the noble, charismatic Jesus. The classy lineup for the arias includes Bernarda Fink, Topi Lehtipuu and Konstantin Wolff, all at their absolute best.â€? T im Ashley, The Guardian – 22nd November 2013 “Essential listening, not only for Jacobs’s spatial innovations, but for Werner GĂźra’s gripping Evangelist and Johannes Weisser’s youthful, unsanctimonious Christ.â€? The Sunday Times, Album of the Week “It boasts a sit-up-and-take-notice aspect that’s ...certainly a strong selling point.‌Werner GĂźra’s heartfelt Evangelist is the recording’s finest asset‌ it’s like having a band of angels on your shoulder whispering words of righteousness into your ear‌ The finale’s textures and message were never better managed than here.â€?

Mark Valencia, Sinfini Music-November 2013, (4/5) ****

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