Bach: Johannes-Passion / Dijkstra, Concerto Köln

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The music of J.S. Bach's "St. John Passion", which the composer wrote for Holy Week in 1724, immediately after his appointment as cantor of St. Thomas's Church in Leipzig, still retains all its freshness and vitality nearly 300 years later, and is a true Baroque delight. The two main choruses "Herr, unser Herrscher" and "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine" form the beginning and culmination of a large-scale orchestral and vocal structure in which Bach reveals his absolute mastery of polyphony. Inwardly reflective chorales are as much interwoven into the events of the Passion as the haunting arias which comment on the biblical texts of the Gospel of St. John. Throughout this solemn Passion oratorio, there is a constant emphasis on Baroque musical magnificence. What makes this live recording of the concert version in March, 2015 so special? The fresh voices of the young and excellent vocal soloists, the regularly praised "astonishing three-dimensionality" and "crystalline clarity" of the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks under the direction of Peter Dijkstra and, of course, the renowned period instrument ensemble Concerto Köln.



Product Description:


  • Release Date: March 17, 2017


  • Catalog Number: BRK900515


  • UPC: 4035719005158


  • Label: BR-KLASSIK


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: Baroque


  • Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach


  • Conductor: Peter Dijkstra


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus, Concerto Cologne


  • Performer: Anke Vondung, Christina Landshamer, Kresimir Strazanac, Maximilian Schmitt, Tareq Nazmi, Tilman Lichdi



Works:


  1. Saint John Passion, BWV 245

    Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Chorus, Concerto Cologne

    Performer: Christina Landshamer (Soprano), Tilman Lichdi (Tenor), Tareq Nazmi (Bass), Maximilian Schmitt (Tenor), Kresimir Strazanac (Baritone), Anke Vondung (Mezzo Soprano)

    Conductor: Peter Dijkstra