Immerse yourself in the profound and timeless masterpiece of Johann Sebastian Bach with the release of "Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244." Composed in 1727 for a Good Friday performance at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, this monumental work stands as one of the greatest expressions of human emotion and spiritual depth in the classical music canon. Spanning over two hours and twelve minutes, this album is a comprehensive journey through Bach's profound interpretation of the Passion of Christ, as narrated through the Gospel of Matthew.
The album features a meticulous arrangement for soloists, mixed choir, and orchestra, capturing the intricate vocal parts with piano accompaniment. Each track is rendered with clarity and precision, ensuring that the text and modern clefs are easily legible. From the powerful choruses to the intimate arias, every piece is a testament to Bach's genius and the enduring power of his music.
This release, brought to you by JSC "Firma Melodiya," is a must-listen for classical music enthusiasts and those seeking to explore the depths of Bach's compositions. Whether you are a seasoned fan or a newcomer to his work, "Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244" offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the emotional and spiritual resonance of one of the most significant works in the history of classical music.
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 1, Chorus I & II "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 2, Evangelist, Jesus "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 3, Chorale "Herzliebster Jesu"Johann Sebastian Bach, Latvian State Academic Choir
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 4, Evangelist, Chorus I & II, Chorus I, Jesus "Da versammleten sich die Hohenpriester"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 5, Recitative of Alto "Du lieber Heiland du"Johann Sebastian Bach, Valentina Levko, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 6, Aria of Alto "Buβ und Reu"Johann Sebastian Bach, Valentina Levko, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 7, Evangelist, Judas "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Teo Maiste
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 8, Aria of Soprano "Blute nur, du liebes Herz!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Louisa Andrushevich, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 9, Evangelist, Chorus I, Jesus "Aber am ersten Tage der süβen Brot"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 10, Chorale "Ich bin’s, ich sollte büβen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 11, Evangelist, Jesus, Judas "Er antwortete und sprach"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Teo Maiste, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 14, Evangelist, Jesus "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 15, Chorale "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 16, Evangelist, Jesus, Peter "Petrus aber antwortete"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Teo Maiste, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 18, Evangelist, Jesus "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Teo Maiste, Olgerts Cintinš
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 19, Recitative of Tenor and Chorus II "O Schmerz! Hier zittert das gequälte Herz"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 20, Aria of Tenor and Chorus II "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 21, Evangelist, Jesus "Und ging hin ein wenig"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 22, Recitative of Bass "Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder"Johann Sebastian Bach, Teo Maiste, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 26, Evangelist, Jesus "Da kam er zu seinen Jüngern, und sprach zu ihnen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 27, Duettо of Soprano and Alto with Chorus, Chorus I & II "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Louisa Andrushevich, Valentina Levko, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part I: No. 29, Chorale "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groβ"Johann Sebastian Bach, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 30, Aria of Alto and Chorus II "Ach! nun ist mein Jesus hin!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Valentina Levko, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 33, Evangelist "Und der Hohenpriester stund auf"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Teo Maiste
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 34, Recitative of Tenor "Mein Jesus schweigt"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 36, Evangelist, Chorus I & II "Da speieten sie aus"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 37, Chorale "Wer hat dich so geschlagen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 38, Evangelist, Peter, Chorus II "Petrus aber saβ drauβen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Teo Maiste, Louisa Andrushevich, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 39, Aria of Alto "Erbarme dich, Mein Gott"Johann Sebastian Bach, Valentina Levko, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 40, Chorale "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 41, Evangelist, Judas, Chorus I & II "Da das sahe Judas"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Teo Maiste, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 42, Aria of bass "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Teo Maiste, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 45, Evangelist, Pilate, Chorus I & II "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger Gewohnheit"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Teo Maiste, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 46, Chorale "Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 48, Recitative of Soprano "Er hat uns allen wohlgetan"Johann Sebastian Bach, Louisa Andrushevich, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 49, Aria of Soprano "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben"Johann Sebastian Bach, Louisa Andrushevich, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 50, Evangelist, Chorus I & II "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 51, Recitative of Alto "Erbam es Gott!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Valentina Levko, Olgerts Cintinš, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 53, Evangelist, Chorus I & II "Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 54, Chorale "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 58, Evangelist, Chorus I & II "Und da wurden zween Mörder mit ihn gekreuziget"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 59, Recitative of Alto "Ach Golgatha!"Johann Sebastian Bach, Valentina Levko, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 61, Evangelist, Jesus, Chorus I, Chorus II "Und von der sechsten Stunde an"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Druvis Kriķis, Teo Maiste, Olgerts Cintinš, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 62, Chorale "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden"Johann Sebastian Bach, Latvian State Academic Choir
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 63, Evangelist, Chorus I & II "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriβ"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 64, Recitative of Bass "Am Abend, da es kühle war"Johann Sebastian Bach, Teo Maiste, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 66, Evangelist "Und Joseph nahm den Leib"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 67, Recitative of Alto, Tenor, Bass and Chorus II "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht"Johann Sebastian Bach, Константин Плужников, Teo Maiste, Louisa Andrushevich, Valentina Levko, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Part II: No. 68, Chorus I & II "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"Johann Sebastian Bach, Olgerts Cintinš, Child Choral Studio “Iskra”, Latvian State Academic Choir, Neeme Järvi, USSR State Symphony Orchestra