V-9

Bach: Motets

Motets BWV 225-230 [16:37, 7:21, 20:14, 8:39, 9:01, 6:18]
Motet Ich lasse dich nicht, BWV Anh 159 [4:17]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir

Sopranos: Esther Brazil, Zoë Brown, Susanna Fairbairn, Katharine Fuge, Katy Hill, Alison Hill, Emilia Hughes, Lucy Page, Lucy Roberts, Katie Thomas, Emma Walshe; Altos: Margaret Bragle, Heather Cairncross, Rory McCleery, Raffaele Pé, Clare Wilkinson*, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Andrew Busher, Peter Davoren, David de Winter, Graham Neal, Nicolas Robertson, Gareth Treseder*; Basses: Tom Appleton, Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Borrett*, Samuel Evans, Rupert Reid, Lawrence Wallington
The individual motets are sung by permutations of the above.
*Soloists in BWV 227
Olaf Reimers (Cello); Valerie Botwright (Double-bass); Györgyi Farkas (Bassoon); James Johnstone (Organ)

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-716
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Oct 3-5, 2011

CD / TT: 72:27
MP3 / TT: 72:19

Recorded live at St. John’s, Smith Square, London, England.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Recording Engineer: Mike Hatch; Recording Assistant: Brett Cox; Editor: Stephen Frost; Executive Producers: Isabella de Sabata, Cécile Pauty; Editions: Möseler Verlag [BWV 225-230], Carus-Verlag [BWV Anh 159].
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V-1

J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor · Messe in h-moll · Messe en Si Mineur

Mass in B minor BWV 232

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on period instruments)

Vocal Soloists: Sopranos: Nancy Argenta, Lynne Dawson, Jane Fairfield, Jean Knibbs, Patrizia Kwella; Mezzo-sopranos: Carol Hall, Mary Nichols; Counter-tenors: Michael Chance, Patrick Collin, Ashley Stafford; Tenors: Wynford Evans, Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd; Basses: Richard Lloyd-Morgan, Stephen Varcoe
Instrumental Soloists: Elizabeth Wilcock (Violin); Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute); Sophia McKenna, Valerie Darke (Oboes d'amore); Michael Thompson (Horn); Continuo: Timothy Mason (Violoncellos), Valerie Botwright (Double-bass); Alastair Ross (Organ); Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord)
MC: 1^st Sopranos: Jane Fairfield, Suzanne Flowers, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Rachel Platt, (Catherine Kroll); 2^nd Sopranos: Nancy Argenta, Carol Hall, Jean Knibbs, Mary Nichols, Mary Seers, (Gillian Ross); Altos: Michael Chance, Patrick Collin, Brian Gordon, Ashley Stafford, (Richard Baker, Julian Clarkson); Tenors: Wynford Evans, Howard Milner, Andrew Murgatroyd, Philip Pettifor, Nicolas Robertson, (Neil MacKenzie); Basses: Michael Boswell, Stephen Charlesworth, Richard Lloyd-Morgan, Richard Savage, Stephen Varcoe, (Alan Brafield)
EBS: Violins 1: Elizabeth Wilcock [Leader], Alison Bury, Miles Golding, Hildburg Williams, (Desmond Heath); Violins 2: Roy Goodman, Graham Cracknell, Julie Miller, Susie Carpenter-Jacobs, (Nicholas Parker); Violas: Jan Schlapp, Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden, (Jane Norman); Violoncellos: Timothy Mason, Angela East, (Julie Lehwalder); Double basses: Valerie Botwright, (Amanda MacNamara); Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, (Rachel Brown), Guy Williams, (Rachel Beckett); Oboes: Sophia McKenna, (Paul Goodwin), Valerie Darke, (Richard Earle); Oboes d'amo: Sophia McKenna, Valerie Darke; Bassoons: Alastair Mitchell, (Andrew Watts); Horn: Michael Thompson; Trumpets: Crispian Steele-Perkins, David Staff, Stephen Keavy; Timpani: David Corkhill; Organ: Alastair Ross; Harpsichord: Paul Nicholson
The bracketed names are additional performers in Mvts. 22, 23, 25 and 27.

Archiv Produktion 415514-2
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Archiv Produktion 00289-4779984

Feb 1985

2-CD / TT: 106:22
MP3 / T: 105:35
2-CD / TT: 105:56

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
Publishers: Neue Bach-Ausgabe, Ser. 11, Vol 1 (ed. F. Smend) - Bärenreiter, Kassel 1954; Production: Dr. Andreas Holschneider/ Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Supervision: Dr. Steven Paul; Recording Engineer: Karl-August Naegler; Editing: Klaus Behrens/ Gregor Zielinsky.
1^st recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Complete Mass [HD: 104:09] MORE
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V-13

Mis in B Minor, BWV 232 - Bach, RAH 2013

Mass in B minor BWV 232

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soloists: Sopranos: Esther Brazil, Hannah Morrison; Alto: Margaret Bragle; Tenor: Nicholas Pritchard; Basses: Alexander Ashworth, David Shipley
MC: Sopranos: Esther Brazil, Zoë Brown, Susanna Fairbairn, Ellen Giacone, Alison Hill, Katy Hill, Emilia Hughes, Gwendolen Martin, Hannah Morrison, Lucy Page, Katie Thomas, Emma Walshe; Altos: Margaret Bragle, Heather Cairncross, Jeremy Kenyon, Rory McCleery, Raffaele Pé, Richard Wyn Roberts (as Richard Roberts), Kate Symonds-Joy, Matthew Venner; Tenors: Andrew Busher, Peter Davoren, Graham Neal, Nicholas Pritchard, Nicolas Robertson, Oliver-John Ruthven, Gareth Treseder; Basses: Tom Appleton, Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Borrett, Samuel Evans, Rupert Reid, David Shipley, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violons: Kati Debretzeni, Sarah Bealby-Wright, Iona Davies, Madeleine Easton, Maya Homburger, Catherine Martin, Roy Mowatt, Jean Paterson, Stephen Pedder, Anne Schumann, Henrietta Wayne, Hakan Wikstrom, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Lisa Cochrane, Aliye Cornish, Maria Ramirez; Violoncelles: Piroska Baranyay, Ruth Alford, Catherine Rimer; Double-basses: Valerie Botwright, Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garratt; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Josep Domenech, Rachel Chaplin; Bassoons: Jane Gower, Gyorgyi Farkas; Horn: Anneke Scott; Trumpets: Neil Brough, Paul Sharp, Robert Vanryne; Timpani: Robert Kendell; Organ: James Johnstone, Howard Moody; Harpsichord: James Johnstone

House of Opera CD-578500
House of Opera MP3-578500

Apr 1, 2013

2-CD / TT:
MP3 / TT:

Recorded live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England, during the Bach Marathon.
The same programme was performed at Cité de la musique & Salle Pleyel, Paris, France on April 6, 2013.
2^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J.E. Gardiner.
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V-10

J.S. Bach: Mass in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Consort Soloists: Sopranos: Hannah Morrison; Mezzo-soprano: Esther Brazil; Altos: Margaret Bragle, Kate Symonds-Joy; Tenors: Peter Davoren, Nicholas Pritchard; Basses: Alexander Ashworth, David Shipley
MC: Sopranos: Charlotte Ashley, Esther Brazil, Jessica Cale, Angela Hicks, Alison Hill, Katy Hill, Gwendolen Martin, Eleanor Meynell, Hannah Morrison, Emilia Morton, Angharad Rowlands, Katie Thomas, Emma Walshe; Altos: Margaret Bragle, Katie Bray, Heather Cairncross, Rosemary Clifford, Emma Lewis, Rory McCleery, Simon Ponsford, Kate Symonds-Joy, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Rory Carver, Peter Davoren, Peter Harris, Graham Neal, Nicholas Pritchard, Nicolas Robertson, Gareth Treseder; Basses: Tom Appleton, Alexander Ashworth, Christopher Borrett, Rupert Reid, David Shipley, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins: Kati Debretzeni [Leader], Iona Davies, Madeleine Easton, Jane Gordon, Roy Mowatt, Sarah Moffatt, Anne Schumann, Hakan Wikstrom, Jean Paterson, Henrietta Wayne, Beatrice Scaldini, Hildburg Williams; Violas: James Boyd, Lisa Cochrane, Aliye Cornish, Oliver Wilson; Cellos: Daniel Yeadon, Catherine Rimer, Kinga Gaborjéni; Double-basses: Valerie Botwright, Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garratt; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Molly Marsh, Mark Baigent; Bassoons: Jane Gower, Györgyi Farkas; Horn: Anneke Scott; Trumpets: Neil Brough, Robert Vanryne, Paul Sharp; Timpani: Robert Kendell; Organ: James Johnstone; Harpsichord: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-722
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Mar 28-31, 2015

2-CD / TT: 105:56
MP3 / TT: 105:02

Recorded at LSO St Luke’s, London, England.
Recording: Floating Earth Ltd; Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Recording Engineers: Mike Hatch and Chris Kaloov, Floating Earth Ltd; Editing: Stephen Frost; Executive Producers: Isabella de Sabata, Cécile Pauty, Peter di Toro; Edition by Bärenreiter.
3^nd recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Mass in B minor BWV 232 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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V-11

Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232 | John Eliot Gardiner & Monteverdi Choir

Mass in B minor BWV 232 [118:38]:
00:01:48: Kyrie
00:19:52: Gloria
00:54:53: Credo
01:25:18: Sanctus
01:30:28: Osanna & Benedictus
01:41:42: Agnus Dei & Dona Nobis Pacem

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Consort soloists: Sopranos: Hannah Morrison, Esther Brazil; Mezzo-sopranos: Katie Bray, Kate Symonds-Joy; Tenors: Peter Davoren, Nicholas Pritchard; Basritone: Alexander Ashworth; Bass: David Shipley
MC: Sopranos: Esther Brazil, Hannah Morrison, Charlotte Ashley, Alison Hill, Katy Hill, Gwendolen Martin, Eleanor Meynell, Emilia Morton, Katie Thomas, Emma Walshe; Altos: Katie Bray, Kate Symonds-Joy, Heather Cairncross, Rory McCleery, Simon Ponsford, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Nicholas Pritchard, Peter Davoren, Peter Harris, Graham Neal, Nicolas Robertson, Gareth Treseder; Basses: Alexander Ashworth, David Shipley, Tom Appleton, Christopher Borrett, Rupert Reid, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins: Kati Debretzeni [Leader Violins 1, Solo], Anne Schumann [Leader Violins 2], Iona Davies, Madeleine Easton, Jane Gordon, Roy Mowatt, Henrietta Wayne, Jean Paterson, Håkan Wikström, Hildburg Williams, Sarah Moffatt, Beatrice Scaldini; Violas: James Boyd, Lisa Cochrane, Aliye Cornish, Oliver Wilson; Violoncellos: Daniel Yeadon, Catherine Rimer, Kinga Gáborjáni; Double-basses: Valerie Botwright, Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garratt; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, Molly Marsh, Mark Baigent; Bassoons: Jane Gower, Györgyi Farkas; Horn: Anneke Scott; Trumpets: Neil Brough, Robert Vanryne, Paul Sharp; Timpani: Robert Kendell; Organ: James Johnstone; Harpsichord: Howard Moody

YouTube

Apr 3, 2015

Video / TT: 118:38

Recorded & filmed live at Philharmonie de Paris, Paris, France.
Realisation, TV Director: Olivier Simonnet.
4^th recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J.E. Gardiner.
Watch on You Tube:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Complete Mass [118:38]

V-16

BBC Radio 3 in Concert - John Eliot Gardiner at 80: J.S. Bach Mass in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232
Preceded by brief interview with John Eliot Gardiner

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Hilary Cronin; Mezzo-soprano: Sarah Denbee; Mezzo-soprano: Bethany Horak-Hallett; Counter-tenor: Reginald Mobley; Tenor: Jonathan Hanley; Tenor: Nicholas Pritchard; Bass-Baritone: Alexander Ashworth; Bass-Baritone: Dingle Yandell

BBC Radio 3

Apr 24, 2023

Audio / TT: 148 min

Broadcast live from St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England and introduced by Martin Handley.
5^th recording of Mass in B minor BWV 232 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on BBC Radio 3 Website:
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Complete Mass [119:38]
Released on: Apr 24, 2023; Available for 29 days.

V-2

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion · Matthäus-Passion · Passion Selon St Matthieu

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir & London Oratory Junior Choir (Chorus Master: Patrick Russill) (Mvts. 1, 35) / English Baroque Soloists

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Baritone [Jess]: Andreas Schmidt; Soprano [Nos. 18, 19, 33, 77; Pilate's Wife]: Barbara Bonney; Soprano [Arias Nos. 12, 57, 58]: Ann Monoyios; Contralto [Arias Nos. 10, 11, 36, 60, 61, 77]: Anne Sophie von Otter; Counter-tenor [Nos. 33, 47, 69, 70; 1^st Witness]: Michael Chance; Tenor [Arias, No. 77; 2^nd Witness]: Howard Crook; Baritone [Nos. 28, 29, 65, 66, 77; Peter; Pilate; High Priest; 1^st Priest]: Olaf Bär; Bass [Nos. 51, 74, 75; Judas; 2^nd Priest, Pontifex]: Cornelius Hauptmann; Soprano [1^st Maid]: Ruth Holton; Soprano [2^nd Maid]: Gillian Ross
MC: Soprano: Donna Deam, Rona Eastwood, Jane Fairfield, Suzanne Flowers, Carol Hall, Susan Hemington Jones, Ruth Holton [Ancillae], Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Jean Knibbs, Rachel Platt, Gillian Ross [Ancillae]; Altos: Richard Baker, Julian Clarkson, Patrick Collin, Jonathan Peter Kenny, Peter Nardone, Philip Newton, Christopher Royall, Ashley Stafford; Tenors: Clifford Armstrong, Brian Parsons, Philip Pettifor, Nicolas Robertson, Angus Smith, Paul Sutton, Paul Tindall, Andrew Tusa; Basses: Michael Boswell, Alan Brafield, Stephen Charlesworth, Hans Gabler, James Ottaway, Charles Pott, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington
LOJC: Edward Bruggemeyer, Jonathan Hoban, Victoria Hoban, Cornelia La Via, Julia Manning, Sophia Martinez, Sorelle Martinez, Sarah McAdam, Christopher McCarthy, Silvia Montello, Emma Murphy, Emma O'Neill, Beth O'Reilly, Kate O'Reilly, Luke O'Reilly, Eamonn Stack, Danielle Williams
EBS: Orchestra I: Violins 1: Elizabeth Wilcock [Leader & Soloist], Graham Cracknell, Maya Homburger, Walter Reiter; Violins 2: Hildburg Williams, Henrietta Wayne, Maurice Whitaker; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Alan George; Viola da gamba: Richard Campbell [Soloist]; Violoncellos: Timothy Mason [Continuo], Richard Campbell [Continuo]; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright [Continuo]; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk [Soloist], Guy Williams; Recorders: Rachel Beckett, Catherine Latham; Oboes, Oboes d'amore: Anthony Robson [Oboe Soloist], Catherine Latham; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell [Continuo]; Organ: Alastair Ross [Continuo]
Orchestra II: Violins 1: Alison Bury [Leader & Soloist], Peter Lissauer, Ellen O'Dell, Nicola Cleminson; Violins 2: Desmond Heath, Catherine Ford, Lucy Russell; Violas: Nicholas Logie, Pamela Cresswell; Violoncellos: Richard Tunnicliffe [Continuo], Julie Lehwalder [Continuo]; Double-bass: Judith Evans [Continuo]; Flutes: Janet See, Rachel Beckett; Oboes, Oboes d'amore, Oboes da caccia: Richard Earle, Valerie Darke; Bassoon: Andrew Watts [Continuo]; Organ: Paul Nicholson [Continuo]

Archiv Produktion

Apr 1988

3-CD / TT: 157:24

Recorded at The Maltings, Snape, Aldeburgh, England.
1^st recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Watch on You Tube:
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Complete Work [157:35]
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V-14

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir, Netherlands Youth Choir / English Baroque Soloists (Leader: Kati Debretzeni)

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Mark Padmore; Bass [Jesus]: Stephan Loges; Soprano: Hannah Morrison; Soprano: Jessica Cale; Soprano: Alison Hill; Soprano: Angharad Rowlands; Alto: Eleanor Minney; Counter-tenor: Reginald Mobley; Alto: Clare Wilkinson; Tenor: Thomas Herford; Tenor: James Way; Bass: Alexander Ashworth; Bass: Nicholas Mogg; Bass: Ashley Riches; Bass: Jonathan Sells
MC: Sopranos: Emily Armour, Charlotte Ashley, Jessica Cale*, Rebecca Hardwick, Angela Hicks, Alison Hill*, Gwendolen Martin, Eleanor Meynell, Hannah Morrison*, Angharad Rowlands*; Altos: Eleanor Minney*, Reginald Mobley*, Simon Ponsford, Kate Symonds-Joy, Matthew Venner, Clare Wilkinson*; Tenors: Rory Carver, Thomas Herford*, Hugo Hymas*, Thomas Kelly, Nicolas Robertson, James Way*; Basses: Alexander Ashworth*, Nicholas Mogg*, Ashley Riches*, Rupert Reid, Jonathan Sells*, Lawrence Wallington
* consort soloist
Netherlands Youth Choir: Tal Sasha, Joelle Ocheng, Nimaro Ocheng, Sophia Faltas, Romy Gansevoort, Emma Becker, Hella de Ridder, Britte Vijtmans, Veronika Akhmetchina, Diana van Faassen, Hanneke Hommes, Fenna Heijbroek, Hilde van Zandbergen, Noëmi Schemnann, Floor van Dijk, Levy Pletting, Noor Eddes, Femke Bruggeman, Isabel Houtmortels, Karen Stok, Clara van Vliet
Wilma ten Wolde (Chorus master); Theo Berkhout (Production Manager)
Orchestra I: Violin 1: Kati Debretzeni, Iona Davies, Julia Kuhn; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Roy Mowatt, Jane Gordon; Violas: James Boyd, Aliye Cornish; Cellos: Marco Frezzato, Catherine Rimer; Viola da gamba: Reiko Ichise; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garratt; Oboes: Michael Niesemanri, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Gyorgyi Farkas; Organ: James Johnstone
Orchestra II: Violins 1: Catherine Martin, Madeleine Easton, Henrietta Wayne; Violins 2: James Toll, Ernin Dupere, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Fanny Paccoud, Lisa Cochrane; Cellos: Richte van der Meer, Kinga Gáborjáni; Double-bass: Cecelia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Eva Caballero, Rachel Helliwell; Oboes: Leo Duarte, Robert de Bree; Bassoon: Marco Posthingel; Organ / Harpsichord: Silas Wollston

YouTube

Mar 23, 2016

Video / TT: 174:48

Recorded & filmed live at BOZAR - Henry Le Boeuf Hall, Brussels, Belgium, in the frame of Klarafestival "Erbarme dich (March 9-24, 2016). European Gala.
2^nd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by J.E. Gardiner.
Source: St. Matthew Passion Bach (Klarafestival) | St Matthew Passion / Bach (Doczz)
Watch on YouTube:
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Complete Work [174:48]
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Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Complete Work [174:47]

V-12

Bach: St Matthew Passion

Matthäus-Passion BWV 244

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir, Trinity Boys Choir (Director: David Swinson) [Nos 1, 29, 68] / English Baroque Soloists (Leader: Kati Debretzeni)

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: James Gilchrist; Bass [Jesus]: Stephan Loges; Soprano [Nos 12, 13, 48, 49, 67]: Hannah Morrison; Soprano [No.8]: Zoë Brookshaw; Soprano [No.27a]: Charlotte Ashley; Soprano [Ancilla I]: Alison Hill; Soprano [Ancilla II]: Angharad Rowlands; Soprano [Uxor Pilati]: Jessica Cale; Alto [Nos 5, 6, 30, 59, 60, 67, Testis I]: Reginald Mobley; Alto [Nos 27a, 39, 51, 52]: Eleanor Minney; Tenor [Nos 19, 20, 34, 35]: Hugo Hymas; Tenor [No.67, Testis II]: Andrew Tortise; Bass [Nos 22, 23, 56, 57, Pilatus]: Ashley Riches; Bass [No.42, Petrus, Caiphas]: Alexander Ashworth; Bass [Nos 64, 65, Judas]: Jonathan Sells; Bass [No.67, Pontifex I]: Rupert Reid; Bass [Pontifex II]: Lawrence Wallington
MC Choir 1: Sopranos: Charlotte Ashley, Jessica Cale, Katy Hill, Hannah Morrison, Angharad Rowlands; Altos: Sarah Denbee, Reginald Mobley, Kate Symonds-Joy; Tenors: Hugo Hymas, Andrew Tortise, Gareth Treseder; Basses: Rupert Reid, Ashley Riches, Jonathan Sells
MC Choir 2: Sopranos: Zoë Brookshaw, Rebecca Hardwick, Angela Hicks, Alison Hill, Gwendolen Martin; Altos: Eleanor Minney, Simon Ponsford, Matthew Venner; Tenors: Thomas Herford, Thomas Kelly, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Alexander Ashworth, David Stuart, Lawrence Wallington
EBS Orchestra 1: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Iona Davies, Julia Kuhn; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Roy Mowatt, Jane Gordon; Violas: James Boyd, Lisa Cochrane; Cellos: Marco Frezzato [continuo], Catherine Rimer; Viola da gamba: Reiko Ichise; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes, Recorders: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garratt; Oboes, Oboes d'amore, Oboes da caccia: Michael Niesemann, Mark Baigent; Bassoon: Marco Postinghel; Organ: James Johnstone
EBS Orchestra 2: Violins 1: Catherine Martin, Alison Bury, Henrietta Wayne; Violins 2: Emily Dupere, Hakan Wikstrom, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Fanny Paccoud, Aliye Cornish; Cellos: Richte van der Meer, Kinga Gáborjáni; Double-bass: Cecilia Bruggemeyer; Flutes: Eva Caballero, Rachel Helliwell; Oboes, Oboes d'amore: Molly Marsh, Robert de Bree; Bassoon: Veit Scholz; Organ, Harpsichord: Silas Wollston

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-725
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Sep 22, 2016

2-CD / TT: 161:04
MP3 / TT: 160:32

Recorded live at Pisa Cathedral, Pisa, Italy, during the Anima Mundi Festival as part of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra’s 2016 tour.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Recording Engineer, Mixing & Mastering: Mike Hatch; Music Editor: Jennifer Howells; Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Edition: Bärenreiter, Neue Bach Ausgabe.
3^rd recording of Matthäus-Passion BWV 244 by J.E. Gardiner. 
Listen on YouTube:
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244: Part 1 [66:00]
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V-3

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion · Johannes-Passion · Passion Selon St Jean

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on period instruments)

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass [Jesus]: Stephen Varcoe; Bass [Pilate, Arias]: Cornelius Hauptmann; Soprano [No. 63]: Nancy Argenta; Soprano [No. 13]: Ruth Holton; Soprano [Maid]: Gillian Ross; Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor [No. 19, 62]: Neill Archer; Tenor [Arias]: Rufus Müller; Tenor [Servant]: Andrew Murgatroyd; Tenor [Servant]: Nicholas Robertson; Bass [Peter]: Simon Birchall
Instrtumental Soloists: Lisa Beznosiuk, Guy Williams (Flutes); Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke (Oboes); Richard Earle (Oboe da caccia); Roy Goodman, Pavlo Beznosiuk (Viola d’amore); Richard Campbell (Viola da gamba)
Continuo: Timothy Mason (Violoncello); Valerie Botwright (Double-bass); Jakob Lindberg (Lute); Alastair Ross, Paul Nicholson (Organ)
MC: Sopranos: Nancy Argenta, Suzanne Flowers, Ruth Holton, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Rachel Platt, Gillian Ross; Altos: Michael Chance, Ashley Stafford, Julian Clarkson, Patrick Collin, Brian Gordon, Christopher Robson; Tenors: Neill Archer, Rufus Müller, Andrew Murgatroyd, Nicolas Robertson, Angus Smith; Basses: Simon Birchall, Alan Brafield, Stephen Charlesworth, Charles Pott, Richard Savage
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Graham Cracknell, Hildburg Williams, Susan Carpenter Jacobs, Alison Townley, Pauline Nobes; Violins 2: Julie Miller, Henrietta Wayne, Richard Gwilt, Helen Orsler; Violas: Jan Schlapp, Annette Isserlis, Rosemary Nalden; Violas d'amore: Roy Goodman, Pavlo Beznosiuk; Viola da gamba: Richard Campbell; Violoncellos: Timothy Mason, Angela East, Julie Lehwalder; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Lute: Jakob Lindberg; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Guy Williams; Oboes, Oboes d'amore: Anthony Robson, Lorraine Wood, Valerie Darke, Richard Earle; Oboes da caccia: Richard Earle, Anthony Robson; Bassoons: Alastair Mitchell, Andrew Watts; Organs (tuned by Richard Clayson): Alastair Ross, Paul Nicholson

Archiv Produktion 419324-2

Mar 1986

2-CD / TT: 106:32

Recorded in All Saints Church, Tooting, London, England.
Edition: Urtext edition based on: J.S. Bach, Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, published by the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-InstiGöttingen and the Bach-Archiv Leipzig, Series II: Masses, Passions, and Oratorios, Vol. 4: Johannes-Passion, edited by Arthur Mendel; Production: Dr. Andreas Holschneider/ Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Supervision & Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler; Editing: Gernot von Schultzendorff.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By John Eliot Gardiner
Listen on YouTube:
Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part 1 [33:08] + Part 2 [73:25]
Buy this album at:
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CD: Amazon.com [Highlights]

V-4

Bach: St John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1749 version

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Mark Padmore; Bass [Jesus]: Hanno Müller-Brachmann; Soprano: Joanne Lunn; Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Bass [Pilatus]: Peter Harvey
MC: Sopranos: Donna Deam, Suzanne Flowers, Katharine Fuge, Joanne Lunn, Charlotte Mobbs, Belinda Yates; Altos: Mark Chambers, William Missin, William Towers, Richard Wyn Roberts; Tenors: Mark Anderson, Andrew Hewitt, Robert Murray, Paul Tindall; Basses: Julian Clarkson, Robert Davies, Samuel Evans, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Kati Debretzeni, Nicolette Moonen, Lucy Howard, Deirdre Ward, Emilia Benjamin; Violins 2: Anne Schumann, Penelope Spencer, Jane Gillie, Hildburg Williams; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Janes Rogers, Lisa Cochrane; Cellos: Richte Van der Meer, Catherine Rimer, Richard Campbell; Double-bass: Valerie Botwright; Flutes: Rachel Beckett, Christine Garratt; Oboes: Michael Niesemann, James Eastaway; Bassoon: Philip Turbett; Lute: Dennis Götte; Organ: Silas John Standage

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-712

Mar 22, 2003

2-CD / TT: 114:47

Recorded live by NDR Kultur at Kaiserdom, Königslutter, Lower Saxony, Germany. Live broadcast.
Producer: Frank Lipp; Recording Engineer: Helge Martensen; Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Edition by Bärenreiter.
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By John Eliot Gardiner
Buy this album at:
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V-5

Bach: St. John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245, 1724 version

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Mark Padmore; Bass [Christus]: Peter Harvey; Soprano: Katharine Fuge; Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Nicholas Mulroy; Tenor: Jeremy Budd; Bass [Pilate, Arias]: Matthew Brook
Daniel Yeadon (Viola da gamba & cello); Evangelina Mascardi (Lute); Kati Debretzeni (Violin)

DVD 3332

Aug 24, 2008

DVD / TT: 125:00

Recorded live at Royal Albert Hall, London, England in BBC Promenade Concert No. 51 ('Proms').
3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By John Eliot Gardiner
Watch on YouTube:
Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Complete Work [112:30] | Complete Work with introduction [124:31] | Arias & Chruses [66:35] Complete Work [117:08]

V-15

Bach: St. John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 [116 min]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Nicholas Pritchard; Bass [Jesus]: William Thomas; Bass [Pilatus]: Alexander Ashworth; Soprano: Julia Doyle; Counter-tenor: Alexander Chance; Tenor: Peter Davoren

Deutsche Grammophon 4861822

Apr 2, 2021 (Good Friday)

2-CD / TT: 116 min
+ Blu-ray disc

Recorded & filmed at’s Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England.
4^th recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Complete Work [115:54]
Watch on YouTube:
Johannes-Passion BWV 245: J.E. Gardiner talks [1:58] | Opening Chorus: Excerpt 1 [2:14] | Opening Chorus: Excerpt 2 [2:58]
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V-6

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio · Weihnachs-Oratorium · Oratorio de Noël

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists (on authentic instruments)

Vocal Soloists: Tenor [Evangelist]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Soprano [Angel]: Ruth Holton; Soprano [Echo]: Katie Pringle; Bass [Herodes, arias]: Olaf Bär; Soprano: Nancy Argenta; Mezzo-soprano: Anne Sophie von Otter; Tenor: Hans Peter Blochwitz
Instrumental Soloists: Alison Bury, Maya Homburger (Violins); Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke (Oboes, Oboes d'amore); Lisa Beznosiuk (Flute); Crispian Steele Perkins (Trumpet)
Continuo: Timothy Mason (Violoncello); Valerie Botwright (Double-bass); Alastair Ross (Organ); Paul Nicholson (Harpsichord)
MC: Sopranos: Jane Fairfield, Suzanne Flowers, Carol Hall, Ruth Holton, Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Jean Knibbs, Rachel Platt, Mary Seers; Altos: Richard Baker, Julian Clarkson, Patrick Collin, Brian Gordon, Ashley Stafford; Tenors: Clifford Armstrong, Philip Pettifor, Brian Parsons, Philip Salmon, Paul Sutton, Angus Smith, Nicolas Robertson; Basses: Michael Boswell, Stephen Charlesworth, Charles Pott, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Elizabeth Wilcock, Graham Cracknell, Pauline Nobes, Hildburg Williams, Desmond Heath; Violins 2: Maya Homburger, Roy Mowatt, Henrietta Wayne, Stephen Jones, Alison Townlcy, Nicola Cleminson; Violas: Annette Isserlis, Jan Schlapp, Rosemary Nalden, Nicholas Logie; Violoncellos: Timothy Mason, Angela East, Julie Lehwalder; Double-basses: Valerie Botwright, Amanda Macnamara; Flutes: Lisa Beznosiuk, Guy Williams; Oboes, Oboes d’amore: Anthony Robson, Valerie Darke, Lorraine Wood, Richard Earle; Bassoons: Alastair Mitchell, Andrew Watts; Horns: Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford; Trumpets: Crispian Steele Perkins, David Staff, Stephen Keavy; Timpani: Christopher Hind; Harpsichord [Clayson & Garrett, 1980; copy after Dulcken, 1745; provided by Mark Ransom]: Paul Nicholson; Organ [Peter Collins, 1986]: Alastair Ross; Keyboard adviser: Maurice Cochrane

Archiv Produktion 423232-2

Jan 1987

2-CD / TT: 140:04

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England.
Edition: Urtext edition based on: J.S. Bach, Neue Ausgabe sämtlicher Werke, published by the Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Institut Göttingen and the Bach-Archiv Leipzig, Series II: Masses, Passions, and Oratorios, Vol. 6: Weihnachts-Oratorium, edited by Walter Blankenburg & Alfred Dürr; Production: Dr. Andreas Holschneider / Charlotte Kriesch; Recording Supervision and Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler.
1^st recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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V-7

Christmas Oratorio - Bach at the Herdkirche in Weimar
J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6 [142:00]
Documentaries:
J.S. Bach: ‘Jauchzet, frolocket!’ An introduction to the Christmas Oratorio [26:00]
Bach revisited – Sir John Eliot Gardiner in Saxony and Thuringia [26:00]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Soprano: Claron McFadden; Alto: Bernarda Fink; Tenor: Christoph Genz; Bass: Dietrich Henschel

TDK Collection DV-BACHO
ArtHaus 101237
Euroarts DVD-2045098
Euroarts DVD-2045094

Dec 23 & 27, 1999

2-DVD / TT: 198 min
2-DVD / TT: 198 min
2-DVD / TT: 198 min
2-Blu-ray / TT: 198 min

Live recordings from the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage, at Herderkirche, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany.
Producer: Paul Smaczny (EuroArts), Isabel Ituriagagoitia (EuroArts), Fiona Morris (BBC Wales); Executive Producer: Bernd Hellthaler, David M. Jackson; Directed by Bob Coles; Co-production by BBC Wales & EuroArts Leipzig.
2^nd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Watch on YouTube: 
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248: Complete Work [142:10]
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Euroarts 2-CD (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Euroarts 2-Blu-ray (2014): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de

V-17

J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio

Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6:
CD-1: Recorded Dec 13, 2022
1-9. Cantata Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage, BWV 248/1
10-23. Cantata Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend, BWV 248/2
24-36. Cantata Herrscher des Himmels, erhöre das Lallen, BWV 248/3
CD-2: Recorded Dec 15, 2022
1-7. Cantata Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben, BWV 248/4
8-18. Cantata Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen, BWV 248/5
19-29. Cantata Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde schnauben, BWV 248/6
CD-3: (Blu-ray Disc):
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nicholas Pritchard; Soprano: Hilary Cronin; Soprano: Alison Ponsford-Hill; Counter-tenor: Hugh Cutting; Tenor: Jonathan Hanley; Bass: Frederick Long; Bass: Christopher Webb; Bass: Dingle Yandell

Deutsche Grammophon

Parts 1-3: Dec 13, 2022
Parts 4-6: Dec 15, 2022

2-CD / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, England.
Producer: Adam Goldsmith; Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Melissa Dee; Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Daniel Lock.
3^rd recording of Weihnachts-Oratorium by J.E. Gardiner.
Listen on YouTube:
2-CD: Complete Album [Playlist; 65 Tracks; TT: 148:09]
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V-8

Else Paaske: A Portrait - Live and studio recordings 1967–1983

Arioso for Alto Nun wird mein liebster Bräutigam (Mvt. 3 (3)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 [1:03]
Aria for Alto Bereite dich, Zion (Mvt. 4 (4)) from Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1 [5:34]

John Eliot Gardiner

Danish National Symphony Orchestra

Mezzo-soprano: Else Paaske

Danacord

Dec 1977

2-CD / TT: 148:44

Recorded at Holmens Kirke.
Other works: not conducted by J.E. Gardiner and/or not by J.S. Bach.
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Collections of Recordings

B-1

Christmas Oratorio - St. Matthew Passion - St. John Passion - Mass in B minor

Mass in B minor BWV 232
Matthäus-Passion BWV 244
Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Weihnachts-Oratorium BWV 248/1-6

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Various soloists. See above

Archiv Produktion

1985-1988

9-CD

This 9-CD box set includes the recordings of the vocal works [V-1], [V-2], [V-3], [V-6] above.
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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (November 2000 - October 2024)

John Eliot Gardiner: Short Biography Ensembles: Monteverdi Choir | English Baroque Soloists
Bach Discography: Recordings of Vocal Works: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Videos | Recordings of Instrumental Works
Table of recordings by BWV Number
General Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Newsletters
Discussions of Cantatas: Cantatas BWV 106, 118b, 198 | Cantatas BWV 140, 147 | Cantatas BWV 11, 37, 43, 128 | Cantatas BWV 6, 66 | Cantatas BWV 72, 73, 111, 156 | Cantatas BWV 82, 83, 125, 200
Discussions of Bach Cantata Pilgrimage: BCP - Vols 1&8 | BCP - Vol. 6 | BCP - Vol. 9 | BCP - Vol. 13 | BCP - Vol. 14 | BCP - Vol. 15 | BCP - Vol. 21 | BCP - Vol. 22 | BCP - Vol. 23 | BCP - Vol. 24 | BCP - Vol. 26 | Bach Cantata Pilgrimage DVD | DVD John Eliot Gardiner in Rehearsal
Discussions of Other Vocal Works: BWV 232 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 244 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 245 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 248 - J.E. Gardiner | BWV 1127 - J.E. Gardiner
Bach Festivals and Cantata Series: Bach Cantata Pilgrimage
Books: Bach: Music in the Castle of Heaven