Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Recordings - Part 6

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74

J.S. Bach: Passio Secundum Johannem 1749

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - 1749 Version

Hermann Max

Rheinische Kantorei / Das Kleine Konzert

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien, Bass [Jesus]: Hans-Georg Wimmer; Sopranos: Martina Lins, Dorothea Röschmann; Alto: Ralf Popken; Tenor [Arias]: Markus Brutscher; Bass [Arias]: Gotthold Schwarz

Capriccio 60023-2

Mar 26-29, 1990

2-CD / TT: 107:04

Recorded at Immanuelkirche, Wuppertal-Barmen, Germany.
1^st recording of the 1749 Version.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by H. Max.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Hermann Max
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75

Bach: St. John Passion [V-2]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - 1749 version

Andrew Parrott

Taverner Consort & Players

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Rogers Covey-Crump; Bass [Jesus, Arias]: David Thomas; Soprano [Aria]: Tessa Bonner; Boy Soprano [Ancilla]: Christian Fliegner; Soprano [Arias]: Emily van Evera; Boy Alto: Christian Günther; Alto [Arias]: Caroline Trevor; Tenor [Servus II]: Nicholas Robertson; Tenor [Servus I]: Andrew Tusa; Bass [Pilatus]: Stephen Charlesworth; Bass [Petrus]: Simon Grant

Virgin Veritas

Apr 1990

2-CD / TT: 109:22

Recorded at Studio 1, Abbey Road, London, England.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Andrew Parrott
Listen on YouTube: Complete Work [109:17]
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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Eckhard Weyand

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Adalbert Kraus; Bass [Christ, Aria 24]: Reinhard Hagen; Soprano [Anxcilla, Arias]: Christine Schäfer; Alto: Yvi Jänicke; Bass: Berthold Possemeyer; Tenor [Servus]: Timo Schöning; Baritone [Peter]: Gerold Spingler

Hänssler

Apr 29-May 3, 1990

2-CD / TT: 117:53

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Stuttgart, Germany.
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77

Bach Festival 58^th Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fourth Concert [F58-4]

Tape 1: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part I
Tape 2: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Part II

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Kurt Equiluz; Bass [Jesus]: Daniel Lichti; Bass: Bruce Abel; Soprano: Henreitte Schellenberg; Alto: Judith Malafronte; Tenor: Frederick Urrey

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 90-43d

May 19, 1990

2-MC / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
4^th recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

78

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Oliver von Dohnanyi

Coro Misto / Suk Chamber Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Jiri Cee; Bass [Jesus]: Vratislav Kriz; Bass [Pilatus]: Pavel Klecka; Bass [Petrus]: Jan Holub; Tenor [Servus]: Stanislav Mistr; Soprano [Ancilla]: Ludmila Vernerová; Alto: Jaroslava Horska; Tenor: Peter Oswald; Bass: Dalibor Jenis

Pentagon Classics

Feb-Mar 1991

2-CD / TT: 114:00

Recorded at the Evangelical Church of the Czech Brotbren, Prague, the Czech Republic.
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79

J.S.Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Gerald Häußler

Chor St.Maximilian / Orchester St. Maximilian

Tenor [Evangelist]: Lorenz Fehenberger; Bass [Christus]: Thomas Hamberger; Soprano [Arias]: Atsuko Suzuki; Alto [Arias]: Gisela Uhlmann; Soprano [Ancilla]: Renate Glaser; Bass [Arias]: Rudolf Hillebrand

Chor St.Maximilian

Mar 24, 1991

2-MC / TT:

Recorded live.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by G. Häußler.
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80

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Enoch zu Guttenberg

Chorgemeinschaft Neubeuern / Bach Collegium München

Tenor [Evangelist]: Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö; Bass [Jesus]: Anton Scharinger; Soprano [Arias & Recitatives]: Inga Nielsen; Soprano [Ancilla]: Christa Schneider; Contralto [Arias & Recitatives]: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor [Arias & Recitatives]: Robert Swensen; Tenor [Servus]: Karl Prokopetz; Bass [Pilaus]: Thomas Quasthoff

RCA Victor Red Seal

Apr 2-7, 1991

2-CD / TT: 111:38

Recorded at Wallfahrtskirche, Tadig, Germany.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Enoch zu Guttenberg
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81

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Andreas Kröper & Jan Krejci

Brněnský akademický sbor (Brno Academy Choir) / Gioia della Musica Praha

Tenor: James Griffett; Bass: Jiří Klecker; Counter-tenor; Werner Marschall; Soprano: Lenka Škorničková; Magdalena Kožená

Allegro / Pickwick

1991

2-CD / TT:

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Kiel Friedrich: Christus [Oratorium], Op. 60; J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion [V-3]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 []

Karl Frotscher

Dresdner Bachchor / Philharmonisches Kammerorchester Dresden

Soprano: Helga Termer; Alto: Elisabeth Wilke; Tenor: Ralph Eschrig; Baritone: Egbert Junghanns; Bass: Gerhard Gröschel
For Johannes-Passion performers are not listed; most probalby the same as of K. Friedrich’sc Christus orarorio.

Musik an der Martin-Luther-Kirche Dresden

c1991

Tape, CD TT: 189 min

Recorded live at Martin-Luther-Kirche, Dresden, Saxony, Germany.
3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by K. Frotscher.
Copies:
CD:. Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Magazin 2 Fon-SCD-C(TBA-B 307).
Tape: Zentralbibliothek-Mediathek Archiv Fon- Fon-TBA-B 307
Source: SLUB Dresden

83

Bach: Johannes-Passion · St John Passion · Passion Selon saint Jean

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Frans Brüggen

Nederlands Kamerkoor / Orchestra of the 18^th Century

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nico van der Meel; Bass [Jesus]: Kristinn Sigmundsson; Soprano [Arias]: Annegeer Stumphius; Counter-tenor [Arias]: James Bowman; Tenor [Arias]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass [Arias]: Peter Kooy; Bass [Pilatus]: Jelle Draijer; Bass [Petrus]: David Barick; Tenor [Servus]: Michiel ten Houte de Lange; Soprano [Ancilla]: Adinda de Nijs

Philips

Feb 1992

2-CD / TT: 107:43

Recorded at Vrednburg, Utrecht, Holland.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Frans Brüggen
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84

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Wilfried Schnetzler

Bach-Kantorei / Orchester ad fontes

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Ulrich Müller-Adam; Bass [Jesus]: Ulrich Messthaler; Soprano: Dorothea Frey; Counter-tenor: Christopher Robson; Bass [Peterus, Pilatus, Arias]: Andreas Lebeda

Bach-Kantorei / AVO Tonstudio AVO-920 417

Apr 16-17, 1992

2-CD / TT: 113:46

Recorded live at Evang. Kirche Teufen [Apr 16] / Casino Herisau [Apr 17], Switzerland.
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85

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion · Passion selon saint Jean · St. John Passion [V-6]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Ton Koopman

Nederlandse Bachvereniging (Chorus Master: Jos van Veldhoven) / Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Guy de Mey; Bass [Jesus]: Peter Kooy; Soprano [Maid]: Barbara Schlick; Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor [Servant, Arias]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Pilatus, Petrus, Arias]: Klaus Mertens

Erato

Mar 1993

2-CD / TT: 108:30

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam (Eglise Wallone, Amsterdam), Holland.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by T. Koopman.
Listen on YouTube: Complete Work [108:34]
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86

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

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Eric Ericson

Eric Ericson Chamber Choir / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

Tenor [Evangelist]: Howard Crook; Baritone [Jesus]: Thomas Lander; Soprano: Christina Högman; Mezzo-soprano: Monica Groop; Bass [Pilatus]: Gunnar Lundberg

Vanguard Classics / Proprius

Apr 7-8, 1993

2-CD / TT: 107:13

Recorded live at The Berwald Hall, Stockholm, Sweden.
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87

J.S. Bach: St John Passion / Johannes-Passion / János-passió (1993) [V-11]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Magyar Szimfónikus Zenekar

Tenor [Evangelist]: Gábor Kállai; Bass [Jesus]: István Berczelly; Soprano: Györgyi Murár; Alto: Katalin Gémes; Bass [Peter]: István Szécsi
Dobozy Borbála (Harpsichord); Gábor Trajtler (Organ)

YouTube

Apr 10, 1993 (Easter Eve)

TV Broadcast / TT: 106:48

Recorded & filmed live at Deák téri evangélikus templom / Lutheran Church, Budapest (Deák tér), Hungary.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by S. Kamp.
Watch on YouTube: Part 1 [53:25] | Part 2 [53:23]

88

J.S. Bach: La Passion selon St-Jean BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Christophe Gesseney

Union Chorale de Lausanne (currently: Choeur Vivace) / Ensemble instrumental

Soprano: Naoko Okada; Alto: Katharina Weltzien; Tenor: Karl-Heinz Brandt; Bass: Michel Brodard

Paudèze Records

Apr 16, 1993

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Cathédrale de Lausanne, Switzerland.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by C. Gesseney.

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

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

No Conductor

Scholars Baroque Ensemble

Tenor [Evangelist]: Robin Doveton; Bass [Jesus]: David van Asch; Soprano [Aria]: Kym Amps; Soprano [Aria]: Janet Coxwell; Counter-tenor [Arias]: Angus Davidson; Counter-tenor: David Gould; Tenor [Arias]: Julian Podger; Bass [Peter, Pilate, Arias]: Adrian Peacock; Terence Charlston (Organ)

Naxos

Apr 21-24, 1993

2-CD / TT: 109:40

Recorded at the Church of All Saints, East Finchlay, London, England.
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90

Bach: Johannes Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Arnold Schoenberg Chor (Chorus Master: Erwin Ortner) / Concentus Musicus Wien

Tenor [Evangelist & Arias]: Anthony Rolfe-Johnson; Bass [Jesus]: Robert Holl; Soprano [Arias & Ancilla]: Angela Maria Blasi; Contralto [Arias]: Marjana Lipovšek; Tenor [Servus]: Franz Leitner; Bass [Petrus, Pilatus & Arias]: Anton Scharinger

Teldec

Oct-Nov 1993

2-CD / TT: 110:05

3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by N. Harnoncourt.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Nikolaus Harnoncourt
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91

J.S. Bach: St John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Michel Corboz

Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne & Instrumental Ensemble

Soprano: Martina Lins; Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl; Counter-tenor: Charles Daniels; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass-Baritone: Peter Harvey; Bass-Baritone: Michel Brodard

Cascavelle Records 1036

Feb 10-11, 1994

2-CD / TT: 115:40

2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by M. Corboz. Recorded live.
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92

J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion [V-4]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Thomas Dunn

Indiana University Singers / Indiana University Chamber Orchestra

Tenor [Evangelist]: Alan Bennett; Bass [Jesus]: Paul Augustine; Bass [Pilate]: Michael Butterman; various student soloists

Indiana University: School of Music

Apr 10, 1994

5 sound tape reels / TT: 112 min

Recorded at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by T. Dunn.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

93

Bach Festival 62^nd Annual Baldwin-Wallace College: Fourth Concert [F62-4]

Tape D: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Parts I and II
Tape E: Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Parts III and IV

Stuart Raleigh; Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.

Tenor [Evangelist]: David Gordon; Baritone [Jesus]: William Sharp; Baritone: Richard Zeller; Soprano: Maria Venuti; Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson; Tenor: Frederick Urrey

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 94-43d, BW Tape 94-43e

May 21, 1994

2-MC / TT:
VHS / TT:

Recorded live at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
5^th recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

94

J.S.Bach: Johannes Passion BWV 245 · Passione secondo Giovanni BWV 245 [V-1]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245
Lecture by Wolfgang Sawallisch

Wolfgang Sawallisch

Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks [as: Coro della Radio Bavarese] / Orchestra Sinfonica della RAI di Torino

Tenor [Evangelist]: Neil Mackie; Bass [Jesus]: James Maddalena; Soprano: Helen Donath; Alto: Nathalie Stutzmann; Tenor: Claes-Håkan Ahnsjö; Bass: Johann Tilli
Andrea Romani, Fiorella Andriani (Flutes); Francesco Pomarico, Marco Gironi (Oboes); Francesco Pomarico (Oboe d’amore); Teresa Vicentini Silvano Scanziani (Oboe da caccia); Giovanni Pandolfo, Camillo Papitto (Viola d’amore); Paolo Pandolfo (Viola da gamba); Ermanno Franco (Violoncello); Ottavio Dantone (Organ)

YouTube

1994

Video / TT: 140:07

Recorded & filmed live at Dall’Auditorium di Torino della Rai, Torino, Italy. Broadcast by RAITRE.
Watch on YouTube: Part 1 [45:27] | Part 2 [42:46] | Part 3 [51:54]

95

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Vance George

Chamber Singers of Iowa City.

Tenor: Alan Bennett; David Paul Meyer; Bass-Baritone: Kyle Ketelsen; Mary Ann Zimmerman; Joseph Patrick; Jason Vetter; Soprano: Carla Connors; Mezzo-soprano: Barbara Buddin; Scott Jeffrey McCoy; Baritone: Stephen Swanson

University of Iowa Recording Studio

Mar 12, 1995

MC / TT:

Recorded live at Clapp Recital Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

96

J.S. Bach: Passio secundum Johannem

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Hans-Josef Roth

Aachener Domchor

Tenor [Evangelist]: Johannes Chum, Baritone [Jesus]: Katsunori Kono; Soprano: Janet Lax; Alto: Mechthild Georg; Tenor: Hans-Josef Ritzerfeld; Bass: Hans-Georg Wimmer

Aachener Domchor

Mar 26, 1995

2-CD / TT: 110:52

Recorded live at the Hohen Dom in Aachen, Germany.
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97

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Michaela Prentl

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian / Ensemble Lodron

Soprano: Marina Ulewicz; Alto: Martina Koppelstetter; Tenor: Christoph Rösel; Bass [Arias, Pilatus]: Christian M. Immler; Bass [Jesus]: Peter Ullrich

Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian Kassette-3

Apr 2, 1995

2-MC / TT:

Recorded live at St. Sebastian München - Schwabig, Germany.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by M. Prentl.
Buy this album at: Chorgemeinschaft St. Sebastian

98

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - the ’Ordinary’ Version

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Tenor [Evangelist & appendix]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Jesus]: Michio Tatara; Soprano: Midori Suzuki; Soprano: Yumiko Kurisu; Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera; Counter-tenor: Akira Tachikawa; Tenor [Arias & Diener]: Koki Katano; Bass [Petrus & Pilatus]: Kenji Mizuno; Soprano [Maid]: Aki Yanagisawa; Tenor: Akira Takizawa

King Records

Apr 13-14, 1995

2-CD / TT: 105:47

Recorded live at Casals Hall, Tokyo - Bach Collegium Japan 18^th Subscription Concert.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by M. Suzuki.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Masaaki Suzuki
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99

J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - 1724 Version

Jürgen Wolf

Capella St. Nicolai

Tenor [Evangelist]: Martin Petzold; Sopranos: Iris Wagner, Elisabeth Wolf, Katja Betz; Altos: Matthias Koch, Werner Buchin; Tenors: Johannes Chum, Andreas Etlinger; Basses: Colin Mason, Matthias Horn

RAM 59541-2

Apr 14, 1995

2-CD / TT: 109:39

Recorded live at St. Nikolai Kirche, Leipzig, Germany.

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Helmut Winschermann

Okayama Bach Kantaten Verein (Chorus Master: Masatoshi Sasaki) / Deutsche Bachsolisten

Baritone: Katsunori Kono; Mezzo-soprano: Kazuko Nakano; other soloists unknown

Live Notes (J)

Nov 19, 1995

2-CD / TT:

Recorded at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

101

Wege zur Muzik - Bachs Johannespassion - Stationen und Strukturen

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Gerd Guglhör

Orpheus Chor München / Neue Hofkapelle München

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nico van der Meel; Bass [Jesus]: Klaus Mertens; Soprano: Susanne Winter; Mezzo-soprano: Elisabeth von Magnus; Baritone: Christian Hilz

Koch Schwann - Bayerischer Rundfunk

1995

3-CD / TT: 172:20

Explanatory comment by Wieland Schmid.
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102

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - Version 2 of 1725

Joachim Krause

Basler Bach-Chor / Concertino Basel

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Werner Güra; Baritone [Christus]: Petteri Falck; Soprano: Isolde Siebert; Alto: Claudia Nüsse; Bass [Pilatus, Arias]: Ulrich Messthaler

Basler Bach-Chor

Mar 8-9, 1996

2-CD / TT: 104:04

Recorded live at Martinskirche Basel, Switzerland.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J. Krause.
Buy this album at: Basler Bach-Chor

103

Bach: St. John Passion [V-3]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - includes 5 numbers from the 1725 version [on CD only]

Stephen Cleobury

King's College Choir Cambridge / The Brandenburg Consort (Leader: Roy Goodman)

Tenor [Evangelist]: John Mark Ainsley; Bass [Jesus]: Stephen Richardson; Soprano: Catherine Bott; Alto: Michael Chance; Tenor: Paul Agnew; Bass: Stephen Varcoe

Brilliant Classics

Mar 18-21, 1996

2-CD / TT: 138:16
DVD / TT: 115:00

Recorded & filmed at King's College Chapel, Cambridge, UK.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by S. Cleobury.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Stephen Cleobury
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104

Edition Bachakademie Vol. 75 - Johannes-Passion · La Passion selon St. Jean · St. John Passion BWV 245 [V-22]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - includes alternative movements from earlier versions of Johannes-Passion

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Tenor [Evangelist]: Michael Schade; Bass [Jesus]: Matthias Goerne; Soprano [Arias]: Juliane Banse; Soprano [Ancilla]: Sabine Goetz; Contralto [Arias]: Ingeborg Danz; Tenor [Arias]: James Taylor; Tenor [Servus]: Alexander Efanov; Bass [Arias]: Andreas Schmidt; Bass [Petrus]: David Stingl

Hänssler

Mar 25-29, 1996

2-CD / TT: 142:30

Recorded at Stadhalle Sindelfingen, Germany.
3^rd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by H. Rilling.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted by Helmuth Rilling
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105

J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion BWV 245 [V-10]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Sigiswald Kuijken

La Petite Bande

Tenor [Evangelist]: Christoph Prégardien; Bass-Baritone [Jesus]: Huub Claessens, Soprano: Gabriele Rossmanith; Alto: Andreas Scholl; Tenor: Markus Schäfer; Bass: Werner Van Mechelen

YouTube

Mar 30, 1996

Video / TT: 110:45

Recorded & filmed at Carolus Borromeuskerk, Antwerp, Belgium. Originally broadcast on VRT Channel, Belgium.
Watch on YouTube: Complete Work [110:45]

106

Bach: St. John Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Eric J. Milnes

Trinity Cathedral Choir & Orchestra, Portland Oregon

Tenor [Evangelist]: Mark Bleeke, Bass [Jesus]: Nathaniel Watson; Baritone [Pilatus]: Kevin Walsh, Soprano [Arias]: Tamara Matthews; Alto [Arias]: Jennifer Lane, Tenor [Arias]: David Vanderwal

Pro Gloria Musicae (PGM)
Cadiz Musi

Mar 31, 1996

2-CD / TT: 101:07
DVD / TT:

Recorded live at Trinity Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, USA.
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107

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Siegfried Heinrich

Marburger Konzertchor, Posener Knabenchor / Hessisches Kammerorchester Frankfurt/Main

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Bernhard Hunziker; Bass [Jesus]: Claudio Danuser; Soprano [Ancilla, Arias]: Cornelie Isenbürger; Alto [Arias]: Renate Kaschmieder; Tenor [Servus, Arias]: Gerald Hupach; Bass [Pilatus, Arias]: Guido Jentjens; Baritone [Petrus]: Florian Brauer

Bad Hersfelder Opernfestpiele

Apr 1, 1996

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live a Kirche St. Peter und Paul, Marburg, Germany. 
Buy this album at: Bad Hersfelder Opernfestpiele

108

J.S. Bach: Passio Secundum Johannrm - BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Paul Dombrecht

Il Fondamento Vocal & Instrumental

Tenor [Evangelist]: Ian Honeyman; Bass [Jesus]: Werner Van Mechelen; Soprano [Arias, Ancilla]: Greta de Reyghere; Counter-tenor: Steve Dugardin; Tenor: Stuart Patterson; Bass [Arias, Pilatus]: Dirk Snellings

Dutch Vanguard

Apr 1996

2-CD / TT: 111:53

Recorded live at Begijnhofkerk Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Paul Dombrecht
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109

Bach: Johannes Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Manfred May

Trierer Konzertchor / Sinfonietta Saarbrücken

Tenor [Evangelist]: Robert MacLaren; Bass [Jesus]: Louis Landuyt; Soprano: Melanie Kreuter; Alto: Isolde Assenheimer; Tenor: Thomas Ströckens; Bass: Siegmund Nimsgern

Constantin Ende: Metra 0241-2

1996

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live. Production of the Trierer Konzertchores.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv

110

J.S. Bach: Passio Secundum Johannem (Johannes-Passion) BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Wolfgang Kläsener

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke / Orchesterakademie an der Immanuelskirche

Soprano: Dorothee Wohlgemuth; Alto: Elisabeth Graf; Tenor: Andreas Wagner; Bass [Christus]: Ulf Bästlein; Bass: Ulf Friedrich Paulsen

Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

Feb 23, 1997

2-CD / TT: 104:19

Recorded live at Immanuelkirche Quppertal-Barmen, Germany.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by W. Kläsener.
Buy this album at: Kantorei Barmen-Gemarke

111

J.S. Bach: St John Passion / Johannes-Passion / János-passió (1997) [V-12]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Salamon Kamp

Lutherania Choir (Lutheránia énekkar) / Orchestra: unknown

Tenor [Evangelist]: unknown; Bass [Jesus]: László Jekl; Soprano: Mária Zádori; Alto: Atala Schöck; Bass [Peter]: unknown
Molnár Piroska (Cello); Dobozy Borbála (Harpsichord); Gábor Trajtler (Organ)

YouTube

Mar 23, 1997

TV Broadcast / TT: 109:36

Recorded & filmed live at Deák téri evangélikus templom / Lutheran Church, Budapest (Deák tér), Hungary.
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by S. Kamp.
Watch on YouTube: Part 1 [57:30] | Part 2 [52:06]

112

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion - Fassung 1725

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - Version 1725

Joachim Krause

Gemischte Chor Zürich / Concertino Basel

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Clemens-Christian Löschmann; Bass [Christus]: Gilles Cachemaille; Soprano: Isolde Siebert; Alto: Silke Marchfeld; Bass [Pilatus, Arias]: Shigeo Ishino

Gemischte Chor Zürich

Mar 27, 1997

2-CD / TT: 111:49

2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by J. Krause

113

Bach: Johannes Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Constantin Alex

European Medical Students' Choir / Preußisches Kammerorchester Prenzlau

Soprano: Birgit Wagner; Alto: Christiane Hiemsch; Tenor: Andreas Karasiak; Baritone: Dietwalt Mauruschat; Bass: Holger Gerberding

EMSC

Mar 29, 1997

Tape rec / TT:

Recorded at Gethesmanekirche, Berlin, Germany. Four organizers. One week rehearsals, two concerts (Prenzlau, Berlin). 110 participants from 18 european countries. Private accomodation.

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J.S. Bach: St John's Passion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Karl-Friedrich Beringer

Windsbacher Knabenchor / Münchener Kammerorchester

Tenor [Evangelist]: Markus Schäfer; Bass [Christus]: Hans Griepentrog; Soprano: Christiane Oelze; Alto: Monica Groop; Bass: Michael Volle

Bayer Records

Aug 2-3, 1997

2-CD / TT: 117:39

Recorded live at the St. Gumbertus Kirche, Ansbach, Germany.
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by K.F. Beringer.
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115

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion: BWV 245 (Auszüge)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Excerpts

Christoph Anselm Noll

Capella Pura / Florilegium Musicum

Tenor [Evangelist]: Wilfried Jochens; Other soloists unknown

Cantabile 2006

1997

CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Abteikirche Maria Laach.
Source: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Johannes Hömberg

Studentischer Madrigalchor Münster, Westfalen, Universitätschor Münster, Westfalen (Chorus Master: Herma Kramm) / Orchester der Kölner Kammermusiker

Tenor [Evangelist]: Marcus Ullmann; Bass [Jesus]: Berthold Possemeyer; Soprano: Charlotte Pistor; Alto: Juliane Berg; Bass: Ulrich Schütte

Musicom 020306

Feb 1998

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Universität Münster (Westphalia), Germany.
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117

J.S. Bach: Johannes Passion, S. 245 [V-4]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Paul Hillier

Indiana University Pro Arte Singers / Indiana University Baroque Orchestra (Director: Stanley Ritchie)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Paul Elliott; Bass [Jesus]: Curtis Cook; Baritone [Peter]: Sumner Thompson; Soprano [Maidservant]: Corey Carleton; Tenor [Manservant]: N. Lincoln Hanks; Baritone [Pilate]: David Meyer

Indiana University: School of Music

Mar 8, 1998

2-MC / TT: 111 min

Recorded live at Auer Concert Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Source: WorldCat Libraries

118

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Ingo Schulz

Ölberg-Chor / Instrumental-Ensemble

Soprano [Arias, Ancilla]: Inés Villanueva; Alto: Ulrike Andersen; Tenor [Recitatives, Arias]: Christian Mücke; Baritone [Aria, Various persons]: Kai-Uwe Fahnert; Bass [Jesus]: Rudolf Preckwinkel; Tenor: [Servus]: Karl-Heinz Weber

Music Art 3

Mar 21-22, 1998

2-CD / TT: 100:07

Recorded at Emmaus-Kirche, Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany.
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119

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Hans-Hermann Buyken

Collegium vocale der SELK

Vocal soloists: unknown

Collegium Vocale Selk 2

Mar 22-23, 1998

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live (Andreas Böckler) at Kreuzgemeinde, Witten, & Kloster Kamp, Kamp-Lintfort.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by H.H. Buyken.
Buy this album at: Collegium Vocale Selk

120

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion - Fassung II 1725

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - Version II (1725)

Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss

Junge Kantorei und Hamelner Kantorei an der Marktkirche, Hamelner
Kammerchor St. Nikolai, Mitglieder Göttinger Vokalensemble
Barockorchester der Hamelner Kantorei

Tenor: Martin Krumbiegel; Bass [Vox Christi]: Holger Gerberding; Bass: Hans Christian Hinz; Soprano: Annette Mühlhans; Counter-tenor: Simone Alex; Tenor [Servus]: Volker Arndt

Musikwochen Weserbergland

Mar 28-29, 1998

2-CD / TT: 123:18

Recorded live at Marktkirche St. Nikolai, Hameln, Germany.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 244 by H.C. Becker-Foss.
Buy this album at: Hamelner Kantorei | Götteniger Vokalensemble

121

J.S. Bach: St. John Passion (1725)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - 1725 Version

Craig Smith

Orchestra and Chorus of Emmanuel Music (Chorus Master: Michael Beattie)

Tenor [Evangelist]: Frank Kelley; Bass [Jesus]: Mark McSweeney; Bass [Pilate]: David Kravitz; Bass [Peter, Arias]: Donald Wilkinson; Soprano [Maid]: Roberta Anderson; Bass [Servant]: Mark Sprinkle; Sopranos: Jayne West, Kendra Colton; Altos: Pamela Dellal, Gloria Raymond; Tenors: Gerald Gray, William Hite; Basses: Paul Guttry, Mark Risinger

Koch International 3-7476-2H1

Apr 4-8, 1998

2-CD / TT: 121:55

Recorded at Emmanuel Church, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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122

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion (St. John Passion), BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - Version IV 1749 + 3 Arias from Version II 1725: BWV 245a [3:40], BWV 245b [5:23], BWV 245c [5:22]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Tenor [Evangelist & appendix]: Gerd Türk; Bass [Jesus]: Chiyuki Urano; Soprano: Ingrid Schmithüsen; Counter-tenor: Yoshikazu Mera; Tenor [Arias & Diener]: Makoto Sakurada; Soprano [Maid]: Yoshie Hida; Bass [Petrus & Pilatus]: Peter Kooy

BIS 921/922

Apr 1998

2-CD / TT: 110:19

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by M. Suzuki.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Masaaki Suzuki
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Baldwin-Wallace College 66^th Annual Bach Festival: Fifth & Sixth Concerts [F66-5]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Dwight Oltman

Baldwin-Wallace College Choir / Festival Chamber Orchestra.;.

Soprano: Henreitte Schellenberg; Mezzo-soprano: Marietta Simpson; Tenor: Frederick Urrey; Tenor: Mark DuBois; Baritone: Kevin McMillan; Bass: Bruce Abel

Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory of Music BW Tape 98-32e, BW Tape 98-32f

May 16, 1998

MC / TT:

Recorded at Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
6^th recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by D. Oltman.
Source: WorldCat Libraries & OPAL (Ohio Private Academic Library)

124

Bach Made in Germany Vol. V/9 - Johannes-Passion · St John Passion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Ludwig Güttler

Hallenser Madrigalisten (Chorus Master: Alexander Gosch) / Virtuosi Saxoniae

Tenor [Evangelist & Arias]: Christoph Genz; Bass [Jesus]: Egbert Junghanns; Soprano [Arias]: Christiane Oelze, Alto [Arias]: Annette Markert; Bass [Peter, Pilate, Arias]: Andreas Scheibner; Soprano [Maid]: Sylke Schwab; Tenor: Hans-Jürgen Richter

Dresden Classics

May 1998

2-CD / TT: 107:33

Recorded at Lukaskirche, Dresden, Germany.
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J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Diego Fasolis

Coro della Radio Svizzera / Ensemble Vanitas

Tenor [Evangelist]: Nico van der Meel; Bass [Jesus, Arias]: Klaus Mertens; Soprano [Arias]: Roberta Invernizzi; Alto [Arias]: Claudia Schubert; Tenor [Arias]: Jeremy Ovenden; Bass [Petrus]: Sergio Foresti; Baritone [Pilatus]: Alfredo Grandini; Soprano [Ancilla]: Emanuela Galli; Tenor [Servus]: Gerhard Nennemann

Arts

Jun 18, 1998

2-CD / TT: 108:26

Recorded live at Cattedrale di San Lorenzo, Primavera Concertistica di Lugano, Switzerland.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Diego Fasolis
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St. John Passion, BWV 245 [V-4]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Blanche Moyse

Blanche Moyse Chorale / New England Bach Festival Orchestra.

Tenor [Evangelist]: Jon Humphrey; Bass [Jesus]: Sanford Sylvan; Soprano: Janet Brown; Mezzo-soprano: Mary Westbrook-Geha; Tenor: Steven Paul Spears; Bass: Mark McSweeney; Bass [Peter, Pilate]: David Ripley.

Brattleboro Music Center NEBF-98

Oct 1998

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at New England Bach Festival, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA.
1^st recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by B. Moyse.
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2-CD: Brattleboro Music Center

127

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion [V-2]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Laurent Gendre

Ensemble Vocal Orlando / Ensemble Baroque Die Freitagsakademie

Soloists: unknown

Artlab

1998

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live in Fribourg, Switzereland. Souvenir record - not for sale.

128

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

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Joshard Daus

Chor und Orchester Bach-Ensemble der EuropaChorAkademie

Soprano: Hellen Kwon; Mezzo-soprano: Ursula Eittinger; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Baritone: Wolfgang Newerla; Bass [& words of Christ]: Peter Lika

Arte Nova 67521

Mar 29, 1999

2-CD / TT: 112:07

Recorded live at Konzerthaus "Die Glocke" (Großer Saal), Bremen, Germany.
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129

J.S. Bach: Die Passionen nach Johannes und Matthäus [V-29]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245: Excepts

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Soprano: Dorothee Tsalos; Alto: Anke Vondung; Tenor: Lothar Odinius; Bass: Guido Jentjens; Bass: Jörg Sabrowski

Bärenreiter-Verlag Kassel 2007, ISBN 78-3-7618-1870-8

Apr 1, 1999

2-CD / TT: 112:56

Recorded live at the Klner Philharmonie, Köln, Germany.
4^th recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by H. Rilling.

J.S. Bach: Pasją wg Sw. Jana (St John Passion) [V-1]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Tadeusz Wicherek

Kaliski Chór Akademicki Polifonia (Polifonia Students’ Choir of Kalisz) / Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Kaliskiej (Kalisz Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra)

Soprano: Anna Guz; Mezzo-soprano: Dorota Lachowicz; Tenor: Jerzy Knetig; Bass: Czesław Gałka; Bass: Jósef Frakstein

DUX 0159-0160

Apr 1, 1999

2-CD / TT: 113:36

Recorded live at the St. Adalbert Garrison Church, Kalisz, Poland.

131

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Udo Witt

Chorgemelnschaft und Kammerorchester der Kantorei der Friedenskirche Hamborn

Soprano: Andrea Reuter; Alto: Melanie Koch; Tenor: Stefan Vinke; Baritone: Matthias Zangerle; Bass: Thomas Peter

Kantorei Hamborn

Apr 2, 1999 (Good Friday)

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at Friedenskirche, Hamborn, Germany.
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132

Spring Festival Concert, 16 May 1999, 7:00 p.m. [V-2]

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Kenneth Slowik, Stephen Alltop (Conductors)

Alice Millar Chapel Choir / Early Music Ensemble

Tenor: Kurt R. Hansen; Other soloists: unknown
Mary Springfels (Viola da gamba); John Mark Rozendaal (Violoncello); Stanley King (Oboe)

Northwestern University Music Library

May 16, 1999

2-MC / TT: 122:52

Recorded live at Alice Millar Chapel, Evanston, Illinois, USA, as part of the Evelyn Dunbar Memorial Early Music Festival.
2nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by K. Slowik.
Source: World-Cat Libraries (OCLC Number: 70746565)

133

J.S. Bach: Passio secundum Johannem BWV 245 Version II (1725)

Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - version II (1725)

Peter Neumann

Kölner Kammerchor / Collegium Cartusianum

Soprano: Ruth Holton; Alto: Bogna Bartosz; Tenor: Markus Brutscher; Baritone [Jesus, Arias]: Thomas Laske; Bass [Petrus, Pilatus]: Tom Sol

MDG 3320983

Oct 11-16, 1999

2-CD / TT: 114:21

Recorded at Klosterkirche Sayn.
2^nd recording of Johannes-Passion BWV 245 by P. Neumann.
See: Johannes-Passion BWV 245 - conducted By Peter Neumann
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134

J.S. Bach: Johannes-Passion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Albrecht Burkhardt

Musikschule Schwäbisch Hall Vokalensemble 99 / Musikschule Schwäbisch Hall Kammerorchester

Soprano: Heiderose Schwerdtfeger-Burkhardt; Alto: Annette Franz; Tenor: Frank Bossert; Bass: Thomas Pfeiffer

Bauer-Studios: Sacral SACD 9105

1999

2-CD / TT:

Recorded live at the Musikschule der Stadt Schwäbisch Hall.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv

135

J.S. Bach: Johannespassion

Johannes-Passion BWV 245

Gerhard Möller

Helene-Lange-Gymnasium Markgröningen Schulchor; Elfen-Chor Markgröningen / Helene-Lange-Gymnasium Markgröningen Kammerorchester

Soprano: Rosemarie Jakschitsch; Alto: Birgit Huber; Tenor: Hans-Joachim Weber; Bass: Markus Simon; Bass: Gerhard Hess

Bauer-Studios: Sacral SACD 9112

1999

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Helene-Lange-Gymnasium, Markgröningen, Germany.
Source: Deutsches Musikarchiv

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The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (December 2000 - April 2017)
Thanks to contributors: Sw Anandgyan (November 2004), Yoel L. Arbeitman (February 2007), René de Cocq (July 2005), Gerhard (April 2007), Michael Grover, Shaul Ivtsan (December 2011), Riccardo Nughes (August 2001, November 2001)