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Special offer. Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Benoît Arnould (Christus), Dominik Wörner (Peter/Pilate), Salomé Haller, Tanya Aspelmeier (sopranos), Julien Freymuth, Pascal Bertin (countertenors), Michael Feyfar, Philippe Froeliger (tenors)

La chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller (direction)

Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
This wonderful recording is unusual in that (with two important exceptions) it presents Bach's second thoughts...Under the direction of Benoît Haller, the drama unfolds with breathtaking vigour....

Gramophone Magazine, November 2010

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Special offer. Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

Julian Prégardien (Evangelist), Benoît Arnould (Christus), Dominik Wörner (Peter/Pilate), Salomé Haller, Tanya Aspelmeier (sopranos), Julien Freymuth, Pascal Bertin (countertenors), Michael Feyfar, Philippe Froeliger (tenors)

La chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller (direction)

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This wonderful recording is unusual in that (with two important exceptions) it presents Bach's second thoughts...Under the direction of Benoît Haller, the drama unfolds with breathtaking vigour....

Gramophone Magazine, November 2010

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A revelatory new recording of the John Passion, which combines elements of all four performing versions.

The Johannes passion is a drama of outstanding intensity whose edition was not definively set by Bach. There were four public concerts which gave different organisation of pieces : 1724, 1725, 1728 et 1746/47.

Benoît Haller - already noticed for the musical power of his relation to the wordings of texts, thanks to his work on Schütz - wants to underline the importance of this passion which goes far beyond purely liturgical purpose.

It displays several and deep feelings which we may have in the curse of our lifes, and put forward archetypal characters... every one can be at one point the one who sacrifices, who betrays, denies, judges…

To support this intense drama, Benoît Haller chose his ideal version between the four : « the one which we felt was the most balance, correct, edifying.

Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Work length1:13:15
No. 1, Chorus "Herr, unser Herrscher, dessen Ruhm"
Track length9:25
No. 2, Evangelista "Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern über den Bach Kidron"
Track length2:17
No. 3, Choral "O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße"
Track length0:50
No. 4, Evangelista "Auf dass das Wort erfüllet würde, welches er sagte"
Track length1:05
No. 5, Choral "Dein Will geschen, Herr Gott, zugleich"
Track length0:49
No. 6, Evangelista "Die Schar aber un der Oberhauptmann"
Track length0:39
No. 7, Aria "Von den Stricken meiner Sünden"
Track length4:44
No. 8, Evangelista "Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu nach und ein ander Jünger"
Track length0:14
No. 9, Aria "Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten"
Track length3:36
No. 10, Evangelista "Derselbige Jünger war dem Hohenpriester bekannt"
Track length2:54
No. 11, Choral "Wer hat dich so geschlagen"
Track length1:29
No. 11, Aria "Himmel reiße, Welt erbebe, fallt in meinen Trauerton"
Track length3:42
No. 12, Aria "Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden"
Track length2:05
No. 13, Choral "Zerschmettert mich, ihr Felsen und ihr Hügel"
Track length4:39
No. 14, "Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück"
Track length1:12
No. 15, Choral "Christus, der uns selig macht"
Track length1:03
No. 16, Evangelista "Da führten sie Jesum von Kaipha vor das Richthaus"
Track length3:59
No. 17, Choral "Ach großer König, groß zu allen Zeiten"
Track length1:25
No. 18, Evangelista "Das sptrach Pilatus zu ihm"
Track length1:50
No. 19, Aria "Ach windet euch nicht so, geplagte Seelen"
Track length4:39
No. 21, Evangelista "Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone von Dornen"
Track length5:26
No. 22, Choral "Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn"
Track length0:49
No. 23, Evangelista "Die Jüden aber schrieen und sprachen"
Track length3:59
No. 24, Aria "Eilt, ihr angefochten Seelen"
Track length3:50
No. 25, Evangelista "Allda kreuzigten sieh ihn, und mit ihm zween andere"
Track length2:06
No. 26, Choral "In meines Herzens Grunde"
Track length0:57
No. 27, Evangelista "Die Kriegsknechte aber, da sie Jesum gekreuziget hatten"
Track length3:32
Bach, J S: Johannespassion No. 30, BWV 245
Work length8:28
  • La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller, Julien Prégardien, Pascal Bertin, Armin Bereuter
Choral "Er nahm alles wohl in acht"
Track length1:11
Recitativo "Und von Stund an nahm sie der Jünger zu sich"
Track length1:25
Aria "Es ist vollbracht"
Track length5:52
Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Work length19:11
No. 31, Evangelista "Und neiget das Haupt und verschied"
Track length0:24
No. 32, Aria "Mein teurer Heiland, lass dich fragen"
Track length5:11
No. 33, Evangelista "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel"
Track length0:25
No. 34, Arioso "Mein Herz, in dem die ganze Welt"
Track length0:49
No. 35, Aria "Zerfließe, mein Herze, in Fluten der Zähren"
Track length7:13
No. 36, Evangelista "Die Jüden aber, diewweil es der Rüsttag war"
Track length2:01
No. 37, Choral "O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn"
Track length1:05
No. 38, Evangelsita "Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathia"
Track length2:03
Bach, J S: Johannespassion No. 30, BWV 245: Coro "Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine"
Work length6:43
  • La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller
Bach, J S: Johannespassion, BWV 245: No. 40, Choral "Christe, du Lamm Gottes"
Work length8:00
  • La Chapelle Rhénane, Benoît Haller

Awards and reviews

November 2010

This wonderful recording is unusual in that (with two important exceptions) it presents Bach's second thoughts...Under the direction of Benoît Haller, the drama unfolds with breathtaking vigour. The young Prégardien makes an impressive Evangelist. This is an absolutely outstanding set.

7th August 2010

There is certainly no scholarly dust in their exciting, chamber-sized Passion. The music flows, individual colours bloom and the use of the 1725 edition resurrects three exciting arias cut from most performances. Julian Prégardien’s Evangelist is eloquence personified...a most passionate Passion.
4 out of 5 stars
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