Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Charles Daniels (Evangelist), Stephen Varcoe (Christus) & Stephan Loges (Pilatus)
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, Peter Seymour
...there is nothing nostalgic about Peter Seymour's lean, purposeful direction, the imposing opening chorus fastidiously 'sprung' yet maintaining gravitas...Charles Daniels's level-headed Evangelist...
Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245
Charles Daniels (Evangelist), Stephen Varcoe (Christus) & Stephan Loges (Pilatus)
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, Peter Seymour
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...there is nothing nostalgic about Peter Seymour's lean, purposeful direction, the imposing opening chorus fastidiously 'sprung' yet maintaining gravitas...Charles Daniels's level-headed Evangelist...
About
Bach’s ‘Passions’ have been said to employ the word with more than one meaning – as well as telling the story of Christ’s sacrifice, they are simultaneously a celebration of human feeling in the joy and suffering of man’s pilgrimage on earth. The expert early music chamber orchestra Yorkshire Baroque Soloists bring all of these feelings to life in a dramatic and resonant performance of Bach’s Passio Secundum Johannem. Joined for this recording by the excellent Charles Daniels, Stephen Varcoe and Stephan Loges, the Yorkshire Baroque Soloists have been a leading light in the world of Early Music performance since their formation in 1973.
Contents and tracklist
- Yorkshire Baroque Soloists, Charles Daniels, Stephen Varcoe, Stefan Loges
- Peter Seymour
Awards and reviews
December 2010
...there is nothing nostalgic about Peter Seymour's lean, purposeful direction, the imposing opening chorus fastidiously 'sprung' yet maintaining gravitas...Charles Daniels's level-headed Evangelist anchors the narrative thrust with suave sagacity.
January 2011
The results are indeed as dramatically coherent and satisfying as I've heard for a while. Seymour's considered pacing begins with a pungent and deliberately graphic opening chorus - the choir are disarmingly flexible and communicative throughout - but extends into a brilliantly judged world of elision between crowd chorus, aria, chorale and narrative
May 2012
Seymour has a small, flexible group of singers at his command and their singing is never less than incisive. They’re especially strong in the crowd scenes in Part II...Charles Daniels brings all his experience to the role of the Evangelist and offers a great deal of finesse and insight...[Seymour] is clearly steeped in this score and he puts across his vision of it convincingly.
