With the St. John Passion the triad of Schütz’s settings of the Passion is now available within the framework of the complete recording of Schütz’s works by the Dresdner Kammerchor under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann. The Passions are testimony to Schütz’s highly musical artistic aspirations, they are works of his old age and maturity with which an entire musical epoch reaches its conclusion. This recording of the Passion is complimented by the Litania, “Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, Kyrie eleison,” the motet for the Last Supper, “Unser Herr Jesus Christus in der Nacht, da er verraten ward” SWV 495 and by the gospel dialog, “Ach Herr, du Sohn Davids” SWV appendix 2.