Bach: Matthäus Passion [The Jonathan Miller BBC Production]

Richard Jackson (Performer), Stephen Varcoe (Performer), Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Paul Goodwin (Conductor), Jonathan Peter Kenny (Performer), Lynda Lee (Performer), James Johnstone (Performer), Timothy Roberts (Performer), Alicia Carroll (Performer), Carys Lloyd Roberts (Performer), Helen Groves (Performer), Katey Tansey (Performer), Nancy Argenta (Performer), Philippa Hyde (Performer), Temime Bowling (Performer), Alan Preston (Performer), Darren Fox (Performer), David Lowe (Performer), Jamie MacDougall (Performer), Julian Stocker (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Richard Jackson, Stephen Varcoe, Jonathan Peter Kenny, Lynda Lee, James Johnstone, et al.
• Conductor: Paul Goodwin
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (June 3, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Cala Records
• ASIN: B000003WFB
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #449,941 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 1. Chorus with C

2. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 2. Recitative. D

3. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 3. Chorale. Herz

4. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 4a. Recitative.

5. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 5. Recitative. D

6. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 6. Aria. Buß und

7. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 7. Recitative. D

8. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 8. Aria. Blute n

9. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 9a. Recitative.

10. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 10. Chorale. Ich

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Disc: 2

1. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 36a. Recitative.

2. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 37. Chorale. Wer

3. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 38a. Recitative.

4. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 39. Aria. Erbarm

5. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 40. Chorale. Bin

6. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 41a. Recitative.

7. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 42. Aria. Gebt m

8. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 43. Recitative.

9. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 44. Chorale. Bef

10. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 45a. Recitative.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paul Goodwin's interpretation the best, April 21, 2003

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HANS R CARLBORG (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Matthäus Passion [The Jonathan Miller BBC Production] (Audio CD)

Paul's arrangement of this masterpiece is clearly "the best". I wish it was available on dvd as the theatrical part adds a lot to the total enjoyment. I have seen it performed on tv and it is outstanding.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Passion in the round, September 2, 2002

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Paul J. Brennan (Pasadena, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach: Matthäus Passion [The Jonathan Miller BBC Production] (Audio CD)

This is a different recording of one of the best known pieces by Bach. The differences come in three varieties, first that the recoding was done in the round with the two halves of the orchestra surrounding the conductor and microphones, giving a real sense of being surrounded by the performance. The second major difference is the speed of recording; it is much faster than the usual standards. The third difference is that it is much more involving than the usual reproductions, the passion takes flight and you are carried along by the words and music.

I highly recommend that you get a copy of this to show how Operatic the ladies of Leipzig thought it when they wrote to the town council complaining of the Opera Comedy played in church on Easter....

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bach: Matthäus Passion (The Jonathan Miller BBC Production), May 15, 2005

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Bjorn Viberg (European Union) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach: Matthäus Passion [The Jonathan Miller BBC Production] (Audio CD)

Bach's work Matthaus Passion is an amazing piece of work and showcases some of the best classical music ever written. Being protestant Bachs music reminds me of going to mass and when the choir sings it is like being in Church. This production overseen by Jonathan Miller is simply put it stupendous and does justice to this incredible piece of music. The book-let is very well done and has intresting tidbits about the reaction to the passion and the the singers and the conductor used for this grand recording.