Bach - St. Matthew Passion / Schlick · Wessel · de Mey · Prégardien · Kooy · Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra · Koopman [Box set]

Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer), Ton Koopman (Conductor), Guy de Mey, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Kooy Barbara Schlick Kai Wessel (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Guy de Mey, Christoph Prégardien, Peter Kooy Barbara Schlick Kai Wessel
• Conductor: Ton Koopman
• Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
• Audio CD (March 9, 1993)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Erato / Elektra / Wea
• ASIN: B000005E8N
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,350 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 I, II.

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

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

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

5. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 4b. Ja nicht auf

6. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 1. No. 4c. Da nun Jesus

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Disc: 2

1. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 30. Aria. Ach, n

2. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 31. Recitativo.

3. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 32. Choral. Mir

4. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 33. Recitativo.

5. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 34. Recitativo.

6. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 35. Aria. Geduld

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Disc: 3

1. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 50a. Sie schriee

2. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 50b. Laß ihn kre

3. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 50c. Da aber Pil

4. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 50d. Sein Blut k

5. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 50e. Da gab er i

6. St. Matthew Passion (Matthäuspassion), for soloists, double chorus & double orchestra, BWV 244 (BC D3b): Part 2. No. 51. Recitativo.

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unmannered yet moving performance., July 15, 1999

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This review is from: Bach - St. Matthew Passion / Schlick · Wessel · de Mey · Prégardien · Kooy · Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra · Koopman (Audio CD)

Perhaps a tad slow in it's overall tempo, but nonetheless a moving performance. What other's may call lifeless I interpret it as Germanic protestant sobriety. Very well recorded.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very fine indeed, December 11, 2001

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"morrow_jb" (princeton, nj United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bach - St. Matthew Passion / Schlick · Wessel · de Mey · Prégardien · Kooy · Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra · Koopman (Audio CD)

I imagine this cd will please both the informed Bach scholar and the new listener. It was through this particular recording that I was first introduced to the piece. It conveys well all of the Matthew Passion's magic and power. Though I have heard other recordings (the Gardiner and Britten/Pears recordings, for instance) this cd is still my favorite, a real gem. Interpretation and performance are both of the highest quality. The singing is generally clean - always in tune. More often than not, vibrato is used tastefully as an embellishment, rather than by default. Koopman uses only period instruments at period tuning. The final bass aria "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" is especially beautiful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent interpretation of a profound sacred work, March 24, 2005

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Michael R. Natal (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bach - St. Matthew Passion / Schlick · Wessel · de Mey · Prégardien · Kooy · Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra · Koopman (Audio CD)

The reviewer "marrow jb" is spot on. This is an excellent, cleanly sung, and expressive interpretation of one of Bach's greatest masterpieces. If this rendering is "unemotional" (see other reviews here), I could not imagine bearing through an "emotional" one. Bathetic, overly sentimental singing may make up for poorly composed music, but only detracts from extremely well-written compositions such as this one. Bach's delicate interweaving of text, melody, harmony, and instrumentation needs no exaggeration. Regarding tempo, this rendering is a tad slow but, after all, it is the Passion story. Of all the St. Matthew Passion's I've heard, this remains my favorite.