St John Passion discography

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Recordings of the St John Passion are shown as a sortable table of selected notable recordings of Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion , BWV 245. The selection is taken from the 241 recordings listed on bach-cantatas as of 2015.

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History

The work was first recorded by symphonic choirs and orchestras. From the late 1960s, historically informed performances (HIP) tried to adhere more to the sounds of the composer's lifetime, who typically wrote for boys choirs and for comparatively small orchestras of Baroque instruments, often now called "period instruments". Some scholars believe that Bach used only one singer for a vocal part in the choral movements, termed "one voice per part" (OVPP). On some of these recordings, the solo singer is reinforced in choral movements with a larger orchestra by a ripieno singer (OVPP+R).

Table of selected recordings

The sortable listing is taken mostly from the selection provided by Aryeh Oron on the Bach-Cantatas website.

The information lists for one recording typically:

Recordings of Bach's St John Passion, BWV 245
Conductor / Choir / OrchestraSoloistsLabelYearChoir typeOrch. type
Günther Ramin [1]
Berlin Classics1954 (1954)BoysSymphony
Fritz Lehmann [1]
M+A1955 (1955)ChamberSymphony
Eugen Jochum [2]
Bavarian Radio Choir
Golden Melodram1960 (1960)RadioRadio
David Willcocks [2]
King's College Choir Cambridge
Philomusica of London
 Decca Records 1960 (1960)Sung in English
Fritz Werner [2]
Erato 1960 (1960)Chamber
Karl Richter [2]
Archiv Produktion 1965 (1965)BachBach
Nikolaus Harnoncourt [2]
Teldec 1965 (1965)BoysPeriod
Karl Richter [2]
Melodiya / Ars Nova1968 (1968)BachBach
Karl Münchinger [3]
Decca 1974 (1974)BoysChamber
Johan van der Meer [3]
Groningse Bachvereniging
Barockinstrumentalisten
Groningse Bachvereniging1979 (1979)BachPeriod
Helmuth Rilling [4]
Sony Classical1984 (1984)ChoraleChamber
Sigiswald Kuijken [4]
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 1987 (1987)Period
Philippe Herreweghe [4]
Harmonia Mundi 1987 (1987)Period
Karl-Friedrich Beringer [4]
Windsbacher Knabenchor
Sony Classical1984 (1984)BoysChamber
John Eliot Gardiner [4]
Archiv 1986 (1986)Period
Andrew Parrott [5]
EMI 1990 (1990)OVPPPeriod
Ton Koopman [5]
Erato 1993 (1993)Period
Philippe Herreweghe [5]
Harmonia Mundi 1998 (1998)Period
Masaaki Suzuki [5]
BIS 1998 (1998)Period
Joshard Daus [5]
Bach Ensemble of EuropaChorAkademie
Arte Nova1999 (1999)
Simon Rattle [6]
Encore2002 (2002)ChamberSymphony
Jos van Veldhoven [6]
Channel Classics 2004 (2004)Period
Georg Christoph Biller [6]
Rondeau Production ROP 4024/252007 (2007)BoysSymphony
Greg Funfgeld [6]
ANALEKTA AN 2 9890-12012 (2012)SATBSymphony
John Butt [7]
Linn Records2013 (2013)OVPP+RPeriod
Richard Egarr [7]
AAM Records 2014 (2014)OVPPPeriod

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