Amazon.co.uk: Bach: St Matthew Passion /Gabrieli Players · McCreesh: Johann Sebastian Bach, Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players, James Gilchrist, Julia Gooding, Magdalena Kozená, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Susan Bickley, Deborah York, Stephan Loges: Music

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Mozart: Symphonies 38-41 ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

(3) �9.98

Bach: Trinity Cantatas II ~ Johann Sebastian Bach

(1) �7.98

Maria (Deluxe Hardback Edition) ~ Cecilia Bartoli Orchestra La Scintilla Adam Fischer

(5) �12.48

Wagner - Siegfried ~ Hans Hotter

(9) �30.98

Lamento - Bachiana III ~ Magdalena Kozen�

(3) �10.98

› Explore similar items : Music (6)

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links (What is this?)

Johann Sebastian Bach

www.ClassicsOnline.com/Bach Download the complete CDs of Johann Sebastian Bach Online.

Johan Sebastian.

www.Ask.com Find Johan Sebastian. Search Johan Sebastian with Ask!

Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. No.1 Chorus I/II: "Kommt, ihr T�chter, helft mir klagen" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges, Ulla Munch
2. No.2 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey
3. No.3 Choral: "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
4. No.4 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Jesus: "Da versammelten sich die Hohenpriester" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Mark Padmore, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
5. No.5 Recitative (Alto): "Du lieber Heiland du" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Magdalena Kozen�
6. No.6 Aria (Alto): "Buss und Reu" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Magdalena Kozen�
7. No.7 Evangelist, Judas: "Da ging hin der Zw�lfen einer" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey
8. No.8 Aria (Soprano): "Blute nur, du liebes Herz" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Julia Gooding
9. No.9 Evangelist, Chorus I, Jesus: "Aber am ersten Tage der s�ssen Brot" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Mark Padmore, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Peter Harvey
10. No.10 Choral: "Ich bin's, ich sollte b�ssen" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
See all 35 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. No.36 Evangelist, Pontifex, Jesus, Chorus I/II: "Und der Hohepriester antwortete" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
2. No.37 Choral: "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
3. No.38 Evangelist, Ancilla I/II, Petrus, Chorus II: "Petrus aber sass draussen im Palast" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
4. No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Magdalena Kozen�
5. No.40 Choral: "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
6. No.41 Evangelist, Judas, Chorus I/II, Pontifex I/II: "Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
7. No.42 Aria (Bass): "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Stephan Loges
8. No.43 Evangelist, Pilatus, Jesus: "Sie hielten aber einen Rat" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey
9. No.44 Choral: "Befiel du deine Wege" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
10. No.45 Evangelist, Pilatus, Uxor Pilati, Chorus I/II: "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger Gewohnheit" - Paul McCreesh, Gabrieli Players, Deborah York, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Julia Gooding, Susan Bickley, James Gilchrist, Stephan Loges
See all 33 tracks on this disc

On this CD:

St Matthew Passion
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players
with James Gilchrist, Julia Gooding, Magdalena Kozen�, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Susan Bickley, Deborah York, Stephan Loges
Conducted by Paul McCreesh

Customer Reviews

2 Reviews

5 star:		(0)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

Average Customer Review

(2 customer reviews)

Share your thoughts with other customers:

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Just takes a little getting used to., 9 April 2006

By A Customer

I agree with the previous reviewer that the Herreweghe recording is magnificent, but I don't think it's fair to compare this - it's a completely different approach. The introductory chorus is startling in its starkness - where many other recordings begin with pounding strings and an ominous, powerful choir, this is much lighter in texture, but not in mood and it is this which becomes the dominant impression throughout. This is a recording where the passion is delivered by the musicians - all soloists are superb and the playing is first-rate. If you're only going to have one St. Matthew, the Herreweghe is the choice but this one gives you a new understanding of the work.

Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?

(Report this)

28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

Beautiful, although a bit too minimalistic, 3 Mar 2004

By	"qpad" - See all my reviews

Strange one, this. McCreesh uses 8 soloists and no choir for his rendition of the St. Matthew passion. Chorus I and II each consists of 4 singers and the solo pieces are alottet to chorus I and II respectively in accordance with Bach's score. This makes the singers drown out in the rather large orchestral forces deployed in this piece.
The orchestral phrasing is by far the best and most intimate and delicate I have heard in any recording of the St. Metthew Passion and the fact that the orchestra is tuned in a=418hz, uneven pitch, makes the individual counterpoints stand out audible, but not too overwhelming, just as I imagine Bach would have wanted it. Period Performance fans will love this. But the week side is the choruses, as the singers sounds too week, the lyrics are inaudible and the dynamics are (of course) too even. There isn't a true difference between a forte and a piano on this recording.
A note on the tempo. As usual, Paul McCreesh picks a very high tempo and the whole thing is fitted onto two, not three CDs.

I already own three St. Matthew Passion recordings besides this one (Gardiner, Herreweghe and Karajan), and if you (like me) really like the music a lot, this is worth hearing as it is certainly different and the orchestra is absolutely superb, but if you are looking for just one recording this piece, I would go for the unequalled Herreweghe recording (With Ian Bostridge and Dietrich Henschel, that is, not the 1985 version with Ulrik Cold as Jesus).

Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you?

(Report this)

› See all 2 customer reviews...