{"product_id":"5060340150020-js-bach-st-john-passion","title":"J.S. Bach: St. John Passion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN \u003cbr\u003e KURZBESCHREIBUNG \u003cbr\u003e James Gilchrist Evangelista   Matthew Rose Jesus   Ashley Riches Pilatus   Elizabeth Watts soprano   Sarah Connolly alto   Andrew Kennedy tenor   Christopher Purves bass   Richard Egarr director \u0026amp; harpsichord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e * A cast of superlative soloists combine with the AAM in its 40th anniversary year for a landmark new recording of Bach's St John Passion. \u003cbr\u003e * Rare recording of the first version from 1724, whose score reveals \"a more direct impact and dramatic colouring that befits the younger, more muscular compositional vision\" (Richard Egarr). \u003cbr\u003e * Further content available online includes a film of the complete opening chorus, interviews with soloists and tracks exploring the development of the work throughout Bach's lifetime. \u003cbr\u003e *  \"No better team could be assembled anywhere. Pity, terror, consolation, even a dash of anticipatory joy. The fireworks of Easter can only seem tawdry by comparison.\" The Arts Desk on a concert performance at the Barbican with the same cast in March 2013. \u003cbr\u003e * This release the second on AAM Records follows Birth of the symphony: Handel to Haydn, which was BBC Radio 3's Disc of the Week and widely acclaimed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e REZENSION \u003cbr\u003e There are riches at every turn. Performance **** Recording **** --BBC Music Magazine, Apr'14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn short, this is a St John with a distinct character of its own. Egarr is good at using his 16-voice chorus to music's natural line and warmth. That and its humanity. --Gramophone, Apr'14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a tremendously energetic St John Passion, the choruses dancing along with vitality which recalls the secular roots of many of the chorale melodies, the solos delivered with arresting fervency and the orchestral playing crisply athletic. For Richard Egarr, this is clearly an operatic concept, and he propels it along relentlessly, building to a devastating climax and drawing every last morsel of drama from the onward surge to the inevitable tragedy. --IRR, May'14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56448351142262,"sku":"5060340150020","price":24.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_200499_0.jpg?v=1760438660","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5060340150020-js-bach-st-john-passion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}