New Album Releases: MENDEDLSSOHN-BACH - MATTHAUS-PASSION (Bethlehem Bach Choir, Christopher Jackson)

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Artist:
Bethlehem Bach Choir
Christopher Jackson

Genre:
Classical

Total Time:
02:04:57

Record Label:
Analekta

Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Apple Music

Release Date
March 22, 2024




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Product Description: For nearly 74 years from the death of J.S. Bach in 1750 to Mendelssohn's fifteenth birthday in 1824 the Matthäus Passion had all but disappeared. Young Mendelssohn's prized birthday gift - a bespoke a copy of the Passion - was to change music history when five years later he mounted it's first performance in the nineteenth century in Berlin. Today it is inconceivable to imagine music without Bach, but in the 1820s his music had been relegated to no more than the exercise-book for students of counterpoint. Turning often to Bach's music after 1829, Mendelssohn performed the Passion again in Leipzig in 1841. Now in a romantic era with a symphonic sized orchestra and choir, he remodelled both the role of the Evangelist and soloists, compacting the Passion's length by some 30 percent. After his death in 1847 Mendelssohn's 'edition' of the Passion lay fallow with his heirs in London, his grandson eventually bequeathing it to the Bodleian Library in Oxford. A first complete reconstruction of Mendelssohn's material by Malcolm Bruno and Caroline Ritchie is published in December 2023 by Bärenreiter Verlag, and the first recording by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem to be released in March 2024 on the Analekta label.

TRACK LIST:

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1 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Mendelssohn): Chorus with Chorale "Kommt ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (07:28)

2 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Mendelssohn): Evangelium. a Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & William Sharp (00:50)

3 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Mendelssohn): Chorale. "Herzliebster Jesu" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (00:53)

4 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. a versammelten sich die Hohenpriester" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & William Sharp (03:25)

5 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative. u lieber Heiland du" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Luthien Brackett, Aralee Dorough & Robin Kani (01:00)

6 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Buß und Reu" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Luthien Brackett, Aralee Dorough & Robin Kani (03:07)

7 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. a ging hin der Zwölfen einer" ann Coakwell, Enrico Lagasca & Charlotte Mattax Moersch (00:42)

8 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Blute nur" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Clara Rottsolk (04:16)

9 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Aber am ersten Tage" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & William Sharp (02:26)

10 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorale. "Ich bin"s, ich sollte büßen" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (01:00)

11 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Er antwortete und sprach" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, William Sharp & Enrico Lagasca (04:28)

12 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorale. "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (01:18)

13 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Petrus aber antwortete" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, Isaiah Bell & William Sharp (02:59)

14 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative. "O Schmerz" - "Was ist die Ursach aller dieser Plagen" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Isaiah Bell (02:05)

15 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen" - "So schlafen unsre Sünden ein" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Isaiah Bell & Nobuo Kitagawa (05:52)

16 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Und ging hin ein wenig" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & William Sharp (02:11)

17 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorale. "Was mein Gott will, das g"scheh allzeit" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (01:19)

18 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. " Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, William Sharp & Enrico Lagasca (02:34)

19 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Duet with Chorus. "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" - "Laßt ihn, haltet, bindet nicht!" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Clara Rottsolk & Luthien Brackett (05:32)

20 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Und siehe, einer aus denen, die mit Jesu waren" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & William Sharp (02:21)

21 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorus with Chorale. "O Mensch bewein dein Sünde groß" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (06:29)

22 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244: Aria with Chorus. "Ach, nun ist mein Jesus hin" - "Wo ist denn dein Freund hingegangen" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Luthien Brackett (04:00)

23 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. " Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, Luthien Brackett, Isaiah Bell, Enrico Lagasca & William Sharp (03:43)

24 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorale. "Wer hat dich so geschlagen" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (01:04)

25 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Petrus aber sass draussen im Palast" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, Clara Rottsolk, Isaiah Bell & Luthien Brackett (02:29)

26 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Erbarme dich" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Clara Rottsolk & Elizabeth Field (05:40)

27 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. " Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, Enrico Lagasca & Isaiah Bell (01:47)

28 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Enrico Lagasca & Elizabeth Field (02:55)

29 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Sie hielten aber einen Rat" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell, Enrico Lagasca & William Sharp (02:44)

30 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative. "Er hat uns allen wohlgetan" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Clara Rottsolk (01:15)

31 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Clara Rottsolk, Aralee Dorough, Dominic Giardino & Edward Matthew (04:30)

32 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & Enrico Lagasca (02:01)

33 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative. "Erbarm es Gott" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Luthien Brackett (01:11)

34 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. a nahmen die Kriegsknechte" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Dann Coakwell (01:05)

35 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorale. "O Haupt, voll Blut und Wunden" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (01:16)

36 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Dann Coakwell (03:24)

37 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative. "Ach Golgatha" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Luthien Brackett, Dominic Giardino & Edward Matthew (01:39)

38 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Und von der sechsten Stunde" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & William Sharp (02:37)

39 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorale. "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (01:26)

40 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Und siehe da" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Dann Coakwell (02:11)

41 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative. "Am Abend da es kühle war" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Enrico Lagasca (02:19)

42 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Aria. "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein" The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson & Enrico Lagasca (03:20)

43 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Evangelium. "Und Joseph nahm den Leib" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Dann Coakwell & Enrico Lagasca (02:36)

44 . Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Recitative with Choir. "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht" - "Mein Jesu, gute Nacht" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra, Christopher Jackson, Clara Rottsolk, Luthien Brackett, Isaiah Bell & Enrico Lagasca (02:12)

45 .Matthäus-Passion, BWV 244 .(1841 .Version by Felix Mendelssohn): Chorus. "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder" The Bach Choir Of Bethlehem, The Bach Festival Orchestra & Christopher Jackson (05:45)

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