J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245

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Suzuki directs a performance of dramatic urgency and probing vision. — Choir & Organ, January/February 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2020
Catalogue No: BIS2551
Label: BIS
Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

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Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245

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James Gilchrist (tenor), Christian Immler (bass), Damien Guillon (alto), Hana Blažiková (soprano), Zachary Wilder (tenor), Yusuke Watanabe (bass)
Bach Collegium Japan
Masaaki Suzuki

No. 1, Herr, unser Herrscher

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No. 2, Jesus ging mit seinen Jüngern

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No. 3, O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße

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No. 4, Auf dass das Wort erfüllet würde

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No. 5, Dein Will gescheh, Herr Gott, zugleich

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No. 6, Die Schar aber und der Oberhauptmann

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No. 7, Von den Stricken meiner Sünden

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No. 8, Simon Petrus aber folgete Jesu nach

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No. 9, Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit freudigen Schritten

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No. 10, Derselbe Jünger war dem Hohenpriester bekannt

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No. 11, Wer hat dich so geschlagen

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No. 12, Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunden

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No. 13, Ach, mein Sinn

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No. 14, Petrus, der nicht denkt zurück

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No. 15, Christus, der uns selig macht

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No. 16, Da führeten sie Jesum

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No. 17, Ach großer König

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No. 18, Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm

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No. 19, Betrachte, meine Seel, mit ängstlichem Vergnügen

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No. 20, Erwäge, wie sein blutgefärbter Rücken

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No. 21, Und die Kriegsknechte flochten eine Krone

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No. 22, Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn

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No. 23, Die Jüden aber schrieen und sprachen

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No. 24, Eilt, ihr angefochtnen Seelen

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No. 25, Allda kreuzigten sie ihn

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No. 26, In meines Herzens Grunde

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No. 27, Die Kriegsknechte aber

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No. 28, Er nahm alles wohl in acht

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No. 29, Und von Stund an nahm sie der Jünger zu sich

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No. 30, Es ist vollbracht

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No. 31, Und neiget das Haupt und verschied

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No. 32, Mein teurer Heiland

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No. 33, Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zeriss

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No. 34, Mein Herz, indem die ganze Welt

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No. 35, Zerfließe, mein Herze

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No. 36, Die Jüden aber, dieweil es der Rüsttag war

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No. 37, O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn

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No. 38, Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph von Arimathia

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No. 39, Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebeine

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No. 40, Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein

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On 6 of March 2020, Bach Collegium Japan began their long-awaited 30th anniversary tour of Europe with a performance of Bach's St John Passion in Katowice, Poland. The same week Europe was becoming aware of the very stark reality of the threat posed by the new Corona virus, Covid-19. Consequently, as Masaaki Suzuki and his ensemble went on to perform in Dublin and then London, concert halls across Europe were closing down and the remaining tour dates were cancelled. Before making their return to Japan, the BCJ agreed with the Kölner Philharmonie to go ahead with the concert that had been planned, in the form of a live streaming without an audience. This meant that the ensemble had time on their hands, and the idea was born to use it for making a recording. Having received permission to use the hall of the Philharmonie for the recording, Bach Collegium Japan and BIS jointly decided to go ahead with the idea, and during a few hectic hours arrangements were made for a recording team to come to Cologne. Over the next few days, Suzuki, the BCJ and a team of soloists headed by James Gilchrist as the Evangelist, recorded Bach's rendering of the Passion of Christ, finishing just ahead of complete lockdown. Their efforts are now available on disc as a testimony not only to the drama of Bach's score, but also to the urgency of a week when the world changed.

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January/February 2021

Suzuki directs a performance of dramatic urgency and probing vision.

Awards Issue 2020

Here we have a reading that feels as if, deep in the psyche of the performers, they know this is all happening close to the wire. Gilchrist is again on masterly form, risking pinpoint precision for graphic description in a way that makes the experience feel ‘live’ in every respect… Suzuki takes us as co-travellers in a search of faith, not necessarily assuming us all as believers.

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