by J.S. Bach, Peter Schreier, Leipzig Radio Chorus, Dresdner Staatskapelle, Roberta Alexander, Marjana Lipovšek, Olaf Bär, Robert Holl · Newton Classics · CD · EAN 8718247710522
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«Johannes Passion» is the album with Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion, released in 2011 by Newton Classics on double CD.
Johann Sebastian Bach's St John Passion narrates the passion and death of Christ according to the Gospel of John. The work combines recitatives of the evangelist, arias of the soloists, chorales and choruses, alternating the Gospel narrative with lyrical meditations. This recording follows the 1724 version and incorporates three arias from the 1725 version.
In German; soloists: Roberta Alexander, Marjana Lipovšek, Olaf Bär and Robert Holl. Leipzig Radio Choir and Staatskapelle Dresden conducted by Peter Schreier. Recorded in 1988 in Dresden.
For lovers of classical music and of the great choral works of the Baroque, particularly those of Johann Sebastian Bach.
