J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion | Cleobury, King’s College Choir, Brandenburg Consort (3CD, UNITED CLASSICS)

UPC: 8713545220872 

MPN: T2CD2012087 

Brand Name: UNITED CLASSICS

Overview

This 3-CD edition presents Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental St. Matthew Passion, one of the greatest sacred masterpieces of Western music. Performed by the renowned Choir of King’s College, Cambridge and Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge, with the Brandenburg Consort under the direction of Stephen Cleobury, this recording brings together a distinguished lineup of soloists including Emma Kirkby, Michael Chance, and Rogers Covey-Crump.

With its profound spiritual depth, dramatic narrative, and sublime choral writing, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion remains a cornerstone of sacred repertoire—an essential experience for every lover of classical and sacred music.

Product Features

• Format: 3 × CD, Box Set
• Work: J.S. Bach – St. Matthew Passion BWV 244

• Performers:

  Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
  • Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
  • Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge
  • Brandenburg Consort (leader: Roy Goodman)

• Soloists:

  Country of Manufacture: EU
  • Rogers Covey-Crump – Evangelist
  • Michael George – Jesus
  • Emma Kirkby – Soprano
  • Michael Chance – Alto
  • Martyn Hill – Tenor
  • David Thomas – Bass
• Label: United Classics / Columns Classics

Interesting Facts

• Bach’s St. Matthew Passion was first performed on Good Friday, 1727, at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
• The work is written for double choir, double orchestra, and soloists, creating a monumental soundscape of devotion and drama.
• The Evangelist (here sung by Rogers Covey-Crump) narrates the biblical text with dramatic recitative, while the role of Jesus (Michael George) is presented with dignity and compassion.
• Emma Kirkby and Michael Chance, world-renowned specialists in Baroque vocal music, add unmatched clarity and expressiveness to this performance.
• This recording reflects the English choral tradition’s precision and purity, combined with historically informed performance practice by the Brandenburg Consort.

Publishers

• Label: United Classics / Columns Classics
• © 2013 T2 International BV
• PInternational LC 29413
• Manufactured & printed in the EU

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