Bach: St. John Passion (2-CD) – Choir of King’s College
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Bach: St. John Passion (2-CD) – Choir of King’s College
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Artists: James Gilchrist, Neal Davies, Sophie Bevan, Iestyn Davies, Ed Lyon, Roderick Williams, Benedict Kearns, Toby Ward, Academy of Ancient Music, Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Conductor: Stephen Cleobury
Number of Discs: 2
Label: Choir of King’s College Cambridge
Release Date: March 1, 2017
Stephen Cleobury and the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge are joined by the Academy of Ancient Music in Bach’s much-loved St. John Passion. Captured live in 2016 during Easter celebrations at the College, it features an all-star line-up of soloists who are renowned for their handling of the repertoire, including King’s alumnus James Gilchrist as The Evangelist and Neal Davies, Cardiff Singer of the World prize-winner, as Jesus.
The St. John Passion presents the dramatic narrative with a concentrated sense of urgency, in contrast to the vast proportions of the St. Matthew Passion. Many of the arias are deeply reflective and expressive, none more so than “Es ist vollbracht,” in which the countertenor and the viola da gamba weave their melodies in a most beguiling way.
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Most Western music is based on a system of notation that evolved around 1600 out of earlier practices. The starting point for any opera is the full score, which contains all individual voices and instruments arranged in a specific order on the page. The written music—representing the sounds a composer creates in his head—then comes to life performed by singers onstage and played by the orchestra.
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