Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245, is a grand work, especially with its monumental "Herr, unser Herrscher" opening chorus that appears in the 1724 version here by conductor Stephen Cleobury, in contrast to his earlier recordings of the work. This recording is live, made during Cambridge University's Easter celebrations in 2016, and it's got the appropriate pomp and circumstance. Yet the Passion is also an intimate work, with a strong element of stage drama in the interchange between soloists and the chorus in its direct role ...
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Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245, is a grand work, especially with its monumental "Herr, unser Herrscher" opening chorus that appears in the 1724 version here by conductor Stephen Cleobury, in contrast to his earlier recordings of the work. This recording is live, made during Cambridge University's Easter celebrations in 2016, and it's got the appropriate pomp and circumstance. Yet the Passion is also an intimate work, with a strong element of stage drama in the interchange between soloists and the chorus in its direct role in the story. How you feel about this recording may depend on your feelings about performances of the work by a choir of men and boys. This was what Bach had at his disposal in Leipzig, but the general tendency has been toward the more sober, thicker sound of adult women in the upper voices. Regardless of your own preference, the boys of the Choir of King's College are consistently aware of what they're singing about here: there's an X factor in the work's favor that comes from its...
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