Bach: St. John Passion [2021 Recording] [CD & Blu-Ray Audio] (2022)

Among the sensations, and strong chart performers, of early 2022 has been this live performance of Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245, recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford in mid-2021. Appearing on Deutsche Grammophon rather than on conductor John Eliot Gardiner's SDG label, it differs substantially from Gardiner's earlier work, including his two earlier St. John Passion recordings, and it's extraordinarily compelling. Partly it's the pandemic-era circumstances of the recording; the theater was empty, and the ... Read More

Among the sensations, and strong chart performers, of early 2022 has been this live performance of Bach's St. John Passion, BWV 245, recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford in mid-2021. Appearing on Deutsche Grammophon rather than on conductor John Eliot Gardiner's SDG label, it differs substantially from Gardiner's earlier work, including his two earlier St. John Passion recordings, and it's extraordinarily compelling. Partly it's the pandemic-era circumstances of the recording; the theater was empty, and the performers spread out not only on stage but also in the audience seating. The resulting sound is quite unusual, with individual voices emerging from the throng, but it has a fascinating effect. There are semi-staged aspects to the performance, with soloists placed so that they are clearly in dialogue with each other and with the chorus. The singers of the Monteverdi Choir performed, remarkably, from memory, and Gardiner and his English Baroque Soloists responded to the theatrical setting... Read Less

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