J.S. Bach – St. John Passion (Herreweghe)

CD1 

01. Chorus - Herr, unser Herrscher (10:09)
02. Evangelista, Jesus, Chorus - Jesus ging mit seinen Jungern (2:22)
03. Choral - O grose Lieb, o Lieb ohn' all (0:58)
04. Evangelista, Jesus - Auf das das Wort erfullet wer (1:14)
05. Choral - Dein Will gescheh, Herr Gott, (0:57)
06. Evangelista - Die Schar aber und der Oberha (0:44)
07. Aria - Von den Stricken meiner Sunde (4:49)
08. Evangelista - Simon Petrus aber folgete Jes (0:11)
09. Aria - Ich folge dir gleichfalls mit (4:02)
10. Evangelista, Ancilla, Petr - Derselbige Junger war dem Hoh (2:59)
11. Choral - Wer hat dich so geschlagen (1:47)
12. Evangelista, Chorus - Und Hannas sandte ihn gebunde (1:58)
13. Aria - Ach, mein Sinn, wo willst du (2:28)
14. Choral - Petrus, der nicht denkt zuruc (1:22)
15. Choral - Christus, der uns selig macht (1:10)
16. Evangelista, Pilatus, Chor - Da fuhreten sie Jesum von Kai (4:08)
17. Choral - Ach groser Konig, gros zu all (1:36)
18. Evangelista, Pilatus, Jesu - Da sprach Pilatus zu ihm (1:55)
19. Arioso - Betrachte, mein Seel, mit ang (2:33)
20. Aria - Erwage, wie sein blutgefarbte (7:54)

CD2
01. Evangelista, Chorus - Und die Kriegsknechte flochte (5:42)
02. Choral - Durch dein Gefangnis, Gottes (0:57)
03. Evangelista, Chorus - Die Juden aber schrieen und s (4:01)
04. Aria, Chor - Eilt ihr angefochtnen Seelen (4:08)
05. Evangelista, Chorus - Allda kreuzigten sie ihn (1:54)
06. Choral - In meines Herzens Grunde (0:58)
07. Evangelista, Chorus - Die Kriegsknechte aber, da si (2:01)
08. Evangelista - Auf das erfullet wurde die Sc (1:37)
09. Choral - Er nahm alles wohl in acht (1:03)
10. Evangelista, Jesus - Und von Stund an nahm sie der (1:21)
11. Aria - Es ist vollbracht (5:58)
12. Evangelista, Aria, Choral - Und neiget das Haupt und vers (5:17)
13. Evangelista, Arioso - Und siehe da, der Vorhang im (1:23)
14. Aria - Zerfliese mein Herze (7:00)
15. Evangelista - Die Juden aber, dieweil es de (2:06)
16. Choral - O hilf, Christe, Gottes Sohn (1:06)
17. Evangelista - Darnach bat Pilatum Joseph vo (1:46)
18. Chorus - Ruht wohl, ihr heiligen Gebei (8:34)
19. Ach Herr - las dein lieb Engelein (2:16)

Tenor [Evangelist, Arias]: Mark Padmore; 
Bass [Jesus]: Michael Volle; 
Soprano: Sibylla Rubens; 
Counter-tenor: Andreas Scholl; 
Bass [Arias, Pilatus]: Sebastian Noack; 
Bass [Petrus]: Dominik Wörner; 
Tenor [Servus]: Malcolm Bennett; 
Soprano [Ancilla]: Cecile Kempenaers

Collegium Vocale Gent
Philippe Herreweghe – conductor

Recorded at Stolberger Saal, Köln, Germany.

This is certainly one of the best Saint John Passions to be found on record, and I totally agree with the enthusiasm of the other reviewers over this recording.As such I have nothing to add... Unfortunately, the presentation text by Herr Thomas Seedorf is totally misleading!True, this is the 1725 version of this masterpiece, but when Seedorf pretends that this is a revision of the commonly known version, he is completely off the track. In fact, the definitive version, the one published as BWV 245 by the Bach Gesellschaft, is A REVISION OF THIS VERSION!So when Seedorf writes "...this prompted the composer to replace the original framing choruses(Herr, unser Herrscher and Ach Herr, lass dein lieb Engelein) with two large-scale chorale arrangements in this 1725 score.", he is reversing the historical facts. In addition to the Grove Dictionary of Music, I have three books on Bach by three eminent scholars: Albert Schweitzer, Karl Geiringer and Jacques Chailley, the last one being exclusively devoted to Bach's Passions. Well, they all agree that the BWV 245 score, which is the definitive version, is based on the 1725 version, but with certain sections having been removed and replaced by other pieces.Among these sections, the "tender chorale arrangement, which formed the beginning of the St.John Passion, was replaced by an imposing chorus which expressed in a grandiose fashion the fundamental idea of the Passion: the celestial power opposed to the terrestrial suffering. Bach canceled also the aria "Ach windet euch"(BWV 245c) and replaced it with one of the summits of the work, the arioso Betrachte meine Seele and the aria that follows, Erwaege"(my own translation of the French Geiringer text). Schweitzer and Chailley are of the same opinion. For Chailley, "we possess three arias withdrawn fom the original version.They were published as Appendices in the Bach-Gesellschaft.One, Himmelreisse, followed choral No 15;another, Zerschmettert mich, was replaced by aria No.10;the arioso for bass No.17, Betrachte Mein Seel' and the aria for tenor that follows,No.18, Erwaege, took the place of a tenor aria, Ach windet euch.In addition, the magnificent chorus of introduction, Herr unser Herrscher was written later to replace the development of the choral O Mensch bewein which previously opened the St John in E-flat and which, transposed in E natural, became the final chorus of the first part of St.Matthew."(Also my translation from Chailley's French text).This is all perfectly clear... So it is impossible to follow Seedorf in this totally misleading presentation. When I purchased this wonderful recording, some time ago, I wrote to Harmonia Mundi telling them about this, and they acknowledged my mail. But I don't know if they are actually going to do something about it, except maybe revise the presentation text for the next edition of this CD box. At any rate, I hope they will, because it should be unacceptable for them to provide their customers with wrong information... --- Georges Melki (Beirut,Lebanon)

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