Bach: St John Passion

This recording of Bach's John Passion gives listeners a refreshing outlook, shining a new light into one of the best known pieces of the choral repertoire. John Butt recreates the Good Friday Vesper liturgy of a passion performance during Bach's time at Leipzig; in addition to the Dunedin Consort performance of Bach's composition, this recording features music from an original Leipzig hymn book with works by Jacob Händl, J. H. Schein and J Crüger performed by a congregational choir and the University of Glasgow Chapel Choir. John Butt takes centre stage to perform organ chorale preludes by Bach and Schütz on the Collins organ at Greyfriar's Kirk in Edinburgh, where the recording took place.

Since receiving a Gramophone Award in 2007, the Dunedin Consort has continued to receive accolades: Its recording of Handel's Esther was voted one of the ‘Top 10 Classical Albums of 2012' by The Times and its recording of Bach's Matthew Passion was named 'Building A Library: First Choice' by BBC Radio 3.

A 24-bit 192 kHz studio master for this album is available from the Linn Records website.

CKD419  138 minutes 19 seconds (2 discs)
BBC Music Magazine
'Enclosed within is a really fine, taut, mainly single-voice account of Bach's music, led by Nicholas Mulroy's powerful Evangelist and Matthew Brook's affecting Christ … John Butt's research and ...
'One of the most stimulating versions of Bach's masterpieces that has come my way and it demands to be heard by all Bach devotees … I will not be surprised if this recording of the St. John Passi ...