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  • Audio CD (14 April 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B00008HCF1
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Disc 1:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.1 Chorus I/II: "Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen"Paul McCreesh 6:05£0.79
Listen  2. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.2 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da Jesus diese Rede vollendet hatte"Paul McCreesh0:41£0.29
Listen  3. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.3 Choral: "Herzliebster Jesu, was hast du verbrochen"Paul McCreesh0:38£0.29
Listen  4. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.4 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Jesus: "Da versammelten sich die Hohenpriester"Paul McCreesh 3:12£0.79
Listen  5. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.5 Recitative (Alto): "Du lieber Heiland du"Paul McCreesh 1:01£0.79
Listen  6. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.6 Aria (Alto): "Buss und Reu"Paul McCreesh 4:14£0.79
Listen  7. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.7 Evangelist, Judas: "Da ging hin der Zwölfen einer"Paul McCreesh0:33£0.29
Listen  8. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.8 Aria (Soprano): "Blute nur, du liebes Herz"Paul McCreesh 5:02£0.79
Listen  9. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.9 Evangelist, Chorus I, Jesus: "Aber am ersten Tage der süssen Brot"Paul McCreesh 2:17£0.79
Listen10. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.10 Choral: "Ich bin's, ich sollte büssen"Paul McCreesh0:40£0.29
Listen11. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.11 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Er antwortete und sprach"Paul McCreesh 3:22£0.79
Listen12. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.12 Recitative (Soprano): "Wiewohl mein Herz in Tränen schwimmt"Paul McCreesh 1:17£0.79
Listen13. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.13 Aria (Soprano): "Ich will dir mein Herz schenken"Paul McCreesh 3:11£0.79
Listen14. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.14 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und da sie den Lobgesang gesprochen hatten"Paul McCreesh0:57£0.29
Listen15. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.15 Choral: "Erkenne mich, mein Hüter"Paul McCreesh0:51£0.29
Listen16. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.16 Evangelist, Jesus, Petrus: "Petrus aber antwortete"Paul McCreesh 1:03£0.79
Listen17. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.17 Choral: "Ich will hier bei dir stehen"Paul McCreesh0:54£0.29
Listen18. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.18 Evangelist, Jesus: "Da kam Jesus mit ihnen zu einem Hofe"Paul McCreesh 1:47£0.79
Listen19. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.19 Recitative (Tenor, Chorus II): "O Schmerz! hier zittert das gequälte Herz"Paul McCreesh 1:51£0.79
Listen20. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.20 Aria (Tenor, Chorus II): "Ich will bei meinem Jesu wachen"Paul McCreesh 5:05£0.79
Listen21. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.21 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und ging hin ein wenig"Paul McCreesh0:42£0.29
Listen22. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.22 Recitative (Bass): "Der Heiland fällt vor seinem Vater nieder"Paul McCreesh0:50£0.29
Listen23. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.23 Aria (Bass): "Gerne will ich mich bequemen"Paul McCreesh 4:55£0.79
Listen24. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.24 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und er kam zu seinen Jüngern"Paul McCreesh 1:12£0.79
Listen25. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.25 Choral: "Was mein Gott will, das g'scheh allzeit"Paul McCreesh0:50£0.29
Listen26. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.26 Evangelist, Jesus, Judas: "Und er kam und fand sie aber schlafend"Paul McCreesh 2:20£0.79
Listen27. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.27 Aria (Soprano, Alto, Chorus II): "So ist mein Jesus nun gefangen" - Chorus I/II: "Sind Blitze, sind Donner"Paul McCreesh 5:08£0.79
Listen28. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.28 Evangelist, Jesus: "Und siehe, einer aus denen"Paul McCreesh 2:04£0.79
Listen29. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part One - No.29 Choral: "O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß"Paul McCreesh 6:02£0.79
Listen30. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.30 Aria (Alto, Chorus II): "Ach nun ist mein Jesu hin"Paul McCreesh 3:46£0.79
Listen31. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.31 Evangelist: "Die aber Jesum gegriffen hatten"Paul McCreesh 1:01£0.79
Listen32. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.32 Choral: "Mir hat die Welt trüglich gericht"Paul McCreesh0:34£0.29
Listen33. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.33 Evangelist, Pontifex, Testis I/II: "Und wiewohl viel falsche Zeugen herzutraten"Paul McCreesh 1:04£0.79
Listen34. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.34 Recitative (Tenor): "Mein Jesus schweigt zu falschen Lügen stille"Paul McCreesh 1:01£0.79
Listen35. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.35 Aria (Tenor): "Geduld"Paul McCreesh 3:40£0.79


Disc 2:

Extraits
Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.36 Evangelist, Pontifex, Jesus, Chorus I/II: "Und der Hohepriester antwortete"Paul McCreesh 1:52£0.79
Listen  2. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.37 Choral: "Wer hat dich so geschlagen"Paul McCreesh0:45£0.29
Listen  3. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.38 Evangelist, Ancilla I/II, Petrus, Chorus II: "Petrus aber sass draussen im Palast"Paul McCreesh 2:22£0.79
Listen  4. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.39 Aria (Alto): "Erbarme dich"Magdalena Kozená 6:13£0.79
Listen  5. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.40 Choral: "Bin ich gleich von dir gewichen"Paul McCreesh 1:03£0.79
Listen  6. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.41 Evangelist, Judas, Chorus I/II, Pontifex I/II: "Des Morgens aber hielten alle Hohepriester"Paul McCreesh 1:37£0.79
Listen  7. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.42 Aria (Bass): "Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder"Paul McCreesh 2:45£0.79
Listen  8. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.43 Evangelist, Pilatus, Jesus: "Sie hielten aber einen Rat"Paul McCreesh 2:02£0.79
Listen  9. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.44 Choral: "Befiel du deine Wege"Paul McCreesh0:56£0.29
Listen10. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.45 Evangelist, Pilatus, Uxor Pilati, Chorus I/II: "Auf das Fest aber hatte der Landpfleger Gewohnheit"Paul McCreesh 2:08£0.79
Listen11. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.46 Choral: "Wie wunderbarlich ist doch diese Strafe"Paul McCreesh0:38£0.29
Listen12. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.47 Evangelist, Pilatus: "Der Landpfleger sagte"Paul McCreesh0:21£0.29
Listen13. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.48 Recitative (Soprano): "Er hat uns allen wohl getan"Paul McCreesh 1:01£0.79
Listen14. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.49 Aria (Soprano): "Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben"Paul McCreesh 4:57£0.79
Listen15. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.50 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Pilatus: "Sie schrieen aber noch mehr"Paul McCreesh 1:46£0.79
Listen16. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.51 Recitative (Alto): "Erbarm es Gott"Paul McCreesh0:58£0.29
Listen17. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.52 Aria (Alto): "Können Tränen meiner Wangen"Paul McCreesh 6:51£0.79
Listen18. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.53 Evangelist, Chorus I/II: "Da nahmen die Kriegsknechte"Paul McCreesh 1:06£0.79
Listen19. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.54 Choral: "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden"Paul McCreesh 1:59£0.79
Listen20. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.55 Evangelist: "Und da sie ihn verspottet hatten"Paul McCreesh0:55£0.29
Listen21. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.56 Recitative (Bass): "Ja freilich will in uns das Fleisch und Blut"Paul McCreesh0:45£0.29
Listen22. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.57 Aria (Bass): "Komm, süsses Kreuz"Paul McCreesh 6:49£0.79
Listen23. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.58 Evangelist, Chorus I/II: "Und da sie an die Stätte kamen"Paul McCreesh 3:18£0.79
Listen24. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.59 Recitative (Alto): "Ach Golgatha"Paul McCreesh 1:22£0.79
Listen25. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.60 Aria (Alto, Chorus II): "Sehet, Jesus hat die Hand"Paul McCreesh 2:52£0.79
Listen26. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.61 Evangelist, Jesus, Chorus I/II: "Und von der sechsten Stunde an"Paul McCreesh 2:10£0.79
Listen27. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.62 Choral: "Wenn ich einmal soll scheiden"Paul McCreesh 1:08£0.79
Listen28. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.63 Evangelist, Chorus I/II: "Und siehe da, der Vorhang im Tempel zerriss"Paul McCreesh 2:28£0.79
Listen29. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.64 Recitative (Bass): "Am Abend, da es kühle war"Paul McCreesh 2:02£0.79
Listen30. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.65 Aria (Bass): "Mache dich, mein Herze, rein"Paul McCreesh 5:51£0.79
Listen31. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.66 Evangelist, Chorus I/II, Pilatus: "Und Joseph nahm den Leib"Paul McCreesh 2:36£0.79
Listen32. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.67 Recitative (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass, Chorus II): "Nun ist der Herr zur Ruh gebracht"Paul McCreesh 1:46£0.79
Listen33. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two - No.68 Chorus I/II: "Wir setzen uns mit Tränen nieder"Paul McCreesh 5:39£0.79

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  1. St Matthew Passion
    Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performed by Gabrieli Consort, Gabrieli Players
    with James Gilchrist, Julia Gooding, Magdalena Kozená, Mark Padmore, Peter Harvey, Susan Bickley, Deborah York, Stephan Loges
    Conducted by Paul McCreesh

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just takes a little getting used to., 9 April 2006
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I agree with the previous reviewer that the Herreweghe recording is magnificent, but I don't think it's fair to compare this - it's a completely different approach. The introductory chorus is startling in its starkness - where many other recordings begin with pounding strings and an ominous, powerful choir, this is much lighter in texture, but not in mood and it is this which becomes the dominant impression throughout. This is a recording where the passion is delivered by the musicians - all soloists are superb and the playing is first-rate. If you're only going to have one St. Matthew, the Herreweghe is the choice but this one gives you a new understanding of the work.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, although a bit too minimalistic, 3 Mar 2004
Strange one, this. McCreesh uses 8 soloists and no choir for his rendition of the St. Matthew passion. Chorus I and II each consists of 4 singers and the solo pieces are alottet to chorus I and II respectively in accordance with Bach's score. This makes the singers drown out in the rather large orchestral forces deployed in this piece.
The orchestral phrasing is by far the best and most intimate and delicate I have heard in any recording of the St. Metthew Passion and the fact that the orchestra is tuned in a=418hz, uneven pitch, makes the individual counterpoints stand out audible, but not too overwhelming, just as I imagine Bach would have wanted it. Period Performance fans will love this. But the week side is the choruses, as the singers sounds too week, the lyrics are inaudible and the dynamics are (of course) too even. There isn't a true difference between a forte and a piano on this recording.
A note on the tempo. As usual, Paul McCreesh picks a very high tempo and the whole thing is fitted onto two, not three CDs.

I already own three St. Matthew Passion recordings besides this one (Gardiner, Herreweghe and Karajan), and if you (like me) really like the music a lot, this is worth hearing as it is certainly different and the orchestra is absolutely superb, but if you are looking for just one recording this piece, I would go for the unequalled Herreweghe recording (With Ian Bostridge and Dietrich Henschel, that is, not the 1985 version with Ulrik Cold as Jesus).

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not your usual Passion..., 25 Nov 2008
Paul McCreesh's reputation is such that one must take seriously his and other authorities' proposition - made flesh, as it were, with this recording - that St Matthew Passion would have been performed by such small forces. And of course it contradicts 150 years of Bach performance by medium-sized and even massive choirs, so it comes as a shock to hear the sublime first chorus so spare, so lacking in familiar depth and textures. After this the rest of the Passion comes as less of a surprise, so be patient...

However, there's much more to the Passion than the choruses and chorales, and as musical story-telling this is of a very high order indeed. This comes from Paul McCreesh's drive and energy, and from Mark Padmore's compelling performance of the most challenging role, that of the Evangelist. It is impossible not to be drawn into the narrative, every time one hears it, to become not a listener but a silent witness to it.

All the soloists are exceptional, and well-cast, though I'm sorry to say I just don't like Magdalena Kozená's voice, the one element of this exceptional recording that grates on me.

It shouldn't be the only recording of St Matthew Passion in any collection, and I find myself listening to the lovely Harnoncourt recording (no, I know it's not everyone's choice) about three times as often as I listen to the McCreesh. I wouldn't be without it, though...

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