Jordi Savall - Bach: St. John Passion - SUPER-AUDIO CD [Super Audio CD (SACD)]

Bach's St. Mark Passion was based on a text by Christian Friedrich Henrici and created using existing works. It was first performed in Leipzig in March 1731 and then revised for the Holy Week of 1744. The autograph score is lost, but recent musicological research shows that some pieces like the Funeral Ode BWV198 or an aria from the Cantata BWV 54 had been recycled. Every performance is thus a reconstruction by the performing artist. Jordi Savall offers his own vision, made of subtle chiaroscuro, suffused with serenity and meditation. Details 1. Chor InchGeh, Jesu, Geh Zu Deiner Pein!Inch (Aus BWV 198) 5 23 2. Recitativo (Evangelista) InchUnd Nach Zween Tagen War OsternInch (Aus BWV 244) 0 23 3. Chor InchJa Nicht Auf Das FestInch (Aus BWV 244) 0 10 4. Recitativo (Evangelista) InchUnd Da Er Zu Bethanien WarInch 0 35 5. Chor InchWas Soll Doch Dieser Unrat?Inch (Aus BWV 244) 0 27 6. Choral InchSie Stellen Uns Wie Ketzern NachInch (Aus BWV 258) - 0 49 7. Recitativo (Evangelista, Jesus) InchUnd Murreten Über SieInch (Aus BWV 244) - 2 20 8. Choral InchMir Hat Die Welt Trüglich Gericht'Inch (Aus BWV 244) - 0 43 9. Recitativo (Evangelista) InchUnd Am Ersten Tage Der Süssen BroteInch (Aus BWV 244) - 0 15 10. Chor InchWo Willst Du, Daß Wir HingehenInch (Aus BWV 244) - 0 20 11. Recitativo (Evangelista, Jesus) InchUnd Er Sandte Seiner Jünger ZweenInch (Aus BWV 244) - 2 10 12. Chor InchBin Ich's?Inch (Aus BWV 244) - 0 07 13. Recitativo (Evangelista, Judas) InchUnd Der AndereInch - 0 10 14. Choral InchIch, Ich Und Meine SündenInch (Aus BWV 245) - 0 46 15. Recitativo (Evangelista, Jesus) InchEr Antwortete, Und Sprach Zu IhnenInch (Aus BWV 244) - 2 45 16. Aria (Alto) InchMein Heiland, Dich Vergeß Ich Nicht Ode FunèbreInch (Aus BWV 198) - 7 00 17. Recitativo (Evangelista, Jesus) InchUnd Da Sie Den Lobgesang Gesprochen HattenInch (Aus BWV 244) - 1

Details 1. Hail! Lord and Master 2. Jesus Went with His Disciples Over the Brook Cedron 3. Jesus of Nazareth 4. Jesus Saith to Them 5. Jesus of Nazareth 6. Jesus Answered Them 7. O Mighty Love, O Love Beyond All Measure 8. So That the Saying Might Be Fulfilled Which He Had Spoken 9. Thy Will, O God, Be Always Done 10. The Band Then, Together with the Captain and the Soldiers of the Jews 11. From the Bondage of Iniquity 12. Simon Peter Followed Jesus Afar of 13. I Follow Thee Gladly, My Lord and My Master 14. Now That Other Disciple Was Known Unto the High Priest 15. O Lord, Who Dares to Smite Thee? 16. Now Annas Sent Him Bound Unto the Other High Priest 17. Art Thou Not One of His Disciples? 18. But Peter Denied It and Said 19. Ah, My Soul, Where Shall I Hide My Shame 20. Peter, with His Faithless Lies 1. Christ, Whose Life Was As the Light 2. And Then They Led Forth Jesus from Caiaphas 3. If This Man Were Not a Malefactor 4. And Pilate Said Unto Him 5. For Us It Is Not Lawful to Put a Man to Death 6. So That the Saying Might Be Fulfilled 7. O Mighty King, How Marvellous Thy Glory! 8. Then Pilate Said Unto Him 9. Not This Man, No Not This Man But Barabbas! 10. Now This Barabbas Was a Robber 11. Come Ponder, O My Soul, with Fearful Trepidation 12. Behold Him! See His Body 13. And When the Soldiers Had Plaited Him a Crown of Thorns 14. See! We Hail Thee, King of Jews 15. And They Smote Him with Their Hands 16. Crucify Him! 17. Then Pilate Saith to Them 18. We Have a Sacred Law 19. And When Pilate Heard That Saying 20. Our Lord in Prison Cell Confined 21. But the Jews Cried Out the More and Said 22. If Thou Let This Man Go, Then Thou Art Not Caesar's Friend 23. And When Pilate Heard That Saying 24. Away with Him, Crucify Him! 25. Pilate Saith Unto Them 26. We Have No King But

Following the huge success of the Symphonies boxsets, and considering Jordi Savall's expertise in sacred music it was invevitable that he should record the Missa Solemnis. As in his previous Beethoven, Schubert and Mendelssohn recordings, the Catalan maestro delivers a recording freed from the weight of past traditions to underline the dynamics, the section balance and the timbres that are required in this repertoire. He ignites the Promethean fire as imagined by Beethoven's demiurgic mind. Details 1. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch I. Kyrie Kyrie Eleison, Assai Sostenuto 2. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch I. Kyrie Christe Eleison, Andante Assai Ben Marcato 3. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch I. Kyrie Kyrie Eleison, Tempo I 4. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria Gloria in Excelsis, Allegro Vivace 5. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria Gratias Agimus Tibi, Meno Allegro 6. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria Qui Tollis, Larghetto 7. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria Quoniam, Allegro Maestoso 8. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria In Gloria Dei Patris, Allegro, Ma Non Troppo E Ben Marcato 9. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria Amen, Poco Più Allegro 10. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch II. Gloria Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Presto 11. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch III. Credo Credo, Allegro Ma Non Troppo 12. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch III. Credo Et Incarnatus Est, Adagio 13. Beethoven Mass in D Major, Op.123 InchMissa SolemnisInch III. Credo Crucifixus, Adagio Espre