Bach, St. Matthew Passion
By The Bach Choir, David Willcocks, Robert Tear, John Shirley-Quirk, Felicity Lott, Alfreda Hodgson, Neil Jenkins, Stephen Roberts (2), St. Paul's Cathedral Choir, and The Thames Chamber Orchestra
Tracklist
- Part 1
- No.1 Chorus : Come, Ye Daughters, Share My Mourning
- No.2 Recitative: When Jesus Had Completed All These Sayings
- No.3 Chorale : O Blessed Jesu, How Hast Thou Offended
- No.4 Recitative : At That Time There Assembled The Chief Priests
- No.5 Chorus : Not Upon The Feast
- No.6 Recitative : Now When Jesus Was In Bethany
- No.7 Chorus : To What Purpose Is This Waste
- No.8 Recitative : When Jesus Undersrood It
- No.9 Recitative : My Master And My Lord
- No.10 Contralto Aria : Grief For Sin
- No.11 Recitative : Then Went One Of The Disciples
- No.12 Soprano Aria : Break In Grief
- No.13 Recitative: Now On The First Day Of The Unleavened Bread
- No.14 Chorus : Wher, Where Wilt Thou
- No.15 Recitative With Chorus : He Said, Go To One In The City Yonder
- No.16 Chorale : ' Tis I, Whose Sins Have Bound Thee
- No.17 Recitative : He Answered Them And Said
- No.18 Recitative : Although Our Eyes With Tears O'erflow
- No.19 Soprano Aria : Jesus, Saviour, I Am Thine
- No.20 Recitative : After They Had Sung A Hymn Together
- No.21 Chorale : Receive Me, My Redeemer
- No.22 Recitative : Simon Peter Made Answer
- No.23 Chorale : Here Would I Stand Beside Thee
- No.24 Recitative : Then Came Jesus With Them
- No.25 Tenor Solo With Chorus : O Grief! How Throbs This Heavy-laden Breast!
- No.26 Tenor Solo With Chorus : I Would Beside My Lord Be Watching
- No.27 Recitative : And He Went Away
- No.28 Recitative : The Saviour, Low Before His Father Bending
- No.29 Bass Aria : Gladly Would I Take Upon Me
- No.30 Recitative : And He Came To His Disciples
- No.31 Chorale : O Father, Let Thy Will Be Done
- No.32 Recitative : And He Came Again And Found Them Sleeping
- N33 Soprano And Contralto Duet With Chorus : Behold, My Saviour Now Is Taken
- No.34 Recitative : And Behold, One Of The Others
- No.35 Chorus : O Man, Thy Grievous Sin Bemoan
- Part II
- No.36 Contralto Aria With Chorus : Ah! Now Is My Saviour Gone
- No.37 Recitative : And They That Had Laid Hold On Jesus
- No.38 Chorale : How Falsely Doth The World Accuse!
- No.39 Recitative : Yea, Though Many Lying Witnesses Came Forward
- No.40 Recitative : He Holds His Peace
- No.41 Tenor Aria: Endure, Endure
- No.42 Recitative With Chorus: And The High Priest Answered, And Said Unto Him
- No.43 Recitative With Chorus : And Then With One Accord Did They Spit In His Face
- No.44 Chorale: O Lord, Who Dares To Smite Thee
- No.45 Recitative With Chorus: Simon Peter Sat Outside In The Court
- No.46 Recitative : And Then Began He To Curse And To Swear
- No. 47 Contralto Aria : Have Mercy, Lord, On Me
- No. 48 Chorale : Lamb Of God, I Fall Before Thee
- No. 49 Recitative With Chorus: Now When The Morning Came
- No. 50 Recitative: And He Cast The Silver Pieces Down In The Temple
- No. 51 Bass Aria: Giv, O Give Me Back My Lord
- No. 52 Recitative: And They Took Counsel Together
- No. 53 Chorale: Commit Thy Way To Jesus
- No. 54 Recitative With Chorus: At That Feast Then
- No. 55 Chorale: O Wonderous Love, That Suffers Correction!
- No. 56 Recitative: The Governor Answered
- No. 57 Recitative: To All Men Jesus Good Hath Done
- No.58 Soprano Aria: For Love My Saviour Now Is Dying
- No.59 Recitative With Chorus: But They Cried Out The More
- No.60 Recitative: O Gracious God!
- No.61 Contralto Aria: If My Tears Be Unavailing
- No.62 Recitative With Chorus: And Then Did The Sodiers Of The Governor
- No.63 Chorale: O Sacred Head Surrounded
- No.64 Recitative: And After They Had Mocked At Him
- No.65 Recitative: In Truth, To Bear The Cross
- No.66 Bass Aria: Come, Healing Cross
- No.67 Recitative With Chorus: And When They Came Unto The Place
- No.68 Recitative: The Same Was Cast In His Teeth By The Robbers
- No.69 Recitative: Ah Golgotha! Unhappy Golgotha
- No.70 Contralto Aria With Chorus: Sww Ye! See The Saviour's Outstretched Hands!
- No.71 Recitative With Chorus: Now From The Sixth Hour
- No.72 Chorale: Be Near Me, Lord, When Dying
- No.73 Recitative With Chorus: And Then, Behold, The Veil Of The Temple
- No.74 Recitative: At Evening, Hour Of Calm And Peace
- No.75 Bass Aria: Make Thee Clean, My Heart, From Sin
- No.76 Recitative With Chorus: And Joseph Took The Body
- No.77 Recitative With Chorus: And Now The Lord To Rest Is Laid
- No.78 Chorus: In Tears Of Grief