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Further Reading: Oratorios & Passions
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Bach's St John Passion from Raphaël Pichon and Pygmalion
20th Mar 2026
Raphaël Pichon follows up his benchmark recording of the St Matthew Passion with a much-anticipated account of the St John - with the raw immediacy of the narrative tempered by moments of tenderness.
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Handel's Theodora from Maxim Emelyanychev and Il Pomo d'Oro
28th Oct 2022
A starry cast headed by Lisette Oropesa and Joyce DiDonato offers a wealth of fresh insights into Handel’s oratorio about religious persecution and intolerance in ancient Rome on this new studio recording, made after a run of concert-performances across Europe.
Popular Composers: Oratorios & Passions
- Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel (1714–88)
- Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)
- Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)
- Berlioz, Hector (1803–69)
- Böddecker, Philipp Friedrich (1607–83)
- Carissimi, Giacomo (1605–74)
- Debussy, Claude Achille (1862–1918)
- Elgar, Edward William (1857–1934)
- Franck, César Auguste (1822–90)
- Golijov, Osvaldo (b.1960)
- Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759)
- Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732–1809)
- Homilius, Gottfried August (1714–85)
- Honegger, Arthur (1892–1955)
- Keiser, Rheinhard (1674–1739)
- Massenet, Jules Emile Frederic (1842–1912)
- Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–47)
- Pärt, Arvo (b.1935)
- Penderecki, Krzysztof (1933–2020)
- Prokofiev, Sergei Sergeievitch (1891–1953)
- Saint-Saëns, Charles Camille (1835–1921)
- Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660–1725)
- Schumann, Robert (1810–56)
- Schütz, Heinrich (1585–1672)
- Stainer, John (1840–1901)
- Stravinsky, Igor Feodorovich (1882–1971)
- Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681–1767)
- Tippett, Michael Kemp (1905–98)
- Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872–1958)
- Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)
Popular Works: Oratorios & Passions
- Bach, J S: Ascension Oratorio 'Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen', BWV11 (38)
- Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248 (117)
- Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Jauchzet frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage (23)
- Bach, J S: Christmas Oratorio, BWV248: Sinfonia 'Hirtenmusik' (54)
- Bach, J S: Easter Oratorio BWV249 (35)
- Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245 (124)
- Bach, J S: St John Passion, BWV245: Es ist vollbracht (28)
- Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244 (153)
- Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244: Erbarme dich (66)
- Beethoven: Christus am Ölberge, Op. 85 (22)
- Berlioz: L'Enfance du Christ, Op. 25 - L'Adieu des bergers (38)
- Carissimi: Jephte (17)
- Carissimi: Jonas (16)
- Debussy: La Damoiselle élue (33)
- Elgar: The Spirit of the Lord is upon me (from The Apostles) (22)
- Handel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) (164)
- Handel: For unto us a child is born (from Messiah) (28)
- Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (from Messiah) (138)
- Handel: He shall feed His flock (from Messiah) (18)
- Handel: Israel in Egypt, HWV54 (29)
- Handel: Messiah (164)
- Handel: Messiah (highlights) (45)
- Handel: Messiah: Pastoral Symphony 'Pifa' (32)
- Handel: Oh! had I Jubal's lyre (from Joshua) (21)
- Handel: Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter of Zion (from Messiah) (29)
- Handel: Saul (24)
- Handel: Theodora, HWV 68 (18)
- Handel: Tornami a vagheggiar (from Alcina) (31)
- Handel: Where shall I fly? (from Hercules) (21)
- Handel: Where'er you walk (from Semele) (54)
- Haydn: The Creation (106)
- Haydn: The Seasons, Hob.XXI:3 (49)
- Massenet: La Vierge: Le Dernier Sommeil de la vierge (Légende sacrée) (18)
- Mendelssohn: Christus (30)
- Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70 (50)
- Mendelssohn: Paulus, Op. 36 (19)
- Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël (Christmas Oratorio), Op. 12 (24)
- Schumann: Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3 (16)
- Schütz: St John Passion, SWV 481 (16)
- Schütz: St Matthew Passion, SWV 479 (17)
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