JS Bach: St Matthew Passion
1947-1949 Recordings
Elsie Suddaby (soprano), Kathleen Ferrier (contralto), Eric Greene (tenor), William Herbert, Gordon Clinton, Henry Cummings, Bruce Boyce, William Parsons (basses)
What brings this Matthew Passion to life is the nobility of Kathleen Ferrier. —
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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV67 'Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ'
- Kathleen Ferrier, William Herbert, William Parsons, Cantata Singers, The, Thornton Lofthouse, Osborne Peasgood, Jacques Orchestra, The, Reginald Jacques, Kathleen Ferrier, William Herbert, William Parsons, Thornton Lofthouse, Osborne Peasgood
- Cantata Singers, The, Jacques Orchestra, The
- Reginald Jacques
Chorale. Hold in affection Jesus Christ (Chorus) [Sung in English]
Aria. Christ Jesus now Is risen (Tenor) [Sung in English]
Recitative. Now, Jesus (Alto) [Sung in English]
Bach, J S: St Matthew Passion, BWV244
- Elsie Suddaby, Kathleen Ferrier, Eric Greene, Henry Cummings, William Parsons, Bruce Boyce, Gordon Clinton, The Bach Choir, Thornton Lofthouse, Osborne Peasgood, Jacques Orchestra, The, Reginald Jacques, William Parsons, Osborne Peasgood, Thornton Lofthouse, Gordon Clinton, Bruce Boyce, Henry Cummings, Eric Greene, Kathleen Ferrier, Elsie Suddaby
- Jacques Orchestra, The, Bach Choir
- Reginald Jacques
Pt. I: Chorus. Come ye daughters (Chorus) [Sung in English]
Pt. I: Recitative. When Jesus had finished (Jesus, Evangelist) [Sung in English]
Pt. I: Chorus. O blessed Jesu (Chorus) [Sung in English]