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Bach: St. John Passion / Pierlot, Ricercar Consort

Bach / Ek / Keohane / Ricercar Consort / Pierlot
Release Date: 05/10/2011 
Label:  Mirare   Catalog #: 136   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Stephan McLeod,  Matthias Vieweg,  Carlos Mena,  Helena Ek,   ... 
Conductor:  Philippe Pierlot
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ricercar Consort
Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
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A new recording from Ricercar Consort is always special and this one is no exception. The enterprising Mirare label presents the group's powerful new recording of J.S. Bach's St. John Passion. Although not as popular as the St. Matthew Passion, the St. John is equally rich with the invention and beautiful melodies that Bach is famous for. The soloists here are on top form and their truly wondrous performance will surely elicit raves from critics. Last year's Bach Magnificat with similar forces received excellent reviews including a Gramophone Editor's Choice and a BBC CD Review disc of the week. A new recording from Ricercar Consort is always special and this one is no exception. The enterprising Mirare label presents the group's powerful new recording of J.S. Bach's St. John Passion. Although not as popular as the St. Matthew Passion, the St. John is equally rich with the invention and beautiful melodies that Bach is famous for. The soloists here are on top form and their truly wondrous performance will surely elicit raves from critics. Last year's Bach Magnificat with similar forces received excellent reviews including a Gramophone Editor's Choice and a BBC CD Review disc of the week. Read less

Works on This Recording

1. Saint John Passion, BWV 245 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Stephan McLeod (Bass), Matthias Vieweg (Bass), Carlos Mena (Countertenor),
Helena Ek (Soprano), Maria Keohane (Soprano), Jan Börner (Countertenor),
Jan Kobow (Tenor), Hans Jörg Mammel (Tenor)
Conductor:  Philippe Pierlot
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ricercar Consort
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany 

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