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Bach: St. John Passion / Layton, Bostridge, Davies, Sampson, Davies, Mulroy

Bach,J.s. / Sampson / Layton
Release Date: 03/12/2013 
Label:  Hyperion   Catalog #: 67901   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Roderick Williams,  Neal Davies,  Iestyn Davies,  Carolyn Sampson,   ... 
Conductor:  Stephen Layton
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,  Polyphony
Number of Discs: 2 
Length: 1 Hours 58 Mins. 

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Notes and Editorial Reviews

‘Layton has directed this annual St John Passion for several seasons now. His readings, which are becoming ever more dramatic and daring, have a raw intensity. It was easy to see why these concerts have become one of the highlights in London’s musical calendar’ (The Guardian)

Polyphony and Stephen Layton present their celebrated performance of Bach’s most dramatic masterpiece. Accompanied by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and a starry team of soloists, Layton directs a vivid account, the excitement of the narrative drama contrasting with heartbreaking moments of reflection.

In Ian Bostridge, we have the most iconic Evangelist of the last twenty years; an artist who is an incomparable communicator, a Read more singer of technical brilliance, and an impassioned, experienced interpreter of Bach’s music.
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Works on This Recording

1. Saint John Passion, BWV 245 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:  Roderick Williams (Baritone), Neal Davies (Bass), Iestyn Davies (Countertenor),
Carolyn Sampson (Soprano), Ian Bostridge (Tenor), Nicholas Mulroy (Tenor)
Conductor:  Stephen Layton
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment,  Polyphony
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1724; Leipzig, Germany 

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