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remains of the portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach that belonged to his pupil Johann Christian Kittel, is resting gently on the surface
of the original of the 1748 Elias Gottlob Haussmann Portrait of Johann Sebastian Bach.
1748 Elias Gottlob Haussmann Portrait, Courtesy of William H. Scheide, Princeton, New Jersey
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The Critical Discographies from Choral Music On Records
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244
Alphabetical Discography
Anderson, Marian (a) Victor Sinfonietta, Robert Shaw, conductor. RCA Victor 7911-2-RG [1 CD] (No. 47 only)
Anonymous [really the Fritz Lehmann]. The Cathedral Choir and Symphony Orchestra. Gramophone 20167/70
Balzer, Joseph. Inge Campenhausen (s), Maria Haentschel (a), Gerhard Viguhr (t), Nicolaus Herfeld (bar), Berlin Cathedral Choir,
The Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Royale 1290/93 [4 LPs] (pseudonymous; really the Fritz Lehmann commercial recording.)
Bernstein, Leonard. Adele Addison (s) [Arias], Barbara Washington (s) [First Maid], Betty Allen (m-s) [Arias], Estelle Skouras (a)
[Second Maid], Charles Bressler (t) [Arias], David Lloyd (t) [Evangelist], Donald Bell (bs-bar) [Arias, Judas, Peter, Pilate], William
Wildermann (bs) [Jesus], the Collegiate Chorale, Boys' Choir of the Church of the Transfiguration, New York Philharmonic.
Columbia Masterworks M3S 692 [3 LPs] (omits)
Bullock, Dr. Ernest. Unidentified soloists, Westminster Abbey Special Choir, unidentified organist. HMV C 2252 [2 12" 78 sides]
(Nos. 54, 71, 72 only); HMV D 1084 [2 12" 78 sides] (No. 78 only)
Casals, Pablo. Olga Iglesias (s), Maureen Forrester (a), Ernst Haefliger (t), William Warfield (bs) [Jesus], Ara Berberian (bs)
[Arias], Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Festival Casals de Puerto Rico Orchestra.
Corboz, Michel. Agnés de Crousaz (s) [First Maid, Pilate's Wife], Margaret Marshall (s) [Arias], Claire Martin-Fiaux (a) [First
Witness], Marie-Françoise Schuwey (a) [Second Maid], Carolyn Watkinson (a) [Arias], Georges Bolay (t) [Second Witness], Kurt
Equiluz (t) [Evangelist], Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (t) [Arias], Jean-Daniel Estoppey (bs) [Second Priest], Gerhard Faulstisch (bs)
[Jesus], Philippe Huttenlocher (bs) [Arias, Judas, Peter, Pilate], Thomas Koechlin (bs) [High Priest], Schola des Petits Chanteurs de
Notre-Dame de Sion, Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne. Erato NUM 750553 [3 LPs]
Dumins, Janis. M. Dovenman (t) [Evangelist], A. Daschkov (bs) [Jesus], Latvian State Academic Choir, Moscow State
Philharmonic Orchestra. Melodiya M10-42551-43974 [1 LP] (Nos. 1, 3, 15, 43, 67, 78 only)
Egmond, Piet van. Corry Bijster (s), Annie Delorie (a), Willy van Hese (t), Carel Willink (bs), Amsterdam Oratorio Chorus,
Vredescholen Boys Chorus, Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra. Concert Hall Society CHS-1255 [3 LPs].
Ericson, Eric. Ursula Buckel (s) [Arias], Lilian Gentele (s) [First Maid], Britta Sundberg (s) [Pilate's Wife], Maureen Lehane (a)
[Arias], Marianne Mellnäs (a), Marie Louise Sirén (a) [First Witness], Torsten Forslöw (t) [Second Witness], John van Kesteren (t)
[Evangelist, Arias], Kim Borg (bs) [Jesus], karl-Gustav Gunneflo (bs) [Second Priest], Carl-Eik Hellström (bs) [Peter], Rolf
Leandersson (bs) [High Priest, First Priest], Helge Nilsson (bs) [Judas], Radiokören, Kammarkören, Sveriges Radios gosskör,
Radioorkestern. Swedish EMI 354/57 [4 LPs]
Förster, Karl. Chorus of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin, Berlin Symphony. in "In Memoriam Karl Förster", Eurodisc S 70 663 XK
[3 LPs] (Nos. 1, 3, 16, 21, 23, 31, 35, 38, 44, 48, 53, 55, 63, 72, 78)
Furtwängler, Wilhelm. Elisabeth Grümmer (s), Marga Höffgen (a), Anton Dermota (t), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar) [Jesus], Otto
Edelmann (bs) [Arias, Peter, Pilate, High Priest], Wiener Singverein, Wiener Sängerknaben, Vienna Philharmonic. Fonit Cetra FE 34
(3 LPs) (omits 19, 23, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48 - 51, 55, 61, 64, 70, 75; abridges 32, 34, 39, 52, 63, 67, 73, 76)
Gardiner, John Eliot. Barbara Bonney (s) [Nos. 18, 19, 33, 77; Pilate's Wife], Ruth Holton (s) [First Maid], Ann Monoyios (s)
[Nos. 12, 57, 58], Anne Sofie von Otter (c) [Nos. 10, 11, 36, 60, 61, 77]; Michael Chance (c-t) [Nos. 33, 47, 69, 70; First Witness],
Howard Crook [Arias, No. 77; Second Witness]; Anthony Rolfe Johnson (t) [Evangelist]; Olaf Bär (bar) [Nos. 28, 29, 65, 66, 77;
Peter; Pilate; High Priest; First Priest], Andreas Schmidt (bar) [Jesus], Cornelius Hauptmann (bs) [Nos. 51, 74, 75; Judas; Second
Priest], The Monteverdi Choir, The London Oratory Junior Choir [Nos. 1, 35], The English Baroque Soloists. DG Archiv
Produktion 427 648-2 [3 CDs]
Gönnenwein, Wolfgang. Susanne Dürr (s) [Second Maid], Noor Leertouwer (s) [Pilate's Wife], Liselotte Renner (s) [First Maid],
Vera Scherr (s) [First Witness], Theresa Zylis-Gara (s) [Arias], Julia Hamari (a) [Arias], Theo Altmeyer (t) [Evangelist, Second
Witness], Nicolai Gedda (t) [Arias], Franz Crass (bs) [Jesus], Siegfried Haertel (bs) [Judas], Hermann Prey (bs) [Arias], Hans Sotin
(bs) [Peter, Pilate, High Priest], South German Madrigal Choir and Boys' Choir, Consortium Musicum. Angel SD-3735 [4 LPs]
Göttsche, Heinz Markus. Christa-Sylvia Gröschke (s), Ortrun Wenkel (a), Dieter Ellenbeck (t) [Arias], Matti Juhani (t) [Evangelist],
Bruce Abel (bs), Fernand König (bs) [Jesus], Palatinate Youth Kantorei, Kaiserslautern Boys' Choir, Heidelberg Chamber
Orchestra. Orpheus OR 275/78 [4 LPs]
Grossman, Ferdinand. Laurence Dutoit (s), Maria Nussbaumer (a), Erich Majkut (t) [Evangelist], Rudolf Kreuzberger (t) [Arias],
Harold Buchsbaum (bs) [Jesus], Otto Wiener (bs) [Arias], Akademie Kammerchor, Wiener Kammerorchester. Animato Vox AK.
19024/26 [3 LPs]
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Two anonymous boy soprano soloists from the Wiener Sängerknaben [Arias - Chorus One and Chorus
Two], Paul Esswood (a) [Arias - Chorus One], James Bowman (a) [Arias - Chorus Two], Tom Sutcliffe (a) [Arias - Chorus Two:
Nos. 33, 77], Kurt Equiluz (t) [Evangelist, Arias - Chorus One], Nigel Rogers [Arias - Chorus Two], Karl Ridderbusch (bs) [Jesus],
Max van Egmond [Arias - Chorus One], Michael Schopper (bs) [Arias - Chorus Two], Boy Soprano Voices of the Regensburg
Cathedral Choir, Men's Voices of the King's College Choir, Cambridge, Concentus Musicus Wien. Teldec [3 CDs]
Harnoncourt, Nikolaus. Arleen Augér (s) [Arias - Chorus One, First maid, Pilate's Wife], Sheri Greenawald (s) [Arias - Chorus
Two], Jadwiga Rappé (a) [Arias - Chorus One, Second Maid], Jard van Nes (a) [Arias - Chorus Two, First Witness], Kurt Equiluz
(t) [Evangelist], Neil Rosenshein (t) [Arias, Second Witness], Robert Holl (bs) [Jesus], Ruud van der Meer (bs) [Arias - Chorus
One, Peter, Judas, High Priest, Pilate, First Priest], Anton Scharinger (bs) [Arias - Chorus Two, Second Priest], Boy's Choir of the
St. Bavo Cathedral, Haarlem, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orkest and Chorus. Teldec 8.35668 ZB [3 CDs]
Herreweghe, Philippe. Barbara Schlick (s) [Arias, Pilate's Wife, First Maid], Catherine Bignalet (s) [Second Maid], Rene Jacobs (a)
[Arias, First Witness], Hans-Peter Blochwitz (t) [Arias, Second Witness], Howard Crook (t) [Evangelist], Renaud Machart (bar)
[Judas], Ulrik Cold (bs) [Jesus], Peter Kooy (bs) [Arias, Pilate, High Priest, Second Priest], Marc Meersman (bs) [First Priest],
Ensemble Vocale de la Chapelle Royale [Chorus One], Collegium Vocale de Gand [Chorus Two], Choeur d'Enfants "In Dulci
Jubilo", Orchestra. Harmonia Mundi France 901155.57 [3 CDs].
Jacques, Reginald. Elsie Suddaby (s), Kathleen Ferrier (a), Eric Greene (t), Henry Cummings (bs) [Jesus], William Parsons (bs)
[Arias], Gordon Clinton (bs) [Judas, Peter], The Bach Choir, The Jacques Orchestra. Richmond BA 43001 [3 LPs] (omits 11, 21,
65, 66, abridges 10, 12, 26, 29, 32, 63, 73)
Jochum, Eugen. Agnes Giebel (s), Marga Höffgen (a), Ernst Haefliger (t) [Evangelist], John Van Kesteren (t) [Arias], Walter Berry
(bs) [Jesus], Franz Crass (bs) [Arias], Leo Ketelaars (bs) [Peter, Pilate, High Priest, Judas], Netherlands Radio Choir, Boys' Choir
of St. Willibrordskerk, Amsterdam, Concertgebouw Orkest, Amsterdam. Philips 6770 018 [4 LPs]
Karajan, Herbert von. Irmgard Seefried (s) [Arias], Anny Felbermayer (s) [Pilate's Wife], Gisela Rathauscher (s) [First Maid], Rosl
Sterba (s) [Second Maid], Kathleen Ferrier (a) [Arias], Magdalena Stowasser (a) [First Witness], Walther Ludwig (t) [Evangelist,
Arias], Friedrich Uhl (t) [Second Witness], Paul Schöffler (bs) [Jesus], Otto Edelmann (bs) [Arias], Erich Kaufmann (bs) [Peter],
Hardal Pröglhof (bs) [Judas], Otto Wiener (bs) [Pilate], Walter Berry (bs) [High Priest], Wiener Singverein, Vienna Symphony.
Foyer 3-CF 2013 [3 CDs]
Karajan, Herbert von. Gundula Janowitz (s) [Arias, Pilate's Wife, First Maid], Christa Ludwig (a) [Arias, First Witness, Second
Maid], Horst Laubenthal (t) [Arias, Second Witness], Peter Schreier (t) [Evangelist], Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar) [Jesus], Walter
Berry (bs) [Arias], Anton Diakov (bs) [Peter, Pilate, High Priest, Judas], Wiener Singverein, Chorus of the Deutschen Oper Berlin,
Boys' Choir of the Staats- und Domchores Berlin, Berlin Philharmonic. Deutsche Grammophon 2711 012 [4 LPs]
Kittel, Bruno. Tilla Briem (s), Gusta Hammer (a), Walther Ludwig (t), Fred Drissen (bs), Bruno Kittel Choir, Berlin Philharmonic.
Polydor . (omits 19, 23, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48 - 51, 55, 61, 64 - 66, 70, 75; abridges 10, 12, 34, 35, 37, 39, 52, 54, 59, 63, 67, 73,
76, 78)
Kittel, Bruno. Lotte Leonard (s), Emmi Leisner (a), Bruno Kittel Choir, and Orchestra. Polydor 66720/21 [2 12" 78s] (Nos. 33, 44,
63, and 78 only)
Klemperer, Otto. Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (s) [Arias, First Maid, Pilate's Wife], Janet Baker (a) [Second Maid], Christa Ludwig (a)
[Arias], Helen Watts (a) [First Witness], Wilfred Brown (t) [Second Witness], Nicolai Gedda (t) [Arias], Peter Pears (t)
[Evangelist], Walter Berry (bs) [Arias, Peter], John Carol Case (bs) [Judas], Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bs) [Jesus], Ottokar Kraus
(bs) [High Priest, First Priest, Pilate], Geraint Evans (bs), Philarmonia Orchestra and Choir, Boys of the Hampstead Parish Church
Choir. EMI Angel 3599 E/L [5 LPs]
Koussevitzky, Serge. Jeannette Vreeland (s), Kathryn Meisle (a), John Priebe (t), Keith Falkner (bs) [Arias], Fritz Lechner (bs)
[Jesus], Harvard Glee Club, Radcliffe Choral Society, Boston Symphony Orchestra. RCA Victor M-411/13 [53 12" 78 RPM sides]
Lehmann, Fritz. Elfriede Troetschel (s), Diana Eutrati (a), Helmut Krebs (t), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar) [Jesus], Friedrich Haertel
(bs) [Arias], Boys' Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Chorus and Orchestra of Berlin Radio. Vox DL [4 LPs], Pantheon ALB-2 [4
LPs]
Leisner, Emmi (a). (No. 47 only)
Leppard, Raymond. Susan Denman (s) [First Maid], Krisztina Laki (s) [Arias], Irmgard Jacobeit (s) [Pilate's Wife], Rotraud
Riedel-Pax (s) [Second Maid], Ann Murray (a) [Arias], Ilse Uphagen (a) [First Witness], David Britton (t) [Arias], Jon Garrison (t)
[Evangelist], Hans Georg Ahrens (bs) [Jesus], Christfried Biebrach (bs) [Pilate, Second Priest], Bernd Brühl (bs) [Judas], Klaus
Bülow (bs) [High Priest, First Priest], Joachim Gebhardt (bs) [Peter], Benjamin Luxon (bs) {Nos. 28, 29, 74, 75], Harald Stamm
(bs) [Nos. 51, 65, 66], Knabenchor Hannover, Chorus and Orchestra of the North German Radio. EMI SLS 5257 [4 LPs]
MacMillan, Sir Ernest. Lois Marshall (s) [Arias], Mary Morrison (s), Jean Newton (s), Margaret Stillwell (a), Edward Johnson (t)
[Evangelist], James Lamond (t) [Arias], Donald Brown (bar), Eric Tredwell (bar), James Milligan (bs) [Jesus], Bloor Street United
Church Choir, Toronto, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Orchestra. Beaver LPS 002 (omits 10, 23, 41, 50, 51, 55, 61, 70, 75, 76;
abridges 12
Mauersberger, Rudolf. Adele Stolte (s) [Arias], Eva Haßbecker (s) [Pilate's Wife], Erika Wustmann (s) [First Maid], Annelies
Burmeister (a) [Arias], Gerda Schriever (a) [First Witness, Second Maid], Peter Schreier (t) [Evangelist], Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (t)
[Arias, First Priest, Second Witness], Theo Adam (bs) [Jesus], Günther Leib (bs) [Arias], Siegfried Vogel (bs), [Peter], Johannes
Künzel (bs) [Judas], Hermann Christian Polster (bs) [Pilate], Hans Martin (bs) (High Priest), Hans-Martin Nau (bs) [Second Priest],
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Dresdner Kreuzchor, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Eurodisc 80 613 XK [4 LPs]
Mengelberg, Willem. Jo Vincent (s), Ilona Durigo (a), Karl Erb (t) [Evangelist], Louis van Tulder (t) [Arias], Willem Ravelli (bs)
[Jesus], Herman Schey (bs) [Arias], Amsterdam Toonkunst Choir, "Zanglust" Boys' Choir, Concertgebouw Orkest Amsterdam.
Philips 416 206-2 [3 CDs]
Münchinger, Karl. Elly Ameling (s) [Arias, First Maid, Pilate's Wife], Marga Höffgen (a) [Arias, Second Maid], Peter Pears (t)
[Evangelist], Fritz Wunderlich (t) [Arias], Heinz Blankenburg (bs) [Peter, High Priest, Pilate], Tom Krause (bs) [Arias], August
Messthaler (bs) [Judas], Hermann Prey (bs) [Jesus], Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra. Decca 6.35115
[4 LPs]
Ochs, Siegfried. Berliner Philharmonischer Chor and Orchestra. Grammophon EJ 195, 2 12" 78 RPM sides. (No. 1 only)
Offers, Maartje (a), Isolde Menges (violin), Orchestra conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. HMV DB 907 [2 12" 78 RPM sides].
(No. 47 only)
Onegin, Sigrid (a), unidentified violinist and organist. Polydor B 24013/14; 72745 [2 12" 78 RPM sides] (No. 47 only)
Ramin, Günther. Tiana Lemnitz (s), Friedel Beckmann (a), Karl Erb (t), Gerhard Hüsch (bar) [Jesus], Siegfried Schulze (bs) [Arias],
Thomanerchor Leipzig, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. EMI Da Capo 1 C 147-29 121/23 M [3 LPs] (omits 18, 19, 28 - 31, 37, 38,
41, 56, 61, 65, 66, 70, 75; abridges 8, 17, 32, 34, 39, 50, 54, 59, 67, 73, and 76)
Richter, Karl. Irmgard Seefried (s) [Arias], Antonie Fahberg (s) [First Maid, Pilate's Wife], Hertha Töpper (a) [Arias, Second
Maid], Ernst Haefliger (t) [Evangelist, Arias], Kieth Engen (bs) [Jesus], Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bs) [Arias], Max Proebstl (bs)
[Judas, Peter, Pilate, High Priest], Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Produktion ARC 73 125/28,
SAPM 198 625/28 [4 LPs]
Richter, Karl. Ursula Buckel (s) [Arias, First Maid, Pilate's Wife], Marg Höffgen (a) [Arias, Second Maid], Ernst Haefliger (t)
[Evangelist, Arias], Kieth Engen (bs) [Jesus], Peter van der Bilt (bs) [Arias, Judas, Peter, Pilate, High Priest], Munich Bach Choir
and Orchestra. Polydor Japan Archiv Produktion 96MA 0113/6 [4 LPs]
Richter, Karl. Edith Mathis (s) [Arias, First Maid, Pilate's Wife], Janet Baker (a) [Arias, Second Maid], Peter Schreier (t)
[Evangelist, Arias], Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (bar) [Jesus], Matti Salminen (bs) [Arias, Judas, Peter, Pilate, High Priest], Munich
Bach Choir and Orchestra. Deutsche Grammophon Archiv Produktion 2723 067, 2712 005 [4 LPs]
Rifkin, Joshua. Caroline Helton (s) [Soprano in ripieno, First maid, Second Maid, Pilate's Wife], Penelope Jensen (s) [Chorus
Two], Anne Monoyios (s) [Chorus One], Allen Fast (a) [Chorus Two], Steven Rickards (a) [Chorus One], Frank Kelley (t)
[Chorus One], Patrick Romano (t) [Chorus Two], Jon Finson (bs) [Judas, First Priest], Greg Honeycutt (bs) [Peter, Pilate, High
Priest, Second Priest], William Sharp (bs) [Chorus One], Fredric Moses (bs) [Chorus Two], The Bach Ensemble
Rilling, Helmuth. Arleen Augér (s) [Arias], Rosemarie Hofmann (s) [First Maid], Ria Bollen (m-s) [Second Maid], Ann Murray
(m-s) [Pilate's Wife], Julia Hamari (a) [Arias], Gabriele Schnaut (a) [First Witness], Aldo Baldin (t) [Arias], Adalbert Kraus (t)
[Evangelist], Frieder Lang [Second Witness], Philip B. Frohnmayer (bs) [High Priest], Walter Heldwein (bs) [Peter], Nikolaus
Hillebrand (bs) [Pilate], Philippe Huttenlocher (bs) [Arias], Johannes Kosters (bs) [First Priest], Siegmund Nimsgern (bs) [Jesus],
David Thomas (bs) [Judas], Manfred Volz (bs) [Second Priest], Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart. CBS
Masterworks 79 403 [4 LPs]
Sándor, Frigyes. Magda Kalmár (s) [Arias, First Maid], Julia Hamari (a) [Arias, Second Maid, Pilate's Wife], Zeger Vandersteene (t)
[Evangelist, Arias], István Gáti (bar) [Jesus], Ernst Schramm (bs) [Arias, Judas, High Priest, Peter, Pilate], Chorus "Jeunesses
Musicales", Ferenc Liszt Chamber Orchestra. Hungaroton SLPX 12069-72 [4 LPs]
Scherchen, Hermann. Magda Laszlo (s) [Arias], Laurence Molden (s) [First Maid], Helga Glöckner (s) [Second Maid], Elfi
Monsberger (s) [Pilate's Wife], Elli Hofstätter (s) [First Witness], Hildegard Roessl-Majdan (a), Hugues Cuenod (t) [Evangelist],
Petre Munteanu (t) [Arias], Kurt Equiluz (t) [Second Witness], Heinz Rehfuss (bs) [Jesus], Richard Standen (bs) [Arias], Eberhard
Wächter (bs) [Judas, Pilate], Peter Lagger (bs) [Peter, First Priest], Leo Heppe (bs) [Second Priest], Orchestra and Chorus.
Westminster WAL 401 [4 LPs] (Second verse of No. 63 omitted)
[57] Schiotz, Aksel (t), Chorus and Orchestra, Mögens Wöldike, conductor. HMV DB 5267 [2 12" 78 RPM sides] (Nos. 25 and
26 only)
Schreier, Peter. Lucia Popp (s) [Arias], Andrea Ihle (s) First Maid], Helga Termer (s) [Pilate's Wife], Marjana Lipovsek (a) [Arias],
Johanna Schneiderheinze (a) [First Witness], Elisabeth Wilke (a) [Second Maid], Eberhard Büchner (t) [Arias], Peter Schreier (t)
[Evangelist], Ekkehard Wegner (t) [Second Witness], Olaf Bär (bar) [High Priest], Andreas Scheibner (bar) [Peter], Theo Adam
(bs) [Jesus], Robert Holl (bs) [Arias], Hermann Christian Polster (bs) [Pilate], Ekkehard Wlaschiha (bs) [Judas], Hans-Joachim
Ribbe (bs) [First Priest], Klaus Henkel (bs) [Second Priest], Rundfunkchor Leipzig, Dresdner Kapellknaben, Staatskapelle Dresden.
Philips 412 527-1 [4 LPs]
Solti, Sir Georg. Kiri Te Kanawa (s) [Arias, Pilate's Wife], Patrice Michaels (s) [First Maid], Debra Austin (a) [Second Maid], Anne
Sofie von Otter (a) [Arias, First Witness], Hans Peter Blockwitz (t) [Evangelist], Anthony Rolfe Johnson (t) [Arias], William
Watson (t) [Second Witness], Olaf Bär (bar) [Jesus], Richard Cohn (bs) [Peter], Tom Krause (bs) [Arias, Judas, Pilate, High
Priest], Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, The Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus. Decca London 421 177-2 [3 CDs]
Somary, Johannes. Elly Ameling (s) [Arias], Patricia Clark (s) [First Maid], Julie Kennard (s) [Pilate's Wife], Birgit Finnilä (a)
[Arias], Shirley Minty (a) [Second Maid, First Witness], Ernst Haefliger (t) [Evangelist], Seth McCoy (t) [Arias], Vernon Midgely (t)
[Second Witness], Benjamin Luxon (bar) [Arias, Pilate], Barry McDaniel (bar) [Jesus], John Noble (bar) [High Priest, First Priest],
Leslie Fyson (bs-bar) [Judas, Second Priest], Neilson Taylor (bs-bar) [Peter], Ambrosian Singers, Desbrough School Boys' Choir,
English Chamber Orchestra. Vanguard VSD 71231/34 [4 LPs]
Thomas, Kurt. Agnes Giebel (s), Lore Fischer (a), Helmut Kretschmar (t), Horst Günter (bs), Kantorei der Dreikönigskirche,
Frankfurt, Collegium Musicum Orchestra. OL 50113/16 [4 LPs]
Tourel, Jennie (m-s), Alexander Schneider (violin), Perpignan
Festival Orchestra, Pablo Casals, conductor. Columbia ML 4640 [1 LP] (No. 47 only)
Vaughan Williams, Ralph. Eric Greene (t) [Evangelist], Gordon Clinton (bs) [Jesus], Pauline Brockless (s), Nancy Evans (a),
Wilfred Brown (t), John Carol Case (bs), Leith Hill Festival Choir and Orchestra. Caviar CH-104 [3 LPs] (omits 9, 10, 18, 19, 38 -
41, 49 - 52, 60, 61, 65, 66, and 68)
van der Horst, Anthon. Erna Spoorenberg (s), Annie Hermes (a), Tom Brand (t) [Evangelist], Arjan Blanken (t) [Arias], Arjan
Blanken (bs) [Arias - Chorus Two], Laurens Bogtman (bs) [Jesus], David Hollestelle (bs) [Arias - Chorus One], Chorus of the
Nederlandse Bach-Vereiniging, Het Residentie-Orkest, Boys' Choir of the Amsterdam Vredesscholen. Telefunken LT 6598/6601 [4
LPs]
Veld, Henry. Lura Stover (s), Pauline Pierce (a), Willard Young (t) [Evangelist, Aria], J. Alden Adkins (bs) [Jesus, Arias], Stanley
Kines (bs) [Judas, Pilate], Handel Oratorio Society, Clarence Snyder and Brynolf Lundholm, organists. Key LS-501 [1 LP]
Walter, Bruno. Nadine Connor (s), Jean Watson (a), William Hain (t), Mack Harrell (bar), Herbert Janssen (bs), Lorenzo Alvary
(bs), The Westminster Choir, Junior Choirs of the Pius X School of Liturgical Music, New York Philharmonic-Symphony
Orchestra. Bruno Walter Society WSA 702/03 (Part One only; abridges Nos. 10, 12, 19, and 29)
Weißbach, Hans. Elisabeth Feuge (s), Margarete Klose (a), Koloman von Pataky (t), Paul Schöffler (bs-bar) [Jesus], Kurt Böhme
(bs) [Arias], Leipziger Universitätskantorei und Madrigalkreis, Knabenchor der Petri-Schule, Leipziger Symphonieorchester. Acanta
FA 23076 [3 LPs]
Widdop, Walter (t), Leon Goossens (oboe), Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Charles Kennedy Scott, conductor. HMV HQM
1164 [1 LP] (Nos. 25 and 26 only)
Williams, David McKinley. Ruth Shaffner (s), Pearl Benedict Jones (a), Allan Jones (t), Donald Pirnie (bar), Frank Cuthberg (bs),
Choir of St. Bartholomew's Church, New York City. Victor Set M-138 [24 12" 78 RPM sides] (omits 6 - 10, 19, 20, 22, 25, 27 -
29, 34 - 36, 38 - 39, 46, 48, 49, 51, 57, 58, 60, 61, 64 - 68, 70, 74 - 76; abridges 37, 47, 50, 52, 59, 73, 78)
Wöldike, Mögens. Laurence Dutoit (s) [Pilate's Wife, First Maid], Teresa Stich-Randall (s) [Arias], Hilde Rössl-Majdan (a) [Arias],
Christi Zottl-Holmstaedt (a) [Second Maid], Uno Ebrelius (t) [Evangelist], Waldemar Kmentt (t) [Arias], Karl Vogel (t) [Second
Witness], Walter Berry (bs) [Arias], Hans Braun (bs) [Jesus], Friedl Kummer (bs) [Judas], Max Welrich (bs) [Peter], Vienna
Chamber Choir, Boys' Choir of the Schottenstift, Vienna State Opera Orchestra. Vanguard Everyman Classics SRV 269/72 SD [4
LPs]
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