The St John Passion, performed by the Nederlands Bach Society for All of Bach, was the first Passion Bach had written as cantor in Leipzig. The Passion story as told in the Gospel of John is different from that told by the other three evangelists – Matthew, Luke and Mark. John’s version places the emphasis on Christ’s divine origin. Throughout his suffering, this divine origin still plays a role and nowhere is Jesus as human as in the other gospels.

For this performance, we selected a cast of singers under the age of 35. Apart from the leaders, all the orchestra members are also younger than 35. The concert series was preceded by a course of auditions and masterclasses.

Recorded for the project All of Bach on March 11th 2017 at the Grote Kerk, Naarden. If you want to help us complete All of Bach, please subscribe to our channel bit.ly/2vhCeFB and consider donating bit.ly/2uZuMj5.

For the interview with musicians from the Netherlands Bach Society on the St John Passion go to youtu.be/KyHSxv-Y8R0
For the interview with conductor Jos van Veldhoven on leitmotifs in the St John Passion go to youtu.be/VIBJ67VqBOs
For the behind-the-scenes of the auditions for the St John Passion go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=64h8n4FOSlk
For the behind-the-scenes of the masterclasses for BWV 245 go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHt-bJ3acLY
For the behind-the-scenes of the general rehearsal of BWV 245 go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w9bZOkEZgE
For more information on BWV 245 and this production go to allofbach.com/en/bwv/bwv-245/

All of Bach is a project of the Netherlands Bach Society / Nederlandse Bachvereniging, offering high-quality film recordings of the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, performed by the Netherlands Bach Society and her guest musicians. Visit our free online treasury for more videos and background material allofbach.com/en/. For concert dates and further information go to www.bachvereniging.nl/nederlandse-bachvereniging.

Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor

Soloists
Raphael Höhn, evangelist (tenor)
Myriam Arbouz, soprano
Maria Valdmaa (Maid), soprano
Daniël Elgersma, alto
Marine Fribourg, alto
Gwilym Bowen, tenor
Guy Cutting (Servant), tenor
Felix Schwandtke (Jesus), bass
Drew Santini (Peter), bass
Angus Mc Phee (Pilate), bass

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part One — No.3 Choral: «O große Lieb, o Lieb ohn alle Maße» · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part One — No.9 Aria (Sopran): Ich folge dir gleichfalls" · Ruth Holton · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two — No.15 Choral: «Christus, der uns selig macht» · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two — No.17 Choral: «Ach großer König, groß zu allen Zeiten» · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two — No.22 Choral: «Durch dein Gefängnis, Gottes Sohn» · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two — No.25 Evangelist, Chorus, Pilatus: " Allda kreuzigten sie ihn " · Anthony Rolfe Johnson · Cornelius Hauptmann · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two — No.26 Choral: «In meines Herzens Grunde» · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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J.S. Bach: St. John Passion, BWV 245 / Part Two — No.27 Evangelist, Chorus, Evangelist: " Die Kriegsknechte aber " · Anthony Rolfe Johnson · Stephen Varcoe · English Baroque Soloists · John Eliot Gardiner · The Monteverdi Choir

Bach, J.S.: St. John Passion

℗ 1986 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Released on: 1986-01-01

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider
Producer: Charlotte Kriesch
Producer, Recording Producer, Studio Personnel, Balance Engineer: Karl-August Naegler
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky
Studio Personnel, Recording Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Studio Personnel, Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff
Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Author: Anonymous

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Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Evangelist (tenor)
Andreas Schmidt, Jesus (baritone)

Barbara Bonney, soprano (Pilates wife)
Ann Monoyios, soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter, alto (contralto)
Michael Chance, countertenor (Altus, First witness)
Howard Crook, tenor (Second witness)
Olaf Bär, baritone (Pilate, Peter, High priest I)
Cornelius Hauptmann, bass (Judas, Pontifex)

THE MONTEVERDI CHOIR

Soprano: Donna Deam, Rona Eastwood, Jane Fairfield, Suzanne Flowers, Carol Hall, Susan Hemington Jones, Ruth Holton (Ancillae), Lucinda Houghton, Nicola Jenkin, Jean Knibbs, Rachel Platt, Gill Ross (Ancillae)

Altos: Richard Baker, Julian Clarkson, Patrick Collin, Jonathan Peter Kenny, Peter Nardone, Philip Newton, Christopher Royall, Ashley Stafford

Tenors: Clifford Armstrong, Brian Parsons, Philip Pettifor, Nicolas Robertson, Angus Smith, Paul Sutton, Paul Tindall, Andrew Tusa

Basses: Michael Boswell, Alan Brafield, Stephen Charlesworth, Hans Gabler, James Ottaway, Charles Pott, Richard Savage, Lawrence Wallington

THE LONDON ORATORY JUNIOR CHOIR
Direction: Patrick Russill

Edward Bruggemeyer, Jonathan Hoban, Victoria Hoban, Cornelia La Via, Julia Manning, Sophia Martinez, Sorelle Martinez, Sarah McAdam, Christopher McCarthy, Silvia Montello, Emma Murphy, Emma ONeill, Beth OReilly, Kate OReilly, Luke OReilly, Eamonn Stack, Danielle Williams

THE ENGLISH BAROQUE SOLOISTS

Orchestra I

1st Violins: Elizabeth Wilcock (leader