Bach. St.matthew Passion. Rias Kammerchor, Aam, Ja
Label: harmonia mundi Catalog: HMC 902156 Format: CD Sunhae Im (soprano), Bernarda Fink (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Topi Lehtipuu (tenor), Johannes Weisser (baritone), Konstantin Wolff (bass-baritone), RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, René JacobsComposed by: Bach, J.S.: St. Matthew Passion Previously released as a deluxe Hybrid SACD with a bonus DVD, René Jacobs's acclaimed recording of the Bach St. Matthew Passion is now available as a standard CD at a special price. Jacobs leads a cast of superb soloists, backed by the RIAS Kammerchor and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, in a recording that focuses on the paradox of a drama that is at once intimate, theatrical, and collective. As always, there are interpretive surprises, but the recording's emotional and spiritual intensity is a constant from beginning to end. Price: $29.98 |