J S Bach - St Matthew Passion, Cantata BWV 67
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Label: Naxos - Historical
Cat No: 811137375
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 3
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 30th January 2012
Contents
Artists
Kathleen FerrierElsie Suddaby
Eric Greene
William Herbert
Henry Cummings
William Parsons
Bruce Boyce
Gordon Clinton
Cantata Singers
The Bach Choir
Jacques Orchestra
Conductor
Reginald JacquesWorks
Cantata BWV67 'Halt im Gedachtnis Jesum Christ'St Matthew Passion, BWV244
Artists
Kathleen FerrierElsie Suddaby
Eric Greene
William Herbert
Henry Cummings
William Parsons
Bruce Boyce
Gordon Clinton
Cantata Singers
The Bach Choir
Jacques Orchestra
Conductor
Reginald JacquesAbout
The 1949 recording of Bach’s Cantata ‘Hold in affection Jesus Christ’, BWV 67, made to mark the bicentenary of the composer’s death, here receives its first ever release on CD.
Producer’s Note • The Cantata was transferred from its LP incarnation, which contained uncut versions of some items which were truncated to fit the contemporaneous 78rpm release. It appears here on CD for the first time. The source for the St Matthew Passion was Decca’s LP transfer, presumably taken from their 78rpm metal parts, first published in 1960. Although there are flaws in that transfer (most noticeably the manual splice-editing of clicks and pops during sustained wind or low string notes), the overall result is much cleaner than it would have been using Decca’s noisier-than-average shellac 78s. I have removed more of the clicks and pops that were left on that transfer, and also re-equalized it to try to give a better focus and warmth to the sound.
Kathleen Ferrier’s performance of the St Matthew Passion is much esteemed by collectors of historic recordings. It was reissued by Decca, back in 1992, and more recently Dutton issued its own transfer in 2005 coupled with Ferrier’s recording of Pergolesi. This studio Passion is not to be confused with the later live one with Karajan which is on Urania, Gala and Archipel. In addition, our disc comes with a real rarity, Cantata No.67, which has never before received a CD transfer. Ferrier’s role is a small one here, but those who collect her recordings will find it a significant attraction.
1947-1949 Recordings
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