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J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Live)

J.S. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (Live)

Maureen Forrester, Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, Olga Iglesias, Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, William Warfield, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
2023
Johann Sebastian Bach
St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
3:30:43
No. 1, Chorus. Come, ye daughters, help me lament (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
9:41
No. 2, Recitative. When Jesus then had finished all these sayings (Live)
Pau Casals, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, William Warfield
1:00
No. 3, Chorale. Beloved Jesus, what has thou done wrong (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
1:10
No. 4, Recitative. There assembled themselves the high priests and the scribes (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, William Warfield, The Festival Casals Orchestra
0:31
No. 5, Chorus. Not upon the feast, lest from It there be an uproar (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals
0:15
No. 6, Recitative. When now Jesus visited Bethany and was in the house (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, William Warfield
0:36
No. 7, Chorus. What end serveth all This nonsense? (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
0:28
No. 8, Recitative. But when Jesus noticed This (Live)
William Warfield, Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
2:09
No. 9, Recitative. Beloved Savior thou (Live)
Pau Casals, Maureen Forrester, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:14
No. 10, Aria. Guilt and pain (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Maureen Forrester
5:17
No. 11, Recitative. Then there went one of the twelve (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger, Ara Berberian, Pau Casals
0:45
No. 12, Aria. Bleed on, dear heart (Live)
Olga Iglesias, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
5:09
No. 13, Recitative. But on the first day of Unleavened Bread (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
0:22
No. 14, Chorus. Where wilt thou That we prepare the Paschal Lamb (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Paobl Casals
0:16
No. 15, Recitative. He said: (Live)
Pau Casals, William Warfield, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
2:02
No. 16, Chorale. It Is I. I should atone (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals
1:17
No. 17, Recitative. He answered to them and said: (Live)
Pau Casals, Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger, William Warfield
4:34
No. 18, Recitative. Although my heart swims in tears (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Olga Iglesias
2:03
No. 19, Aria. I will give my heart to thee (Live)
Olga Iglesias, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
3:46
No. 20, Recitative. But after the song of praise had been recited (Live)
Pau Casals, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, William Warfield
1:27
No. 21, Chorale. Know me, my keeper (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:30
No. 22, Recitative. Peter, however, then answerèd and said to him (Live)
Pau Casals, Ara Berberian, Ernst Haefliger, William Warfield, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:20
No. 23, Chorale. I would stand here beside thee (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals
3:07
No. 24, Recitative. Then came Jesus with them to a garden, by name Gethsemane (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, William Warfield
2:33
No. 25, Recitative. O pain! (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ernst Haefliger
3:32
No. 26, Aria. I will watch beside my Jesus. (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ernst Haefliger
4:59
No. 27, Recitative. He went on a little, fell down upon his face (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, William Warfield
0:56
No. 28, Recitative. The Savior falls down before his father (Live)
Ara Berberian, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:23
No. 29, Aria. I will gladly submit myself (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ara Berberian
5:42
No. 30, Recitative. And he came to his disciples and found them sleeping (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, William Warfield, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:39
No. 31, Chorale. What my God wills, may It ever befall. (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
1:25
No. 32, Recitative. And he came and found them once more sleeping (Live)
William Warfield, Ernst Haefliger, Ara Berberian, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
2:53
No. 33, Duet and Chorus. So Is my Jesus captured now (Live)
Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Olga Iglesias, Maureen Forrester
4:36
No. 34, Recitative. Behold them! (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, William Warfield, Ara Berberian
2:51
No. 35, Choral. O man, bewail your great sin (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
7:42
No. 36, Aria and Chorus. Ah! My Jesus has gone now (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Maureen Forrester, Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
4:47
No. 37, Recitative. But those, however, who had seized Jesus (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger
1:16
No. 38, Chorale. The world has judged me deceitfully (Live)
Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:02
No. 39, Recitative. And although there came there many false witnesses (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger
1:28
No. 40, Recitative. My Jesus holds his peace (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:21
No. 41, Aria. Forbear, Though deceiving tongues may sting me! (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
4:31
No. 42, Recitative. And the high priest then, answering, spake thus to him: (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, William Warfield, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
2:04
No. 43, Recitative. Then did they spit upon his countenance and struck him with their (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
0:46
No. 44, Chorale. Who has buffeted thee so (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
1:16
No. 45, Recitative. Peter, meanwhile, sat outside in the court; and there came to him (Live)
Ara Berberian, Pau Casals, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Olga Iglesias
1:04
No. 46, Chorus and Recitative. Surely thou also art one of them, for thy speech doth betray thee (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, Pau Casals
2:10
No. 47, Aria. Have mercy (Live)
Pau Casals, Maureen Forrester, The Festival Casals Orchestra
8:59
No. 48, Chorale. Although I have strayed from thee (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
1:30
No. 49, Recitative. Now when the morning came (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals
1:29
No. 50, Recitative. And he cast the silvers pieces in the temple (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ernst Haefliger
1:01
No. 51, Aria. Give me back my Jesus! (Live)
Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
3:18
No. 52, Recitative. So they took counsel once again and bought (Live)
Ara Berberian, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, William Warfield
2:28
No. 53, Choral. Commend your way (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
1:36
No. 54, Recitative. But upon This feast the governor had the custom of setting free (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Pau Casals, Olga Iglesias, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian
2:44
No. 55, Choral. How miraculous indeed Is This punishment! (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
1:09
No. 56, Recitative. The governor answered (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Ara Berberian, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
0:15
No. 57, Recitative. He has done good to us all (Live)
Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Olga Iglesias
1:42
No. 58, Aria. Out of love my Saviour Is willing to die (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Olga Iglesias
5:58
No. 59, Recitative. They cried again even more and said: (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
2:14
No. 60, Recitative. Have mercy, God! (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Maureen Forrester
1:37
No. 61, Aria. If the tears upon my cheeks can (Live)
Pau Casals, Maureen Forrester, The Festival Casals Orchestra
5:49
No. 62, Recitative. And then did the governor's soldiers take Jesus (Live)
Pau Casals, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger
1:21
No. 63, Chorale. O head, full of blood and wounds (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
3:52
No. 64, Recitative. And after they had mocked him, they removed the robe (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Ernst Haefliger
1:19
No. 65, Recitative. Yea! Gladly Is the flesh and blood in us (Live)
Ara Berberian, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
0:50
No. 66, Aria. Come, sweet cross, I will say then: (Live)
Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
7:42
No. 67, Recitative. And when they came unto a place with the name of Golgotha (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra
3:52
No. 68, Recitative. In like wise also did the murderers mock him (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
0:26
No. 69, Recitative. Ah, Golgotha, hapless Golgotha! (Live)
Pau Casals, Maureen Forrester, The Festival Casals Orchestra
2:03
No. 70, Aria. See, Jesus hath his hand (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Maureen Forrester, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
3:12
No. 71, Recitative. And from the sixth hour on there was a darkness over all the land (Live)
William Warfield, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, Ernst Haefliger
3:17
No. 72, Chorale. When once I must depart (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals, The Festival Casals Orchestra
2:14
No. 73, Recitative. And then, behold: The curtain of the temple (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Ernst Haefliger, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Pau Casals
3:21
No. 74, Recitative. In the evening, when It was cool (Live)
Ara Berberian, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
2:27
No. 75, Aria. Make thyself clean, my heart (Live)
The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals, Ara Berberian
7:30
No. 76, Recitative. And Joseph took the body and wrapped It (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, Pau Casals
2:46
No. 77, Recitative. Now the Lord Is brought to rest (Live)
Ernst Haefliger, Maureen Forrester, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Ara Berberian, Olga Iglesias, Pau Casals
2:51
No. 78, Chorus. We sit down in tears (Live)
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, The Festival Casals Orchestra, Pau Casals
7:19

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